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3. Find SB 6562.
What does the bill propose?
Addresses an institution of higher education's tuition setting authority.

Who is the sponsor?
Senators Kilmer, Tom, Delvin, Regala, Murray, Hargrove, King

What is the companion bill in the House?
HB 2946

What was the most recent action taken on this legislation?
Feb 15- 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 10) was the most recent action taken.

What does the fiscal note tell us?
It tells the specific amounts of money that will be spent on this bill. Its a recipt for the bill.

According to the fiscal note, if WSU increased tuition by 1 percent next year, how much more money would the university receive?
$1.05 million

If tuition increases 10 percent, how much more would the university collect in S&A fees from from 2012 to 2018?
$ 37.3 million

If it increases 7 percent, how much would the university collect in S&A fees?
$23.8 million



4. That's great if we already know the bill number. But what if we want to see general topics be addressed by the Legislature?
a. Click on Legislative Committees on the left side of the screen.
b. Find the Higher Education Committee. Who chairs this committee?
Wallace, Deb (D) Chair
Sells, Mike (D) Vice Chair

c. List one bill from the Feb. 19 agenda.
SSB 6359
d. At the bottom of the page, click on Committee Meeting Documents. Let's pull up a document from the Jan. 29 meeting. Click on agenda to see what legislators saw that day as they worked.

e. Click on Possible Executive Session. Under 2854, click on bill report. What was the final vote tally on 2854 and who opposed it?

f. Finally, return to the home page (leg.wa.gov) and click on bill search. This time, search by a keyword that may interest you.

1. Search for 'salmon.' What are two recent bills dealing with salmon?
HB 1063
2SHB 1951
5. On the main legislative page (leg.wa.gov), click on Bills Clearing Latest Cutoff
a. Identify two bills that you might find interesting. Search for information on both bills and provide the following:

HB1148 Protection of animals
1. Representatives Williams- (360) 786-7940 , Rodne- (360) 786-7852
2. Declares an intent to prohibit perpetrators of domesticviolence from further terrorizing and manipulating theirvictims, or the children of their victims, by using the threatof violence toward pets.
3. http://tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2009031185&TYPE=V&CFID=5264614&CFTOKEN=98019986&bhcp=1
4.

SHB1189Retail store carryout bags
1. Representatives Chase-,(360) 786-7880. Campbell- (360) 786-7912
2. Prohibits a person who owns or operates a retail storefrom providing a carryout bag for free or for charge to aconsumer unless the carryout bag is either a compostableplastic carryout bag, a recyclable paper carryout bag, or areusable carryout bag.
3. http://tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2005030228&TYPE=A&CFID=5264614&CFTOKEN=98019986&bhcp=1

4. A list of three sources (non-legislative) that may be interested in the bill