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Rep. Brendan Williams, serving the 22nd District Serving the northern portion of Thurston County, including all of Olympia and portions of Lacey and Tumwater, and the unincorporated communities of Johnson Point, Cooper Point, Tanglewilde, Thompson Place and Boston Harbor. |
2009 Committees
Audit Review and Oversight - Vice-chair
The Committee on Audit Review and Oversight conducts reviews of
performance and fiscal audits. Committee meetings are slated for the
2009 interim.
Commerce and Labor
The House Commerce and Labor Committee considers labor issues
relating to the workers' compensation system, the unemployment insurance
system, collective bargaining, and employment standards, such as wage
laws and working conditions. Commerce issues considered by the committee
include business regulation, the regulation of professions (except for
financial and health care professions), and consumer protection. The
committee also considers the regulation and oversight of liquor and
gambling activity (both tribal and non-tribal), including the state
lottery and horse racing.
General Government Appropriations
The House General Government Appropriations Committee considers
issues relating to funding of general government, natural resources and
corrections programs and agencies and makes funding recommendations to the
Ways and Means Committee. In addition, the committee considers bills
relating to general government, natural resources and corrections with
limited fiscal impact.
Local Government and Housing
The House Local
Government and Housing Committee considers issues relating to the operations
and financing of counties, cities, and special districts (other than school
districts). The committee also considers issues relating to the Growth
Management Act and related land use issues, such as local permitting, the
subdivision of property, and property rights. Housing issues considered by
the committee include the accessibility and affordability of housing, state
assistance to low-income housing, manufactured housing and mobile homes,
housing authorities and the Housing Finance Commission.
Transportation
The House Transportation Committee considers the transportation budget, revenue sources for transportation funding, and issues relating to transportation policy and transportation agencies, including the Department of Transportation and the Washington State Patrol.