Small wineries, mute swans and income tax: A look at prefiled bills

January 5th, 2010 by Niki Reading | Filed under Uncategorized.

Next Monday, the 60-day legislative session will begin, bringing Legislators, lobbyists and extra staff members to Olympia to try to solve the $2.6 billion budget problem.

Since this is an even-numbered year, any bills that were introduced but failed to pass last year are still in play. On top of that, many members have introduced new bills. You can find them all here, but I’ve listed a few below to pique your interest.

A sampling:
- A pinioned pair of sexually altered mute swans living on a private lake of 20 acres or fewer would not be considered deleterious livestock under this bill.
- Small wineries would only have to file annual reports to the state, rather than the monthly reports required of larger wineries and distributors, under this one in the Senate and this one in the House.
- Baby food containers and sports bottles would be barred from containing bisphenol A, or BPA. See that bill here.
- This one would amend the Constitution to allow for an income tax.
- And this one would take make it legal to possess up to 50 lbs of black powder (gunpowder) if it contains Potassium Nitrate. It’s currently legal to have up to 5 lbs. of the gunpowder.

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