Post by lynnm on Apr 29, 2009 17:16:58 GMT -5
The horse farm bill, HB 1733, has passed the House and Senate and was signed into law yesterday by Governor Gregoire!
See the text of the final bill here. apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1733&year=2009
Thank you for letting your voice be heard. It is because YOU took the time to email your representatives in Olympia that this bill passed. Thank you for all of your support to keep our beloved horse industry alive in Washington.
A very special thank you goes out to the following officials and horse supporters for all of their help getting bill this passed:
Chiechi and Chiechi Lobbyists (Vito and Maria Chiechi)
American Quarter Horse Association (Tom Pasma)
Washington Farm Bureau (Dan Wood)
King County Councilmembers Kathy Lambert (Grace Reamer, aide) and Larry Phillips
Washington State Grange (Scott Dahlman)
King County Executive Horse Council (Judy Willman)
Thoroughbred Rescue (Mary Ann O'Connell)
Office of Farmland Preservation/King County Conservation District (Josh Guintoli)
And of course the Save Our Farms Coalition steering committee (Ken Starr, Dana Kapela, Gearly Eppley, Montye Male, & Lisa Fite) and our supporters.
Thanks also goes to the entire Washington State Senate and House of Representatives and Governor Gregoire for their unanimous support of this bill. A special thanks goes to the following legislators for sponsoring this bill and its predecessors:
Rep. Roger Goodman; 45th District (D)
Rep. Brian Blake; 19th District (D)
Rep. Larry Springer; 45th District (D)
Rep. Deb Eddy; 48th District (D)
Rep. Hans Dunshee; 44th District (D)
Rep. Christine Rolfes; 23rd District (D)
Rep. Lynn Kessler; 24th District (D)
Rep. Bill Hinkle; 13th District (R)
Rep. Dave Quall; 40th District (D)
Rep. Barbara Bailey; 10th District (R)
Rep. Charles Ross; 14th District (R)
Rep. Eileen Cody; 34th District (D)
Rep. Richard DeBolt; 20th District (R)
Rep. Jaime Herrera; 18th District (R)
Rep. Jim Meoller; 49th District (D)
Rep. Sharon Nelson; 34th District (D)
Rep. Judy Warnick; 13th District (R)
Rep. Matt Shea; 4th District (R)
Rep. Dawn Morrell; 25th District (D)
Rep. Norma Smith; 10th District (R)
Rep. Dan Kristiansen; 39th District (R)
Rep. Kirk Pearson; 39th District (R)
Rep. Joe Schmick; 9th District (R)
Sen. Randi Becker; 2nd District (R)
Sen. Mark Schoesler; 9th District (R)
Sen. Bob Morton; 7th District (R)
Sen. Dale Brandland; 42nd District (R)
Sen. Janéa Holmquist; 13th District (R)
Sen. Val Stevens; 39th District (R)
Sen. Dan Swecker; 20th District (R)
Sen. Bob McCaslin; 4th District (R)
Sen. Mike Carrell; 28th District (R)
Sen. Jerome Delvin; 8th District (R)
Sen. Jim Honeyford; 15th District (R)
Sen. Curtis King; 14th District (R)
Sen. Jim Kastama; 25th District (D)
Sen. Brian Hatfield; 19th District (D)
Sen. Linda Evans Parlette; 12th District (R)
Sen. Mike Hewitt; 16th District (R)
Sen. Pam Roach; 31st District (R)
Thank you for your continued support in preserving Washington Horse Farms.
Sincerely,
Save Our Farms Coalition
SaveWashingtonHorseFarms.org
Save Our Farms Coalition
Our One Goal: to maintain the commercial viability of Washington horse farms by assuring that they qualify for current use taxation as farm and agricultural land.
See the text of the final bill here. apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1733&year=2009
Thank you for letting your voice be heard. It is because YOU took the time to email your representatives in Olympia that this bill passed. Thank you for all of your support to keep our beloved horse industry alive in Washington.
A very special thank you goes out to the following officials and horse supporters for all of their help getting bill this passed:
Chiechi and Chiechi Lobbyists (Vito and Maria Chiechi)
American Quarter Horse Association (Tom Pasma)
Washington Farm Bureau (Dan Wood)
King County Councilmembers Kathy Lambert (Grace Reamer, aide) and Larry Phillips
Washington State Grange (Scott Dahlman)
King County Executive Horse Council (Judy Willman)
Thoroughbred Rescue (Mary Ann O'Connell)
Office of Farmland Preservation/King County Conservation District (Josh Guintoli)
And of course the Save Our Farms Coalition steering committee (Ken Starr, Dana Kapela, Gearly Eppley, Montye Male, & Lisa Fite) and our supporters.
Thanks also goes to the entire Washington State Senate and House of Representatives and Governor Gregoire for their unanimous support of this bill. A special thanks goes to the following legislators for sponsoring this bill and its predecessors:
Rep. Roger Goodman; 45th District (D)
Rep. Brian Blake; 19th District (D)
Rep. Larry Springer; 45th District (D)
Rep. Deb Eddy; 48th District (D)
Rep. Hans Dunshee; 44th District (D)
Rep. Christine Rolfes; 23rd District (D)
Rep. Lynn Kessler; 24th District (D)
Rep. Bill Hinkle; 13th District (R)
Rep. Dave Quall; 40th District (D)
Rep. Barbara Bailey; 10th District (R)
Rep. Charles Ross; 14th District (R)
Rep. Eileen Cody; 34th District (D)
Rep. Richard DeBolt; 20th District (R)
Rep. Jaime Herrera; 18th District (R)
Rep. Jim Meoller; 49th District (D)
Rep. Sharon Nelson; 34th District (D)
Rep. Judy Warnick; 13th District (R)
Rep. Matt Shea; 4th District (R)
Rep. Dawn Morrell; 25th District (D)
Rep. Norma Smith; 10th District (R)
Rep. Dan Kristiansen; 39th District (R)
Rep. Kirk Pearson; 39th District (R)
Rep. Joe Schmick; 9th District (R)
Sen. Randi Becker; 2nd District (R)
Sen. Mark Schoesler; 9th District (R)
Sen. Bob Morton; 7th District (R)
Sen. Dale Brandland; 42nd District (R)
Sen. Janéa Holmquist; 13th District (R)
Sen. Val Stevens; 39th District (R)
Sen. Dan Swecker; 20th District (R)
Sen. Bob McCaslin; 4th District (R)
Sen. Mike Carrell; 28th District (R)
Sen. Jerome Delvin; 8th District (R)
Sen. Jim Honeyford; 15th District (R)
Sen. Curtis King; 14th District (R)
Sen. Jim Kastama; 25th District (D)
Sen. Brian Hatfield; 19th District (D)
Sen. Linda Evans Parlette; 12th District (R)
Sen. Mike Hewitt; 16th District (R)
Sen. Pam Roach; 31st District (R)
Thank you for your continued support in preserving Washington Horse Farms.
Sincerely,
Save Our Farms Coalition
SaveWashingtonHorseFarms.org
Save Our Farms Coalition
Our One Goal: to maintain the commercial viability of Washington horse farms by assuring that they qualify for current use taxation as farm and agricultural land.