Bills referred to committee.

SHB 1223 - Allowing the use of lodging taxes for financing workforce housing.

SHB 1449 - Concerning oil transportation safety.

HB 1221 - Creating passenger-only ferry service districts.

SHB 1393 - Authorizing certain public transportation benefit areas to impose a sales and use tax approved by voters.

HB 1689 - Concerning taxes on in-state broadcasters.

SHB 1107 - Concerning access to and creation of cultural and heritage programs and facilities.

SHB 1368 - Removing disincentives to the voluntary formation of regional fire protection service authorities by equalizing certain provisions with existing laws governing fire protection districts and by clarifying the formation process.

SHB 1843 - Creating a residential energy efficiency incentive pilot program.

HB 1966 - Exempting transit agencies that manufacture liquid natural gas or compressed natural gas for the purposes of providing public transportation from the definition of manufacturing in respect to business and occupation tax.

HB 1337 - Increasing the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts.

HB 1940 - Exempting levies imposed by qualifying flood control zone districts from certain limitations upon regular property tax levies.

HB 1605 - Modifying certain provisions governing benefit charges of fire protection districts and regional fire protection service authorities.

HB 1576 - Concerning sales and use tax for cities to offset municipal service costs to newly annexed areas.

SHB 1009 - Allowing rural counties providing emergency medical services to locations with a rural amphitheater to impose an additional admissions surcharge.