Bill Title: Closing the digital divide by establishing excise taxes on telecommunications services to fund the expansion of the universal service programs in Washington.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-10 - By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. [HB1460 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Mia Gregerson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-033B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jamila Taylor [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-030A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tarra Simmons [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-023A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jesse Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-030B	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Debra Lekanoff [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-040A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sharon Santos [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-037A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Vandana Slatter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-048A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Laurie Dolan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-022A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Strom Peterson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-021A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lisa Callan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-005B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timm Ormsby [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Melanie Morgan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-029A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jessica Bateman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-022B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steve Bergquist [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-011B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Alex Ramel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-040B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative My-Linh Thai [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-041B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Javier Valdez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-046	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gerry Pollet [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-046A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Lovick [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nicole Macri [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Frank Chopp [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Hackney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-011A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-021B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcus Riccelli [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Shelley Kloba [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-001B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kirsten Harris-Talley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-037B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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