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Senate Bill Report SB 5725 — Tourism Slogans, with Public Testimony (as of January 18, 2022)

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Senate Bill Report on SB 5725, as of January 18, 2022, for the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade, committee activity 1/18/22, sponsor Senator Mullet, by request of Lieutenant Governor. The bill removes the direction to study and adopt tourism slogans or taglines from the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and International Trade. This version includes a staff summary of public testimony: a PRO statement says the Lieutenant Governor does not feel that approving taglines or slogans is an appropriate function of that committee, which does not meet often enough to take on the responsibility in a timely fashion. Senator Mark Mullet, Julia Gorton of the Washington Hospitality Association and David Bremer of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor are listed as testifying PRO.

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Congressional materials
Document type
Report
Date
2022-01-20
Case
2022 01 20 A29484 D238036 Bill Report 5725 Sbr Bfst Ta 22

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“Senate Bill Report SB 5725 — Tourism Slogans, with Public Testimony (as of January 18, 2022).” Original at app.leg.wa.gov, dated 2022-01-20. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2022-01-20-2022-01-20-a29484-d238036-bill-report-5725-sbr-bfst-ta-22/, SHA-256 ed1ef52a843fb71c8e65aef6567b7e7668d2b9b0b81b630db5bdeb23b14f0b25.

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                            SENATE BILL REPORT
                                  SB 5725

                                      As of January 18, 2022

Title: An act relating to powers of the legislative committee on economic development and
     international relations.

Brief Description: Concerning powers of the legislative committee on economic development
     and international relations.

Sponsors: Senator Mullet; by request of Lieutenant Governor.

Brief History:
     Committee Activity: Business, Financial Services & Trade: 1/18/22.


                                     Brief Summary of Bill
           • Removes the direction to study and adopt tourism slogans or taglines
             from the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and
             International Trade.


SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE

     Staff: Clinton McCarthy (786-7319)

     Background: The Washington State Tourism Marketing Authority (Authority) was
     established by the Legislature in 2018. The duties of the Authority are to contract with a
     statewide tourism marketing services entity to promote tourism on behalf of the state of
     Washington and create a statewide tourism marketing plan, which was also created in 2018.
     In 2020, the Legislature gave the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and
     International Trade the authority to study and adopt state tourism slogans or taglines created
     by the Authority.

     Summary of Bill: The issue of studying and adopting state tourism slogans or taglines by
     the Authority is removed from the jurisdiction of the Legislative Committee on Economic



     This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative
     members in their deliberations. This analysis is not part of the legislation nor does it
     constitute a statement of legislative intent.

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     Development and International Trade.

     Appropriation: None.

     Fiscal Note: Not requested.

     Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: No.

     Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

     Staff Summary of Public Testimony: PRO: The Lieutenant Governor does not feel that
     the authority to approve taglines or slogans is an appropriate function of the Legislative
     Committee on Economic Development and International Relations (LCEDIR). LCEDIR
     does not meet often enough to take on this responsibility in a timely fashion. The current
     process is redundant, many of the lawmakers sit on the Washington State Tourism
     Marketing Authority and LCEDIR. This is a good little bill.

     Persons Testifying: PRO: Senator Mark Mullet, Prime Sponsor; Julia Gorton, Washington
     Hospitality Association; David Bremer, Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

     Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: No one.




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