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SUMMARY:Legislative and Transportation Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Legislative and Transportation committee supports chamber membership by advocating for sound business practices at state and local government levels. This includes\, advocacy in Olympia\, developing policy positions\, legislation receptions\, review referendums and initiatives\, and help organize all legislation events of the Chamber.\n\n\n\nThe committee fulfills this by the following methods:\n\n \n\n\n	Chamber Day planning\, attending and messaging to our elected officials\n	Another day in Olympia to advocate for small business issues given bills proposed\, dropped and in process.\n	Ongoing bulletin messages on proposed legislation and tax impacts to business/our members.\n	Transportation presentations throughout the year on changes\, tolling\, etc.\, and communicate to members.\n	Work and develop policy positions with the South KC Coalition that speak to our member's business needs.  This requires ongoing communication with the coalition and business members.\n	Prioritized Renton Chamber legislative priorities and impact to business.\n	Legislative Reception to enable Chamber members to hear from incumbents and candidates.\n	Invite all individuals running for election to ask for Chamber endorsement.  Given responses to that and interviews completed by the committee\, recommend the committee's decision to the board for their input/approval and then communication.\n	Review referendums\, initiatives and local issues as appropriate for recommendation to the Board.\n	Sponsor the Legislative Reception in the fall to introduce candidates to local business.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="color: gray"><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>The Legislative and Transportation committee</strong> supports chamber membership by advocating for sound business practices at&nbsp\;state and local government levels. This includes\, advocacy in Olympia\, developing policy positions\, legislation receptions\, review referendums and initiatives\, and help organize all legislation events of the Chamber.<br />\n<br />\nThe committee fulfills this by the following methods:<br />\n&nbsp\;</span></div>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Chamber Day planning\, attending and messaging to our elected officials</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Another day in Olympia to advocate for small business issues given bills proposed\, dropped and in process.</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Ongoing bulletin messages on proposed legislation and tax impacts to business/our members.</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Transportation presentations throughout the year on changes\, tolling\, etc.\, and communicate to members.</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Work and develop policy positions with the South KC Coalition that speak to our member&rsquo\;s business needs.&nbsp\; This requires ongoing communication with the coalition and business members.</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Prioritized Renton Chamber legislative priorities and impact to business.</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Legislative Reception to enable Chamber members to hear from incumbents and candidates.</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Invite all individuals running for election to ask for Chamber endorsement.&nbsp\; Given responses to that and interviews completed by the committee\, recommend the committee&rsquo\;s decision to the board for their input/approval and then communication.</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Review referendums\, initiatives and local issues as appropriate for recommendation to the Board.</span></li>\n	<li style="color: gray\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Sponsor the Legislative Reception in the fall to introduce candidates to local business.&nbsp\;</span></li>\n</ul>\n
LOCATION:Currently meets virtually via Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldO6vqDMtHdRLTS2HO98cjnlYjlDVcYf_
UID:e.16.22989
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DTSTAMP:20260618T150116Z
URL:https://chamber.gorenton.com/events/details/legislative-and-transportation-committee-meeting-09-21-2027-22989
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