Jolt
Early Afternoon Jolt No. 2: State Sen. David Frockt
Today's winner: State Sen. David Frockt (D-46)
New state Sen. David Frockt---whom Fizz recently called "an impossible-to-ignore rising star"---sponsored a half-dozen amendments that made it out of committee before yesterday's cutoff for bills to pass fiscal committees, including a bill that would require landlords to give tenants information about their background screening process, one that would protect homeowners at risk of foreclosure who undertake short sales, and one that would require colleges and universities to provide a financial counseling program for students who take out student loans.
And the senate also moved forward on a Frockt bill that we've written about before that would allow cities, like Seattle, that impose vehicle license fees to pay for transportation to provide a rebate to low-income residents with cars, who bear a disproportionate impact from regressive flat transportation fees. The bill would make the rebate optional; council members Mike O'Brien (a pro-environment lefty) and Nick Licata (a populist advocate for low-income people) have both suggested that a rebate would reduce the regressivity of the fee.
New state Sen. David Frockt---whom Fizz recently called "an impossible-to-ignore rising star"---sponsored a half-dozen amendments that made it out of committee before yesterday's cutoff for bills to pass fiscal committees, including a bill that would require landlords to give tenants information about their background screening process, one that would protect homeowners at risk of foreclosure who undertake short sales, and one that would require colleges and universities to provide a financial counseling program for students who take out student loans.
And the senate also moved forward on a Frockt bill that we've written about before that would allow cities, like Seattle, that impose vehicle license fees to pay for transportation to provide a rebate to low-income residents with cars, who bear a disproportionate impact from regressive flat transportation fees. The bill would make the rebate optional; council members Mike O'Brien (a pro-environment lefty) and Nick Licata (a populist advocate for low-income people) have both suggested that a rebate would reduce the regressivity of the fee.
