2008-02-15                     House Journal                      Page 1982
HB 289                                                                                                                        
The Labor & Commerce Committee considered:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 289                                                                                                          
    "An Act exempting employers from paying unemployment tax for                                                                
    crewmembers on fishing vessels that respond or prepare to                                                                   
    respond to, or that prepare for or engage in an emergency or                                                                
    practice drill response to, an oil spill; and providing for an                                                              
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FSH)                                                                                              
    "An Act exempting employers from paying unemployment tax for                                                                
    temporary services provided by fishing vessel crewmembers and                                                               
    related to emergency oil spill training and response activities; and                                                        
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Olson, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Gardner, LeDoux, Buch, Gatto                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (2):  Neuman, Olson                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 289(FSH):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

2008-02-15                     House Journal                      Page 1983
HB 289 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.