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County legislative staff brief commissioners on bills, April cutoffs and 9‑1‑1 excise tax changes
Summary
Mike Burgess and county legislative staff updated Spokane County commissioners on the state legislative calendar, highlighted several bills of local interest and described changes to proposed 9‑1‑1 excise‑tax apportionment that move decision responsibility to the Department of Revenue for an interim period.
Mike Burgess, legislative staff, told Spokane County commissioners on March 18 that the Legislature had reached the committee phase of the 2025 session and that “the next real cutoff we have is April 2,” the opposite‑house policy committee deadline.
The update outlined a short schedule before major fiscal actions: an April 2 policy cutoff, an April 8 fiscal committee cutoff and an expected revenue forecast release that will feed budget negotiations. “At that point…budgets tend to kind of **** all the oxygen out of the room,” Burgess said, noting that the final month of session would focus on revenue and tax proposals.
Why it matters: County staff said these timing milestones will shape whether local priorities can clear policy and fiscal hurdles before the Legislature focuses…
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