b'2024 State ReportPost WPMAEXPOWASHINGTON Independent Distributors of Energy ReportWA STATE CONVENTION RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!Dates: June 17th to 19th, 2024Location: Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum WA WALEGISLATIVE Registration is Open: Go to https:// www.wpma.com/washington/convention SESSION Trade Show: Lets sell the trade show outENDS;Lea McCulloughthis year!CLIMATEWA Association Executive Director General Business Session: Best SpeakerCOMMITMENT Line Up Ever ACT REPEAL ON The 2024 Washington Convention is the one you THE BALLOTDONT WANT TO MISS. It promises to deliver an IN NOVEMBERinformation-packed General Business Session, superb en-tertainment, premier trade show, networking opportunities,The Legislature adjourned on the 60th day and sold out golf tournament!of the 2024 Legislative session on Thursday, Its election year, so we will be doing a RAISE THE March 7th at 5:50 p.m. In the final week of the PADDLE to raise money for our PAC Fund. This is impor- legislative session, the Legislature adopted the tant, and we ask that you donate generously, as all of thesupplemental operating, capital and transporta-House Legislators are up for election and several Senatorstion budgets. The Legislature also continued to are as well. We need more balance in Olympia, and elec- pass bills. In total, the Legislature passed 376 tions are where we can change the environment there. bills during this short, but intense session.Visit our Convention Website for the most up to date Democrats continued to control the agenda Convention Schedule & Speaker Line Up! And get yourin Olympia with strong majorities in both the hotel rooms soon, as the group rate could sell out soonerHouse (58-40) and Senate (29-20) as well as than expected this year!control of the executive branch.Legislature PassesCome, Network, Give, and PlayThree out of Six Initiativesit will be a GREAT time!When the session began in January, the big question was how the Legislature would react to the six initiatives filed through Lets Go WIDE LOSES BOARD MEMBER, Washington late 2023 with the Legislature. This MICHAEL CHANDLER was the first time this many initiatives had been Our dear friend, industry advocate, and board filed with the Legislature at the same time, and member Michael Chandler lost his life in an Brian Heywood (Redmond Hedge Fund Man-avalanche while he was out snowmobiling in ager) with LGW put some serious pressure on early March, just days before his 60th birthday.Legislators. Seattle Times even said democrats While he was out doing what he loved, tearing upwere on the defense this session. In the final the slopes and enjoying the outdoors, losing Mikeweek, the Legislature passed three of the initia-will leave a hole in our family.tives and punted the other three to voters. Specifically,Our prayers go out to his family, as we realize theythe Legislature passed theare grieving. Many years ago when we lost Tonyfollowing initiatives:Reinhard, we established the WIDE Memorial Michael ChandlerScholarship Fund. This year, we shall honor MikeInitiative 2111 - prohibits the State or1964-2024 Chandler, and name our silent auction in his honor.local jurisdictions from enacting a personal We encourage you to donate to that scholarship fund either income tax.through cash donation, or by bidding generously duringInitiative 2081 - provides parents with athe Silent Auction at the convention.right to review educational materials, receive My dear friend Mikewe will not forget you, and youcertain notifications, and opt out of sexual will be missed dearly.health education. WPMA News / Spring 202451'