BOTHELL, Wash. - The Washington State HVACR Association
(WSHVACRA), formed during March 2006 for the purpose of representing the key
interests and concerns of Washington State’s HVACR contractors, recently
celebrated a legislative victory over what the group termed as “significant
odds.”
Karen Peacey, WSHVACRA president, said, “During a time in
when small business interests are so often kicked to the curb legislatively,
it’s indeed refreshing to know that with diligence, focus, good reason, and
follow-through, legislators do still listen.”
She said this on the heels of what she called an “often
tumultuous period of three years in which special interest groups have prepared
to bring forth massive new regulatory legislation. “WSHVACRA knew, since its
organization’s founding just a year ago, that it had a very substantial
undertaking in its hands, with its mission to bring about sensible regulatory
resolve while not hamstringing the majority of Washington’s small HVACR
contractors.”
After a Legislative Committee Public Hearings process,
followed by a three-week, legislatively supervised, negotiations effort carried
out between WSHVACRA and three affected industry unions and their four directly
affiliated construction industry groups, WSHVACRA could not reach “reasonable
regulatory resolve.” Negotiations then concluded without arriving at a
consensus solution between all affected parties.
Peacey said, “Through great diligence and massive combined
efforts, House Bill 1876, sponsored by the three unions and the four
construction industry groups, failed to be scheduled for a vote before the full
Senate prior to the April 13 deadline. This important Legislative Session date
represented the last day for Senate passage of House Bills that were introduced
during Washington’s 2007 legislative session.”
To learn about WSHVACRA, visit www.wshvacra.org.
Publication
date:06/18/2007
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