Tagged: hb 2023

February 25, 2014 @ 11:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A hearing will take place this afternoon at 1:30 PST regarding ESHB 2023, which would implement a crowdfunding exemption in the State of Washington. As Joe Wallin and Michael “Luni” Libes point out, the exemption outlined under this legislation “would be substantially more accessible for… Read More

February 14, 2014 @ 10:44 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Washington State has been on the march toward an intrastate crowdfunding exemption, and yesterday the effort took one more step toward becoming reality. House Bill 2023 was approved with an 89-9 vote. The nine nay votes all came via House Republicans. The bill itself was… Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 11:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The State of Washington has been weighing the possibility of implementing an intrastate crowdfunding exemption. The House Business & Financial Services Committee discussed the bill late in January, and we now have the video of that hearing. Representative Cyrus Habib (D-48th) has championed the effort…. Read More

January 24, 2014 @ 11:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

According to Washington’s House Democratic Caucus Communications Specialist Gregory Roberts, a substitute for Washington House Bill 2023 was approved by the Business and Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, bringing it one step closer to a vote. The substitute bill is embedded below. Washington House Bill… Read More

January 19, 2014 @ 2:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

I’ve started businesses in Washington. I’ve raised money here and hired folks here. My testimony focused on my entrepreneurial story. I talked about the various businesses I have started, ran, and sold. I talked about my experience raising angel and institutional capital in Seattle very… Read More