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BIAW: Membership has its privileges
from April 2022 Building Insight
by BIAW
Legislative Update
by Jan Himebaugh Government Affairs Director
As the ROII program takes over Building Insight magazine this month, you’ll hear lots of great information about why you want to be a member of that program—including generous retro refunds.
But ROII isn’t the only way your BIAW membership helps your bottom line. Like a grocery loyalty program or American Express, your membership has its privileges. And it pays off in various ways—including hundreds of thousands of dollars in “savings” we delivered by killing legislative proposals that would have harmed our industry.
As the largest trade association in Washington with roughly 8,000 members, when BIAW shows up and engages in the legislative process, people pay attention.
Take a look at your receipt for examples of the rewards you earned and savings you experienced thanks to our collective legislative advocacy.
Rewards circle Congratulations to the members of our rewards circle, the top advocates this legislative session:
Reminder: Elections Have Consequences 24 open seats mean 24 opportunities to change the current makeup of the Legislature.
Vote for candidates that have a record of cutting the costs of housing. Watch for our vote scorecard next month!
Thanks for being a member!
Total Reward Points = 2,570
(AKA Total Advocacy Actions)
Log-ins to weekly Legislative Update Calls 474
Emails sent to legislators 787
Total bill sign-ins 1,309
Bills asked to sign into 55
Average advocacy actions per bill 24
BIAW Member Savings
(Bad bills killed)
HB 1770 $57,000 per house*
*According to the Rocky Mountain Institute
HB 5801 $500,000 estimated savings per year for ROII
HB 1837 $4,000 per new employee hired*
*According to Glassdoor
HB 1117 $78,000 per project*HB 1099 $78,000 per project*
*Assuming 3 months of added planning and/or approval waiting time
All sales are final.
Make the most of your membership: Learn about ROII, our great health insurance, member rebates and the contract subscription service. Learn more at BIAW.com
