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FIRST DAY
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
AFTERNOON SESSION
House Chamber, Olympia, Wednesday, September 17, 1997
The House was called to order at 3:30 p.m. by the Speaker. The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages. Prayer was offered by Secretary of State, Ralph Munro.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers in our state need statutory authority to check for outstanding warrants when a person is stopped for a traffic infraction; and
WHEREAS, the safety of citizens and law enforcement officers is of utmost concern and would be severely compromised if warrant checks were not conducted in these situations;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary Locke, Governor of the State of Washington, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article II, Section 12 (Amendment 68) and Article III, Section 7 of the State Constitution, do hereby convene the Washington State Legislature in Special Session in the Capitol at Olympia at 3:30 p.m. on September 17, 1997 for the sole purpose of enacting legislation to grant law enforcement officers authority to check for outstanding warrants when a person is stopped for a traffic infraction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the State of Washington to be affixed at Olympia this eighth day of September, A.D., nineteen hundred and ninety-seven.
GARY LOCKE
Governor of Washington
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
September 17, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8420,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Susan Carlson, Secretary
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HB 3902 By Representatives Lisk and Appelwick, and Senators McDonald and Synder (Request by Governor Locke.)
Restoring the authority of law enforcement officers to check for outstanding warrants when making traffic infraction stops (Introduced with Senate sponsors).
HCR 4425 by Representatives Lisk and Appelwick
Adjourning the Legislature.
SCR 8420 by Senators McDonald, Snyder, Sellar and Loveland
Limiting the 1997 First Special Session to matters concerning the authority of police officers to conduct criminal background checks.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8420 was advanced to second reading and read the second time in full.
SECOND READING
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8420, by Senators McDonald, Snyder, Sellar and Loveland
Limiting the 1997 First Special Session to matters concerning the authority of police officers to conduct criminal background checks.
The resolution was read the second time.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the resolution was placed on final adoption.
Representatives Lisk and Appelwick spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8420 was adopted.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, and House Bill No. 3902 was advanced to second reading and read the second time in full.
HOUSE BILL NO. 3902, by Representatives Lisk, Appelwick, Delvin, Hatfield, Robertson, Chopp, Sheahan, Dickerson, Lambert, O'Brien, Huff, Kastama, Mitchell, Dunn, Kessler, Ogden, Hickel, Grant, McDonald, Morris, Mulliken, Doumit, Ballasiotes, Carrell, H. Sommers, Dunshee, Pennington, Linville, Honeyford, Anderson, Thompson, Lantz, Benson, Blalock, Zellinsky, Conway, Reams, Wood, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Wensman, Regala, Van Luven, Constantine, Hankins, Keiser, L. Thomas, Talcott, Skinner, Parlette, DeBolt, Chandler and D. Sommers. (Request by Governor Locke.)
Restoring the authority of law enforcement officers to check for outstanding warrants when making traffic infraction stops (Introduced with Senate sponsors).
The bill was read the second time.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.
Representatives Lisk, Appelwick, O'Brien, Sheahan, Veloria, Robertson, Cooke and Lantz spoke in favor of the bill.
Representative B. Thomas spoke against the bill.
MOTIONS
On motion by Representative Talcott, Representatives D. Schmidt and Smith were excused. On motion by Representative Kessler, Representatives Costa and Gardner were excused.
The Speaker stated the question before the House to be final passage of House Bill No. 3902.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 3902, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 93, Nays - 1, Excused - 4.
Voting yea: Representatives Alexander, Anderson, Appelwick, Backlund, Ballasiotes, Benson, Blalock, Boldt, Buck, Bush, Butler, Cairnes, Carlson, Carrell, Chandler, Chopp, Clements, Cody, Cole, Constantine, Conway, Cooke, Cooper, Crouse, DeBoldt, Delvin, Dickerson, Doumit, Dunn, Dunshee, Dyer, Fisher, Gombosky, Grant, Hankins, Hatfield, Hickel, Honeyford, Huff, Johnson, Kastama, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Koster, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Mason, Mastin, McDonald, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Parlette, Pennington, Poulsen, Quall, Radcliff, Reams, Regala, Robertson, Romero, K. Schmidt, Schoesler, Scott, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sheldon, Sherstad, Skinner, Smith, D. Sommers, H. Sommers, Sterk, Sullivan, Sump, Talcott, L. Thomas, Thompson, Tukuda, Van Luven, Veloria, Wensman, Wolfe, Wood, Zellinsky and Mr. Speaker - 93.
Voting nay: Representative B. Thomas - 1.
Excused: Representatives Costa, Gardner, D. Schmidt and Smith - 4.
House Bill No. 3902, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
September 17, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8420,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Susan Carlson, Secretary
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced he was signing:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8420,
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, and House Concurrent Resolution No. 4425 was advanced to second reading and read the second time in full.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4425, by Representatives Lisk and Appelwick
Adjourning the Legislature.
The resolution was read the second time.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the resolution was placed on final adoption.
Representative Lisk spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 4425 was adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
September 17, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed:
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Susan Carlson, Secretary
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced he was signing:
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
September 17, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Susan Carlson, Deputy Secretary
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
September 17, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4425,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Susan Carlson, Secretary
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced he was signing:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4425,
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
September 17, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4425,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Susan Carlson, Deputy Secretary
MOTION
On motion by Representative Lisk, reading of the Journal of the First Day of the First Special Session of the Fifty-Fifth Legislature was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved.
On motion by Representative Lisk, the 1997 First Special Session of the Fifty-Fifth Legislature was adjourned Sine Die.
CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
3902
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Second Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Third Reading Final Passage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 4
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4425
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Second Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 5
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5
8420
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Second Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 3
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
Proclamation by the Governor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1