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FIFTY EIGHTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
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TWENTY NINTH DAY
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House Chamber, Olympia, Monday, June 9, 2003
The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding). The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard Doug Follett and Bob Gorski. The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) led the Chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance. Prayer was offered by Representative Toby Nixon.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
June 9, 2003
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1288,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2269,
and the same are herewith transmitted.
Milt H. Doumit, Secretary
There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SENATE BILL NO. 6059, By Senator Oke; by request of Office of Financial Management
Modifying teacher cost-of-living provisions.
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 Sommers and Sehlin spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
Representative Moeller spoke against the passage of the bill.
MOTIONS
On motion of Representative Santos, Representative Gombosky was excused. On motion of Representative Clements, Representatives Boldt, Mastin, Roach, Schoesler and Talcott were excused.
The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6059.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6059 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 59, Nays - 33, Absent - 0, Excused - 6.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Bailey, Benson, Berkey, Buck, Chandler, Clements, Clibborn, Cody, Cox, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunshee, Edwards, Eickmeyer, Fromhold, Grant, Hankins, Hatfield, Hinkle, Holmquist, Hunt, Hunter, Jarrett, Kagi, Kessler, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McDermott, McIntire, McMorris, Mielke, Morris, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Pettigrew, Pflug, Priest, Quall, Rockefeller, Santos, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Shabro, Skinner, Sommers, Sump, Tom, Wallace, Wood and Woods - 59.
Voting nay: Representatives Armstrong, Blake, Bush, Cairnes, Campbell, Carrell, Chase, Condotta, Conway, Cooper, Delvin, Ericksen, Flannigan, Haigh, Hudgins, Kenney, Kirby, McCoy, McDonald, McMahan, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Murray, Nixon, O'Brien, Romero, Ruderman, Simpson, Sullivan, Upthegrove, Veloria and Mr. Speaker - 33.
Excused: Representatives Boldt, Gombosky, Mastin, Roach, Schoesler and Talcott - 6.
SENATE BILL NO. 6059, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
I intended to vote NAY on SENATE BILL NO. 6059.
WILLIAM EICKMEYER, 35th District
I intended to vote YEA on SENATE BILL NO. 6059.
PHYLLIS KENNEY, 46th District
Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on SENATE BILL NO. 6059.
DAN ROACH, 31st District
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
There being no objection, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., June 10, 2003, the 30th Day of the First Special Session.
FRANK CHOPP, Speaker CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk