HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1088

BYRepresentatives Dellwo, Padden and P. King; by request of  Statute Law Committee

Correcting statutes affected by vetoes by the governor.

House Committe on Judiciary

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (18)

      Signed by Representatives Appelwick, Chair; Crane, Vice Chair; Padden, Ranking Republican Member; Belcher, Brough, Dellwo, Hargrove, Inslee, P. King, Locke, R. Meyers, Moyer, H. Myers, Patrick, Schmidt, Scott, Tate and Van Luven.

House Staff:Bill Perry (786-7123)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY JANUARY 19, 1989

BACKGROUND:

In the past, the governor has been able to exercise the veto power by removing portions of sections of a bill.  This procedure often leaves the remaining portion of a bill with incomplete or inaccurate numbering or internal cross references.  In addition, the veto of a section or less of a bill may leave other portions of the bill, or other bills, with meaningless cross references.

SUMMARY:

SUBSTITUTE BILL:  Several sections in the RCW are amended or repealed to correct technical inaccuracies caused by gubernatorial vetoes.

SUBSTITUTE BILL COMPARED TO ORIGINAL:  The substitute removes two sections from the bill that were the subject of partial vetoes which were invalidated by the state supreme court.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Prime sponsor.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    The bill makes necessary corrections in the RCW and results in a clearer and more understandable code.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.