The House was called to order at 12:00 p.m. by the Speaker (Representative Morris presiding).

Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR

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WHEREAS, in accordance with Article II, Section 12 (Amendment 68) of the Washington State Constitution, the Legislature adjourned its 2010 regular session March 11, 2010, the 60th day of the session; and

WHEREAS, work remains to be done with respect to biennial operating and capital budgets and bills necessary to implement those budgets; and

WHEREAS, work also remains to be done with respect to job creation and economic development;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, 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 Washington State Constitution, do hereby convene the Washington State Legislature in Special Session in the Capitol at Olympia on Monday, March 15, 2010 at noon, for a period of seven days for the purpose of enacting legislation as described above.

Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of Washington this 10th day of March, A.D, Two Thousand and Ten at Olympia, Washington.

INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING

HCR 4409 by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

Specifying the status of bills, memorials, and resolutions for the 2010 first special session of the Sixty-first legislature.

There being no objection, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4409 was read the first time, and under suspension of the rules was placed on the second reading calendar.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4409, by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

Specifying the status of bills, memorials, and resolutions for the 2010 first special session of the Sixty-first legislature.

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.

The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of House Concurrent Resolution No. 4409.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4409 was adopted.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the eighth order of business.

EIGHTH ORDER

There being no objection, the Committee on Rules was relieved of the following bills and the bills were placed on the second reading calendar:

HOUSE BILL NO. 2197

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2360

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2416

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2561

HOUSE BILL NO. 2576

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2617

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2630

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2641

HOUSE BILL NO. 2672

HOUSE BILL NO. 2694

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2753

SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2782

SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2854

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2875

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2954

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2956

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2969

HOUSE BILL NO. 3014

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3048

HOUSE BILL NO. 3147

HOUSE BILL NO. 3177

HOUSE BILL NO. 3181

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3182

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3186

HOUSE BILL NO. 3193

HOUSE BILL NO. 3197

The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) called upon Representative Conway to preside.

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., March 16, 2010, the 2nd Day of the 1^st Special Session.

FRANK CHOPP, Speaker

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

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