MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE

The Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Legislature of the State of Washington

Olympia, Washington

Mr. Speaker:

I, Kim Wyman, Secretary of State of the state of Washington, do hereby certify that the following is a full, true, and correct list of persons elected to the Office of State Representative at the state General Election held in the state of Washington on the 8^th day of November 2016, as shown by the official returns of said election now on file in the Office of the Secretary of State:

REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED NOVEMBER 8, 2016

District	Counties Represented	Name	Party
1	King,* Snohomish*	Derek Stanford	Prefers Democratic Party
		Shelly Kloba	Prefers Democratic Party

2	Pierce,* Thurston*	Andrew Barkis	Prefers Republican Party
		J.T. Wilcox	Prefers Republican Party

3	Spokane*	Marcus Riccelli	Prefers Democratic Party
		Timm Ormsby	Prefers Democratic Party

4	Spokane*	Mat Shea	Prefers Republican Party
		Bob McCaslin	Prefers Republican Party

5	King*	Jay Rodne	Prefers Republican Party
		Paul Graves	Prefers Republican Party

6	Spokane*	Mike Volz	Prefers Republican Party
		Jeff Holy	Prefers Republican Party

7	Ferry, Okanogan,* Pend Oreille, Spokane,* Stevens	Shelly Short	Prefers Republican Party
7		Joel Kretz	Prefers Republican Party

8	Benton*	Brad Klippert	Prefers Republican Party
		Larry Haler	Prefers Republican Party


9	Adams, Asotin, Franklin,* Garfield, Spokane,* Whitman	Mary Dye	Prefers Republican Party
9	Adams, Asotin, Franklin,* Garfield, Spokane,* Whitman	Joe Schmick	Prefers Republican Party

10	Island, Skagit,* Snohomish*	Norma Smith	Prefers Republican Party
10	Island, Skagit,* Snohomish*	Dave Hayes	Prefers Republican Party

11	King*	Zack Hudgins	Prefers Democratic Party
		Steve Bergquist	Prefers Democratic Party

12	Chelan, Douglas, Grant,* Okanogan*	Cary Condotta	Prefers Republican Party
12	Chelan, Douglas, Grant,* Okanogan*	Mike Steele	Prefers Republican Party

13	Grant,* Kittitas, Lincoln,* Yakima*	Tom Dent	Prefers Republican Party
13	Grant,* Kittitas, Lincoln,* Yakima*	Matt Manweller	Prefers Republican Party

14	Clark,* Klickitat, Skamania, Yakima*	Norm Johnson	Prefers Republican Party
14	Clark,* Klickitat, Skamania, Yakima*	Gina R. McCabe	Prefers Republican Party

15	Yakima*	Bruce Chandler	Prefers Republican Party
		David V. Taylor	Prefers Republican Party

16	Benton,* Columbia, Franklin,* Walla Walla	William ‘Bill’ Jenkin	Prefers Republican Party
16	Benton,* Columbia, Franklin,* Walla Walla	Terry R. Nealey	Prefers Republican Party

17	Clark*	Vicki Kraft	Prefers Republican Party
		Paul Harris	Prefers Republican Party

18	Clark*	Brandon Vick	Prefers Republican Party
		Liz Pike	Prefers Republican Party

19	Cowlitz,* Grays Harbor,* Lewis,* Pacific, Wahkiakum	Jim Walsh	Prefers Democratic Party
19	Cowlitz,* Grays Harbor,* Lewis,* Pacific, Wahkiakum	Brian E. Blake	Prefers Democratic Party

20	Clark,* Cowlitz,Lewis, Thurston*	Richard DeBolt	Prefers G.O.P. Party
20	Clark,* Cowlitz,Lewis, Thurston*	Ed Orcutt	Prefers Republican Party

21	Snohomish*	Strom Peterson	Prefers Democratic Party
		Lillian Ortiz-Self	Prefers Democratic Party

22	Thurston*	Laurie Dolan	Prefers Democratic Party
		Beth Doglio	Prefers Democratic Party

23	Kitsap*	Sherry V. Appleton	Prefers Democratic Party
		Drew Hansen	Prefers Democratic Party

24	Clallam, Grays Harbor,* Jefferson	Mike Chapman	Prefers Democratic Party
		Steve Tharinger	Prefers Democratic Party

25	Pierce*	Melanie Stambaugh	Prefers Republican Party
		Joyce McDonald	Prefers Republican Party

26	Kitsap,* Pierce*	Jesse Young	Prefers Republican Party
		Michelle Caldier	Prefers Republican Party

27	Pierce*	Laurie Jinkins	Prefers Democratic Party
		Jake Fey	Prefers Democratic Party

28	Pierce*	Richard (Dick) Muri	Prefers Republican Party
		Christine Kilduff	Prefers Democratic Party

29	Pierce*	David Sawyer	Prefers Democratic Party
		Steve Kirby	Prefers Democratic Party

30	King,* Pierce*	Mike Pellicciotti	Prefers Republican Party
		Kristine Reeves	Prefers Democratic Party

31	King,* Pierce*	Drew Stokesbary	Prefers Republican Party
		Phil Fortunato	Prefers Republican Party

32	King,* Snohomish*	Cindy Ryu	Prefers Democratic Party
		Ruth Kagi	Prefers Democratic Party

33	King*	Tina Orwall	Prefers Democratic Party
		Mia Su-Ling Gregerson	Prefers Democratic Party

34	King*	Eileen L. Cody	Prefers Democratic Party
		Joe Fitzgibbon	Prefers Democratic Party

35	Kitsap,* Mason, Thurston*	Dan Griffey	Prefers Republican Party
		Drew C. MacEwen	Prefers Republican Party

36	King*	Noel Christina Frame	Prefers Democratic Party
		Gael Tarleton	Prefers Democratic Party

37	King*	Sharon Tomiko Santos	Prefers Democratic Party
		Eric Pettigrew	Prefers Democratic Party

38	Snohomish*	June Robinson	Prefers Democratic Party
		Mike Sells	Prefers Democratic Party

39	King,* Skagit,* Snohomish*	Dan Kristiansen	Prefers Republican Party
		John Koster	Prefers Republican Party

40	San Juan, Skagit,* Whatcom*	Kristine Lytton	Prefers Democratic Party
		Jeff Morris	Prefers Democratic Party

41	King*	Tana Senn	Prefers Democratic Party
		Judy Clibborn	Prefers Democratic Party

42	Whatcom*	Luanne VanWerven	Prefers Republican Party
		Vincent Buys	Prefers Republican Party

43	King*	Nicole Macri	Prefers Democratic Party
		Frank Chopp	Prefers Democratic Party

44	Snohomish*	John Lovick	Prefers Democratic Party
		Mark Harmsworth	Prefers Republican Party

45	King*	Roger Goodman	Prefers Democratic Party
		Larry Springer	Prefers Democratic Party

46	King*	Gerry Pollet	Prefers Democratic Party
		Jessyn Farrell	Prefers Democratic Party


47	King*	Mark Hargrove	Prefers Republican Party
		Pat Sullivan	Prefers Democratic Party

48	King*	Patty Kuderer	Prefers Democratic Party
		Joan McBride	Prefers Democratic Party

49	Clark*	Sharon Wylie	Prefers Democratic Party
		Monica Jurado Stonier	Prefers Democratic Party

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the state of Washington at Olympia, this 7^th day of December 2016.

KIM WYMAN

Secretary of State

MESSAGE FROM THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL

Proposed No. 2017-0006.2 Sponsors Balducci, McDermott and Dembowski

A MOTION making an appointment to fill the vacancy in 2 the position of state representative for the 48th legislative district.

WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in the position of state representative for the 48th 5 legislative district due to the appointment of a former state representative to serve as state 6 senator for the 48th legislative district, and

WHEREAS, the 48th legislative district Democratic precinct committee officers 8 have met to consider candidates for the position, and

WHEREAS, the King County Democratic Central Committee has submitted the names of three nominees to fill the vacancy;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:

Vandana Slatter is hereby appointed to the position of state representative for the 48th legislative district.

Motion 14787 was introduced on 1/5/2017 and passed as amended by the Metropolitan King County Council on 1/5/2017, by the following vote:

Yes: 9 - Mr. von Reichbauer, Mr. Gossett, Ms. Lambert, Mr. Dunn, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dembowski, Mr. Upthegrove, Ms. Kohl-Welles and Ms. Balducci

Excused: 0

KING COUNTY COUNCIL

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

J. Joseph McDermott, Chair

Melanie Pedroz, Acting Clerk of the Council

MESSAGE FROM THE KING AND PIERCE COUNTY COUNCILS

Proposed No. 2017-0013.1 Sponsors Dunn

A JOINT MOTION AND RESOLUTION of the Metropolitan King County Council and the Pierce County Council making a prospective appointment to fill the vacancy that will exist in the position of state representative for the 31^st Legislative district.

WHEREAS, a vacancy will exist effective January 9, 2017 in the position of state representative for the 31^st legislative district due to the appointment of state representative-elect Phil Fortunato to serve as state senator for the 31^st legislative district, and

WHEREAS, the 31^st legislative district is a multicounty legislative district, including part of King County and part of Pierce county, and

WHEREAS, Article II Section 15 of the Washington state constitution provies that in the event of a vacancy occurring in a multicounty legislative district the vacancy shall be filled by joint action of the legislative authorities of the respective counties from a list of three candidates nominated by the state central committee of the same political party as the legislator whose office os vacated, and

WHEREAS, the candidates must reside in the 31^st legislative district and be of the same political party as the legislator whos office is vacant, and

WHEREAS, the Washington State Republican Central Committee has submitted the names of three constitutionally qualified candidates to fill the vacancy that will exist on January 9, 2017 if state representative-elect Phil Fortunato is appointed to serve as state senator for the 31^st legislative district;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED AND RESOLVED by the Councils of King County and Pierce County:

Morgan Irwin, one of the three nominees, is hereby appointed to the position of state representative for the 31^st legislative district in the Washington state House of Representatives effective January 9, 2017 continuing until a successor is elected at the next general election, and has qualified.

The clerks of the councils shall provide a copy of this joint Motion and Resolution to the clerk of the Washington state House of Representatives, the governor of the state of Washington and the chair of the Washington State Republican Central Committee

PIERCE COUNTY COUNCIL KING COUNTY COUNCIL

PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

Doug Richardson, Chair J. Joseph McDermott, Chair

Linda Medley, Clerk Melanie Pedroza, Acting Clerk of the Council

The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Charles Johnson administered the Oath of Office to members of the House of Representatives. The Certificates of Election were distributed to the members.

RESOLUTION

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2017-4601, by Representatives Sullivan and Kretz

BE IT RESOLVED, That no later than Friday, January 27, 2017, the nineteenth legislative day, the House of Representatives shall meet to consider adoption of permanent House Rules for the Sixty-Fifth Legislature; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That temporary House Rules for the Sixty-Fifth Legislature be adopted as follows:

TEMPORARY RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE 2017-2018

HOUSE RULE NO.
	Rule 1	Definitions
	Rule 2	Chief Clerk to Call to Order
	Rule 3	Election of Officers
	Rule 4	Powers and Duties of the Speaker
	Rule 5	Chief Clerk
	Rule 6	Duties of Employees
	Rule 7	Admission to the House
	Rule 8	Absentees and Courtesy
	Rule 9	Bills, Memorials and Resolutions - Introductions
	Rule 10	Reading of Bills
	Rule 11	Amendments
	Rule 12	Final Passage
	Rule 13	Hour of Meeting, Roll Call and Quorum
	Rule 14	Daily Calendar and Order of Business
	Rule 15	Motions
	Rule 16	Members Right to Debate
	Rule 17	Rules of Debate
	Rule 18	Ending of Debate - Previous Question
	Rule 19	Voting
	Rule 20	Reconsideration
	Rule 21	Call of the House
	Rule 22	Appeal from Decision of Chair
	Rule 23	Standing Committees
	Rule 24	Duties of Committees
	Rule 25	Standing Committees - Expenses - Subpoena Power
	Rule 26	Vetoed Bills
	Rule 27	Suspension of Compensation
	Rule 28	Smoking
	Rule 29	Liquor
	Rule 30	Parliamentary Rules
	Rule 31	Standing Rules Amendment
	Rule 32	Rules to Apply for Assembly
	Rule 33	Legislative Mailings

Definitions

Rule 1. "Absent" means an unexcused failure to attend.

"Term" means the two-year term during which the members as a body may act.

"Session" means a constitutional gathering of the house in accordance with Article ((2)) II § 12 of the state Constitution.

"Committee" means any standing, conference, joint, or select committee as so designated by rule or resolution((~~, and also means any standing committee subcommittee~~)).

"Fiscal committee" means the appropriations, capital budget, finance, ((~~general government & information technology,~~)) and transportation committees.

"Bill" means bill, joint memorial, joint resolution, or concurrent resolution unless the context indicates otherwise.

Chief Clerk to Call to Order

Rule 2. It shall be the duty of the chief clerk of the previous term to call the house to order and to conduct the proceedings until a speaker is chosen.

Election of Officers

Rule 3. The house shall elect the following officers at the commencement of each term: Its presiding officer, who shall be styled speaker of the house; a speaker pro tempore, who shall serve in absence or in case of the inability of the speaker; a deputy speaker pro tempore, who shall serve in absence or in case of the inability of the speaker and speaker pro tempore; and a chief clerk of the house. Such officers shall hold office during all sessions until the convening of the succeeding term: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That any of these offices may be declared vacant by the vote of a constitutional majority of the house, the members voting viva voce and their votes shall be entered on the journal. If any office is declared vacant, the house shall fill such vacant office as hereinafter provided. In all elections by the house a constitutional majority shall be required, the members shall vote viva voce and their votes shall be entered on the journal. (Art. II § 27)

Powers and Duties of the Speaker

Rule 4. The speaker shall have the following powers and duties:

(A) The speaker shall take the chair and call the house to order precisely at the hour appointed for meeting and if a quorum be present, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read and shall proceed with the order of business.

(B) The speaker shall preserve order and decorum, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct within the chamber or legislative area, shall order the sergeant at arms to suppress the same and may order the sergeant at arms to remove any person creating any disturbance within the house chamber or legislative area.

(C) The speaker may speak to points of order in preference to other members, arising from the seat for that purpose, and shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the house by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once without leave of the house.

(D) The speaker shall sign all bills in open session. (Art. II § 32)

(E) The speaker shall sign all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the house, all of which shall be attested to by the chief clerk.

(F) The speaker shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall neither extend beyond adjournment nor authorize the representative so substituted to sign any documents requiring the signature of the speaker.

(G) The speaker, in open session, shall appoint committee chairs as selected by the majority party caucus, and shall appoint members to committees in the same ratio as the membership of the respective parties of the house, unless otherwise provided by law or house rules.

(H) The speaker shall serve as chair of the rules committee.

(I) The speaker shall have charge of and see that all officers, attaches, and clerks perform their respective duties.

(J) The speaker pro tempore shall exercise the duties, powers, and prerogatives of the speaker in the event of the speaker's death, illness, removal, or inability to act until the speaker's successor shall be elected.

Chief Clerk

Rule 5. The chief clerk shall perform the usual duties pertaining to the office, and shall hold office until a successor has been elected.

The chief clerk shall employ, subject to the approval of the speaker, all other house employees; the hours of duty and assignments of all house employees shall be under the chief clerk's directions and instructions, and they may be dismissed by the chief clerk with the approval of the speaker. The speaker shall sign and the chief clerk shall countersign all payrolls and vouchers for all expenses of the house and appropriately transmit the same. In the event of the chief clerk's death, illness, removal, or inability to act, the speaker may appoint an acting chief clerk who shall exercise the duties and powers of the chief clerk until the chief clerk's successor shall be elected.

Duties of Employees

Rule 6. Employees of the house shall perform such duties as are assigned to them by the chief clerk. Under no circumstances shall the compensation of any employee be increased for past services. No house employee shall seek to influence the passage or rejection of proposed legislation.

Admission to the House

Rule 7. It shall be the general policy of the house to keep the chamber clear as follows:

(A) The sergeant at arms shall admit only the following individuals to the wings and adjacent areas of the house chamber for the period of time beginning one-half hour prior to convening and ending one-half hour following the adjournment of the house's daily session:

The governor or designees, or both;

Members of the senate;

State elected officials;

Officers and authorized employees of the legislature;

Former members of the house who are not advocating any pending or proposed legislation;

Representatives of the press;

Other persons with the consent of the speaker.

(B) Only members of the house, pages, sergeants at arms, and clerks are permitted on the floor while the house is in session.

(C) Lobbying in the house chamber or in any committee room or lounge room is prohibited when the house or committee is in session unless expressly permitted by the house or committee. Anyone violating this rule will forfeit his or her right to be admitted to the house chamber or any of its committee rooms.

Absentees and Courtesy

Rule 8. No member shall be absent from the service of the house without leave from the speaker. When the house is in session, only the speaker shall recognize visitors and former members.

Bills, Memorials and Resolutions - Introductions

Rule 9. Any member desiring to introduce a bill shall file the same with the chief clerk. Bills filed by 10:00 a.m. shall be introduced at the next daily session, in the order filed: PROVIDED, That if such introduction is within the last ten days of a regular session, it cannot be considered without a direct vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members elected to each house with such vote recorded and entered upon the journal. (Art. II § 36)

Any returning member or member-elect may prefile a bill with the chief clerk commencing the first Monday in December preceding any regular session or twenty (20) days before any special session. Prefiled bills shall be introduced on the first legislative day.

All bills shall be endorsed with a statement of the title and the name of the member or members introducing the same. The chief clerk shall attach to all bills a substantial cover bearing the title and sponsors and shall number each bill in the order filed. All bills shall be printed unless otherwise ordered by the house.

Any bill introduced at any session during the term shall be eligible for action at all subsequent sessions during the term.

No house bill may be introduced that is identical to any other pending house bill.

Reading of Bills

Rule 10. Every bill shall be read on three separate days: PROVIDED, That this rule may be temporarily suspended at any time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present; and that on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, this rule may be suspended by a majority vote.

A bill may be returned to second reading for the purpose of amendment by a suspension of the rules: PROVIDED, That on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, section 12 of the state Constitution or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, this rule may be suspended and a bill returned to second reading for the purpose of amendment by a majority vote.

(A) FIRST READING. The first reading of a bill shall be by title only, unless a majority of the members present demand a reading in full.

After the first reading the bill shall be referred to an appropriate committee.

Upon being reported out of committee, all bills shall be referred to the rules committee, unless otherwise ordered by the house.

The rules committee may, by majority vote, refer any bill in its possession to a committee for further consideration. Such referral shall be reported to the house and entered in the journal under the fifth order of business.

(B) SECOND READING. Upon second reading, the bill number and short title and the last line of the bill shall be read unless a majority of the members present shall demand its reading in full. The bill shall be subject to amendment section by section. No amendment shall be considered by the house until it has been sent to the chief clerk's desk in writing, distributed to the desk of each member, and read by the clerk. All amendments adopted during second reading shall be securely fastened to the original bill. All amendments rejected by the house shall be passed to the minute clerk, and the journal shall show the disposition of such amendments.

When no further amendments shall be offered, the speaker shall declare the bill has passed its second reading.

(C) SUBSTITUTE BILLS. When a committee reports a substitute for an original bill with the recommendation that the substitute bill do pass, it shall be in order to read the substitute the first time and have the same printed. A motion for the substitution shall not be in order until the second reading of the original bill.

(D) THIRD READING. Only the last line of bills shall be read on third reading unless a majority of the members present demand a reading in full. No amendments to a bill shall be received on third reading but it may be referred or recommitted for the purpose of amendment.

(E) SUSPENSION CALENDAR. Bills may be placed on the second reading suspension calendar by the rules committee if at least two minority party members of the rules committee join in such motion. Bills on the second reading suspension calendar shall not be subject to amendment or substitution except as recommended in the committee report. When a bill is before the house on the suspension calendar, the question shall be to adopt the committee recommendations and advance the bill to third reading. If the question fails to receive a two-thirds vote of the members present, the bill shall be referred to the rules committee for second reading.

(F) HOUSE RESOLUTIONS. House resolutions shall be filed with the chief clerk who shall transmit them to the rules committee. If a rules committee meeting is not scheduled to occur prior to a time necessitated by the purpose of a house resolution, the majority leader and minority leader by agreement may waive transmission to the rules committee to permit consideration of the resolution by the house. The rules committee may adopt house resolutions by a sixty percent majority vote of its entire membership or may, by a majority vote of its members, place them on the motions calendar for consideration by the house. House resolutions are not subject to debate, except for resolutions necessary for the operation of the house, and resolutions commemorating Children's Day, Day of Remembrance, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, National Guard Day, and President's Day.

(G) CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS. Reading of concurrent resolutions may be advanced by majority vote.

Amendments

Rule 11. The right of any member to offer amendments to proposed legislation shall not be limited except as provided in Rule 10(E) and as follows:

(A) AMENDMENTS TO BE OFFERED IN PROPER FORM. The chief clerk shall establish the proper form for amendments and all amendments offered shall bear the name of the member who offers the same, as well as the number and section of the bill to be amended.

(B) COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. When a bill is before the house on second reading, amendments adopted by committees and recommended to the house shall be acted upon by the house before any amendments that may be offered from the floor.

(C) SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS. A house bill, passed by the senate with amendment or amendments which shall change the scope and object of the bill, upon being received in the house, shall be referred to the appropriate committee and shall take the same course as for original bills unless a motion not to concur is adopted prior to the bill being referred to committee.

(D) AMENDMENTS TO BE GERMANE. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment; and no bill or resolution shall at any time be amended by annexing thereto or incorporating therein any other bill or resolution pending before the house.

(E) SCOPE AND OBJECT NOT TO BE CHANGED. No amendment to any bill shall be allowed which shall change the scope and object of the bill. This objection may be raised at any time an amendment is under consideration. The speaker may allow the person raising the objection and the mover of the amendment to provide brief arguments as to the merits of the objection. (Art. II § 38)

(F) NO AMENDMENT BY REFERENCE. No act shall ever be revised or amended without being set forth at full length. (Art. II § 37)

(G) TITLE AMENDMENTS. The subject matter portion of a bill title shall not be amended in committee or on second reading. Changes to that part of the title after the subject matter statement shall either be presented with the text amendment or be incorporated by the chief clerk in the engrossing process.

Final Passage

Rule 12. Rules relating to bills on final passage are as follows:

(A) BUDGET BILLS. No final passage vote may be taken on an operating budget, transportation budget, or capital budget bill until twenty-four (24) hours after the bill is placed on the third reading calendar. The twenty-four (24) hour requirement does not apply to conference reports, which are governed by Joint Rule 20, or to bills placed on the third reading calendar by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present.

(B) RECOMMITMENT BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE. A bill may be recommitted at any time before its final passage.

(C) FINAL PASSAGE. No bill shall become a law unless on its final passage the vote be taken by yeas and nays, the names of the members voting for and against the same be entered on the journal of each house, and a majority of the members elected to each house be recorded thereon as voting in its favor. (Art. II § 22)

(D) BILLS PASSED - CERTIFICATION. When a bill passes, it shall be certified to by the chief clerk, said certification to show the date of its passage together with the vote thereon.

Hour of Meeting, Roll Call and Quorum

Rule 13. (A) HOUR OF MEETING. The speaker shall call the house to order each day of sitting at 10:00 A.M., unless the house shall have adjourned to some other hour.

(B) ROLL CALL AND QUORUM. Before proceeding with business, the roll of the members shall be called and the names of those absent or excused shall be entered on the journal. A majority of all the members elected must be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, seven members with the speaker, or eight members in the speaker's absence, having chosen a speaker pro tempore, shall be authorized to demand a call of the house and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner provided in Rule 21(B). For the purpose of determining if a quorum be present, the speaker shall count all members present, whether voting or not. (Art. II § 8)

(C) The house shall adjourn not later than 10:00 P.M. of each working day. This rule may be suspended by a majority vote.

Daily Calendar and Order of Business

Rule 14. The rules relating to the daily calendar and order of business are as follows:

(A) DAILY CALENDAR. Business of the house shall be disposed of in the following order:

First: Roll call, presentation of colors, prayer, and approval of the journal of the preceding day.

Second: Introduction of visiting dignitaries.

Third: Messages from the senate, governor, and other state officials.

Fourth: Introduction and first reading of bills, memorials, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions.

Fifth: Committee reports.

Sixth: Second reading of bills.

Seventh: Third reading of bills.

Eighth: Floor resolutions and motions.

Ninth: Presentation of petitions, memorials, and remonstrances addressed to the Legislature.

Tenth: Introduction of visitors and other business to be considered.

Eleventh: Announcements.

(B) UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The unfinished business at which the house was engaged preceding adjournment shall not be taken up until reached in regular order, unless the previous question on such unfinished business has been ordered prior to said adjournment.

(1) The order of business may be changed by a majority vote of those present.

(2) By motion under the eighth order of business, a bill in the rules committee may be placed on the calendar by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the house.

(3) House resolutions and messages from the senate, governor, or other state officials may be read at any time.

Motions

Rule 15. Rules relating to motions are as follows:

(A) MOTIONS TO BE ENTERTAINED OR DEBATED. No motion shall be entertained or debated until announced by the speaker and every motion shall be deemed to have been seconded. A motion shall be reduced to writing and read by the clerk, if desired by the speaker or any member, before it shall be debated and by the consent of the house may be withdrawn before amendment or action.

(B) MOTIONS IN ORDER DURING DEBATE. When a motion has been made and seconded and stated by the chair, the following motions are in order, in the rank named:

(1)	Privileged motions:
		Adjourn
		Adjourn to a time certain
		Recess to a time certain
		Reconsider
		Demand for division
		Question of privilege
		Orders of the day

(2)	Subsidiary motions:
		First rank:	Question of consideration
		Second rank:	To lay on the table
		Third rank:	For the previous question
		Fourth rank:	To postpone to a day certain
			To commit or recommit
			To postpone indefinitely
		Fifth rank:	To amend

(3)	Incidental motions:
		Points of order and appeal
		Method of consideration
		Suspension of the rules
		Reading papers
		Withdraw a motion
		Division of a question

(C) THE EFFECT OF POSTPONEMENT - MOTIONS TO POSTPONE OR COMMIT. Once decided, no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to postpone indefinitely shall again be allowed on the same day and at the same stage of the proceedings. When a question has been postponed indefinitely, it shall not again be introduced during the session. The motion to postpone indefinitely may be made at any stage of the bill except when on first reading.

(D) MOTIONS DECIDED WITHOUT DEBATE. A motion to adjourn, to recess, to lay on the table and to call for the previous question shall be decided without debate.

All incidental motions shall be decided without debate, except that members may speak to points of order and appeal as provided in Rule 22.

Motions to adopt house resolutions shall be decided without debate, except as provided in Rule 10(F).

A motion for suspension of the rules shall not be debatable except that the mover of the motion may briefly explain the purpose of the motion and one member may briefly state the opposition to the motion.

(E) MOTION TO ADJOURN. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except when the house is voting or is working under the call of the house; but this rule shall not authorize any member to move for adjournment when another member has the floor.

Members Right to Debate

Rule 16. The methods by which a member may exercise his or her right to debate are as follows:

(A) RECOGNITION OF MEMBER. When any member desires to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the house, the member shall rise and respectfully address the speaker and pause until recognized.

(B) ORDER OF SPEAKING. When two or more members arise at once, the speaker shall name the one who is to speak.

(C) LIMITATION OF DEBATE. No member shall speak longer than ten (10) minutes without consent of the house: PROVIDED, That on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day any bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, no member shall speak more than three (3) minutes without the consent of the house. No member shall speak more than twice on the same question without leave of the house: PROVIDED, That the chair of the committee or the mover of the question may close debate if it is consistent with Rule 18 (Previous Question).

Rules of Debate

Rule 17. The rules for debate in the house are as follows:

(A) QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Any member may rise to a question of privilege and explain a personal matter, by leave of the speaker, but the member shall not discuss any pending question in such explanations.

(B) WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION, BILL, ETC. After a motion is stated by the speaker or a bill, memorial, resolution, petition, or remonstrance is read by the clerk, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the house, but may be withdrawn by consent of the house at any time before decision or amendment.

(C) READING OF A PAPER. When the reading of any paper is called for and is objected to by any member, it shall be determined by a vote of the house.

(D) DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS. Any materials of any nature distributed to the members' desks on the floor shall be subject to approval by the speaker and shall bear the name of at least one member granting permission for the distribution. This shall not apply to materials normally distributed by the chief clerk.

(E) ORDER OF QUESTIONS. All questions, whether in committee or in the house, shall be propounded in the order in which they are named except that in filling blanks, the largest sum and the longest time shall be put first.

(F) DIVISION OF POINTS OF DEBATE. Any member may call for a division of a question which shall be divided if it embraces subjects so distinct that one being taken away a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the house; but a motion to strike out and to insert shall not be divided. The rejection of a motion to strike out and to insert one proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and to insert a different proposition.

(G) DECORUM OF MEMBERS. While the speaker is putting the question, no member shall walk across or out of the house; nor when a member is speaking shall any member entertain private discourse or pass between the speaking member and the rostrum.

(H) REMARKS CONFINED. A member shall confine all remarks to the question under debate and avoid personalities. No member shall impugn the motive of any member's vote or argument.

(I) EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN IN DEBATE. If any member be called to order for words spoken in debate, the person calling the member to order shall repeat the words excepted to and they shall be taken down in writing at the clerk's table. No member shall be held in answer or be subject to the censure of the house for words spoken in debate if any other member has spoken before exception to them shall have been taken.

(J) TRANSGRESSION OF RULES - APPEAL. If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the house the speaker shall, or any member may, call the member to order, in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down unless permitted to explain; and the house shall, if appealed to, decide the case without debate; if there be no appeal, the decision of the chair shall prevail.

If the decision be in favor of the member called to order, the member shall be at liberty to proceed; if otherwise, and the case shall require it, the member shall be liable to the censure of the house.

Ending of Debate - Previous Question

Rule 18. The previous question may be ordered by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present on all recognized motions or amendments which are debatable.

The previous question is not debatable and cannot be amended.

The previous question shall be put in this form: "Representative __________ demands the previous question. As many as are in favor of ordering the previous question will say 'Aye'; as many as are opposed will say 'No'."

The results of the motion are as follows: If determined in the negative, the consideration goes on as if the motion had never been made; if decided in the affirmative it shall have the effect of cutting off all debate and bringing the house to a direct vote upon the motion or amendment on which it has been ordered: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That when a bill is on final passage or when the motion to postpone indefinitely is pending, one of the sponsors of the bill or the chair of the committee may have the privilege of closing debate after the previous question has been ordered.

If an adjournment is had after the previous question is ordered, the motion or proposition on which the previous question was ordered shall be put to the house immediately following the approval of the journal on the next working day, thus making the main question privileged over all other business, whether new or unfinished.

Voting

Rule 19. (A) PUTTING OF QUESTION. The speaker shall put the question in the following form: "The question before the house is (state the question). As many as are in favor say 'Aye'; and after the affirmative vote is expressed, "as many as are opposed say 'No'."

(B) ALL MEMBERS TO VOTE. Every member who was in the house when the question was put shall vote unless, for special reasons, excused by the house.

All motions to excuse a member shall be made before the house divides or before the call for yeas and nays is commenced; and any member requesting to be excused from voting may make a brief and verbal statement of the reasons for making such request, and the question shall then be taken without further debate.

Upon a division and count of the house on the question, only members at their desks within the bar of the house shall be counted.

(C) CHANGE OF VOTE. When the electric roll call machine is used, no member shall be allowed to vote or change a vote after the speaker has locked the roll call machine. When an oral roll call is taken, no member shall be allowed to vote or change a vote after the result has been announced.

(D) PRIVATE INTEREST. No member shall vote on any question which affects that member privately and particularly. A member who has a private interest in any bill or measure proposed or pending before the legislature shall disclose the fact to the house of which he is a member, and shall not vote thereon. (Art. II § 30)

(E) INTERRUPTION OF ROLL CALL. Once begun, the roll call may not be interrupted. No member or other person shall visit or remain at the clerk's desk while the yeas and nays are being called.

(F) YEAS AND NAYS - RECORDED VOTES. Upon the final passage of any bill, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and shall be recorded by the electric voting system: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That an oral roll call shall be ordered when demanded by one-sixth (1/6) of the members present. (Art. II § 21)

The speaker may vote last when the yeas and nays are called.

When the vote is by electric voting machine or by oral roll call on any question, it shall be entered upon the journal of the house. A recorded vote may be compelled by one-sixth (1/6) of the members present. A request for a recorded vote must be made before the vote is commenced.

(G) TIE VOTE, QUESTION LOSES. In case of an equal division, the question shall be lost.

(H) DIVISION. If the speaker is in doubt, or if division is

called for by any member, the house shall divide.

(I) STATEMENT FOR JOURNAL. A member whose recorded vote does not accurately reflect his or her intent may submit a written statement for the journal clarifying their intent to vote aye or nay. The statement must be submitted to the chief clerk on the same day the vote is taken. A member who is excused for one or more days of recorded votes may submit a written statement for the journal explaining the reason for his or her absence. The statement may not exceed fifty words and must be submitted to the chief clerk on the same day the member returns.

Reconsideration

Rule 20. Notice of a motion for reconsideration on the final passage of bills shall be made on the day the vote to be reconsidered was taken and before the house has voted to transmit the bill to the senate.

Reconsideration of the votes on the final passage of bills must be taken on the next working day after such vote was taken: PROVIDED, That on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution, or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, then reconsideration of votes on the final passage of bills must be taken on the same day as the original vote was taken.

A motion to reconsider an amendment may be made at any time the bill remains on second reading.

Any member who voted on the prevailing side may move for reconsideration or give notice thereof.

A motion to reconsider can be decided only once when decided in the negative.

When a motion to reconsider has been carried, its effect shall be to place the original question before the house in the exact position it occupied before it was voted upon.

Call of the House

Rule 21. One-sixth (1/6) of the members present may demand a call of the house at any time before the house has divided or the voting has commenced by yeas and nays.

(A) DOORS TO BE CLOSED. When call of the house has been ordered, the sergeant at arms shall close and lock the doors, and no member shall be allowed to leave the chamber: PROVIDED, That the rules committee shall be allowed to meet, upon request of the speaker, while the house stands at ease: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That the speaker may permit members to use such portions of the fourth floor as may be properly secured.

(B) SERGEANT AT ARMS TO BRING IN THE ABSENTEES. The clerk shall immediately call a roll of the members and note the absentees, whose names shall be read and entered upon the journal in such manner as to show who are excused and who are absent without leave.

The clerk shall furnish the sergeant at arms with a list of those who are absent without leave, and the sergeant at arms shall proceed to bring in such absentees; but arrests of members for absence shall not be made unless ordered by a majority of the members present.

(C) HOUSE UNDER CALL. While the house is under a call, no business shall be transacted except to receive and act on the report of the sergeant at arms; and no other motion shall be in order except a motion to proceed with business under the call of the house, a motion to excuse absentees, or a motion to dispense with the call of the house. The motion to proceed with business under the call of the house and the motion to excuse absent members shall not be adopted unless a majority of the members elected vote in favor thereof. The motion to dispense with the call of the house may be adopted by a majority of the members present.

Appeal from Decision of Chair

Rule 22. The decision of the chair may be appealed from by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once unless by leave of the house. In all cases of appeal, the question shall be: "Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the house?"

Standing Committees

Rule 23. The standing committees of the house and the number of members that shall serve on each committee shall be as follows:

1. Agriculture & Natural Resources.................................................................................................................................................. 13

2. Appropriations............................................................................................................................................................................... 33

3. Business & Financial Services...................................................................................................................................................... 11

4. Capital Budget....................................................................................................................................................................... ((9)) 19

5. Commerce & Gaming........................................................................................................................................................... ((9)) 11

6. Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs..................................................................................................................... 7

7. Early Learning & Human Services..................................................................................................................................... ((11)) 13

8. Education............................................................................................................................................................................ ((21)) 19

9. Environment.......................................................................................................................................................................... ((11)) 9

10. Finance.............................................................................................................................................................................. ((15)) 11

11. ((~~General Government & Information Technology~~...................................................................................................................... 7

~~12.~~)) Health Care & Wellness........................................................................................................................................................... 15

((~~13.~~)) 12. Higher Education..................................................................................................................................................... ((13)) 9

((~~14.~~)) 13. Judiciary........................................................................................................................................................................... 13

((~~15.~~)) 14. Labor & Workplace Standards........................................................................................................................................... 7

((~~16.~~)) 15. Local Government..................................................................................................................................................... ((9)) 7

((~~17.~~)) 16. Public Safety............................................................................................................................................................ ((9)) 11

((~~18.~~)) 17. Rules...................................................................................................................................................................... ((23)) 25

((~~19.~~)) 18. State Government...................................................................................................................................................... ((7)) 9

((~~20.~~)) 19. Technology & Economic Development................................................................................................................ ((13)) 15

((~~21.~~)) 20. Transportation.................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Committee members shall be selected by each party's caucus. Membership on appropriations subcommittees is restricted to the membership of the appropriations committee. The majority party caucus shall select all committee chairs.

Duties of Committees

Rule 24. House committees shall operate as follows:

(A) NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING. The chief clerk shall make public the time, place and subjects to be discussed at committee meetings. All public hearings held by committees shall be scheduled at least five (5) days in advance and shall be given adequate publicity: PROVIDED, That when less than eight (8) days remain for action on a bill, the Speaker may authorize a reduction of the five-day notice period when required by the circumstances, including but not limited to the time remaining for action on the bill, the nature of the subject, and the number of prior hearings on the subject.

(B) COMMITTEE QUORUM. A majority of any committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(D) DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

(1) Only such bills as are included on the written notice of a committee meeting may be considered at that meeting except upon the vote of a majority of the entire membership of the committee to consider another bill.

(2) A majority recommendation of a committee must be signed by a majority of the entire membership of the committee in a regularly called meeting before a bill, memorial, or resolution may be reported out: PROVIDED, That by motion under the eighth order of business, a majority of the members elected to the house may relieve a committee of a bill and place it on the second reading calendar.

Majority recommendations of a committee can only be "do pass," "do pass as amended," or that "the substitute bill be substituted therefor and that the substitute bill do pass."

(3) Members of the committee not concurring in the majority report may prepare a written minority report containing a recommendation of "do not pass" or "without recommendation," which shall be signed by those members of the committee subscribing thereto, and submitted with the majority report.

(4) All committee reports shall be spread upon the journal. The journal of the house shall contain an exact copy of all committee reports, together with the names of the members signing such reports.

(5) Every vote to report a bill out of committee shall be taken by the yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for and against, as well as the names of members absent, shall be recorded on the committee report. Any member may call for a recorded vote, which shall include the names of absent members, on any substantive question before the committee. A copy of all recorded committee votes shall be kept by the chief clerk and shall be available for public inspection.

(6) All bills having a direct appropriation shall be referred to the appropriate fiscal committee before their final passage.

(7) No standing committee shall vote by secret written ballot on any issue.

(8) During its consideration of or vote on any bill, resolution, or memorial, the deliberations of any standing committee of the house of representatives shall be open to the public.

(9) A standing committee to which a bill was originally referred shall, prior to voting the bill out of committee, consider whether the bill authorizes rule-making powers or requires the exercise of rule-making powers and, if so, consider:

(a) The nature of the new rule-making powers; and

(b) To which agencies the new rule-making powers would be delegated and which agencies, if any, may have related rule-making powers.

(10) Standing committee subcommittees established in Rule 23 have the same powers and duties as standing committees.

(11) Insofar as practicable, testimony in public hearings should be balanced between those in support of and in opposition to proposed legislation, with consideration given to providing an opportunity for members of the public to testify within available time.

Standing Committees - Expenses - Subpoena Power

Rule 25. Regardless of whether the legislature is in session, members of the house may receive from moneys appropriated for the legislature, reimbursement for necessary travel expenses, and payments in lieu of subsistence and lodging for conducting official business of the house.

The standing committees of the house may have the powers of subpoena, the power to administer oaths, and the power to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses in accordance with the provisions of chapter 44.16 RCW. Before a standing committee of the house may issue any process, the committee chairperson shall submit for approval of the executive rules committee a statement of purpose setting forth the name or names of those subject to process. The process shall not be issued prior to approval by the executive rules committee. The process shall be limited to the named individuals.

Vetoed Bills

Rule 26. Veto messages of the governor shall be read in the house and entered upon the journal. It shall then be in order to proceed to reconsider the bill, refer it, lay it on the table, or postpone its consideration to a day certain.

The merits of the bill may be debated before the vote is taken, but the vote on a vetoed bill cannot be reconsidered.

In case of a bill containing several sections or items, one or more of which has been objected to by the governor, each section or item so objected to shall be voted upon separately by the house. Action by the house upon all vetoed bills shall be endorsed upon the bill and certified by the speaker.

Vetoed bills originating in the house, which have not been passed notwithstanding the veto of the governor, shall remain in the custody of the officers of the house until the close of the term, after which they shall be filed with the secretary of state.

Suspension of Compensation

Rule 27. (1) Any member of the house of representatives convicted and sentenced for any felony punishable by death or by imprisonment in a Washington state penal institution shall, as of the time of sentencing, be denied the legislative salary for future service and be denied per diem, compensation for expenses, office space facilities, and assistance. Any member convicted of a felony and sentenced therefor under any federal law or the law of any other state shall, as of the time of sentencing, be similarly denied such salary, per diem, expenses, facilities, and assistance if either (a) such crime would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution, or (b) the conduct resulting in the conviction and sentencing would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution.

(2) At any time, the house may vote by a constitutional majority to restore the salary, per diem, expenses, facilities, and assistance denied a member under subsection (1). If the conviction of a member is reversed, then the salary, per diem, and expense amounts denied the member since sentencing shall be forthwith paid, and the member shall thereafter have the rights and privileges of other members.

Smoking

Rule 28. Smoking of cigarettes, pipes, or cigars shall not be permitted at any public meeting of any committee of the house of representatives or within House facilities.

"No smoking" signs shall be posted so as to give notice of this rule.

Liquor

Rule 29. The House of Representatives shall strictly adhere to the liquor laws of the state of Washington, including provisions relating to banquet and special occasion permits. The proper permits must always be obtained before consumption of liquor in any house facility.

Parliamentary Rules

Rule 30. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in Reed's Parliamentary Rules shall govern all cases in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the house.

Standing Rules Amendment

Rule 31. Any standing rule may be rescinded or changed by a majority vote of the members elected: PROVIDED, That the proposed change or changes be submitted at least one day in advance in writing to the members together with notice of the consideration thereof. Any standing rule may be suspended temporarily by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present except as provided in Rule 10.

Rules to Apply for Assembly

Rule 32. The permanent house rules adopted at the beginning of the term are to govern all acts of the house during the course of the term unless amended or repealed.

Legislative ((~~Mailings~~)) Publications

Rule 33. The House of Representatives directs the house executive rules committee to adopt procedures and guidelines to ensure that all legislative ((~~mailings~~)) publications at public expense are for legitimate legislative purposes.

Representative Sullivan moved adoption of HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 4601.

Representative Sullivan spoke in favor of the adoption of the resolution.

There being no objection, HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 4601 was adopted.

ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER

Representative Sullivan: “Thank you Madam Speaker. It's really an honor to nominate Representative Frank Chopp for Speaker of the House. I have to admit when I was first elected, I think I'd met him one time before I showed up here in Olympia, and I'd heard all these stories, this reverence, then I came down here and I remember being in his office and he was just pouring ketchup on his food. He had this big supply of ketchup in his bathroom which I thought was kind of weird. And then then there were the Junior Mints. I mean Junior Mints on the desk where he's met with Governors and C.E.O.s from across the state. Then there was his neck, I thought he actually had a problem with his neck because he would do this all the time and I just kind of wondered. But it really didn't take long, Madam Speaker, to understand why Frank Chopp is the longest serving speaker in the history of the state of Washington.

His passion for issues like homelessness and mental health and housing really move this state forward. His respect for this institution is second to none. I know of no one who does more work and provides more effort to ensure that the integrity of the House of Representatives is maintained at all times. And I think one of the things that is most important about Speaker Chopp is the fact that when any legislator goes into his office and asks for help he responds.

Whether you're a Republican, a Democrat, from eastern Washington, western Washington, whether you're conservative or moderate or even liberal. He will actually work with you to get your legislation passed, to try to solve problems, and that is something that I think is very important for this institution. It's important and he will say over and over again that helping people to be successful is what makes this operation run smoothly. So with that, Madame Speaker it's my honor to move forward the nomination of Frank Chopp for Speaker of the House. “

MOTIONS

Representative Sullivan moved that the nominations for the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives be closed. The motion was carried.

Representative Sullivan moved that Representative Frank Chopp be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. The motion was carried.

Representative Sullivan escorted Speaker Frank Chopp to the rostrum.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Charles Johnson administered the Oath of Office to Speaker Chopp.

Chief Clerk Baker congratulated the Speaker and turned the gavel over to him.

SPEAKER’S REMARKS

Mr. Speaker: “Thanks Pat for those great words, I really appreciate it, I really do. Also, let us recognize Paul Harris for that great singing. I could barely talk, let alone sing here, so thanks Paul, so much. Also, I want to recognize Secretary of State Ralph Munro who’s here for his 150^th opening day. Actually it’s only fifty but Ralph has been here for so many years, done a great job for our state, and we should keep in mind is also from Bremerton. Ralph, thank you so much. At this point I would like to recognize the person who handed me the gave, Barbara Baker. Barbara’s served as our Chief Clerk for ten years. Her goodwill, her patience, her understanding and leadership have distinguished her as one of the best Chief Clerks ever to serve this House. Most of all she has set a high mark for ethical behavior and fair treatment of everybody, in a job that demands real devotion to service. Barb, I just want to thank you so much for your great work. Please everybody up. Please join me in applauding our great Chief Clerk. Imagine putting up with us for ten years.

Welcome to the people’s house. Will the new members please stand? John(Lovick) and John(Koster) keep standing Great to see both of you back. Thank you all for stepping forward to serve the people of Washington State. I know that you enter this chamber with one goal and that is to solve the problems facing our communities and our people. Your energy will be an asset to us all. Now everybody up and let's give a rousing standing ovation for all these new members.

None of us could do this job without the support of our families, employers and friends. In particular, I want to thank all the family members who are here with us today, for the sacrifices you have made to allow us to be here. Let me introduce my family. With me today is my wife Nancy Long, and my daughter Ellie.

Here in the people's house we work hard to meet the needs of the people across our state. We reject the notion that there are conflicting regions or cultures in our state. We work for the success of one Washington, based on the shared values of our people. These values have led this house to enact a record of great accomplishments.

Because we believe that early investments in education will pay dividends for decades to come, we passed the Early Start Act, the largest expansion of early learning in state history.

Because we believe that education is the best way up and out of poverty we passed opportunity gap legislation and carried out the college bound and opportunity scholarship programs to help our next generation.

Because we believe that health care is a fundamental human need, we expanded our Apple Health program by six hundred thousand people, the largest expansion of health care in state history

Because we believe that mental illness deserves the same concern as physical illness, we enacted Joel’s Law, Shana's Law and Ricky's Law empowering families and friends to save lives, and giving them greater peace of mind.

Because we believe in putting people to work, we approved the largest investments in public works jobs and transportation in state history to help create an economy that can work for everybody. Thank you Judy.

And because we very much believe in standing up for working people, this House passed a huge increase in the state minimum wage and a mandate for paid sick and safe leave. And this past November the voters of our state agreed.

Because we believe in equal justice for all, we passed the Equal Pay Act and the Voting Rights Act and someday soon we hope the Senate will agree.

And most importantly because basic education is a constitutional right, we acted to fulfill our duty to our kids and passed House Bills 2261 and 2776, which form the framework for the McCleary Supreme Court decision. Three and a half years ago this house actually passed a package that funded the promise it made to provide excellent education for our kids, but the Senate refused to act then. But this year, this year we must get the job done. This year there will be many important issues for us to take into consideration, like supporting our community colleges and providing opportunities for job creation in areas of high unemployment the state. But this year providing full funding of basic education is imperative. Our young people are depending on us to get the job done. It's important to our students and their families, but also to our businesses and our workforce, to create a better economy for all of us.

At the same time, we must rededicate ourselves to the provision of basic health care for our people. In the other Washington back East, there is a very very real threat to 750,000 of our fellow Washingtonians. An average of fifteen thousand of our neighbors in each legislative district are on the verge of losing their health care. If that happens, many will suffer, many will go bankrupt, many will be neglected, many will die. Whatever happens in Washington D.C., in this Washington we must not let our neighbors in rural and urban areas be without basic health. That includes mental health all across our state. In every workplace,in hospital hallways, in the jails and on the streets, people are struggling with mental illness.

Over the past several years, we've made a lot of progress in education and health care but we have so much more to do. As we work on these goals, let us treat each other with respect. Keep an open mind and most importantly hold the public interest as our prime directive. Our constitutional duty is to fund our students who are learning, our moral imperative is to care for our people who are suffering. Because we believe in working together for one Washington. Please let's get to work. Thank you very much.”

POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Representative Kristiansen: “Thank you Mr. Speaker and congratulations on becoming speaker again. Congratulations to all of you here. To families and friends in the gallery and in the wings today, I want to thank you so much for the support that you provide to all of us back home and here. This job can be a tough job as the Speaker knows and as you who have been here for a little while know. The challenges that are before us can be very difficult and I've said this before, but it's for those new members that are here with us today.

One of the things that kind of brings me back in is I go to the fourth floor in this building and I look at the class pictures of those who've been here before us in very challenging times. And we're going to face some challenges this year. But like those that have gone before us, they have come up with a way to get the job done. They've come up with a way, in the past, to work with each other, despite their differences. They’ve come up with a way that when things seemed impossible or improbable, they were able to set their personal stuff aside. They were able to look at each other in the eye and focus in on what those real challenges were and the fact that the citizens sent us down here collectively to govern this state. Not for any special interest group, but for the citizens of the state of Washington.

And my hope as we convene today and as all, well I guess only ninety seven of us today, were sworn in, that we are going to do that. That our goal as we move forward, is going to be to set a lot of our personal stuff aside without stepping across that line that each one of us has in our own lives. There's a time to campaign. It was a brutal year for that, amen. But now it's time to govern. And governing is what we were actually hired to do. Each one of us has approximately 137,000 constituents that we represent, and there's nearly seven million people in this state that are counting on us to take on these challenges and get the job done, and do it right by them. Not by us, by them, and some of the times, I’ve got to admit, I struggle with that. Because like many of you, if not all of you in here, you have your own personal agenda. We have our own personal ideals. Our convictions, those echo chambers and those citizens in those groups that we talk to all the time that are pushing us really hard to make sure that we meet their needs. And I don't know that if we're really going to be successful, any one of us individually in this job or collectively, that we can afford to have tunnel vision on our own issues. The luxury of having tunnel vision on our own issues has got to be set aside if we're going to get this job done and do it right

And Mr Speaker, you and I have been able to work I think very well the last several years. In coming up with budgets it's only been the last couple budgets actually were some of the strongest bipartisan budgets in decades and it wasn't because we agreed on everything. My wife is in the wings here and if I have your permission I’d like to introduce my wife Janet - getting back to, getting back to agreeing with somebody all the time. I always agree with her. It may not always be reciprocated but thirty-one years later we're going strong. But collectively if despite our differences, we can work together, we can be a strong united front here.

We all come from all walks of life. We come from different backgrounds, demographics, everything about us is so doggone diverse. I mean we’re a pretty eclectic bunch wouldn’t you say? But it's cool to see the fact that we have got all corners of this state represented here. But, let's not forget that that person that you're sitting next to, that person that is sitting across the room from you, that person that's going to be sitting alongside you in committee, that person that maybe you just met today may not think the way you do. May not have been raised the way you were, may not have the same background, ethnicity, religion, marriage all that stuff. But can we set that stuff aside?

A few years ago I was asked to speak at a high school senior class meeting. I gotta tell you it was May - nothing like having hundreds of seventeen and eighteen-year-olds with spring fever on a sunny May day and you're supposed to talk to these kids for an hour. And I was five minutes into my little thing and we open it up for Q and A. One of the first questions that was asked of me was ‘Representative Kristiansen, what's your party affiliation?’ gulp. There's no good answer to that, by the way. But what I did is I explained why I had a Republican affiliation. And as soon as that word Republican came out of my mouth, the room was filled with cheers and jeers and a lot of single digit sign language. Thumbs up, come on you guys. And that was just the staff. The kids, you know, the kids had a pretty emotional response to it as well, but thankfully I did have the mike and I asked them all I said ‘Now I want you to all think about something. First of all I what do you think about your last name,’ and for those of you are sitting here on the floor it's on your desk, in case you weren’t sure. ‘And I want you to be honest with this, the answer to this next question. If you always agreed with and condoned the actions of everybody who has the same last name you do?’ The place went silent, except for one kid who said ‘Well I have.’ and I said ‘So you've always agreed with Mom and Dad?’ ‘Well maybe not.’ said ‘gotcha.’

Politics is very similar to that. Let's not put people in a corner or judge them based on their affiliations. Whether it be political, whether it be your sex, your religion, and so on and so forth. Let's get to know each other down here, because as the Speaker and I have come to know each other over the course the last few years it's been very interesting, our conversations that we've had, of course we're always talking about you guys. But it's been very interesting for me as I've gotten to know the speaker, to understand what really motivates him. Now the way by which me we may want to get there may be different, but oftentimes our goals are very very similar if not the same. Let's keep that in mind as we move forward.

Because as we've seen at a national level, I don't want to be like Washington D.C., regardless of who's in control. We’re Washington state let's do right by the citizens that hired us here. Let's keep them in mind because behind every dollar that we're in charge of, behind every regulation that we pass, behind every law, amendment, bill, all the stuff we're doing down, here there are real people that are being affected by, and having to abide by, those things that we do down here. Let's keep them in mind. Let's be respectful of each other as we move forward, and I want to thank you Mr Speaker for your job and working with you. We've got a lot of work still to get done down here. It's not just education, believe it or not. We've got a lot of other things that are important to deal with as well and I want to thank you all for the job that you do and I look forward to working with all of you. Thank you Mr. Speaker”

ELECTION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

Representative Goodman: “Thank you very much Mr. Speaker. It is a great honor to speak on behalf of my friend and a very accomplished colleague Representative Tina Orwall. Her presence is familiar to the members here, having already served as Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore of the last session. She has led this body through some contentious and challenging debates, always maintaining the decorum necessary which really serves as an example to our citizens. She has impressive legislative accomplishments which is a testament to her building constructive and agreeable relationships with each of us. She has a thorough knowledge of the rules of the House, and more than anything, Representative Orwall leads us with a sense of grace which unfortunately is in short supply in too many political arenas in this country. And so I'm very proud to nominate Representative Tina Orwall for Speaker Pro Tempore of the House. Thank you, Mr Speaker”

MOTIONS

Representative Sullivan moved that the nominations for the Office of Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives be closed. The motion was carried.

Representative Sullivan moved that Representative Tina Orwall be elected Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives. The motion was carried.

Representative Goodman escorted Speaker Pro Tempore Orwall to the rostrum.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Charles Johnson administered the Oath of Office to Speaker Pro Tempore Orwall.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE REMARKS

Representative Orwall: “I want to say thank you. I'm so deeply honored and touched that you trust me with this position. I want to thank the good gentleman from the forty-fifth for those very kind words and for your leadership in the house and having worked with you as chair of public safety you just do extraordinary work, thank you. You know it's interesting I was reflecting on my years as Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore, we shared a lot of experiences. A lot of late nights and long sessions. I know members got pretty well versed in switching between Mr. Speaker and Madam Speaker, that was nice. And there was something about a broken voting machine, so I'm glad we got through all that.

This is such an incredible institution to work in. I want to thank Mr. Speaker for your support. I also want to thank Representative Dan Kristiansen for your leadership. I'm really excited also to serve with Representative John Lovick. You served this institution for many years and I look forward to teaming up with you.

My children couldn’t be here today. Like a lot of us, our children grow up and they're out doing their career path, but I thought about them today because we all know our families make such incredible sacrifices for us to be here, and I know as they're venturing in their careers we're down here because we want every child in this state to be successful and to have a career path. I wantto thank my good friend Bill Fletcher for being here today

One of the things I reflected on was when we do the Pledge of Allegiance, it makes me think of my father. My father was a World WarTwo veteran and he was a businessman. He was the hardest working man I've ever met, and we had a tradition at our house of putting out the flag every day, I don't know if you did as well, and he always taught me how to take care of the flag. It never can touch the ground, how to fold it and really what it meant to him, and I know when we say the Pledge of Allegiance, it touches something in all of our hearts and to me that's what brings us together, is that deep love we have for our country.

And I really hope that as we’re working on what might be a tough, but hopefully very focused and timely session, is that we're going to think about those bonds that bring us together, because I think if the people of Washington, knew allthe great things we got done together, it would give them hope. So hopefully this session will be about healing and strengthening our communities, our state and our country, and again I am just so honored to serve and look forward to a very great session. Thank you.”

ELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

Representative Santos: “Thank you Mr Speaker. Opening day of legislative session is always just a remarkable day, full of a lot of pomp and circumstance, but particularly for new members. We have many new members in this chamber,and we also have some returning members, so we want to welcome them back. But it is also a day I think that reminds us of how awesome, how truly awesome is the responsibility that we have been given, and the privilege that we have been given to represent the people of the state of Washington.

The gentleman that I place in nomination for Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore, Representative John Lovick, is a member that we are welcoming back. He previously served as the Speaker Pro Tempore of this chamber. At the time, we often called him Johnny Decorum. Because as Speaker Pro Tempore, one of the talents and abilities he had was to impart, both by his demeanor but also by his expectation of our behavior, a gravitas and a dignity that is the core and essence of this institution and our democracy. In policy debates, he ruled with an even hand but let me tell you when he was prime sponsoring a bill, you never saw anyone more tenacious. You remember the seat belt bill.

He is also somebody who has a heart of gold. One of the things that I will always remember about Representative Lovick is when one of our colleagues who lived in the same county was in need of daily dialysis. He would drive her every day back to Snohomish County to receive her dialysis, and then bring her back again. Mr. Speaker I cannot think of a finer person to serve as the Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore, who along with you and the newly elected Speaker Pro Tempore, will represent visibly and honorably the diverse faces of the people's house in Washington State. Please support this nomination for Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore.”

MOTIONS

Representative Sullivan moved that the nominations for the Office of Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives be closed. The motion was carried.

Representative Sullivan moved that Representative John Lovick be elected Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives. The motion was carried.

Representative Santos escorted Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore Lovick to the rostrum.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Charles Johnson administered the Oath of Office to Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore Lovick.

DEPUTY SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE REMARKS

Representative Lovick: “I want to start by thanking the Chief Justice and my good friend from the thirty-seventh district. I want you to know that you are both kind and thoughtful public servants, thank you very very much. I want to introduce my wife Karen of many many many years and my two great friends Linda Heller and Joyce Watson. They're all retired school teachers in the Everett school district, all three of them. And, this next young man is, Karen and I are blessed with five children and five grand boys and this is our oldest grandson Sarrod. I want Sarrod to know we're so proud of you. Proud of the great things that you're doing in the community, proud of the things that you are doing in school, we’re just happy to have you here, thank you. I am going to close by thanking the brave men and women in our military serving both here at home and abroad, our law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency responders for all that they do to keep us safe in our homes, on our streets, and for keeping our children safe in our schools. Thank you very very much and I’m going to say, like the Speaker always says, ‘let’s get to work.’ Thank you.”

ELECTION OF THE CHIEF CLERK

Representative Cody: “Thank you Mr. Speaker. Many of us think we know Bernard Dean but I would just like to give a few words about him. Bernard is a born and bred Washingtonian, graduated from Steilacoom High School, went to college here in Washington. I think many of you know that he's a Coug, we hear that a lot around here. He graduated in ‘94 with his bachelors, in ‘96 with his masters. He's been working for us here in the house since the year 2000 and I was lucky enough to actually work with Bernard when he was on the House Appropriations Committee.

Bernard got the great task of handling long term care, and for those of you who’ve been around for a while know, there's always a few bills about long term care and financing and we went through quite a few different iterations of nursing home financing and this was also in the era of the IEPs (the individual providers) becoming unionized and having contracts. Well I have to admit, I did torment Bernard on a few occasions with wearing purple or leaving purple things in his office because he was having some difficulties with all the people that would be coming to visit him in his office. I also, he maintains, (I have no recollection of this event) but at one point I was shooting Nerf bullets at him because he was telling me that we couldn't fund something the way I wanted to do it. I will admit that I was the one when he started working as the Deputy Chief Clerk that told the freshman that year that you had to rub his head when you put on an amendment to make sure that your amendment would pass. So I will take some responsibility for the thinning of his hair. I also would like to say that he has done a great job the last ten years as Deputy Chief Clerk. He did leave us for four months this last summer. He refers to it as a sabbatical, I think he lost his way, but fortunately he has returned to us. So again, I nominate Bernard Dean for Chief Clerk”

Representative Smith: “Well thank you Mr. Speaker, and before I begin about Bernard I would just like to join Representative Lovick and to say thank you for all of law enforcement. It is Law Enforcement day and we have such a, we owe so much in terms of our own gratitude to those men and women who are protecting us each and every day on our streets so we want to say thank you.

It is an honor to stand and nominate Bernard Dean and to ask my colleagues to join us in supporting him today to become our Chief Clerk. There are a couple things I just want to mention. As you have already heard he did become our Deputy Chief Clerk in 2007 and I arrived shortly after that. What has struck me about Bernard’s service to this institution is his commitment to its integrity. His commitment to doing what is right to helping us see what is right, in listening to us, in being willing to consider new ideas but giving us the very best of his guidance. He is an able administrator which is a huge task here that I think probably most of the public does not recognize, in keeping those many pages and amendments and bills moving and moving effectively. He is an able administrator because he cares about people and he wants us to do our job well.

You know there is an ancient story of a king in which it was said that he serves with integrity and skillful hands, and I believe that as our Chief Clerk that's why I stand here today. I believe Bernard will serve us with integrity and he will bring to this institution the kind of skill that we need in our Chief Clerk, and that the people of the state will be grateful for and will appreciate and with that I would ask for you to join me in supporting Bernard Dean as our Chief Clerk.”

MOTIONS

Representative Sullivan moved that the nominations for the Office of Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives be closed. The motion was carried.

Representative Sullivan moved that Bernard Dean be elected Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. The motion was carried.

Representatives Cody and Smith escorted Chief Clerk Dean to the rostrum.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Charles Johnson administered the Oath of Office to Chief Clerk Dean.

Chief Clerk Dean: ”Thank you Associate Chief Justice Johnson, thank you Speaker Chopp, Representatives Cody and Smith, I appreciate your kind nominating remarks. I was warned about Representative Cody but I trust her.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as Chief Clerk. It's been an honor to have been a part of this institution for the last sixteen years, and I look forward to serving you in my new capacity. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Nona Snell for agreeing to serve with me as Deputy Chief Clerk. Everyone here could have chosen a different line of work. One that perhaps pays more, requires fewer hours, comes with more prestige or perhaps involves fewer headaches, but both members and staff are here because you're committed to public service and to improving people's lives

I learned the value of public service as a young child from my father who proudly served our country for twenty-five years in the United States Army. After retiring he continued to serve by working at the V.A. hospital in Lakewood. He was stationed in Germany for part of his military career which is where he met my mother. My mom and my dad taught me about hard work, respect and discipline. They taught me to use money wisely and to live frugally. I know I have a reputation for being a bit of a stickler and a penny pincher when it comes to managing House resources, so now you know it's not my fault, it's genetics.

I also learned that part of public service involves sacrifice. You all made sacrifices to be here and will continue to do so. The late nights, the time away from your families, that's part of what it means to serve in this great institution and I don't take that lightly. I can appreciate those sacrifices, having raised a young daughter while working many late evenings and weekends scrubbing budgets on the Appropriations Committee staff. My daughter is now a young adult and headed back to her college campus today - she's actually on a flight back to Georgia. She probably still thinks I spend too much time here at work but I know she understands the importance of public service so thank you again for everything that you do to be part of this great institution and for working together to develop good public policy for the people of this state.

And finally I want to thank my parents for all the support that they've given me over the years. Unfortunately my parents could not be here today. My father took a bit of a fall last week and is recovering from a few broken ribs, but I want you both to know how much I appreciate you. He's eighty one years old and still refereeing varsity basketball games if you can believe that. Lastly to my mother who may be watching: ‘Ohne euch, wäre Ich nicht hier.” Or, in English, ‘I would not be here without you.’ Thank you all.”

Speaker Chopp thanked Justice Johnson and called upon Representatives Pellicciotti and Walsh to escort the Justice from the Chamber.

RESOLUTION

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2017-4600, by Representatives Sullivan and Kretz

BE IT RESOLVED, That a committee consisting of two members of the House of Representatives be appointed by the Speaker of the House to notify the Governor that the House is organized and ready to conduct business.

Representative Sullivan moved adoption of HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 4600

Representative Sullivan spoke in favor of the adoption of the resolution.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 4600 was adopted.

The Speaker appointed Representatives McBride and Steele to notify the Governor.

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

INTRODUCTION & FIRST READING

HB 1000 by Representatives Doglio, Appleton, Dolan, Frame, Peterson, Gregerson, Santos, Fey, Sawyer and Cody

AN ACT Relating to the use of deadly force by law enforcement and corrections officers; amending RCW 9A.16.040; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

HB 1001 by Representatives Morris, Smith, Tarleton, Haler and Doglio

AN ACT Relating to utility easements on state-owned aquatic lands; and amending RCW 79.110.240.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

HB 1002 by Representatives Taylor, Shea, McCaslin, Volz, Klippert, J. Walsh, Griffey, Chandler, Holy, Harris, Short, Hargrove, Rodne, Buys, Pike, Young, Koster, Barkis, MacEwen and McCabe

AN ACT Relating to restricting public funds from being used for elective abortions; amending RCW 9.02.100, 9.02.160, 9.02.170, and 43.70.040; reenacting and amending RCW 74.09.659; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1003 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Volz, Rodne, J. Walsh, Haler, Holy, Short, McCaslin, Young, Pike, Koster, Hargrove, MacEwen, Barkis, Van Werven, Buys, Schmick, Klippert and Chandler

AN ACT Relating to requiring parental notification for abortion; adding a new section to chapter 9.02 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1004 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, McCaslin, MacEwen, Buys, Haler and Young

AN ACT Relating to protecting the constitutionally guaranteed right to the lawful possession of firearms during a state of emergency; amending RCW 43.06.220; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1005 by Representatives Taylor, Orcutt, Shea, J. Walsh, Haler, Condotta, Young, McCaslin, Griffey, Van Werven, Dent, Short, Manweller, Hargrove, Holy, Rodne, Buys, Pike, Koster, Barkis and Schmick

AN ACT Relating to creating accountability in agency rule-making authority; amending RCW 34.05.030; adding new sections to chapter 34.05 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on State Government, Elections & Information Technology.

HB 1006 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, McCaslin, Buys and Young

AN ACT Relating to protecting the right to work; amending RCW 41.56.113, 41.56.122, 41.59.060, 41.59.140, 41.76.045, 41.80.050, 41.80.100, 47.64.130, 49.66.010, 49.66.050, and 53.18.050; adding new sections to chapter 49.36 RCW; prescribing penalties; and repealing RCW 28B.52.045 and 47.64.160.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

HB 1007 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, McCaslin, Buys and Chandler

AN ACT Relating to accommodating the civil rights of religious objectors to mandatory payments to labor organizations; and amending RCW 41.56.122, 41.76.045, 41.59.100, 28B.52.045, 49.39.090, 47.64.160, 41.80.100, and 49.66.010.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

HB 1008 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Short, McCaslin, Buys, Schmick and Haler

AN ACT Relating to the acquisition of land by state natural resources agencies; amending RCW 77.12.037, 77.12.220, 79.70.030, 79.71.040, 79A.05.030, and 79A.05.095; adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.30 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 79A.05 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

HB 1009 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Short, McCaslin, Pike, Buys, Haler and Young

AN ACT Relating to clarifying that the authority to mitigate environmental impacts under the state environmental policy act applies only to significant adverse environmental impacts; and amending RCW 43.21C.060.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

HB 1010 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Holy, Short, McCaslin, Pike, Haler and Young

AN ACT Relating to directing the department of ecology to submit an annual report to the legislature detailing the department's participation in interagency agreements; amending RCW 43.21A.150; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

HB 1011 by Representatives Taylor, Shea, McCaslin, Young, Klippert, J. Walsh, Haler, Short, Manweller, Hargrove, Pike, Holy, Rodne, Buys, Koster and Schmick

AN ACT Relating to allowing the use of gender-segregated facilities; and amending RCW 49.60.030.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1012 by Representatives Taylor, Young, McCaslin, Harris, Manweller, Volz, Shea, J. Walsh, Stambaugh, Smith, Haler, Hargrove, Holy, Rodne, Short, Pike, Hayes, Bergquist, Schmick and Klippert

AN ACT Relating to eliminating the use of the high school science assessment as a graduation prerequisite; and amending RCW 28A.655.061, 28A.655.065, and 28A.655.068.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1013 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Short, McCaslin, Buys, Haler, Young and Pike

AN ACT Relating to reducing overlap between the state environmental policy act and other laws; and amending RCW 43.21C.060, 43.21C.240, 43.21C.460, 36.70C.140, 36.70A.295, and 43.21C.075.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

HB 1014 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Holy, Short, McCaslin, Pike, Buys, Haler and Young

AN ACT Relating to establishing a peer review process to ensure robust economic analysis of department of ecology administrative rules; amending RCW 19.85.030; adding new sections to chapter 34.05 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

HB 1015 by Representatives Shea, Taylor, McCaslin, Buys and Haler

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol by persons with a valid concealed pistol license in certain facilities; adding a new section to chapter 36.100 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.102 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1016 by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Goodman, Condotta, Holy, Young, McCaslin, Hayes, Appleton, Van Werven, Buys, Haler and Blake

AN ACT Relating to requiring a finding of guilt prior to the forfeiture of private property; and amending RCW 9.46.231, 9.68A.120, 9A.88.150, 10.105.010, 9A.83.030, 19.290.230, 46.61.5058, 69.50.505, 70.74.400, 82.24.130, 82.26.230, 82.26.240, 82.32.670, and 82.38.360.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1017 by Representatives McCaslin, Barkis, Blake, Holy, Pettigrew, Haler, Taylor, Shea, Harris, Chandler, Smith, Muri, Stokesbary, Nealey, Stambaugh, Griffey, Vick, Buys, Dye, Short, Pike, Wilcox, Van Werven, Hargrove, Young, Klippert, Kilduff and Sawyer

AN ACT Relating to the siting of schools and school facilities; amending RCW 36.70A.280 and 36.70A.280; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

HB 1018 by Representatives Dent, Gregerson, Hargrove, Tarleton, Pike and Klippert

AN ACT Relating to modifying the maximum amount for grants provided to airports and air navigation facilities; amending RCW 47.68.090; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1019 by Representatives Dent, Goodman, Griffey, Blake, Dye, Short, Haler, Tharinger, Shea and Chandler

AN ACT Relating to state fire services mobilization; amending RCW 43.43.960; reenacting and amending RCW 43.43.960; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1020 by Representatives Johnson, Fey, Caldier, Cody, Appleton, Barkis and Haler

AN ACT Relating to allowing beer and/or wine specialty shop licensees to sell products made by distillers that produce sixty thousand gallons or less of spirits per year; reenacting and amending RCW 66.24.371; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Gaming.

HB 1021 by Representatives MacEwen, Hargrove, Stokesbary, Haler, Young, Pike, Shea and Chandler

AN ACT Relating to funding education first; amending RCW 28A.150.380 and 43.88.030; adding a new section to chapter 44.04 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1022 by Representatives MacEwen, Pettigrew and Haler

AN ACT Relating to alien victims of certain qualifying criminal activity; and adding a new chapter to Title 7 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

HB 1023 by Representatives MacEwen, Stanford, Muri, Young, Kilduff and Shea

AN ACT Relating to military student participation in varsity extracurricular activities; and amending RCW 28A.225.280.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1024 by Representatives MacEwen, Muri and Haler

AN ACT Relating to authorizing cities and counties to facilitate the maintenance and repair of private roadways impacting the public interest; and adding a new chapter to Title 36 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1025 by Representatives Taylor, Manweller, Shea, McCaslin, Stokesbary, Smith, Holy, Condotta, Rodne, Short, Buys, Pike, Young, Hargrove, Hayes, Van Werven and Haler

AN ACT Relating to establishing priorities for enactment of appropriations and tax legislation; and adding a new section to chapter 43.88 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1026 by Representatives Appleton, Tharinger, Robinson, Stanford, Lytton, Ormsby, Jinkins, Wylie, Goodman, Sells, Farrell, Doglio, Riccelli, Fey, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Dolan, Chapman and Frame

AN ACT Relating to requiring the submission of a waiver to the federal government to create the Washington health security trust; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 82.04.260 and 48.14.0201; providing contingent effective dates; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1027 by Representatives Barkis, Vick, Stanford, Kirby and Ryu

AN ACT Relating to surplus line broker licensing; and amending RCW 48.15.070 and 48.15.073.

Referred to Committee on Business & Financial Services.

HB 1028 by Representatives Pollet, Farrell and Appleton

AN ACT Relating to reducing air pollution associated with asphalt production in urban areas; amending RCW 70.94.370; adding a new section to chapter 70.94 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

HB 1029 by Representatives Harmsworth, Young, Hargrove, Rodne, Orcutt, Muri, Santos and Pike

AN ACT Relating to the election and authority of regional transit authority board members; amending RCW 81.112.010 and 81.112.030; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 81.112.040; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1030 by Representatives Harmsworth, Young, Griffey, Rodne, Shea, Hargrove, Orcutt, Hayes, Stokesbary, Stanford, Buys, Schmick, Muri, Haler, Pike and Pollet

AN ACT Relating to replacing the Interstate 405 express toll lanes with a general purpose lane and a high occupancy vehicle lane; reenacting and amending RCW 47.56.810 and 43.84.092; adding a new section to chapter 47.01 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 47.56.880, 47.56.886, and 47.56.884; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1031 by Representatives Lytton, Morris, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Springer, Gregerson and Hudgins

AN ACT Relating to the use of unmanned aerial systems near certain protected marine species; and amending RCW 77.15.740.

Referred to Committee on Technology & Economic Development.

HB 1032 by Representatives Ryu, Orcutt, Kirby, Vick, Santos, Nealey, Appleton, Manweller, Sawyer, Muri, Blake, Goodman, Stonier, Ortiz-Self, Springer, Hargrove, Peterson, Tarleton, Pettigrew, Stokesbary, Farrell, Clibborn, Stanford, Lytton, Pollet, Kagi, Fitzgibbon, Barkis, Van Werven, Frame, Dolan, Buys, Gregerson, Haler, Young, Dent, Kilduff, Shea and Macri

AN ACT Relating to the excise taxation of martial arts; amending RCW 82.04.050; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

HB 1033 by Representatives Manweller, Hargrove, Haler, Buys and Muri

AN ACT Relating to expanding access to the state need grant by modifying awards for students attending private four-year institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.92.050 and 28B.92.065; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1034 by Representative Manweller

AN ACT Relating to legal actions against the state by state officials; amending RCW 43.10.040 and 43.12.075; and adding a new section to chapter 43.01 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1035 by Representatives Manweller and Short

AN ACT Relating to ensuring the accuracy of prevailing wage survey data provided by interested parties; and amending RCW 39.12.026.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

HB 1036 by Representatives Harmsworth, Kirby, Short and Muri

AN ACT Relating to business practices of registered tow truck operators by authorizing electronic records creation and storage; and amending RCW 46.55.150 and 46.55.160.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1037 by Representatives Stanford, Vick and Short

AN ACT Relating to notice sent by and certain release of information affecting registered tow truck operators; and amending RCW 46.55.110 and 46.52.130.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1038 by Representatives Condotta, Stanford, Johnson, Vick, Haler and Sawyer

AN ACT Relating to increasing the number of tasting rooms allowed under a domestic winery license; amending RCW 66.24.170; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1039 by Representatives Wylie, Condotta, Johnson, Haler and Fey

AN ACT Relating to allowing sales of growlers of wine; and amending RCW 66.28.360.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Gaming.

HB 1040 by Representatives Wylie, Condotta, Johnson and Haler

AN ACT Relating to providing small winery tax relief; and reenacting and amending RCW 66.24.210.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1041 by Representatives Clibborn, Kilduff, Ormsby, Gregerson, Santos and Fey

AN ACT Relating to facilitating compliance with the federal REAL ID act by modifying driver's license and identicard design and fees; amending RCW 46.20.202; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; and repealing RCW 43.41.390 and 46.20.191.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1042 by Representatives Springer, Harris, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger and Sawyer

AN ACT Relating to eliminating the office of the insurance commissioner's school district or educational service district annual report; amending RCW 28A.400.275; and repealing RCW 48.02.210 and 48.62.181.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

HB 1043 by Representatives Robinson, Harris, Clibborn, Riccelli, Cody, Jinkins, Tharinger, Appleton and Sawyer

AN ACT Relating to nonpublic personal health information; and adding a new section to chapter 48.02 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1044 by Representatives MacEwen and Barkis

AN ACT Relating to homeownership projects through the housing trust fund; and amending RCW 43.185.050.

Referred to Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1045 by Representatives Kirby and Vick

AN ACT Relating to licensing and enforcement provisions applicable to money transmitters and currency exchanges under the uniform money services act; amending RCW 19.230.010, 19.230.020, 19.230.030, 19.230.040, 19.230.050, 19.230.070, 19.230.100, 19.230.110, 19.230.130, 19.230.140, 19.230.150, 19.230.152, 19.230.180, 19.230.200, 19.230.210, 19.230.250, 19.230.290, 19.230.320, and 19.230.330; adding new sections to chapter 19.230 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Business & Financial Services.

HB 1046 by Representative MacEwen

AN ACT Relating to certificates of academic and individual achievement; amending RCW 28A.155.045, 28A.230.090, 28A.230.122, 28A.230.125, 28A.655.070, 28A.180.100, 28A.195.010, 28A.305.130, and 28A.600.310; adding a new section to chapter 28A.655 RCW; and repealing RCW 28A.600.405, 28A.655.061, 28A.655.063, 28A.655.065, 28A.655.066, and 28A.655.068.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1047 by Representatives Peterson, Appleton, Stanford, Robinson, Lytton, Ormsby, Senn, Jinkins, Bergquist, Frame, Gregerson, Doglio, Fey, Tharinger, Ryu, Kilduff, Macri, Hudgins, Farrell, Sawyer and Cody

AN ACT Relating to protecting the public's health by creating a system for safe and secure collection and disposal of unwanted medications; amending RCW 69.41.030; reenacting and amending RCW 42.56.270; adding a new section to chapter 69.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.95 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 69 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1048 by Representatives Morris, Fitzgibbon, Fey, Hudgins and Tarleton

AN ACT Relating to promoting a sustainable, local renewable energy industry through modifying renewable energy system tax incentives and providing guidance for renewable energy system component recycling; amending RCW 82.16.120, 82.16.130, 82.08.962, 82.08.963, 82.12.962, and 82.12.963; adding new sections to chapter 82.16 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1049 by Representative Morris

AN ACT Relating to unmanned aircraft; adding a new section to chapter 47.68 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Technology & Economic Development.

HB 1050 by Representative DeBolt

AN ACT Relating to financing of Chehalis basin flood damage reduction and habitat restoration projects; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092; and adding new sections to chapter 43.99G RCW.

Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

HB 1051 by Representative DeBolt

AN ACT Relating to financing essential public infrastructure; amending RCW 43.155.020, 43.155.030, 43.155.040, 43.155.060, 43.155.065, 43.155.068, 43.155.070, 43.155.075, and 43.155.120; reenacting and amending RCW 43.155.050; adding new sections to chapter 43.155 RCW; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and providing a contingent effective date.

Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

HB 1052 by Representatives Sawyer, Appleton, Bergquist and Macri

AN ACT Relating to repealing the requirement that credentialing authorities suspend a person's occupational credential for nonpayment or default of certain student loans; amending RCW 67.08.100; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 2.48.165, 18.04.420, 18.08.470, 18.11.270, 18.16.230, 18.20.200, 18.27.360, 18.39.465, 18.43.160, 18.44.460, 18.46.055, 18.76.100, 18.85.341, 18.96.190, 18.104.115, 18.106.290, 18.130.125, 18.140.200, 18.145.125, 18.160.085, 18.165.280, 18.170.163, 18.180.050, 18.185.055, and 28A.410.105.

Referred to Committee on Business & Financial Services.

HB 1053 by Representatives Reeves, Vick, Kirby, Ormsby, Gregerson and Tarleton

AN ACT Relating to the Washington state credit union act; amending RCW 31.12.055, 31.12.065, 31.12.195, 31.12.246, 31.12.267, 31.12.326, 31.12.335, 31.12.386, 31.12.404, and 31.12.413; reenacting and amending RCW 31.12.005; and reenacting RCW 31.12.436.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1054 by Representatives Harris, Cody, Orwall, DeBolt, Johnson, McBride, Clibborn, Short, Pettigrew, Robinson, Fey, Kilduff, Riccelli, Ryu, Nealey, Goodman, Tharinger, Stanford, Frame, Stokesbary, Pollet, Jinkins, Haler, Kagi, Hargrove, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Chapman, Senn, Bergquist, Gregerson, Young, Farrell and Slatter

AN ACT Relating to protecting youth from tobacco products and vapor products by increasing the minimum legal age of sale of tobacco and vapor products; amending RCW 26.28.080, 70.155.005, 70.155.010, 70.345.010, 70.155.020, 70.345.070, 70.345.100, 70.155.030, 70.345.160, 70.155.110, and 70.155.120; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1055 by Representatives Kilduff, Muri, Haler, Shea, Appleton, Klippert, Lovick, Stokesbary, Stanford, Jinkins, Reeves, MacEwen, Koster, Hayes, Barkis, Kloba, Frame, Ormsby, Bergquist, Goodman, Gregerson, Young, Kirby, Fey, Slatter, Sawyer and Tarleton

AN ACT Relating to pro bono legal services for military service members, veterans, and their families; and adding new sections to chapter 43.10 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1056 by Representatives Kilduff, Muri, Appleton, Shea, Lovick, MacEwen, Stanford, Reeves, Fitzgibbon, Frame, Ormsby, Jinkins, Bergquist, Goodman, Gregerson, Kirby, Fey, Slatter and Sawyer

AN ACT Relating to consumer protections for military service members on active duty; amending RCW 38.42.010, 38.42.130, and 38.42.140; and adding a new section to chapter 38.42 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

HB 1057 by Representatives Orwall, Shea, Pollet, Van Werven, Hargrove, Fitzgibbon, Nealey, Kilduff, Ormsby, Jinkins, Goodman, Gregerson, Stambaugh, Hudgins and Tarleton

AN ACT Relating to providing information to students about education loans; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1058 by Representative MacEwen

AN ACT Relating to court-ordered restitution; and amending RCW 9.94A.750 and 9.94A.753.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

HB 1059 by Representatives Lytton, Sullivan, Kagi, Fitzgibbon, Dolan, Kilduff, Frame, Pollet, Senn, Ormsby, Jinkins, Bergquist, Farrell, Blake, Hudgins, Tarleton and Cody

AN ACT Relating to delaying implementation of revisions to the school levy lid; amending RCW 84.52.0531; amending 2013 c 242 s 10, 2012 1st sp.s. c 10 s 10, 2010 c 237 ss 9, 8, and 10, and 2016 c 202 s 56 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 84.52.0531; creating a new section; providing effective dates; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1060 by Representatives Blake, J. Walsh, Appleton and Chapman

AN ACT Relating to the administration of marijuana to students for medical purposes; amending RCW 69.51A.060; adding a new section to chapter 28A.210 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 69.51A RCW.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1061 by Representatives Stanford, Vick, Springer, Jinkins and Kirby

AN ACT Relating to collection agency transaction fees for processing electronic payments; and amending RCW 19.16.100 and 19.16.250.

Referred to Committee on Business & Financial Services.

HB 1062 by Representatives Lovick, Harmsworth, Sells, Hayes, Robinson, Haler, Chandler, Dent, Kagi, Smith, Ryu, Ortiz-Self, Peterson and Stanford

AN ACT Relating to calculating the benchmark rate for certain community residential services; and adding a new section to chapter 71A.12 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1063 by Representatives Morris, Lytton, Fitzgibbon, Appleton and Sawyer

AN ACT Relating to allowing federally recognized tribes with lands held in trust in a county that is west of the Cascade mountain range that borders Puget Sound with a population of at least one hundred eighteen thousand, but less than two hundred fifty thousand, persons to enter into agreements regarding fuel taxes; amending RCW 82.38.310; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1064 by Representatives Morris, Smith, Doglio and Hudgins

AN ACT Relating to removing expiration dates, obsolete dates, and an outdated statutory reference from the enforcement provisions of the underground utility damage prevention act; and amending RCW 19.122.130, 19.122.140, and 19.122.150.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

HB 1065 by Representatives Kirby and Gregerson

AN ACT Relating to penalties for marijuana offenses; amending RCW 69.50.4013, 69.50.401, and 69.50.4014; reenacting and amending RCW 69.50.101; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Gaming.

HB 1066 by Representatives Kirby and Vick

AN ACT Relating to authorizing funeral planning and funeral services as noninsurance benefits under group life and disability insurance policies; and amending RCW 48.24.280 and 48.21.380.

Referred to Committee on Business & Financial Services.

HB 1067 by Representatives Ormsby and Jinkins

AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 28B.15.067, 36.70A.725, 38.52.540, 41.26.450, 43.08.190, 43.09.475, 43.43.839, 43.101.200, 43.320.110, 70.105D.070, 70.119A.120, 71.24.580, 77.12.203, 79.64.040, 79.64.110, 79.105.150, 82.19.040, 82.19.040, and 86.26.007; amending 2013 2nd sp.s. c 15 s 8 (uncodified); amending 2015 c 15 ss 8 and 9 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 43.155.050; creating new sections; making appropriations; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1068 by Representatives Ormsby and Jinkins

AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending 2016 1st sp.s. c 36 ss 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 120, 121, 124, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 141, 143, 147, 148, 149, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 402, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 511, 512, 513, 516, 517, 602, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 615, 617, 701, 706, 801, and 804 (uncodified); amending 2015 3rd sp.s. c 4 ss 108, 125, 506, 703, and 710 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2015 3rd sp.s. c 4 (uncodified); making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1069 by Representatives Jinkins, Appleton, Kirby, Fey and Cody

AN ACT Relating to procedures for enforcing outpatient civil commitment orders; amending RCW 71.05.590, 71.05.590, and 71.05.590; providing effective dates; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

HB 1070 by Representatives Jinkins, Appleton, Robinson, Kirby, Doglio and Fey

AN ACT Relating to filing fee surcharges for funding dispute resolution centers; and amending RCW 7.75.035.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1071 by Representatives Kirby and Vick

AN ACT Relating to repealing an expiration date for legislation enacted in 2015 regarding pawnbroker fees and interest rates; and repealing 2015 c 294 s 2 (uncodified).

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1072 by Representatives Koster, Young and Shea

AN ACT Relating to restoring the balance of powers between the branches of government as established by the people in the state Constitution; adding a new chapter to Title 44 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HJM 4000 by Representatives Shea, Taylor and McCaslin

Petitioning for the creation of a new state in eastern Washington.

Referred to Committee on State Government, Elections & Information Technology.

HJM 4001 by Representatives Sawyer and Manweller

Concerning the coordination of legislation and regulations to increase the portability of occupational credentials between Washington, Oregon, and California.

Referred to Committee on Business & Financial Services.

HJR 4200 by Representatives DeBolt and Haler

Amending the Constitution to allow the state to guarantee debt issued on behalf of a political subdivision for essential public infrastructure.

Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

HCR 4400 by Representatives Cody, Kagi, Johnson, Appleton, Frame, Ormsby, Jinkins, Short, Young, DeBolt, Hudgins and Tarleton

Naming the building at 1063 Capitol Way "The Helen Sommers Building."

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HCR 4401 by Representatives Sullivan, Kretz and Sawyer

Calling a Joint Session of the Legislature.

There being no objection, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401 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. 4401, by Representatives Sullivan, Kretz and Sawyer

Calling a Joint Session of the Legislature.

The concurrent resolution was read the second time.

There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the concurrent resolution was placed on final passage.

Representative Sullivan spoke in favor of the passage of the concurrent resolution.

The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution No. 4401.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401 was adopted.

There being no objection, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401 was immediately transmitted to the Senate.

MOTION

On motion of Representative Sullivan, the remaining bills, memorials, and resolutions listed on the day’s introduction sheet were considered first reading under the fourth order of business and were referred to the committees so designated.

On motion of Representative Sullivan, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

The Speaker announced the following committee appointments:

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