| Adopted by the Senate January 12, 2004 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Adopted by the House January 12, 2004 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8417 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
Read first time . Referred to .
WHEREAS, It is of paramount importance to establish cutoff dates
for the consideration of legislation during the 2004 Regular Session of
the Fifty-Eighth Legislature;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Senate of the State of
Washington, the House of Representatives concurring, That the following
cutoff dates apply to all bills, memorials, and joint resolutions with
the exception of budgets, matters necessary to implement budgets,
initiatives to the legislature, and alternatives to initiatives to the
legislature;
(1) Friday, February 6, 2004, the twenty-sixth day, will be the
final day to read in committee reports in the house of origin with the
exception of reports from the Senate Ways and Means and Transportation
committees and House of Representatives fiscal committees;
(2) Tuesday, February 10, 2004, the thirtieth day, will be the
final day to read in Senate Ways and Means, Senate Transportation, and
House of Representatives fiscal committee reports in the house of
origin;
(3) Tuesday, February 17, 2004, the thirty-seventh day, at 5:00
p.m., will be the final time to consider bills in their house of
origin;
(4) Friday, February 27, 2004, the forty-seventh day, will be the
final day to read in committee reports on bills from the opposite house
with the exception of reports from the Senate Ways and Means, Senate
Transportation, and House of Representatives fiscal committees;
(5) Monday, March 1, 2004, the fiftieth day, will be the final day
to read in Senate Ways and Means, Senate Transportation, and House of
Representatives fiscal committee reports on bills from the opposite
house; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 5,
2004, the fifty-fourth day, neither house may consider any bills,
memorials, or joint resolutions except initiatives to the legislature
and alternatives to such initiatives, messages pertaining to
amendments, matters of differences between the two houses, and matters
incident to the interim and to the closing of the business of the 2004
Regular Session of the Legislature.