| Adopted by the Senate January 14, 2008 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Adopted by the House January 14, 2008 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8411 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 | 60th Legislature | 2008 Regular Session |
WHEREAS, It is of paramount importance to establish cutoff dates
for the consideration of legislation during the 2008 Regular Session of
the Sixtieth 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 8, 2008, 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, Senate
Transportation, and House of Representatives fiscal committees;
(2) Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 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 19, 2008, 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 29, 2008, 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 3, 2008, 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 7,
2008, the fifty-fourth day, neither house may consider any bills,
memorials, or joint resolutions except initiatives to the legislature
and alternatives to such initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to
implement budgets, 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 2008 Regular Session of the
Legislature.