FIRST SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION

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THIRD DAY

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House Chamber, Olympia, Friday, April 27, 2001

 

             The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Ogden presiding). The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.

 

             The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Amanda Jones and Jessica Fairchild. Prayer was offered by Representative Dave Quall.

 

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

 

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

April 26, 2001

Mr. Speakers:

 

             The Senate has adopted:

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4413,

and the same is herewith transmitted.

Tony M. Cook, Secretary

 

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

 

April 26, 2001

HB 1315           Prime Sponsor, Representatives Sommers: Making operating appropriations for 2001-03. Reported by Committee on Appropriations

 

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Sehlin, Republican Co-Chair; Sommers, Democratic Co-Chair; Doumit, Democratic Vice Chair; Lisk, Republican Vice Chair; Alexander; Boldt; Buck; Clements; Cody; Cox; Dunshee; Fromhold; Grant; Kagi; Kenney; Kessler; Linville; Mastin; Mulliken; Pearson; Ruderman; Schmidt; Schual-Berke and Talcott.

 

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representatives Benson; Gombosky; Keiser; Lambert; McIntire; Pflug and Tokuda.

 

             Voting yea: Representatives Sehlin, Sommers, Doumit, Lisk, Alexander, Boldt, Clements, Cody, Cox, Dunshee, Fromhold, Grant, Kagi, Kenney, Kessler, Linville, Mastin, Mulliken, Pearson, Ruderman, Schmidt, Schual-Berke and Talcott.

             Voting nay: Representatives Benson, Gombosky, Keiser, Lambert, McIntire, Pflug and Tokuda.             Excused: Representatives Barlean and Buck.

 

April 26, 2001

HB 1359           Prime Sponsor, Representatives Alexander: Making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements. Reported by Committee on Capital Budget

 

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Alexander, Republican Co-Chair; Murray, Democratic Co-Chair; Armstrong, Republican Vice Chair; Esser, Republican Vice Chair; McIntire, Democratic Vice Chair; Bush; Casada; Hankins; Hunt; Lantz; O'Brien; Ogden; Poulsen; Reardon; Schoesler; Veloria and Woods.

 

             Voting yea: Representatives Alexander, Murray, Armstrong, Esser, McIntire, Bush, Casada, Hankins, Hunt, Lantz, O'Brien, Ogden, Poulsen, Reardon, Schoesler, Veloria and Woods.

             Excused: Representative Barlean.

 

April 26, 2001

HB 2258           Prime Sponsor, Representatives Sommers: Funding drought and earthquake emergency relief. Reported by Committee on Appropriations

 

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Sehlin, Republican Co-Chair; Sommers, Democratic Co-Chair; Doumit, Democratic Vice Chair; Lisk, Republican Vice Chair; Alexander; Benson; Boldt; Clements; Cody; Cox; Dunshee; Fromhold; Grant; Kagi; Keiser; Kenney; Kessler; Lambert; Linville; Mastin; McIntire; Mulliken; Pearson; Pflug; Ruderman; Schmidt; Schual-Berke; Talcott and Tokuda.

 

             Voting yea: Representatives Sehlin, Sommers, Doumit, Lisk, Alexander, Benson, Boldt, Clements, Cody, Cox, Dunshee, Fromhold, Gombosky, Grant, Kagi, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Lambert, Linville, Mastin, McIntire, Mulliken, Pearson, Pflug, Ruderman, Schmidt, Schual-Berke, Talcott and Tokuda.

             Excused: Representatives Barlean and Buck.

 

             There being no objection, the bills listed on the day's committee reports under the fifth order of business were placed on the Second Reading calendar.

 

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

 

             Speaker Chopp assumed the chair.

 

SECOND READING

 

             HOUSE BILL NO. 1359 by Representatives Alexander, Murray and McIntire

 

             Making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements.

 

             The bill was read the second time. There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1359 was substituted for House Bill No. 1359 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

 

             Substitute House Bill No. 1359 was read the second time.

 

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

 

             Representatives Alexander, Murray, Cooper, Esser, Linville, and McIntire spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

             Speaker Chopp stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1359.

 

MOTION

 

             On motion of Representative Schoesler, Representatives Barlean and Ballasiotes were excused.

 

ROLL CALL

 

             The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1359 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 89, Nays - 7, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.

             Voting yea: Representatives Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Berkey, Boldt, Buck, Bush, Campbell, Carrell, Casada, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Clements, Cody, Conway, Cooper, Cox, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Delvin, Dickerson, Doumit, Dunshee, Edmonds, Edwards, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Gombosky, Grant, Haigh, Hankins, Hatfield, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Kagi, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Lovick, Marine, Mastin, McDermott, McIntire, McMorris, Mielke, Miloscia, Mitchell, Morell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Pflug, Poulsen, Quall, Reardon, Rockefeller, Romero, Ruderman, Santos, Schmidt, Schoesler, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Skinner, Sommers, Sump, Talcott, Tokuda, Van Luven, Veloria, Wood, Woods, Speaker Ballard and Speaker Chopp - 89.

             Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Benson, Cairnes, Dunn, Roach, Schindler and Simpson - 7.

             Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Barlean - 2.

 

             Substitute House Bill No. 1359, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

 

             HOUSE BILL NO. 2258 by Representatives Sommers and Sehlin

 

             Funding drought and earthquake emergency relief.

 

             The bill was read the second time.

 

             Speaker Chopp announced that House Bill No. 2258 was co-prime sponsored by Representatives Sehlin and Sommers.

 

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

 

             Representatives Sehlin and Sommers spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

             Speaker Chopp stated the question before the House to be the final passage of House Bill No. 2258

 

ROLL CALL

 

             The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2258 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 96, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.

             Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Benson, Berkey, Boldt, Buck, Bush, Cairnes, Campbell, Carrell, Casada, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Clements, Cody, Conway, Cooper, Cox, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Delvin, Dickerson, Doumit, Dunn, Dunshee, Edmonds, Edwards, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Gombosky, Grant, Haigh, Hankins, Hatfield, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Kagi, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Lovick, Marine, Mastin, McDermott, McIntire, McMorris, Mielke, Miloscia, Mitchell, Morell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Pflug, Poulsen, Quall, Reardon, Roach, Rockefeller, Romero, Ruderman, Santos, Schindler, Schmidt, Schoesler, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Sump, Talcott, Tokuda, Van Luven, Veloria, Wood, Woods, Speaker Ballard, and Speaker Chopp - 96.

             Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Barlean - 2.

 

             House Bill No. 2258, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

 

             HOUSE BILL NO. 1315 by Representatives Sommers and Sehlin

 

             Making operating appropriations for 2001-03.

 

             The bill was read the second time. There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1315 was substituted for House Bill No. 1315 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

 

             Substitute House Bill No. 1315 was read the second time.

 

             There being no objection, amendment number (215) was withdrawn.

 

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

 

             Representatives Sommers, Sehlin, Mulliken, Talcott, Schual-Berke, Kagi, Clements, Cox, Bush, McIntire, Kenney and Mastin spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

             Representatives Romero, Dickerson, Hunt, Tokuda, Darneille, and Edmonds spoke against passage of the bill.

 

             Speaker Chopp stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1315.

ROLL CALL

 

             The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1315 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 50, Nays - 46, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.

             Voting yea: Representatives Alexander, Boldt, Buck, Bush, Campbell, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Clements, Cody, Cox, Delvin, Doumit, Dunshee, Edwards, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Grant, Hankins, Kagi, Kenney, Kessler, Linville, Lisk, McDermott, McIntire, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Quall, Rockefeller, Ruderman, Santos, Schmidt, Schoesler, Sehlin, Sommers, Sump, Talcott, Van Luven, Woods, Speaker Ballard, and Speaker Chopp - 50.

             Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Anderson, Armstrong, Benson, Berkey, Cairnes, Carrell, Casada, Conway, Cooper, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Edmonds, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Gombosky, Haigh, Hatfield, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Keiser, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Lovick, Marine, Mastin, Miloscia, Morell, Pflug, Poulsen, Reardon, Roach, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Simpson, Skinner, Tokuda, Veloria, and Wood - 46.

             Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Barlean - 2.

 

             Substitute House Bill No. 1315, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

 

POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

 

             Representative Sehlin requested the Chamber acknowledge the long hours and hard work committee staff put in on the House's behalf to produce the legislation which had just passed.

 

RECONSIDERATION

 

             There being no objection, the House reconsidered the vote by which Substitute House Bill No. 1315 passed the House.

 

             Speaker Chopp stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1315.

 

ROLL CALL

 

             The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1315 on reconsideration, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 54, Nays - 42, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.

             Voting yea: Representatives Alexander, Boldt, Buck, Bush, Campbell, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Clements, Cody, Cox, DeBolt, Delvin, Doumit, Dunshee, Edwards, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Grant, Haigh, Hankins, Kagi, Kenney, Kessler, Linville, Lisk, Mastin, McDermott, McIntire, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Quall, Rockefeller, Ruderman, Santos, Schmidt, Schoesler, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Sommers, Sump, Talcott, Van Luven, Woods, Speaker Ballard and Speaker Chopp - 54.

             Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Anderson, Armstrong, Benson, Berkey, Cairnes, Carrell, Casada, Conway, Cooper, Crouse, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunn, Edmonds, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Gombosky, Hatfield, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Keiser, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Lovick, Marine, Miloscia, Morell, Pflug, Poulsen, Reardon, Roach, Romero, Schindler, Simpson, Skinner, Tokuda, Veloria, and Wood - 42.

             Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Barlean - 2.

 

             Substitute House Bill No. 1315, on reconsideration, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared.

 

SIGNED BY THE SPEAKERS

 

             The Speakers signed:

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4413,

 

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

 

MOTION

 

             On motion of Representative Kessler, the House adjourned until 1:30 p.m., April 30, 2001, 6th Legislative Day of the First Special Legislative Session.

 

CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker                                                        FRANK CHOPP, Speaker

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk                                            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk