FIRST SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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FOURTEENTH DAY
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House Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, May 8, 2001
The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Pennington 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 Rick Bowman and Moirya Dehe. The Speaker (Representative Pennington presiding) led the Chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance. Prayer was offered by Representative Doug Ericksen.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fifth order of business.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
May 3, 2001
HB 2242 Prime Sponsor, Cody: Revising provisions for medicaid nursing home rates. 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; Buck; Clements; Cody; Cox; Dunshee; Fromhold; Gombosky; Kagi; Kenney; Kessler; Lambert; Linville; Mastin; McIntire; Mulliken; Pearson; Pflug; Ruderman; Schmidt; Schual-Berke and Talcott.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Tokuda.
Voting yea: Representatives Alexander, Buck, Clements, Cody, Cox, Doumit, Dunshee, Fromhold, Gombosky, Kagi, Kenney, Kessler, Lambert, Linville, Lisk, Mastin, McIntire, Mulliken, Pearson, Pflug, Ruderman, Schmidt, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Sommers and Talcott.
Voting nay: Representative Tokuda.
Excused: Representatives Barlean, Benson, Boldt, Grant, and Keiser.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended and House Bill No. 2242, was placed on the Second Reading calendar.
There being no objection, the Rules Committee was relieved of House Bill No. 2227, and the bill was placed on the Second Reading calendar.
There being no objection, the Rules Committee was relieved of Engrossed House Bill No. 1845, and the bill was placed on the Third Reading calendar.
SECOND READING
HOUSE BILL NO. 2242 by Representatives Cody, Lisk, Ruderman, Alexander and Eickmeyer
Revising provisions for medicaid nursing home rates.
The bill was read the second time. There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 2242 was substituted for House Bill No. 2242 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.
Substitute House Bill No. 2242 was read the second time.
With the consent of the House, amendment number (224) 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 Cody and Lisk spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Pennington presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2242.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Schoesler, Representatives Armstrong, Ballasiotes, Campbell, Dunn and McMorris were excused. On motion of Representative Gombosky, Representatives Benson, Berkey, Doumit, Edwards, Grant, Hatfield, Lovick, Poulsen, Santos and Tokuda were excused.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2242 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 83, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 15.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Barlean, Boldt, Buck, Bush, Cairnes, Carrell, Casada, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Clements, Cody, Conway, Cooper, Cox, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Delvin, Dickerson, Dunshee, Edmonds, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Gombosky, Haigh, Hankins, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Kagi, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Marine, Mastin, McDermott, McIntire, Mielke, Miloscia, Mitchell, Morell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Pflug, Quall, Reardon, Roach, Rockefeller, Romero, Ruderman, Schindler, Schmidt, Schoesler, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Sump, Talcott, Van Luven, Veloria, Wood, Woods, Speaker Ballard, and Speaker Chopp - 83.
Excused: Representatives Armstrong, Ballasiotes, Benson, Berkey, Campbell, Doumit, Dunn, Edwards, Grant, Hatfield, Lovick, McMorris, Poulsen, Santos, and Tokuda - 15.
Substitute House Bill No. 2242, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
HOUSE BILL NO. 2227 by Representatives Ahern, Gombosky, Schoesler, Wood, Benson, Haigh, Schindler, Conway, Cox, Reardon, Schmidt, Talcott, Campbell and Bush
Establishing the eastern Washington veterans' home.
The bill was read the second time. There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 2227 was substituted for House Bill No. 2227 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.
Substitute House Bill No. 2227 was read the second time.
The Speaker (Representative Pennington presiding) announced that House Bill No. 2227 was co-prime sponsored by Representatives Ahern and Gombosky.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.
Representatives Ahern, Haigh, Gombosky, Campbell and Veloria spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Pennington presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2227.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2227 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 84, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 14.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Barlean, Boldt, Buck, Bush, Cairnes, Campbell, Carrell, Casada, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Clements, Cody, Conway, Cooper, Cox, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Delvin, Dickerson, Dunshee, Edmonds, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Gombosky, Haigh, Hankins, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Kagi, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Marine, Mastin, McDermott, McIntire, Mielke, Miloscia, Mitchell, Morell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Pflug, Quall, Reardon, Roach, Rockefeller, Romero, Ruderman, Schindler, Schmidt, Schoesler, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Sump, Talcott, Van Luven, Veloria, Wood, Woods, Speaker Ballard, and Speaker Chopp - 84.
Excused: Representatives Armstrong, Ballasiotes, Benson, Berkey, Doumit, Dunn, Edwards, Grant, Hatfield, Lovick, McMorris, Poulsen, Santos, and Tokuda - 14.
Substitute House Bill No. 2227, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
THIRD READING
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1845 by Representatives Sehlin and Sommers
Increasing the fee for a surface mining reclamation permit.
Representatives Sehlin, Sommers and Clements spoke in favor of the passage of the bill.
The Speaker (Representative Pennington presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 1845.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 1845 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 75, Nays - 9, Absent - 0, Excused - 14.
Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Barlean, Buck, Bush, Cairnes, Campbell, Carrell, Casada, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Clements, Cody, Conway, Cooper, Darneille, DeBolt, Delvin, Dickerson, Dunshee, Edmonds, Eickmeyer, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Gombosky, Haigh, Hankins, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Kagi, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Marine, Mastin, McDermott, McIntire, Miloscia, Mitchell, Morell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Pflug, Quall, Reardon, Rockefeller, Romero, Ruderman, Schmidt, Schoesler, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Talcott, Veloria, Wood, Woods, Speaker Ballard, and Speaker Chopp - 75.
Voting nay: Representatives Boldt, Cox, Crouse, Ericksen, Mielke, Roach, Schindler, Sump, and Van Luven - 9.
Excused: Representatives Armstrong, Ballasiotes, Benson, Berkey, Doumit, Dunn, Edwards, Grant, Hatfield, Lovick, McMorris, Poulsen, Santos, and Tokuda - 14.
Engrossed House Bill No. 1845, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
There being no objection, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., May 9, 2001, 15th Legislative Day of the First Special Legislative Session.
CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker FRANK CHOPP, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk