The House was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Ormsby presiding).

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR

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WHEREAS, in accordance with Article II, Section 12 (Amendment 68) of the Washington State Constitution, the Legislature adjourned its 2015 regular session on April 24, 2015, the 103^rd day of the session; and

WHEREAS, the Legislature reconvened on April 29, 2015, to continue work on the 2015-2017 biennial operating and capital budget, 2015-2017 biennial transportation budget, critical policy bills and related bills; and

WHEREAS, the Legislature has failed to approve a 2015-2017 biennial operating and capital budget, 2015-2017 biennial transportation budget, and the bills necessary to implement those budgets; and

WHEREAS, the State enters a new fiscal biennium on July 1, 2015; and

WHEREAS, State law requires the adoption of a budget providing appropriations for the operation of state government prior to the beginning of the fiscal biennium; and

WHEREAS, work remains to be done with respect to the 2015-2017 biennial operating and capital budgets and bills necessary to implement those budgets; and

WHEREAS, the Washington State Supreme Court has determined that the State is not meeting its "paramount duty . . . to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders"; and

WHEREAS, work remains to be done with respect to the 2015-2017 biennial transportation budget and bills necessary to implement that budget; and

WHEREAS, the Speaker of the House, House Minority Leader, Senate Republican Leader, and Senate Democratic Leader, working together with the Governor may agree upon additional matters that are necessary for the Legislature to address;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jay Inslee, Governor of the state of Washington, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article II, Section 12 (Amendment 68) and Article III, Section 7 of the Washington State Constitution, do hereby convene the Washington State Legislature in Special Session in the Capitol at Olympia on Friday, May 29, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. for the purpose of enacting legislation as described above.

Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of Washington this 28^th day of May, A.D. Two-thousand and Fifteen at Olympia, Washington.

Jay Inslee

Governor

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

May 29, 2015

MR. SPEAKER:

The Senate has adopted:

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8403

and the same are herewith transmitted.

Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary

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

INTRODUCTION & FIRST READING

There being no objection, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8403 was read the first time, and under suspension of the rules was placed on the third reading calendar.

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

THIRD READING

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8403, by Senators Schoesler and Fraser

Specifying the status of bills, memorials, and resolutions for the 2015 regular and first special sessions of the Sixty-fourth Legislature.

The concurrent resolution was read the third time.

The Speaker (Representative Ormsby presiding) stated the question before the House to be the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8403.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8403 was adopted.

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

There being no objection, the House adjourned until 9:55 a.m., June 1, 2015, the 4th Day of the Second Special Session.

FRANK CHOPP, Speaker

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk