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Committee advances multiple bills and forwards gubernatorial appointments in executive session
Summary
During executive session the Senate Local Government Committee issued due-pass recommendations or transferred bills to other committees and reported confirmation recommendations for three gubernatorial appointees. Several bills that had been heard previously were moved forward subject to signatures; votes were voice approvals in committee.
In an executive session following hearings, the Senate Local Government Committee moved several bills forward and issued confirmation recommendations for gubernatorial appointments.
Actions taken (committee voice votes; motions moved in committee):
- Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1201 (companion not specified): moved with a motion for a "due pass recommendation" and sent to the Rules Committee. The motion passed by voice vote and the report was noted as "passed subject to signatures." Committee staff had earlier summarized the bill as requiring local governments to address co-sheltering of companion animals in emergency shelters and to provide related preparedness information on local websites; a Department of Commerce fiscal note estimated approximate costs for cities and counties.
- Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1688 (electric security alarm regulation changes): moved with a motion for a "due pass recommendation" and sent to the Rules Committee; the motion passed by voice vote and the bill was recorded as "passed subject to signatures." Staff said the House had passed the bill 97-0 and Commerce identified an indeterminate local government impact.
- Second Substitute House Bill 1183 (building code and development regulation reforms): moved with a motion that the bill receive a due-pass recommendation and be sent to Ways and Means; the motion passed by voice vote and the bill was recorded as "passed subject to signatures." Staff summarized multiple planning and development provisions affecting cities and counties under the Growth Management Act and noted a state general-fund fiscal estimate.
- Second Substitute House Bill 1935 (project permit definition changes): moved for a due-pass recommendation to Rules and passed by voice vote; recorded as "passed subject to signatures." Staff said the bill passed the House 96-0 and that a fiscal note showed no fiscal impact.
- House Bill 1600 (local option marriage license fee limit increase): moved for a due-pass recommendation to Rules and passed by voice vote; recorded as "passed subject to signatures." Staff stated the House passed the bill 72-23 and that county auditors reported no fiscal impact.
Gubernatorial appointments reported with confirmation recommendations (motions passed by voice vote, subject to signatures): Kathleen Craig (appointment #9055); Robert M. Bughart (appointment #9099); Trang Kaye Lam (appointment #9048).
Motions were made and approved by voice vote; the transcript records aye/nay voice responses but no roll-call tallies in committee. The committee adjourned at the close of the executive session.
