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Senate State Government committee advances eight House bills to rules committee
Summary
In executive session on March 21 the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee recommended due pass for eight House bills and sent them to the rules committee, with one proposed amendment rejected and one adopted.
The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee on March 21 voted in executive session to give due-pass recommendations and send eight House bills to the rules committee, subject to signatures.
Committee staff briefed members on each bill before voice votes. The bills advanced covered matters including authorization for the Washington State Women’s Commission to accept gifts (House Bill 1012), an exemption of certain Department of Social and Health Services positions from civil service (HB 1013), expanded public-records exemptions for gaming records (HB 1222), adjustments to the Sunset Act and JLARC review requirements (HB 1372), designation of a commemorative day (HB 1759), creation of a fire service policy board with an amendment offered to add the state fire marshal as a nonvoting ex officio member (HB 1628), a study on state employee access to…
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