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Votes at a glance: committee advances civil service dissolution bill and parks lease-extension bill; another bill deferred
Summary
In executive session the Senate Local Government Committee gave due-pass recommendations to House Bill 11-72 (fire district civil service dissolution) and House Bill 10-24 (St. Edward State Park lease extension) and declined to consider House Bill 10-39 at this time.
March 13 — During executive session the Senate Local Government Committee acted on three House bills it had previously briefed.
House Bill 11-72 (fire protection district civil service systems): The committee moved a due-pass recommendation to send HB 11-72 to the Rules Committee. Staff described the bill as allowing a fire protection district to dissolve its civil service system if the district board adopts a resolution and a majority of civil service employees vote to dissolve. The staff memo noted the House passed HB 11-72 by a vote of 94 to 0. The committee voice vote was recorded as "aye" and the clerk noted the bill passed subject to signatures.
House Bill 10-24 (St. Edward State Park lease authority): The committee moved a due-pass recommendation to send HB 10-24 to Rules. Staff said the House had passed the bill by a vote of 97 to 0; the bill would extend the maximum lease term for certain property at Saint Edward State Park in King County from 62 years to 80 years. The committee voice vote was recorded as "aye" and the measure passed subject to signatures.
House Bill 10-39 (extension of governmental services to tribal lands): The committee decided not to consider HB 10-39 at this time. A senator who spoke during executive session said the committee had amended a companion Senate bill to remove a geographic limitation and wanted to investigate whether similar broader authority could be offered to other tribes before moving a narrower House version that would apply only to one county.
Vote summary (committee action): - HB 11-72: due-pass recommendation sent to Rules (committee voice vote; passed subject to signatures). Prior House vote: 94–0. - HB 10-24: due-pass recommendation sent to Rules (committee voice vote; passed subject to signatures). Prior House vote: 97–0. - HB 10-39: not considered; committee will revisit after further investigation.
The committee session concluded after the three motions; formal roll-call tallies for the Senate committee voice votes were not recorded in the hearing transcript.
