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Committee actions: three Senate bills advance or are set for study; committee reconsiders one bill
Summary
The Judiciary Committee moved three Senate bills forward during the session: Senate Bill 2321 (due pass), Senate Bill 2326 (reconsideration then due pass), and Senate Bill 2364 (amended to a study and approved as amended). Several house bills were postponed for later consideration.
The Judiciary Committee took action on several Senate bills during its March 4 meeting, advancing two bills and converting one to a study for further work.
Senate Bill 2321 — expert witness fees in eminent domain cases
Senator Paulson moved a due-pass recommendation on Senate Bill 2321, which relates to awarding costs in eminent-domain proceedings; Senator Myrdal seconded. After brief remarks noting existing statutory language that references reasonable awards, the committee approved the due-pass recommendation by voice and roll call. Senator Myrtle said she found the concept important but wanted courts to retain reasonable-standards oversight; committee members noted existing statutes already reference judges’ authority. The committee carried the bill forward; Senator Corey indicated willingness to carry it.
Senate Bill 2326 — domestic violence and confidentiality; reconsideration and passage
Senator Lueck asked the committee to reconsider its earlier do-not-pass action on Senate Bill 2326 after re-reviewing the bill and testimony. The committee voted to reconsider and then Senator Lueck moved a due-pass recommendation on 2326; Senator Brownberger seconded. After discussion emphasizing confidentiality for victims and parity between harassment/abuse and domestic-violence provisions, the committee approved a due-pass recommendation.
Senate Bill 2364 — securities intermediary claims; turned into a study
Senator Paulson introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 2364 and said negotiators had not resolved concerns raised by the banking and securities-intermediary industry. The amendment converted the bill into a study addressing two primary issues: (1) property-rights treatment of an entitlement holder (the owner of securities) and (2) priority and jurisdiction questions where a creditor of a securities intermediary might assert a claim against securities held through an intermediary. The committee approved the amendment and then approved the bill as amended to a study. Senator Paulson said the study would include input from security intermediaries and would examine Uniform Commercial Code provisions implicated in the bill.
Procedural notes
The committee postponed consideration of House Bill 1061 and House Bill 1032 until after crossover; no substantive testimony occurred on those house bills during this session. The committee adjourned and said it would reconvene on March 5 after crossover activities.
