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Senate reconsiders and passes substitute SB 99 after amendment deleting criminal-penalty lines
Summary
The Senate voted to reconstitute its prior hold and took up substitute SB 99, adopted a paper-friendly amendment deleting specified criminal-penalty lines, and after floor debate the measure passed 17–11 with one absence and was transmitted to the House.
Senator Pearson moved the Senate to reconstitute its prior action on SB 99 and the motion carried. Floor consideration followed committee and sponsor explanation of the amendment: on page 2, lines 1–2, members moved to delete aspects of criminal penalties associated with the bill. Senator Holmgren accepted the amendment as a paper-friendly change.
During floor debate, Senator Hough objected to provisions that would require listing all benefits in job classified ads and expressed concern that the bill could create unrealistic expectations for disclosure, noting examples such as nursing positions that list a set salary without itemizing every benefit. Senator Steele asked whether the word “benefit” should be retained if benefits are defined elsewhere; floor speakers exchanged views on whether the reporting requirement would capture reimbursements or modest perquisites.
The clerk called the question and a roll call followed; the clerk announced SB 99 passed with 17 ayes, 11 nays and 1 absent. The chairman directed that the bill be sent to the House for further action.
