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Votes at a glance: key measures the Senate advanced Feb. 18, 1994
Summary
The Senate advanced and passed a set of bills on Feb. 18, 1994, including measures on education funding, criminal penalties, health and administrative matters. This roundup lists each bill, its short purpose, and the outcome as announced on the floor.
Several bills were carried to final action or to the third-reading calendar during the Feb. 18 Senate session. Below are concise, factual outcomes as read aloud on the Senate floor.
SB 192 — Moonwalker Safety Act (repeal): Sponsor Senator Craig Peterson described the law as never enforced and moved to remove it from the books. As announced by the clerk, the Senate recorded 21 ayes, no nays; the bill passed and was sent to the House for further action (SEG 258–290).
SB 206 — Child Protective Services Amendment: Introduced by Senator Scott Howell to clarify duty of Division of Family Services to notify local law enforcement of child-abuse reports. The floor vote was announced as 24 ayes; the bill was advanced to third reading (SEG 327–337; SEG 904–928).
SB 221 — Funding for juvenile offender programs: Senator Delpha Baird presented an appropriation to address juvenile offenders and program capacity. The bill passed as announced on the floor and was sent to the House (roll-call as read; SEG 816–888).
SB 99 — Carjacking: The judiciary committee recommended a substitute; senators described carjacking as a growing criminal concern. The committee report was adopted and the bill placed on the third-reading calendar (SEG 2191–2305).
SB 186 — Stalking offense enhancements: Senators described expanded definition and stiffer penalties; the bill was adopted from committee and placed on the third-reading calendar (SEG 2315–2369).
SB 198 — Post-conviction statute of limitations: The judiciary committee recommended extending the statute of limitations for post-conviction claims to avoid constitutional problems; the bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after roll call as announced (SEG 2428–2479).
SB 209 — Theft of cellular phone airtime: Committee report adopted; senators discussed the novel technical methods used to steal airtime; bill placed on calendar (SEG 2480–2560).
Notes on tallies and provenance: Vote tallies and outcomes here are reported as announced from the floor and recorded in the transcript segments cited in provenance. Individual roll-call vote-by-name appears in the transcript near each final question but may include transcription artifacts; this roundup reports the roll-call tallies and outcomes as the clerk announced them.
