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House rejects move to shift Senate Bill 5360 from Environment committee to Community Safety panel
Summary
Members debated whether Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5360 should go to the Community Safety Committee rather than Environment and Energy; Representative Barnow argued it creates criminal penalties, while Representative Fitzgibbon said the bill contains multiple environmental and RCW amendments. A voice vote rejected the amendment.
The Washington State House on Friday debated a motion to change the committee referral for Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5360, but members rejected the amendment in a voice vote.
Representative Barnow moved to amend the referral, saying the bill "created felonies and gross misdemeanors, defined affirmative offenses, enumerated mental states like knowingly and willingly, and expanded the constitutional authority of…
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