Votes at a glance: House concurs in a package of Senate amendments on multiple bills
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Summary
The House concurred in Senate amendments and declared final passage on a set of bills — including bills addressing utility assistance, nitrous oxide sales, tourism assessment oversight, local government funding flexibility, and McKinney-Vento student protections — with recorded tallies where roll calls occurred.
The House took a sequence of Senate messages and, by motion and voice or roll-call votes, concurred in Senate amendments on a package of bills and declared final passage.
Representative Stonier moved concurrence on a number of bills and repeatedly urged members to support the Senate edits as agreeable. Bills the House concurred in and declared passed included Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 22 15 (House did not concur in one set of amendments and sought recission), Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 17 10 (passed, see separate coverage), Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 17 50 (passed, roll-call 58–38, 2 excused), Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 19 74 (passed, 59–37, 2 excused), Substitute House Bill 22 96 (passed, 95–1, 2 excused), Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 23 25 (passed, 91–5, 2 excused), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 24 42 (passed, 51–45), and Substitute House Bill 25 94 (passed, 95–1, 2 excused).
Floor debate varied by bill. Representative Timmons and Representative Griffey argued in favor of H.B. 25 32, saying it would curb nitrous oxide availability to youth and protect public safety. Representative Orcutt and others opposed the Senate changes to H.B. 24 42, saying certain amendments could allow local governments to raise taxes and undermine property-tax protections; Orcutt characterized those changes as a tax increase and urged members to vote no. Representative Veil and others supported H.B. 19 03, noting the bill would address utility assistance and require the state to fund previously unfunded mandates for small counties.
Where roll-call tallies were provided, the clerk recorded majorities sufficient for final passage; for example, Substitute House Bill 22 96 passed 95–1 with 2 excused. The House declared each bill passed as amended by the Senate and proceeded to the next item in order. The House stood at ease for a short recess after completing the listed business.