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Senate declines to 'recede' on Mosquito Fleet bill, then insists on its version
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Summary
Senator Hansen sought a vote to recede and accept the House version of second substitute House Bill 19-23 (a proposal to expand passenger-only ferries known in debate as the Mosquito Fleet Act); the motion to recede failed and the Senate voted to insist on its position.
On March 12, Senator Hansen moved that the Senate 'recede' to accept the House position on second substitute House Bill 19-23, a bill to expand passenger-only ferries statewide that Hansen called the "Mosquito Fleet Act." Hansen described existing successful passenger-only ferries in Kitsap and King counties and said the bill's House sponsor "feels very strongly that his original house position is the correct way to approach this issue." "The bill seeks to expand passenger only ferries statewide," Hansen said, and asked members for an up-or-down vote on the House-preferred version.
Senator King urged colleagues to oppose the motion to recede, saying a "reasonable offer" had been presented to the House sponsor and rejected and asking members to "vote no on the motion to recede." The motion to recede was put to the Senate and was not adopted.
After the recede motion failed, Senator Loveland moved that the Senate insist on its position on second substitute House Bill 19-23. Loveland said the Senate had made thoughtful additions to the bill, including whale protections and clarification of taxing authority, and urged members to insist on the Senate's approach. The motion to insist carried and the Senate declared it "insists upon its position."