COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, Room 102, LOB

Sen. Gottesman (C), Sen. DeVries (VC), Sen. Reynolds, Sen. Cilley, Sen. Barnes, Sen. Roberge

 

10:30 a.m.        HB 385-FN, relative to licensing and insurance fees.

 

TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION, Room 103, LOB

Sen. Letourneau (C), Sen. Burling (VC), Sen. Kelly, Sen. DeVries, Sen. Clegg

10:00 a.m.        EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PENDING LEGISLATION

                        SB 396, relative to the establishment of a statewide transportation policy.

                        SB 452, relative to transportation planning.

 

 

 

 

 

HB 436, expanding employee freedom of expression to all public employees.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 13-0.

 

HB 1569-FN, relative to the use of drugs on wildlife.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 14-1.

 

HB 1578-FN, relative to insurance fraud.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 15-0.

HB 1596-FN-L, relative to fees charged by the motor vehicle division.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 15-0.

 

 

HB 584-FN, including 17-year olds in the juvenile justice system.  REFER FOR INTERIM STUDY. Vote 20-0.

 

HB 1338, establishing an arboviral illness task force and relative to mosquito control and abatement.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 20-0.

 

HB 1549-FN, relative to the duration of the disability requirement for aid to the permanently and totally disabled.  REFER FOR INTERIM STUDY. Vote 20-0.

 

HB 1598-FN, relative to the salary ranges for unclassified state officers.  INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. Vote 15-1.

 

HB 1631-FN, relative to the state purchase of biodiesel fuels.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 19-0.

SB 94, relative to the office of information technology.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 23-0.

 

 

HB 1648-FN, relative to search and rescue response expenses of the fish and game department.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 11-0.

 

HB 1293, relative to eligibility requirements for the state animal population control program.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 15-0.

 

HB 1297, relative to licenses for aquaculture issued by the fish and game department.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 16-0.

 

HB 1351, relative to fish and game license and registration agents.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 16-0.

 

HB 1376, relative to insurance penalties.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 14-0.

 

HB 1378, relative to insurance taxes and fees.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 15-0.

 

HB 1448-FN, relative to documents prepared by the department of transportation and reimbursement fees for such documents.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 15-1.

 

HB 1479-FN, relative to sale of tobacco products and the appeals process concerning the seizure of illegal tobacco products.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 15-0.

 

HB 1480, authorizing the commissioner of revenue administration to deny certain tobacco licenses.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 16-0.

 

HB 1604-FN, relative to the electronic toll collection system.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 11-0.

 

HB 1622-FN-A, allowing counties to implement a first-time offender alcohol and substance treatment program, requiring the department of justice to administer grants to counties for such program, and making an appropriation therefore.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 11-0.

 

 

 

HB 1430, relative to the application of animal cruelty laws to horse and dog race tracks.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 9-5.

 

HB 1601-FN-A, relative to funding for certain capital projects of the Pease development authority.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 16-3.

 

HB 1618-FN-A, relative to motor vehicle fees and motor vehicle violation fines and relative to appropriations from the highway fund.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 18-1.

 

HB 1643-FN, relative to medical benefits payment by the retirement system for eligible group I teachers and political subdivision employees in the retirement system. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 25-15.

 

 

HB 1322, relative to hearings for incapacitated persons admitted to state institutions by their guardians.  REFER FOR INTERIM STUDY. Vote 9-7.

 

HB 1127, relative to determining a bargaining unit in public employee labor relations.  MAJORITY: OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. MINORITY: OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 8-6.      

HB 1436, relative to requiring inclusion of an automatic continuation clause in collectively bargained agreements with public employees.  MAJORITY: OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. MINORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. Vote 8-6.      

 

HB 1472, relative to workforce housing.  MAJORITY: OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. MINORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. Vote 9-7.    

 

HB 1563-FN, authorizing public academies to receive public funds for renovation and expansion of regional vocational education programs.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 13-0.

HB 1641-FN, relative to collections and refunds of road tolls.  OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 14-0.

 

HB 1439, relative to a moratorium on large groundwater withdrawals intended for commercial bottling use.  MAJORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. MINORITY: REFER FOR INTERIM STUDY. Vote 14-4.      

 

HB 1583-FN, requiring the bureau of emergency communications to develop and maintain a statewide emergency notification system.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 11-3.

 

HB 1303-FN, relative to limiting games of chance.  MAJORITY: OUGHT TO PASS. MINORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. Vote 14-2.      

HB 1509-FN-A, establishing certain fees for operators of games of chance for the purpose of funding the education trust fund.  OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. Vote 11-2.

 

HB 1545-FN-A, establishing a waiver option for live-racing tracks.  MAJORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. MINORITY: OUGHT TO PASS. Vote 8-5.      

 

HB 1594-FN, relative to hazardous material reporting requirements and establishing fees for hazardous materials facilities and employees.  MAJORITY: OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. MINORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.

 

 

 

SB 482, relative to ethical standards for volunteer service in the executive branch.

Ought to Pass, Vote 3-0.

 

SB 417, relative to changes to the shoreland protection act.

Ought to Pass with Amendment, Vote 4-0.

 

SB 331-FN, establishing new positions and realigning functions at the department of corrections.

Ought to Pass with Amendment, Vote 7-0.

 

SB 365, relative to testing for lead toxicity in children 4 years of age or younger.

Ought to Pass with Amendment, Vote 4-0.

SB 462, limiting liability for overseers of public welfare when acting in the course of their official duties.

Ought to Pass, Vote 4-1.

 

SB 341, prohibiting digital advertising devices on certain highways.

Ought to Pass with Amendment, Vote 4-1.