Roll call, Feb. 18
February 18, 2010
By Administrator
NEW — 10:48 a.m. Feb. 18, 2010
Y = Yes, N = No, E = Excused, X = Not Voting
Senate Bill 6696, E2SSB 6696 – Creates an accountability framework for the state’s education system, requiring the Superintendent of Public Instruction to enact an accountability system for school districts with persistently low-achieving schools. The bill also gives standards for encouraging innovation in science and mathematics, expands professional preparation options and requires the SPI to adopt core standards for state education achievement. Passed the Senate 41 to 5 and is before the House Education Committee.
45th Sen. Cheryl Pflug, (R-Maple Valley) — E
Senate Bill 6345, SSB 6345 – Use of wireless communications while driving. Passed the Senate 33 to 15, making it a primary offense to use a hand held cell phone while driving. Now before the House Committee on Transportation.
45th Sen. Cheryl Pflug, (R-Maple Valley) — N
House Bill 1956, ESHB 1956 – To allow homeless encampments. Passed the House 57 to 39 to allow churches broad authority to provide shelter or housing for homeless persons on property owned or controlled by the church. Also prohibits a county, city or town from enacting a regulation that unreasonably interferes with a church’s decisions or actions regarding the location of shelter for homeless persons on property the church owns or controls. Now before the Senate Human Services & Corrections Committee.
45th Rep. Glenn Anderson, (R-Fall City) — N
45th Rep. Jay Rodne, (R-North Bend)— N
Senate Bill 6130, ESSB 6130 – Suspending provisions of voter approved I-960. Temporarily repeals provisions of I-960 until after July 1, 2011. The provisions being repealed include public notice and cost projections for bills which raise taxes or increase fees, the two-thirds majority threshold to raise taxes by the Legislature and the requirement to have a tax advisory vote for any tax increase not referred to voters or otherwise blocked from public vote. ESSB 6130 also includes an emergency clause which would prevent this act from being challenged through voter referendum. Passed the Senate 26 to 22 and is scheduled for public hearing in the House Finance Committee.
45th Sen. Cheryl Pflug, (R-Maple Valley) — N
Senate Bill 6688, SSB 6688 – Filling vacancies for nonpartisan elective office passed the Senate 37 to 12. Provides that for any vacancy occurring in a nonpartisan county elective office, the nonpartisan executive or chair of the council shall nominate three persons as candidates to fill the vacancy. The nominees must be from the same district as the county officer whose office was vacated. A majority of the county legislative authority members must agree upon the appointment of the candidate within 30 days the vacancy or the governor will be authorized to fill the vacancy. The governor would be required to choose from the list of nominees and will have 15 days to render a decision. Now before the House.
45th Sen. Cheryl Pflug, (R-Maple Valley) — N
SOURCE: WashingtonVotes.org, a free, nonpartisan Web site to find plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each legislator’s votes.
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