June 10th - 2013 First Special Session Day 29

We were called back to Olympia for another day on the House Floor waiting for the Democrat Majority to decide what they want to do. We were able to adopt a Resolution honoring Trooper Sean M. O'Connell Jr who was killed in the line of duty in May, but have done little else. There are only four bills on the Floor Calendar, so it could be a short day and we have no idea how long we’ll be here.

We ran the Capital Budget as amended to only address those projects passed over the last three biennia through re-appropriated funds. In other words, the projects contained in the amended Capital Budget have already been bonded and are on-going. Unfortunately, we have no idea where these projects are in the process or whether all of them have been started. The Capital Budget also includes millions of dollars for land purchases, yet we have no idea which of the purchases are pending, in process or simply on the state’s wish list. House Bill 1089 passed 83 to 10 with 4 excused.

And now we’re done for the day … amazing.

April 26th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 103

It’s Friday in Olympia and we have three days of Regular Session left. It is physically impossible to end the session on time, so Special Session will start Monday or shortly thereafter. As I’ve mentioned several times, this session has been very, very different and it has only gotten stranger over the past several days. We didn’t work last Friday, Saturday or Sunday (strange) and have been done around 4:00 PM every day this week. Typically, we’re running until 10:00 or 11:00 PM this time of year. The Democrat Majority is doing everything they can to make a show of acting busy … folks, we are not busy and they are wasting time and taxpayers money pretending to be. To top it all off, yesterday the Senate announced they were done and it was time for the Democrat Majority in the House to get their act together … the House Democrats response, gavel the day to an end. Ugh! I wonder if Olympia is nice in July.

We still have a couple bills on the Concurrence/Dispute Calendar and several on the Regular Floor Calendar.

Bills from the Concurrence/Dispute Calendar:
Substitute House Bill 1183 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 96 to 0 with 2 excused.
House Bill 1471 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 96 to 0 with 2 excused.
Engrossed Senate Bill 5236 was returned to Second Reading for amendment and passed 70 to 26 with 2 excused.

Bills from the Regular Floor Calendar:
House Concurrent Resolution 4405 passed 94 to 1 with 3 excused.
House Concurrent Resolution 4406 passed 91 to 4 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1539 passed 96 to 0 with 2 excused.
Engrossed Senate Bill 5843 passed 67 to 29 with 2 excused.
Substitute Senate Bill 5072 passed 96 to 0 with 2 excused.
House Bill 2056 passed 95 to 1 with 2 excused.

April 22nd - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 99

The weekends are never long enough and I’m back in Olympia. I started my day taping a radio show and then returned to the Capital for an Appropriations Committee hearing. After lunch, we’re back on the Floor this afternoon voting on the Concurrence/Dispute Calendar.

Substitute House Bill 1001 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 87 to 7 with 4 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1068 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 94 to 1 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1076 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1093 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1114 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 89 to 6 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1144 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 88 to 7 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1178 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 85 to 10 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1194 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 77 to 18 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1207 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 60 to 35 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1265 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1284 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1334 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1336 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 89 to 6 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1341 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Second Substitute House Bill 1416 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1445 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 92 to 3 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1472 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1474 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Engrossed House Bill 1493 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0- with 3 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1519 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 90 to 5 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1525 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 94 to 1 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1556 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 83 to 12 with 3 excused.
Second Substitute House Bill 1566 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 83 to 12 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1633 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 83 to 12 with 3 excused.
Second Substitute House Bill 1642 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 86 to 0 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1645 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 91 to 4 with excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1679 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 88 to 7 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1688 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1736 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 92 to 3 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1737 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1774 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 90 to 5 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1800 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Engrossed House Bill 1826 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 86 to 9 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1846 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1883 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 93 to 2 with 3 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1968 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.

We also ran House Bill 2024 which passed 85 to 10 with 3 excused.

2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 60 Sine Die

It’s Sine Die, the last day of the 2012 Regular Session. There’s still a slim chance of leaving this place on time and without a Special Session. A very slim chance. The Democrat Majority added 19 bills to the"Green Sheet” or Floor Calendar for today. I don’t know if they think they’ll run all of them, but there’s a chance they will try and roll right over us.

I’m looking forward to getting back to"God’s Country” sometime very soon. I’ve got a lot of things to do and work through when I get home, but at least I’ll be in a good place to do that.

So far I haven’t received an update on my Aunt, so please keep her in your prayers today.

#Sine #Die #Aunt #Paula #Floor #Calendar #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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2011 First Special Legislative Session

Day 22 - We're back in Olympia for what might be just for the day and evening, followed by being called back on Friday. Another ridiculous day with only 11 bills on the calendar ... great use of time and taxpayers money. It'll be interesting to see what exactly the Democrat Majority has in store for us today. My prediction, we'll run 6 or 7 bills and be done. We just finished Caucusing on four bills, three of which aren't even on the House Floor Calendar. We also heard that we will not be called back until next Tuesday. Second Special Session anyone?

I think I'm due for a long weekend ... Maybe a good time to head out on horseback or go fishing, something other than thinking about Olympia. We discussed taking a short cutting of hay in a couple of weeks, assuming the weather gets better, to try and get a fourth cutting this year. We'll have to wait and see what the forecast looks like.

Assuming I get home late tonight or early tomorrow, I'm hoping to get some fence and pens built. I need to mow the lawn, weed eat and spray, but only if the weather forecast stays good. We've got several people asking to lease calves, so we might be sorting calves this weekend.

#Calves #fencing #house #floor #calendar #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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