The 2013 Regular Legislative Session has come to an end and I’m home for a little while. The Governor will be calling the Legislature back to Olympia on May 13th for the first Special Session of 2013. I say"first” because there’s already speculation that multiple Special Sessions may be necessary. In the meantime, I’ll be enjoying my time at home getting caught up on all the work I have around the house.
If you haven’t visited"Freedom Agenda - WA” on Facebook, check it out. We will continue to post updates on that page, so please like the page and share it with your friends. The more people that follow that page, the easier it is to spread freedom and liberty across Washington State.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
April 27th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 104
It’s Saturday here in Olympia and we’re on the Floor to possibly vote on a few bills or maybe not. The Floor Session started at noon and the Democrat Majority broke for lunch from 1:00 until 2:30. Yes you read that correctly, we worked for an hour and had a 1.5 hour lunch break. If anyone has any question as to why we’re going to Special Session, there you have it.
We ran the following bill from the Regular Floor Calendar:
House Bill 2058 passed 92 to 1 with 5 excused.
And now the session ended at 2:45 PM. What a waste of time.
We ran the following bill from the Regular Floor Calendar:
House Bill 2058 passed 92 to 1 with 5 excused.
And now the session ended at 2:45 PM. What a waste of time.
Libertarian Party of Washington Calls on Legislature to Repeal Medicaid Expansion, Nullify Affordable Care Act | Washington State Wire - News of Capitol Importance
washingtonstatewire.com/blog/libertarian-party-of-...e-act
"Washington State Wire is an independent nonpartisan news gathering organization focusing on Washington state government and the policies that affect Washington residents’ daily lives."
I've had a few people ask me why I voted against the House Democrat Operating Budget ... well, one of the reasons is the Medicaid Expansion that is contained in the budget. It's also in the Senate's Budget. Here's a great piece explaining the proposed expansion.
"Washington State Wire is an independent nonpartisan news gathering organization focusing on Washington state government and the policies that affect Washington residents’ daily lives."
I've had a few people ask me why I voted against the House Democrat Operating Budget ... well, one of the reasons is the Medicaid Expansion that is contained in the budget. It's also in the Senate's Budget. Here's a great piece explaining the proposed expansion.
Friday, April 26, 2013
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.
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.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
April 25th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 102
It’s Thursday and we’re back on the House Floor to vote on the few remaining bills left on the Concurrence/Dispute Calendar and the Regular Floor Calendar. The bills left on the Floor Calendar include the Capital Budget, State General Obligation Bonds, a bill related to Education Employee Compensation, and a bill related to the Text of Ballot Measures. It’s the time of year that"stinky” bills come forward and get acted on. The taxpayers, property owners and voters of Washington State need to remain vigilant for the last 4 days of Regular Session and any Special Session that may occur.
Regular Floor Calendar:
House Bill 2042 passed 88 to 8 with 2 excused.
House Bill 2044 passed 67 to 29 with 2 excused.
House Bill 2045 passed 52 to 44 with 2 excused.
Senate Bill 5337 passed 96 to 0 with 2 excused.
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5193 passed 96 to 2.
Concurrence/Dispute Calendar:
Second Substitute House Bill 1723 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 63 to 35.
Substitute House Bill 1821 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 98 to 0.
Engrossed Senate Bill 5221 was returned to Second Reading for amendment and passed 98 to 0.
Senate Bill 5510 was returned to Second Reading for amendment and passed 98 to 0.
Substitute Senate Bill 5705 was returned to Second Reading for amendment and passed 98 to 0.
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5666 to agree with the Conference Committee passed 98 to 0.
Substitute House Bill 1130 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 2 with 1 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1552 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 92 to 5 with 1 excused.
Regular Floor Calendar:
House Bill 2042 passed 88 to 8 with 2 excused.
House Bill 2044 passed 67 to 29 with 2 excused.
House Bill 2045 passed 52 to 44 with 2 excused.
Senate Bill 5337 passed 96 to 0 with 2 excused.
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5193 passed 96 to 2.
Concurrence/Dispute Calendar:
Second Substitute House Bill 1723 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 63 to 35.
Substitute House Bill 1821 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 98 to 0.
Engrossed Senate Bill 5221 was returned to Second Reading for amendment and passed 98 to 0.
Senate Bill 5510 was returned to Second Reading for amendment and passed 98 to 0.
Substitute Senate Bill 5705 was returned to Second Reading for amendment and passed 98 to 0.
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5666 to agree with the Conference Committee passed 98 to 0.
Substitute House Bill 1130 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 95 to 2 with 1 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1552 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 92 to 5 with 1 excused.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
April 24th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 101
It’s Wednesday morning and we’re on the House Floor to vote on bills. There really aren’t a lot of bills to run from the calendars, but there are several bills in play that came out of committee yesterday. The rumor is we could Sine Die as early as Friday (instead of Sunday), but we’ll see. I have to admit that I’m looking forward to being home, at least for a little while until the Special Session gets cranked up.
We ran the following bills the Concurrence/Dispute Calendar:
Second Substitute Senate Bill 5213 was returned to Second Reading for a new amendment and passed 97 to 0 with 1 excused.
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5267 was returned to Second Reading for a new amendment and passed 97 to 0 with 1 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1253 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 90 to 7 with 1 excused.
Substitute Senate Bill 5211 was returned to Second Reading for a new amendment and passed 97 to 0 with 1 excused.
Second Substitute Senate Bill 5732 was returned to Second Reading for a new amendment and passed 94 to 3 with 1 excused.
We also debated the Democrat Majority’s idea of good governance … just short of $1.0 billion tax increase. The tax increases will impact businesses throughout Washington State and will mean higher prices and job losses. We ran two important amendments to try and protect the people’s right to Referendum. The first amendment would have required the tax increases be put to a vote of the people and remove the emergency clause. The amendment failed 46 to 51. The second amendment would have simply removed the emergency clause which allows individuals to petition the state for a referendum. That amendment also failed 47 to 50. Substitute House Bill 2038 passed 50 to 47 with 1 excused. Interestingly, Speaker Chopp allowed 5 members of his Democrat Caucus off by voting no to avoid the backlash from their voters.
We ran the following bills the Concurrence/Dispute Calendar:
Second Substitute Senate Bill 5213 was returned to Second Reading for a new amendment and passed 97 to 0 with 1 excused.
Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5267 was returned to Second Reading for a new amendment and passed 97 to 0 with 1 excused.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1253 to concur with the Senate Amendment passed 90 to 7 with 1 excused.
Substitute Senate Bill 5211 was returned to Second Reading for a new amendment and passed 97 to 0 with 1 excused.
Second Substitute Senate Bill 5732 was returned to Second Reading for a new amendment and passed 94 to 3 with 1 excused.
We also debated the Democrat Majority’s idea of good governance … just short of $1.0 billion tax increase. The tax increases will impact businesses throughout Washington State and will mean higher prices and job losses. We ran two important amendments to try and protect the people’s right to Referendum. The first amendment would have required the tax increases be put to a vote of the people and remove the emergency clause. The amendment failed 46 to 51. The second amendment would have simply removed the emergency clause which allows individuals to petition the state for a referendum. That amendment also failed 47 to 50. Substitute House Bill 2038 passed 50 to 47 with 1 excused. Interestingly, Speaker Chopp allowed 5 members of his Democrat Caucus off by voting no to avoid the backlash from their voters.
April 24th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 101
Governor holds budget hostage for guns ...
theolympiareport.com/inslee-still-hopes-dui-gun-co...assed
https://chumly.com/n/1bcffeb
theolympiareport.com/inslee-still-hopes-dui-gun-co...assed
https://chumly.com/n/1bcffeb
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)