CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SB 1085B

 

 

August 4, 2005   Hearing Room C

6:00 P.M.             Tape 1

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:            Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Chair

                                                Sen. Jason Atkinson

                                                Sen. Bill Morrisette

                                                Rep. Linda Flores

                                                Rep. Greg Macpherson

                                                Rep. Andy Olson

 

STAFF PRESENT:                  Rick Berkobien, Committee Administrator

Dawn Tuso, Committee Assistant

 

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:        

SB 1085B – Work Session

 

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules.  Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words.  For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

 

TAPE/#

Speaker

Comments

TAPE 1, A

003

Chair Prozanski

Calls the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. and opens a work session on SB 1085B.

SB 1085B – WORK SESSION

005

Rick Berkobien

Committee Administrator. Gives overview of SB 1085B and the –B9 amendments. Submits the SB 1085B – B9 amendments (EXHIBIT A).

020

Rep. Macpherson 

MOTION:  Moves to ADOPT SB 1085B-B9 amendments dated 08/04/05.

023

Rep. Flores

Reports that she will be voting no on the adoption of the  –B9 amendments.

027

Chair Prozanski

Reports on his discussions with interested parties regarding revisions to SB 1085B.

038

Rep. Flores

Appreciates the information.

040

Chair Prozanski

Explains that the process is moving very quickly at this point. Understands why Rep. Flores may not have been privy to the information.

 

 

VOTE:  4-1-1

AYE:            4 - Rep. Macpherson, Sen. Morrisette, Rep. Olson, Sen. Prozanski

NAY:            1 - Rep. Flores

EXCUSED:  1 - Sen. Atkinson

045

Chair Prozanski

The motion Carries.

053

Rep. Macpherson

MOTION:  Moves SB 1085B to the floor with the recommendation that the Senate CONCUR in House amendments dated 07/30/05 and that the bill be FURTHER AMENDED by the –B9 amendments dated 08/04/2005 and the measure be REPASSED.

065

Rep. Macpherson

Comments that he supported the language that was just amended out of the bill but that he will continue to support the bill.

 

 

VOTE:  5-0-1

EXCUSED:  1 - Sen. Atkinson

 

Chair Prozanski

Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.

078

Chair Prozanski

Closes work session and adjourns meeting at 6:42 p.m.

 

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

 

A.     SB 1085B, -B9 amendments, staff, 1 p