Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Public Safety Subcommittee

Meeting Index

February 5, 2007	Hearing Room H-170
3:00 p.m.	Tapes: 21, 22A

Members Present:

Rep. Shields, Chair Rep. Barker Rep. Cameron Rep. Hanna Rep. Nathanson

Sen. Brown Sen. Burdick Sen. Nelson

Members Excused:

Sen. Westlund, Vice-Chair Sen. Winters

Staff Present:

Doug Wilson, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office John Borden, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Sue Cook, Committee Assistant, Legislative Fiscal Office

Measures or Issues Heard:

Work Session on SB 5016 Council on Court Procedures Work Session SB 5519 Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability Public Hearing on SB 5520 Department of Justice

This meeting index is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete content, please refer to the CDs.

Tape #/Counter	Speaker	Issues, Votes, Exhibits
TAPE 21A
003	Chair Shields	Calls the hearing to order at 3:05 pm.
		Opens Work Session on SB 5519 Judicial Fitness and Disability.
008	John Borden, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office	Presents Legislative Fiscal Office summery Memorandum (Exhibit 1).
023	Chair Shields
026	Rep. Nathanson	Moves that the -1 Amendment to SB 5519 be adopted.
033	Chair Shields	Recess committee.
	Chair Shields	Reopens Work Session.
035	Chair Shields
042	Rep Nathanson	Move to send SB 5519 as amended to the full committee with do pass recommendation.
		Vote: 8-0-2 Exc.: Senators Westlund and Winters
040	Chair Shields	Hearing no objections, declares the motion CARRIED.
050	Mr. Borden
085	Sen. Brown
090	Mr. Borden
096	Susan Issacs, Executive Director, Judicial Fitness and Disability
125	Sen. Brown
132	Chair Shields
133	Ms. Issacs
135	Chair Shields
140	Rep. Nathanson
	Chair Shields
157	Rep. Nathanson	Moves that the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendations regarding the Key Performance Measures be adopted and sent to the Full Committee.
		Vote: 8-0-2 Exc.: Senators Westlund and Winters
160	Chair Shields	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
170	Chair Shields	Opens Work Session on HB 5016, Council on Court Procedures.
175	Mr. Borden	Discusses Memorandum on HB 5016 (Exhibit 2) and Summary of Finding and Recommendations (Exhibit 3).
210	Chair Shields
	Sen. Nelson
215	Mr. Borden
	Sen. Nelson
230	Sen. Burdick
233	Mr. Borden
237	Sen. Burdick
240	Mr. Borden
253	Sen. Burdick
255	Mr. Borden
280	Chair Shields
290	Mr. Borden
300	Chair Shields
315	Professor Peterson, Council on Court Procedures
316	Katherine Clark, Council Member, Council on Court Procedures
402	Chair Shields
410	Ms. Clark
430	Rep. Nathanson
TAPE 22A
002	Rep. Nathanson	Continues with her question.
005	Mr. Borden
015	Ms. Clark
045	Chair Shields	Closes Work Session on HB 5016 Council on Court Procedures.
		Opens Public Hearing on SB 5520 Department of Justice.
050	Steve Bushong, Chief Counsel and Division Head, Department of Justice	Discusses Exhibit 5 from the SubCommittee meeting on Thursday February 1, 2007.
150	Rep. Hanna
	Mr. Bushong
	Rep. Hanna
160	Mr. Bushong
275	Chair Shields
	Mr. Bushong
290	Chair Shields
	Mr. Bushong
	Sen. Brown
310	Mr. Bushong
360	Chair Shields
375	Mary Williams, Solicitor General & Division Head, Department of Justice	Discusses the Appellate Section of Exhibit 5 of February 1, 2007 SubCommittee meeting.
	Mr. Wilson
	Ms. Williams
TAPE 21B
000	Ms. Williams	Continues her presentation.
155	Chair Shields
157	Ms. Williams
	Sen. Brown
170	Ms. Williams
180	Rep. Hanna
200	Ms. Williams
201	Chair Shields
202	Mr. Wilson
205	Chair Shields	Adjourns the hearing at 4:26 pm.