Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Public Safety Subcommittee

Meeting Index

June 19, 2007	Hearing Room H-170
3:00 p.m.	Tapes: 114B, 115B

Members Present:

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

Sen. Westlund, Vice-Chair Sen. Brown Sen. Burdick Sen. Nelson Sen. Winters

Members Excused:

Staff Present:

Doug Wilson, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Robin LaMonte, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Sue Cook, Committee Assistant, Legislative Fiscal Office

Measures or Issues Heard:

HB 2331 Relating to courts – Work Session SB 456 A Relating to salaries of elected officials – Work Session HB 3054 Relating to legal impediments to employment – Work Session HB 2843 A Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit materials to child – Work Session SB 578 Relating to trafficking in persons – Work Session

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 114B
004	Chair Shields	Calls the hearing to order at 3:12 pm.
010		Opens Work Session on SB 456 Relating to salaries of elected officials.
011	Robin LaMonte, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office.	Introduces Memorandum dated June 19, 2007 regarding SB 456 (Exhibit 1).
012	Sen. Westlund	Move –5 amendment to SB 456 be adopted.
018	Rep. Cameron
023	Ms. LaMonte
260	Chair Shields
029	Rep. Hanna
033	Sen. Brown
041	Ms. LaMonte
045	Chair Shields
047	Ms. LaMonte
051	Chair Shields
		Vote: 9-0-1 Exc.: Representative Nathanson
054	Chair Shields	Hearing no objections, declares the motion CARRIED.
055	Sen. Westlund	Move SB 456 as amended, to the Full Committee with a Do Pass recommendation.
		Vote: 9-0-1 Exc.: Representative Nathanson
058	Chair Shields	Hearing no objections, declares the motion CARRIED.
		Closes Work Session on 456 Relating to salaries of elected officials.
		Opens Work Session on HB 2331 Increase legal aid filing fees for certain court filings.
070?	Ms. LaMonte	Discusses Memorandum dated June 19 regarding HB 2331 – A8 (Exhibit 2).
122	Chair Shields
127	Sen. Brown	Moves to adopt the -8 Amendment to HB 2331.
134	Ms. LaMonte
140	Sen. Burdick
147	Ms. LaMonte
149	Chair Shields
151	Ms. LaMonte
154	Chair Shields
157	Rep. Hanna
164	Ms. LaMonte
168	Kingsley Click, Court Administrator
174	Ms. LaMonte
177	Rep. Hanna
181	Ms. Click
186	Sarah Gates, Deputy Court Administrator
193	Rep. Hanna
196	Ms. Gates
		Vote: 8-1-1 Aye: Representative Cameron, Barker. Shields Senators Brown, Burdick Nelson, Winters, Westlund Nay: Representative Hanna Exc.: Representative Nathanson
208	Chair Shields	Declares the motion CARRIED.
210	Chair Shields	Recesses the committee. Opens the Work Session on HB 2331 Increase legal aid filing fees for certain court filings.
212	Sen. Westlund	Move HB 2331 as Amended to the Full Committee with Do Pass recommendation.
218	Sen. Brown
227	Rep. Hanna
238	Sen. Burdick
		Vote: 8-1-1 Aye: Representative Cameron, Barker. Shields Senators Brown, Burdick Nelson, Winters, Westlund Nay: Representative Hanna Exc.: Representative Nathanson
252	Chair Shields	Declares the motion CARRIED.
		Closes Work Session on HB 2331 Increases legal aid filing fees for certain court.
		Opens Work Session on HB 3054 Project Clean Slate.
265	Dallas Weyand, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office	Introduces Staff Measure Summary (Exhibit 3) and Proposed amendment -3 (Exhibit 4).
296	Chair Shields
314	Sen. Winters
325	Chair Shields
334	Sen. Burdick
340	Rep. Hanna
350	Chair Shields
360	Rep. Hanna
364	Chair Shields
367	Sen. Winters
370	Mr. Weyand
380	Sen. Winters
398	Chair Shields
417	Rep. Cameron
Tape 115 B
003	Rep. Cameron	Continues his comment.
006	Rep. Hanna
012	Chair Shields
015	Rep. Hanna
020	Rep. Cameron
024	Rep. Hanna
033	Roy Jay, Operation Clean Slate	Presents invited oral testimony.
061	Chair Shields
063	Mr. Jay
069	Chair Shields
070	Rep. Hanna
074	Mr. Jay
076	Rep. Cameron
078	Rep. Hanna
080	Mr. Jay
056	Chair Shields
090	Mr. Jay
094	Sen. Winters
110	Rep. Barker
111	Mr. Jay
125	Rep. Barker
135	Rep. Hanna
137	Mr. Weyand
142	Rep. Hanna
146	Mr. Weyand
151	Sen. Westlund	Move -3 Amendments to HB 3054 be adopted.
154	Rep. Hanna
		Vote: 8-1-1 Aye: Representative Cameron, Barker. Shields Senators Brown, Burdick Nelson, Winters, Westlund Nay: Representative Hanna Exc.: Representative Nathanson
163	Chair Shields	Declares the motion CARRIED.
164	Sen. Westlund	Move HB 3054, as amended, to the Full Committee with a Do Pass recommendation.
168	Rep. Cameron
172	Mr. Weyand
174	Chair Shields
176	Mr. Weyand
		Vote: 8-1-1 Aye” Representative Cameron, Barker. Shields Senators Brown, Burdick Nelson, Winters, Westlund Nay: Representative Hanna Exc.: Representative Nathanson
178	Chair Shields	Declares the motion CARRIED.
191	Chair Shields	Closes Work Session on HB 3054 Project Clean Slate.
		Opens Work Session on SB 578 Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
214	Chair Shields	Recesses Committee
217	Chair Shields	Reopens Work Session on SB 578 Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
219	Tim Walker, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office	Introduces Fiscal Analysis of Proposed Legislation (Exhibit 5) and Proposed –A4 Amendment (Exhibit 6).
240	Mr. Walker
242	Sen. Westlund	Move -4 Amendment for SB 578 be adopted.
		Vote : 7-0-3 Exc.: Senators Brown and Burdick Representative Nathanson
	Chair Shields	Hearing no objections, declares the motion CARRIED.
		Move SB 572, as amended, to the Full Committee with a Do Pass recommendation.
251	Rep. Cameron
256	Mr. Walker	Vote : 7-0-3 Exc.: Senators Brown and Burdick Representative Nathanson
		Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
261	Chair Shields	Adjourns the hearing at 4:48 pm.

Additional Exhibits:

SB 578 A Engrossed (Exhibit 7).

HB 3054 (Exhibit 8).

SB 456 A Engrossed (Exhibit 9).