2003-05-15                     House Journal                      Page 1703
HB 145                                                                                            
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 14,                                 
2003, calendar (page 1656), was read the third time:                                                
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 145(FIN)                                                                 
     "An Act prohibiting discrimination in the awarding of attorney                                 
     fees and costs in civil actions or appeals to or against, or in the                            
     posting of bonds or other security by, public interest litigants; and                          
     relating to awards of attorney fees and costs in cases involving                               
     enforcement of constitutional rights; and providing for an                                     
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Representative Rokeberg placed a call of the House.                                                 
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated the call was satisfied.                                                          
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 145(FIN) pass the House?"  The                                     
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSHB 145(FIN)                                                                                       
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  23   NAYS:  14   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Fate, Foster, Gatto, Harris,                                    
Hawker, Heinze, Kohring, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                         
Morgan, Rokeberg, Samuels, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker,                                            
Williams, Wolf                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Gara, Gruenberg,                                     
Guttenberg, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses, Ogg, Seaton, Wilson                                  
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Croft, Holm, Joule                                                                        
                                                                                                    
And so, CSHB 145(FIN) passed the House.                                                             
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved that the effective date clause be                                      
adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    

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The question being:  "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?"  The                             
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSHB 145(FIN)                                                                                       
Third Reading                                                                                       
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  27   NAYS:  10   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Kohring, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire,                                        
Meyer, Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze,                                             
Weyhrauch, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                         
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg,                                    
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Croft, Holm, Joule                                                                        
                                                                                                    
And so, the effective date clause was adopted.                                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz gave notice of reconsideration of the vote                                 
on CSHB 145(FIN).