2003-05-18                     House Journal                      Page 1826
HB 145                                                                                            
Representative Williams brought up reconsideration of the vote on                                   
CSHB 145(FIN) (page 1703).                                                                          
                                                                                                    
The following, which had been held on reconsideration one legislative                               
day (page 1817), was again before the House in third reading:                                       
                                                                                                    
    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 Williams placed a call of the House.                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representatives Cissna, Guttenberg, Chenault,                                     
Kerttula, Crawford, Moses, Gruenberg, Berkowitz, Gara, Kookesh,                                     
Kohring, and Kapsner was noted.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated the call was satisfied.                                                          
                                                                                                    
The question to be reconsidered:  "Shall CSHB 145(FIN) pass the                                     
House?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                              
                                                                                                    
CSHB 145(FIN)--RECONSIDERATION                                                                      
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  25   NAYS:  13   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Heinze, Holm, Kohring, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                   
Morgan, Rokeberg, Samuels, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker,                                            
Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg,                                    
Hawker, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses, Ogg, Seaton                                              
                                                                                                    

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Excused:  Croft, Joule                                                                              
                                                                                                    
And so, CSHB 145(FIN) passed the House on reconsideration.                                          
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved that the effective date clause be                                      
adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?"  The                             
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSHB 145(FIN)--RECONSIDERATION                                                                      
Third Reading                                                                                       
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  28   NAYS:  10   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, 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, Joule                                                                              
                                                                                                    
And so, the effective date clause was adopted.                                                      
                                                                                                    
CSHB 145(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.