2017-04-03                     House Journal                      Page 0825
HB 44                                                                                                                         
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44                                                                                    
    "An Act requiring a legislator to abstain from taking or                                                                    
    withholding official action or exerting official influence that could                                                       
    benefit or harm an immediate family member or certain                                                                       
    employers; requiring a legislator to request to be excused from                                                             
    voting in an instance where the legislator may have a financial                                                             
    conflict of interest; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                

2017-04-03                     House Journal                      Page 0826
    CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                                                
    44(STA)                                                                                                                     
    "An Act requiring a legislator to abstain from taking or                                                                    
    withholding official action or exerting official influence that could                                                       
    benefit or harm an immediate family member or certain                                                                       
    employers; and requiring a legislator to request to be excused                                                              
    from voting in an instance where the legislator may have a                                                                  
    financial conflict of interest."                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Kreiss-Tomkins, Chair, with                                                             
the following individual recommendations:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3):  LeDoux, Tuck, Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (1):  Birch                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (3):  Johnson, Wool, Knopp                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSSSHB 44(STA):                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Legislative Agency                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 44 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                
calendar.