Legislature(1997 - 1998)

03/11/1998 01:05 PM Senate RLS

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                SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                    March 11, 1998                                             
                      1:05 p.m.                                                
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
All members present                                                            
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25                                            
Urging an appeal and an expeditious decision on the appeal of a                
case concerning marriage.                                                      
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 291                                                            
"An Act relating to living wills, do not resuscitate orders,                   
anatomical gifts, and the care and treatment of persons with                   
serious medical conditions."                                                   
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
SCR 25 - See Senate Judiciary Minutes dated 3/6/98.                            
                                                                               
SB 291 - See Judiciary minutes dated 2/25/98 and HESS minutes dated            
         3/10/98.                                                              
                                                                               
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                               
TAPE 98-3 , SIDE A                                                             
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 1:05 p.m., and noted the presence of Senators Duncan, Taylor,               
Leman, Torgerson and Kelly.                                                    
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SCR 25 - APPEAL OF MARRIAGE DECISION before             
the committee and directed attention to a proposed amendment to the            
legislation.  It is a technical change required to make the title              
consistent with the body of the resolution, in accordance with an              
amendment to SCR 25 adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee.                 
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved the adoption of the following amendment to be              
incorporated into a Rules CS and that CSSCR 25(RLS) be approved for            
calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
Page 1, line 1:  Delete "and an expeditious decision on the appeal"            
                                                                               
Hearing no objection, CHAIRMAN KELLY stated the motion carried.                
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 291 - LIV. WILLS/ANATOMICAL GIFTS/PATIENT            
CARE before the committee as the final order of business.                      
                                                                               
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent SB 291 be approved            
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at 1:07 p.m.                                                 

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