03/03/1995 11:21 AM Senate RLS

                     SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                         March 3, 1995                                         
                           11:21 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Mike Miller, Chair                                                    
 Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair                                               
 Senator Bert Sharp                                                            
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
 Senator Judy Salo                                                             
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 All members present                                                           
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO.  1                                                            
 "An Act relating to state implementation of federal statutes."                
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO.  5                                                            
 "An Act prescribing the use and characteristics of voting booths              
 employed in elections and the color of ballots used in state                  
 primary elections."                                                           
                                                                               
 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 11                                            
 Designating March 1995 as Sobriety Awareness Month, commonly                  
 referred to as "SAM."                                                         
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SB   1 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/7/95.                              
          Finance report 3/2/95.                                               
                                                                               
 SB   5 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/14/95.                             
          Finance report 3/2/95.                                               
                                                                               
 HCR 11 - See State Affairs minutes dated 3/2/95.                              
          Rules minutes dated 3/2/95.                                          
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 TAPE 95-3, SIDE A                                                             
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN MILLER  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order          
 at 11:21 a.m.                                                                 
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 The first item on the committee agenda was  SB 1  (REVIEW OF                  
 FEDERALLY MANDATED PROGRAMS).                                                 
 SENATOR SALO said it was her understanding there were fiscal notes            
 on the legislation that had been zeroed out in the Finance                    
 Committee, and she asked what the rationale was for zeroing them              
 out.  SENATOR SHARP explained that according to testimony in that             
 committee, most departments are already reviewing programs that               
 implement federal statutes and mandates.   SENATOR SALO commented             
 that she thought in a department with all different areas like the            
 Department of Health & Social Services, that it would involve                 
 additional work to the extent where she thinks a fiscal note was              
 probably reasonable.  SENATOR MILLER suggested it would be a good             
 question to ask of the Finance Committee Co-chairs when the bill is           
 on the Senate floor.                                                          
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER asked if there was any objection to approving SB 1            
 for calendaring.  Hearing none, it was so ordered.                            
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 SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that  SB 5  (ELECTION         
 BALLOTS) be approved for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was           
 so ordered.                                                                   
 SRLS - 3/3/95                                                                 
 SENATOR SHARP moved and asked unanimous consent that  HCR 11                  
 (SOBRIETY AWARENESS MONTH: MARCH 1995) be approved for calendaring.           
 Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                                      
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 11:24 a.m.