SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                          May 6, 1994                                          
                           8:12 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Rick Halford, Chair                                                   
 Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chair                                              
 Senator George Jacko                                                          
 Senator Suzanne Little                                                        
 Senator Fred Zharoff                                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 All members present                                                           
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 HOUSE BILL NO. 122                                                            
 "An Act eliminating a requirement that a court consider the                   
 findings and recommendations of a neutral mediator when awarding              
 shared child custody."                                                        
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 218(FSH)                                                
 "An Act relating to the maximum length of salmon seine vessels; and           
 providing for an effective date."                                             
                                                                               
 HOUSE BILL NO. 221                                                            
 "An Act relating to workers' compensation for volunteer ambulance             
 attendants, police officers, and fire fighters; and providing for             
 an effective date."                                                           
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(JUD) am                                             
 "An Act relating to settlement and payment of claims for minimum              
 wage and overtime compensation claims and to liquidated damages and           
 attorney fees for minimum wage and overtime compensation claims."             
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 372                                                           
 "An Act relating to community local options for control of                    
 alcoholic beverages; relating to the control of alcoholic                     
 beverages; relating to the definition of `alcoholic beverage'; and            
 providing for an effective date."                                             
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 HB 122 - See Health, Education & Social Services minutes dated                
          1/19/94.  See Judiciary minutes dated 5/3/94.                        
                                                                               
 HB 218 - See Resources minutes dated 4/30/94 and 5/5/94.                      
                                                                               
 HB 221 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes                             
          dated 4/20/93 and Labor & Commerce minutes                           
          dated 5/5/94.                                                        
                                                                               
 HB 459 - Labor & Commerce waived referral 4/7/94.                             
          See Judiciary minutes dated 5/6/94.                                  
                                                                               
 SB 372 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated                       
          4/12/94 and Judiciary minutes dated 4/23/94.                         
      Finance report 5/5/94.                                                   
                                                                               
      ACTION NARRATIVE                                                         
                                                                               
 TAPE 94-8, SIDE A                                                             
 Number 001                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN RICK HALFORD called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to            
 order at 8:12 p.m.                                                            
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that  HB 122  (CHILD    LD   
 CUSTODY PROCEDURES) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's                
 discretion.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                         
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that  CSHB 218(FSH)     )    
 (RELATING TO LENGTH OF SEINE VESSELS) be approved for calendaring             
 at the Chair's discretion.  SENATOR ZHAROFF objected, stating that            
 he would like the opportunity to take a longer look at the                    
 legislation.  SENATOR RIEGER withdrew his calendaring motion.                 
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that  HB 221                 
  (WORKERS COMP:VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS, ETC) be approved for                  
 calendaring at the Chair's discretion.  Hearing no objection, it              
 was so ordered.                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that  CSHB 459(JUD)     )    
 am  (DAMAGES & ATTY FEES FOR UNPAID WAGES) be approved for                    
 calendaring at the Chair's discretion.  Hearing no objection, it              
 was so ordered.                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that  SB 379  (BOARD    RD   
 OF MARINE PILOTS;PILOTAGE TARRIFS) be approved for calendaring at             
 the Chair's discretion.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 8:14 p.m.                                            
 CHAIRMAN HALFORD called the meeting back to order.                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER renewed his motion to approve  CSHB 218(FSH)                   
 (RELATING TO LENGTH OF SEINE VESSELS) for calendaring.  SENATOR               
 ZHAROFF objected.  The roll was taken with the following result:              
 Senators Jacko, Little, Rieger and Halford voted "Yea" and Senator            
 Zharoff voted "Nay."  The Chairman stated the motion carried.                 
 The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 p.m.