03/03/2014 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY

              HB 284-COMPACT FOR A BALANCED BUDGET                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:32:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER announced  that the last order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 284, "An Act  relating to an interstate compact on                                                               
a balanced federal budget."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:33:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT  moved to report  HB 284 out  of committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:33:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG  objected for purposes of  discussion in                                                               
that the proposed compact is new  and has not been adopted in any                                                               
other state.   While it  is a novel  and important concept  as it                                                               
offers  a   different  manner   in  which   to  amend   the  U.S.                                                               
Constitution, he  opined it  is basically a  template to  cause a                                                               
convention to be [called] of  which have potential constitutional                                                               
ramifications at the federal level.   Therefore, he expressed the                                                               
need for the committee to fully understand the legislation.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:36:13 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT called for the question.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:36:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:37:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A  roll call  vote was  taken.   Representatives Foster,  LeDoux,                                                               
Lynn, Millett, Pruitt, and Keller  voted in favor of reporting HB
  out of  committee.   Representative Gruenberg  voted against                                                               
it.   Therefore, HB 284 was  reported out of the  House Judiciary                                                               
Standing Committee by a vote of 6-1.