HB 213 - INITIATIVE/REFERENDUM PETITIONS                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 0330                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG  announced that the  next order of  business would                                                               
be  HOUSE  BILL NO.  213,  "An  Act  relating to  initiative  and                                                               
referendum petitions; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Number 0334                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  JAMES moved  to report  HB 213  out of  committee                                                               
with individual recommendations and  the accompanying zero fiscal                                                               
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Number 0336                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BERKOWITZ objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0338                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
A  roll  call vote  was  taken.   Representatives  Meyer,  James,                                                               
Coghill,  and Rokeberg  voted to  report HB  213 from  committee.                                                               
Representative  Berkowitz voted  against it.   Therefore,  HB 213                                                               
was reported out  of the House Judiciary Standing  Committee by a                                                               
vote of 4-1.