SB 139-EXTENSIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL BDS/AGENCIES                                                                     
                                                                                                                              
CHAIR CON BUNDE announced SB 139 to be up for consideration and                                                                 
that it provides the ramp down mechanism should a board be                                                                      
discontinued and increases sunset dates.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
TOM MAHER, staff to Senator Therriault, stated that the sponsor                                                                 
supported the proposed amendments.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR RALPH SEEKINS moved to adopt CSSB 139(L&C), version I.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  BUNDE explained  that  the changes  were  proposed by  the                                                               
administration and objected  so he could explain  them. The first                                                               
change  transferred  the  board's   statutory  authority  to  the                                                               
department  and the  second change  added a  new section  (4). He                                                               
withdrew  his  objection  and  CSSB   139(L&C),  version  I,  was                                                               
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
BARBARA  GABIER, Division  of  Occupational Licensing,  supported                                                               
the CS.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  SEEKINS moved  to report  CSSB  139(L&C) from  committee                                                               
with  individual   recommendations  and  attached   fiscal  note.                                                               
Senators  Ben  Stevens, Ellis,  Davis,  Seekins  and Chair  Bunde                                                               
voted yea; and CSSB 139(L&C) moved from committee.