HB 269-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASE LIABILITY                                                                      
                                                                                                                              
CHAIR   THOMAS  WAGONER   announced   HB  269   to   be  up   for                                                               
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BERT STEDMAN said he  wanted his question answered if all                                                               
the owners of the property had joint and several liability.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
JANE PIERSON,  staff to Representative Jay  Ramras, answered that                                                               
HB 269 contains joint and several liability language.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  SEEKINS  moved  to  pass  HB  269  from  committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the attached  zero fiscal  note.                                                               
There were no objections and it was so ordered.