SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                    March 24, 1998                                             
                      12:00 p.m.                                               
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 461(FIN)                                                 
"An Act making supplemental and special appropriations and amending            
appropriations; and providing for an effective date."                          
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 262                                                            
"An Act relating to regulation of hunting and trapping and to the              
definition of 'sustained yield.'"                                              
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 268                                                            
"An Act relating to the assignment to the Department of Labor of               
certain wage claims; and providing for an effective date."                     
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 284                                                            
"An Act relating to cruelty to animals."                                       
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 341                                                            
"An Act relating to agricultural land; and providing for an                    
effective date."                                                               
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 50(FIN)                                                  
"An Act relating to the use of broadcasting to promote certain                 
classics or sweepstakes; and providing for an effective date."                 
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
HB 461 - No previous action to record.                                         
                                                                               
SB 262 - See Resource Committee minutes dated 2/23/98, 3/9/98, and             
         3/23/98.                                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
SB 268 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 2/24/98 and                      
         Judiciary minutes dated 3/20/98.                                      
                                                                               
SB 284 - See State Affairs minutes dated 3/3/98 and Judiciary                  
         minutes dated 3/20/98 and 3/23/98.                                    
                                                                               
SB 341 - See Resource Committee minutes dated 3/23/98.                         
                                                                               
HB  50 - See State Affairs minutes dated 5/1/97 and Judiciary                  
         minutes dated 5/7/97 and 3/23/98.                                     
                                                                               
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 12:00 p.m, and noted the presence of Senators Taylor, Torgerson             
and Kelly.                                                                     
                                                                               
       CSHB 461(FIN) - APPROP: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS                     
                                                                               
The first item on the committee agenda was CSHB 461(FIN).  CHAIRMAN            
KELLY  requested a calendaring motion pending referral of the                  
legislation from the Senate Finance Committee.                                 
                                                                               
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 461(FIN) be              
approved for calendaring pending its referral from the Senate                  
Finance Committee.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                   
                                                                               
                  SB 262 - MANAGEMENT OF HUNTING                               
                                                                               
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent SB 262  be                    
approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing              
no objection, it was so ordered.                                               
                                                                               
        SB 268 - WAGE CLAIM ASSIGNMENTS TO DEPT. OF LABOR                      
                                                                               
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent SB 268 be approved            
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
                   SB 284 - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS                                 
                                                                               
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent SB 284 be approved            
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
               SB 341 - AGRICULTURAL LAND BILL FIX                             
                                                                               
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent SB 341 be approved            
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
       CSHB 50(FIN) - BROADCASTING OF RAFFLES AND CLASSICS                     
                                                                               
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 50(FIN) be               
approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing              
no objection, it was so ordered.                                               
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at 12:02 p.m.