Ideas come from many sources Should Kids Serve Time for Skipping School? Fifteen-year-old Tam Chau hates school. For that, there's a jumpsuit waiting with his name on it at juvie hall. By Huan HsuHuan Hsu Published on May 08, 2007 at 3:43pm Couple charged in May 31 car- to-car shooting death Pierce County prosecutors charged a man and his girlfriend on Monday with first-degree murder in a car-to-car shooting that left another man dead earlier this year. Yakima County-- Why so popular for pot? Small Monday raid brings county's total marijuana seizures this year to about 100,000 plants — and counting by Melissa Sánchez Yakima Herald-Republic

 A Legislator works with constituents, citizen groups, lobbyists, government agencies, and staff to move from an “idea” to a bill.

Be careful what you wish for, kid... Last year, a Seattle little boy named Alex Jonlin, wanting to give his peers a voice in state government, gathered hundreds of signatures on a petition to create a youth board to advise state lawmakers. He lobbied for his bill, which local Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D- Seattle, agreed to sponsor. After the usual hearings, lawmakers last year said OK. But the House of Representatives made one key change: membership on this board was limited to those 14 and older. Alex is 12.

 Bills are typically researched and written by legislative staff.  Code Reviser’s Office puts the bill into final legal language.

 “Co-sponsors” also sign the bill.  Sponsor drops the bill in a box called the “hopper” and the bill gets a number.

Prime Sponsor signs on the first line Co- sponsors sign after the Prime

105 days in odd years; 60 days in even years How many days in a session?

Even Numbered Year Odd Numbered Year

 House bills start with HB & are numbered 1000s s.  Senate bills start with SB and are numbered 5000s & 6000s. How do you distinguish Senate bills from House bills?

 Agriculture & Natural Resources  Audit Review and Oversight  Capital Budget  Commerce & Labor  Community and Econ. Development & Trade  Early Learning & Children’s Services  Ecology and Parks  Education  Education Appropriations  Environmental Health  Finance  Financial Institutions & Insurance  General Gov. Appropriations  Health and Human Services Appropriations  Health Care & Wellness  Higher Education  Human Services  Judiciary  Local Government & Housing  Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness  Rules  State Government & Tribal Affairs  Technology, Energy & Communications  Transportation  Ways & Means

 Agriculture& Rural Economic Development  Early Learning & K-12 Ed.  Economic Development, Trade & Innovation  Environment, Water, & Energy  Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance  Gov. Operations & Elections  Health & Long-Term Care  Higher Education & Workforce Development  Human Services & Corrections  Judiciary  Labor, Commerce, Consumer Protection  Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation  Rules  Transportation  Ways & Means

 Post War Planning  1945  Public Morals   Community Security  2002 Can you guess when these committees existed?

 Hold public hearings.  Study & debate bills.  Recommend bills be amended and/or passed.

 Bills appropriating money (e.g. budget bills)  Bills affecting revenue (e.g. tax bills)  Policy bills costing state or local governments money

In odd numbered year it will be the Biennial Budget. In an even number year, the Supplemental Budget What budget will be considered in an odd numbered year?

 Determine bills that move to consideration by full House or Senate  No testimony  No amendments

Who presides over the Rules Committees? Lt. Governor, President of the Senate Speaker of the House

 Amendments are voted on during 2 nd reading.

 Final Debate  Final Passage

 Standing committee, Fiscal Committee, Rules Committee  Floor Action

 Concurrence  Conference Committees

21% of bills introduced in 2009 passed the Legislature. HSE

 Governor’s signature  Governor’s full or partial veto

Fewer bills were introduced 1998 but a higher percentage were enacted – 23% as opposed to 18% for 2008.

True or False: The governor may veto a bill by failing to take action within 20 days. False No pocket veto. If bill passes during session, Governor has 5 days to sign or it becomes law. At the end of session the Governor has 20 days (excluding Sundays).

 On-line Bill Information v/wsladm/bills.cfm  TVW (can view/listen to hearings) tvw.org  Legislative Information Center (360)  Hotline call to your members

Idea Bill Intro-1 st Reading Committee Fiscal Comm. Rules Comm. 2 nd Reading & Amd Opposite chamber- repeat process 3 rd Reading - passage Conference Governor State Law (RCW)