Ideas come from Ideas come from many sourcesmany 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 HsuPublished 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 - 3000s.

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 Morals1909 - 1954

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 Committee

s?Lt. Governor, President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Amendments are voted on during 2nd 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

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

http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/bills.cfm

TVW (can view/listen to hearings) tvw.org

Legislative Information Center

(360) 786-7573

Hotline call to your members

1-800-562-6000

Idea Bill Intro-1st Reading

Committee Fiscal Comm.

Rules Comm.2nd Reading &

Amd

Opposite chamber- repeat process

3rd Reading - passage

Conference

Governor State Law (RCW)