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HOUSE BILL 259

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H0259   by APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
APPROPRIATIONS – ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT – Appropriates $61,455,500 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2012; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 376.05; transfers $486,700 from the Hazardous Waste Emergency Management Fund to the General Fund; transfers $1.5 million from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund; and expresses legislative intent.
  03/11 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  03/14 Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading  
  03/15 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  03/16 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 50-19-1
AYES – Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bateman, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bolz, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Chadderdon(Chadderdon), Chew, Cronin, Eskridge, Gibbs(Wheeler), Guthrie, Hagedorn, Hartgen, Henderson, Higgins, Jaquet, Killen, King, Lacey, Lake, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, McGeachin, Moyle, Nesset, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Shepherd, Shirley, Simpson, Smith(30), Smith(24), Stevenson, Thompson, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27)
NAYS – Barbieri, Bayer, Boyle, Collins, Crane, DeMordaunt, Hart, Harwood, McMillan, Nielsen, Nonini, Palmer, Perry, Schaefer, Sims, Takasugi(Batt), Thayn, Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
Absent and excused – Ellsworth
Floor Sponsor - Ringo
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/18 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance  
  03/21 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/22 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  03/29 Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0
AYES – Andreason, Bair, Bilyeu, Bock, Brackett, Broadsword, Cameron, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Goedde, Hammond, Heider, Hill, LeFavour, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKenzie, Mortimer, Schmidt, Siddoway, Smyser, Stegner, Stennett, Tippets, Toryanski, Winder
NAYS – Fulcher, Keough, McKague, Nuxoll, Pearce, Vick, Werk
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Bair
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/30 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  03/31 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  04/01 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  04/04 Delivered to Governor at 9:10 a.m. on April 1, 2011  
  04/05 Reported Signed by Governor on April 5, 2011
    Session Law Chapter 191
    Effective: 07/01/2011