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POSTED: Sunday, Mar. 08, 2009

LEGISLATIVE ROLL CALL

Here is how local lawmakers voted on key bills last week, provided by WashingtonVotes.org. Visit its Web site at www.washingtonvotes.org to find plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each legislator’s votes.

House Bill 1978

transportation funding

Economic stimulus through transportation funding. Passed the House, 67-28, and the Senate, 45-4, adjusts the 2007-09 transportation budget by reducing it from $7.4 billion to $7.1 billion. In addition ESHB 1978 places $341.4 million in federal funding into the transportation budget. The $341.4 million was provided as part of the federal economic stimulus package. ESHB 1978 was delivered to the governor and signed into law.

VOTING YES

Rep. Tom Campbell, R-Roy

Rep. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia

Rep. Bruce Dammeier, R-Puyallup

Rep. Dawn Morrell, D-Puyallup

Rep. Jeannie Darneille, D-Tacoma

Rep. Tami Green, D-Lakewood

Rep. Troy Kelley, D-Tacoma

Rep. Steve Conway, D-Tacoma

Rep. Steve Kirby, D-Tacoma

Rep. Mark Miloscia, D-Federal Way

Rep. Skip Priest, R-Federal Way

Rep. Christopher Hurst, D-Enumclaw

Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Normandy Park

Rep. Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines

Sen. Randi Becker, R-Eatonville

Sen. Karen Fraser, D-Thurston County

Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup

Sen. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor

Sen. Debbie Regala, D-Tacoma

Sen. Michael Carrell, R-Lakewood

Sen. Rosa Franklin, D-Tacoma

Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way

Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent

Sen. Claudia Kauffman, D-Kent

VOTING NO

Rep. Jim McCune, R-Graham

Rep. Brendan Williams, D-Olympia

Rep. Jan Angel, R-Port Orchard

Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor

Rep. Dan Roach, R-Bonney Lake

Rep. Geoff Simpson, D-Covington

Rep. Pat Sullivan, D-Covington

Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn

ESSB 5768

alaskan way viaduct

Funding and study for the replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Passed the Senate, 43-6. Requires the state to take the necessary steps to expedite the environmental review and design processes to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep-bore tunnel. Sets funding limits at $2.4 billion state funds with $400 million from tolling and directs the Washington State Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic and revenue study to determine the facility’s potential to generate toll revenue. ESSB 5768 is now before the House Transportation Committee for further consideration.

VOTING YES

BeckerFraser

KastamaFranklin

EideRoach

KeiserKauffman

VOTING NO

KilmerRegala

Carrell

House Bill 1956

housing the homeless

Authorizes the housing of homeless persons on property owned or controlled by a church. Prohibits a county, a city or a town from enacting an ordinance or regulation that unreasonably interferes with the decisions or actions of a church regarding the location of housing or shelter for homeless persons on property the church owns or controls. Passed the House, 56-41, and is now before the Senate Human Services and Corrections Committee.

VOTING YES

HuntWilliams

MorrellSeaquist

DarneilleFlannigan

GreenConway

MilosciaOrwall

UpthegroveSimpson

Sullivan

VOTING NO

CampbellMcCune

DammeierAngel

KelleyKirby

PriestHurst

Roach