HB 2661 Passes the House
By a 60-37 vote, after some frankly odd debate with references to 9/11 and religion, HB 2661 has passed the State House of Representatives. We'll get a roll call as soon as it's posted.
Update [2006-1-20 16:18:15 by switzerblog]: click here for the roll call. We got some Republicans! I broke out the Republicans, and Eastern WA Republicans - just for clarity and fun. This is a big victory, but not a huge one. It next goes to the Senate, where it will likely land in the Judiciary Committee. Senator Hargrove (24th) sits on that committee and has a history of locking this bill down, which he's likely to do again. He's a D, but he hates the gays. To remove it from committee without committee approval will require a vote of the full Senate body - same as what happened last year. Tim Sheldon, the no-voting, Republican-caucus-attending, illegal-two-office-holding, Dino-Rossi-lunching Democrat from the 35th flipped last year and voted to remove the bill from committee, then voted against it. Will he do the same this year? He may not need to, with Finkbeiner coming along. Update [2006-1-20 18:7:39 by switzerblog]:Yet another update: The Flying Spaghetti Monster has informed me that HB 2661 will not be sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, but instead will be heard by the Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection Committee. Important names for the Senate vote:
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