H.B. No. 0087

Attorney general-elected official.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Illoway, Anderson, R., Prosser and Tipton and Senator(s) Burns and Meier

AN ACT relating to the attorney general; providing for the election of the attorney general; setting attorney general's term at four years; providing for filling a vacancy in the position; repealing provision for interim appointment; providing for application of ethics and disclosure act to the office of the attorney general; providing for application of term limits to the attorney general; amending certain provisions regarding actions taken by the attorney general pursuant to the direction of the governor; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

01/29/2004 Bill Number Assigned

02/09/2004 H Received for Introduction

02/10/2004 H Introduced and Referred to H07

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Edwards, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Walsh, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Diercks, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hastert, Johnson, L., Jorgensen, Latta, Martin, Meyer, Morgan, Reese, Robinson, Thompson and Warren.

Excused: Representative(s) Baker and Tipton.

Ayes 41 Nays 17 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/05/2004 H Indefinitely Postponed