HB2200 — House Bill 2200 is introduced as the first bill to be taken up in executive session, and the discussion explains that it requires JLARC to review and report to the legislature on safety and stability outcomes for DSHS developmental disabilities clients across residential settings, with a public-facing dashboard included in the underlying bill.
HB2200 — The committee takes up House Bill 2200 in executive action and discusses the proposed substitute. Speakers explain that the substitute changes the bill’s reporting approach, directing JLARC to provide methodology and a four-year review of safety outcomes and disability placement settings, while avoiding the cost of building a dashboard. The discussion frames the substitute as a more practical version of the original bill and ends with a recommendation to support and move the bill forward despite some reservations.
Joshua Penner — Identified as offering the proposed substitute and the amendment to it.
Joshua Penner — Asked about discussing amendments and indicated willingness to withdraw them for later discussion.
Joshua Penner — His amendments are withdrawn, and he is thanked for his work.
Joshua Penner — The earlier amendment discussion is still being referenced.
Joshua Penner — Moves adoption of Amendment 799 and explains its purpose.
Joshua Penner — Explains that the amendment fixes a remaining scrivener's error and aligns the substitute with its intent.
HB2468 — House Bill 2468 is introduced as the next agenda item and then described as a bill that updates statutory provisions referencing divisions within DSHS to align those references with the agency’s recent restructuring.
HB2468 — Next agenda item introduced after HB 2200 vote.
Steve Bergquist — Identified as offering proposed substitute H3323.2.
HB2660 — House Bill 2660 is introduced as item number three on the agenda and then described as a bill authorizing the court to order a parent to comply with conditions necessary to maintain the safety of a child under age five in the home after a shelter care hearing.
HB2660 — Introduced as the final agenda item and the subject of a motion to report out with a do pass recommendation.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Identified as sponsoring amendment Wickham 848.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Supports moving the bill forward, while expressing uncertainty that it fully addresses the desired data pieces.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Votes aye.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Votes aye.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Called on to present the amendment for adoption.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Moved Amendment Wickham 848 and explained that it came from the tribes.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Explained the purpose of the amendment: prioritizing state and federal Indian child welfare laws, least restrictive conditions, and 30-day judicial review.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Explains the bill is intended to address demographics tied to critical incidents that increased over the last year.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Says the bill targets demographic areas where critical incidents increased over the last year.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Says the bill is meant to address issues immediately and notes broader needed supports, including family services, training, and department support.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — States the bill does not solve everything but targets critical incidents and the goal of reducing losses of children.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Recorded as voting aye.
Lillian Ortiz-Self — Recorded as voting aye.
Drew Stokesbary — The transcript appears to misrecognize the chair's name in the phrase 'your chair'; context indicates the chair is speaking, but no specific member is clearly identified here.
Nikki Torres — Vice Chair Cortes moves to incorporate adopted amendments into Substitute House Bill 2200, then the committee proceeds through the vote, and later Cortes moves that Proposed Substitute House Bill 2468 be reported out of committee with a due pass recommendation.
HB2200 — The committee considered Substitute House Bill 2200, moved to incorporate the adopted amendments, and then reported the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation.
HB2200 — The committee motion is restated as reporting the proposed substitute out with a do pass recommendation.
My-Linh Thai — Representative Penner continues speaking, with the transcript likely mislabeling the speaker as 'Senator' in the second segment. The discussion remains a single continuous exchange, and the context indicates the same speaker is carrying the explanation forward and thanking the chair.
Adam Bernbaum — Representative Adam Bernbaum is mentioned first in connection with raising concerns about data and data consistency, and later appears in the roll-call vote, where he is recorded as voting aye.
Carolyn Eslick — Votes aye on the motion.
Kristine Reeves — During the roll call, Kristine Reeves is referenced through misheard name variants, but the context indicates a single aye vote being recorded.
Roger Goodman — Votes aye.
HB2468 — The committee discusses and votes on Proposed Substitute House Bill 2468. A motion is made to report the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation, a speaker urges a yes vote, and the committee proceeds to the voice vote on reporting the bill out.
Dan Bronoske — Spoke in support of moving forward to a vote on Proposed Substitute House Bill 2468.
Dan Bronoske — During the roll call, Representative Burnett is recorded in the voting sequence and votes nay without recommendation as the roll call continues.
HB2468 — The committee vote passed and the bill was reported out with a do pass recommendation.
Julio Cortes — As Vice Chair, moved that House Bill 2660 be reported out of committee with a do pass recommendation.
Julio Cortes — Moves to incorporate the adopted amendments into Substitute House Bill 2660 and report the bill out.
Julio Cortes — Moves to incorporate the adopted amendments into Substitute House Bill 2660 and report the bill out with a do pass recommendation.
Julio Cortes — Recorded as voting aye.
Ed Orcutt — Representative Dent is identified as speaking during the amendment discussion, offering supportive remarks that thank the bill sponsor, acknowledge concerns, and emphasize a shared commitment to children despite policy differences. The sequence concludes with Dent voting aye in the roll call.
HB2660 — The committee considers Substitute House Bill 2660, moves to report it out with a do pass recommendation, and then confirms the bill is reported out of committee after the roll call vote.