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JOINT MEMORIAL · 2003–04 SESSION

SJM 8040: Veterans' health care needs

Requesting funding for veterans' health care needs.

Summary

  • Petitions the President of the United States, the Congress of the United States, and the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to serve adequately the current and future demands of our state's veterans and to affirm the debt owed these veterans.

From the House Bill Analysis (SJM 8040), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Passed Legislature Passed Legislature · filed with Secretary of State
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2004
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2004
  3. Passed SenateFeb 12, 2004
  4. Passed HouseMar 2, 2004
  5. FiledMar 11, 2004
Prime sponsor
Paull Shin (D-21)
Introduced
January 26, 2004 in the Senate
Last action
March 11, 2004

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paull Shin (D-21)

27 co-sponsors (18 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Ken Jacobsen D-46Jim Kastama D-25Pat Thibaudeau D-43Jean Berkey D-38Karen Fraser D-22Mark Doumit D-19Margarita Prentice D-11Jim Horn R-41Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Adam Kline D-37Darlene Fairley D-32Bob Oke R-26Val Stevens R-39Patricia Hale R-8Joseph Zarelli R-18Senator D-35Betti Sheldon D-23Dave Schmidt R-44Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Karen Keiser D-33Brian Murray R-6Harriet Spanel D-40Lisa Brown D-3Tracey Eide D-30Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Shirley Winsley R-28Don Benton R-17

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2004
Version voted on: SJM 8040
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24000
Republican25000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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House · Final Passage

Passed March 2, 2004
Version voted on: SJM 8040
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49003
Republican46000
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Excused (3)

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History

  1. Filed with Secretary of State.
  2. Speaker signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  6. Placed on second reading.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. SG - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. SG - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to State Government.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  14. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. GO - Majority; do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SJM 8040 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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