Date: 01/28/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-060

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 09-060 to the Committee of the WPASS


02:34 PM

The committee took a brief recess.


02:39 PM -- Senate Bill 09-060

Senator Tochtrop, bill sponsor, explained the provisions of Senate Bill 09-060. She explained that this bill cleans up the statutes concerning illegal drug laboratories. It defines the term of illegal drug laboratory to be areas where controlled substances are manufactured, processed, cooked, disposed of, used, or stored. In addition, it specifies that any contract to sell contaminated property cannot limit the right of the buyer to test the property or to cancel the contract based upon the results of the tests.

02:49 PM --
Tim Gablehouse, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed the costs associated with cleaning facilities that have been contaminated by methamphetamine. He discussed the addition of use to the methamphetamine cleanup provisions of the law. Senator Lundberg asked about the costs associated with methamphetamine cleanup. Mr. Gablehouse also discussed the myriad of ways in which methamphetamine is produced and the toxic nature of the substance. The committee discussed the provisions of the bill.


03:09 PM

The committee took a brief recess.


03:13 PM

The committee came back to order.

03:13 PM --
Kristen Forrestal, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed the specifics of the bill. She indicated that the bill is only related to methamphetamine.
BILL:SB09-060
TIME: 03:18:39 PM
MOVED:Morse
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 09-060 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hudak
Yes
King K.
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Newell
Yes
Renfroe
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Morse
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS