How they voted

Sun., Feb. 20, 2005

The Spokesman-Review

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House Bill 1194 – Prescription Drug Importation: To require each agency administering a state-purchased health plan to begin purchasing drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration from Canadian pharmacies and wholesalers.

This is to begin when the FDA approves a waiver to do so or when federal legislation authorizes importation of prescription drugs.

This bill passed the House of Representatives, 56-42.

Yes: Rep. Alex Wood, D-Spokane; Rep. Timm Ormsby, D-Spokane.

No: Rep. Larry Crouse, R-Spokane Valley; Rep. Lynn Schindler, R-Otis Orchards; Rep. John Serben, R-Spokane; Rep. John Ahern, R-Spokane; Rep. Bob Sump, R-Republic; Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda; Rep. Don Cox, R-Colfax; Rep. David Buri, R-Colfax.

House Bill 1219 – Drug Purchasing Consortium: To require the administrator of the state Health Care Authority to establish a prescription drug purchasing consortium.

The consortium may include local governments, private entities, labor organizations, and individuals without insurance or who are underinsured for prescription drug coverage.

The state-purchased health care programs will purchase prescription drugs through the consortium.

The bill passed the House, 55-42.

Yes: Wood, Ormsby.

No: Crouse, Schindler, Serben, Ahern, Sump, Kretz, Cox, Buri.

House Bill 1062 – Statewide Energy Efficiency Standards: To establish energy efficiency standards for 13 different appliances sold or installed in this state, including commercial clothes washing machines, refrigerators, freezers, space-heaters, traffic signal devices and illuminated exit signs.

The bill passed the House, 80-18.

Yes: Wood, Ormsby, Crouse, Schindler, Buri.

No: Serben, Sump, Kretz, Cox.

House Bill 1242 – State Budget: To require the governor to communicate statewide budget priorities to state agencies and seek public involvement and input on these priorities.

The bill also requires that a state agency’s budget request contain proposals to improve programs that are determined to be underachieving or inefficient.

The bill passed the House, 95-2.

Yes: Wood, Ormsby, Crouse, Schindler, Serben, Ahern, Sump, Kretz, Cox, Buri.

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