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WaLeg Day 87: Lots of votes expected

OLYMPIA -- Rep. Tina Orwall, left, and Sen. Ann Rivers watch from the wings as the Senate votes to pass a bill requiring the preservation of DNA evidence that Orwall sponsored. (Jim Camden)
OLYMPIA -- Rep. Tina Orwall, left, and Sen. Ann Rivers watch from the wings as the Senate votes to pass a bill requiring the preservation of DNA evidence that Orwall sponsored. (Jim Camden)

OLYMPIA -- The Senate and House both have floor sessions today to vote on some of the many bills passed by various committees over the last few weeks.

Before noon, the Senate passed a House bill that requires DNA evidence in criminal cases to be preserved and retained for up to 99 years under some circumstances, or until the person convicted of the crime dies in others. It passed without amendment, so it's headed to Gov. Jay Inslee.

The Senate also passed a House bill outlawing "ticket bots" which allow some ticket resellers to buy up large numbers of tickets for sporting events or concerts before consumers can get them. It passed 49-0 with an amendment, and is headed back to the House where the original version passed 98-0.

Lists of bills to come up for a vote will be updated throughout the day.

Senate Ways and Means has a hearing on its capital budget proposal.



Jim Camden
Jim Camden joined The Spokesman-Review in 1981 and retired in 2021. He is currently the political and state government correspondent covering Washington state.

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