Senate dispenses with journal reading, refers reports and appointment, advances orders and adjourns
February 20, 2026 | Legislative Sessions, Washington
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During its Feb. 19 floor session the Washington State Senate handled routine procedural business before debate on resolutions. The key floor actions recorded in the Journal were:
- The presiding officer opened the session and the secretary of the Senate read the Journal. Senator Roceli moved to dispense with the reading of the journal and approve the previous day’s journal; the presiding officer announced no objections and the motion carried by voice.
- Reports of standing committees were called. Senator Richeli moved that the measures and appointments listed on the reports of standing committees be referred to the committees as designated; no objections were recorded and the referrals were ordered.
- The secretary read messages from state officers and agencies, including a Department of Agriculture report dated Feb. 1, 2026 on pesticides and a gubernatorial appointment (Coopinatorial appointment 9329, Peter Kaye). The appointment was referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
- The Journal records multiple motions to advance the agenda (to the third and then the eighth order of business); those motions were called and, with no objections, were ordered by the presiding officer.
- At the close of business a senator (recorded under multiple spellings in the Journal — 'Senator Richeli'/'Senator Riccioli'/'Senator Rocelli') moved that the Senate adjourn until Monday, Feb. 23. The motion was announced and the presiding officer, hearing no objection, adjourned the Senate. There is an inconsistency within the transcript/Journal on the adjourn time: one readback lists 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, while another line shows 12:00 p.m.; the official published Journal should be consulted to confirm the precise adjourn time.
Most procedural items were approved by unanimous voice or by the presiding officer’s announcement of "no objections," and the Journal contains brief readbacks of those orders.
- The presiding officer opened the session and the secretary of the Senate read the Journal. Senator Roceli moved to dispense with the reading of the journal and approve the previous day’s journal; the presiding officer announced no objections and the motion carried by voice.
- Reports of standing committees were called. Senator Richeli moved that the measures and appointments listed on the reports of standing committees be referred to the committees as designated; no objections were recorded and the referrals were ordered.
- The secretary read messages from state officers and agencies, including a Department of Agriculture report dated Feb. 1, 2026 on pesticides and a gubernatorial appointment (Coopinatorial appointment 9329, Peter Kaye). The appointment was referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
- The Journal records multiple motions to advance the agenda (to the third and then the eighth order of business); those motions were called and, with no objections, were ordered by the presiding officer.
- At the close of business a senator (recorded under multiple spellings in the Journal — 'Senator Richeli'/'Senator Riccioli'/'Senator Rocelli') moved that the Senate adjourn until Monday, Feb. 23. The motion was announced and the presiding officer, hearing no objection, adjourned the Senate. There is an inconsistency within the transcript/Journal on the adjourn time: one readback lists 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, while another line shows 12:00 p.m.; the official published Journal should be consulted to confirm the precise adjourn time.
Most procedural items were approved by unanimous voice or by the presiding officer’s announcement of "no objections," and the Journal contains brief readbacks of those orders.
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