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SECOND DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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House Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, January 9, 1996
The House was called to order at 9:55 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Horn presiding).
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HB 2259 by Representatives McMahan, Sheahan, Dellwo and Costa; by request of Administrator for the Courts
AN ACT Relating to impanelling juries; and amending RCW 4.44.120.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2260 by Representatives Thompson, Chandler, McMorris, Buck, Mastin, McMahan, Schoesler, Pelesky, Goldsmith, Sheldon and Hargrove
AN ACT Relating to tax exemptions for process industries; amending RCW 82.08.02565 and 82.12.02565; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 2261 by Representatives Thompson, Chandler, McMorris, Mulliken, Sheahan, Buck, McMahan, Schoesler, Pelesky, Mastin, Goldsmith and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to extending the dates related to safety standards for agriculture; and amending RCW 49.17.041.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 2262 by Representatives Thompson, Koster, Carrell, Hargrove, Stevens, Mulliken, Fuhrman, Hymes, Crouse, Sterk, Backlund, L. Thomas, McMahan, Beeksma, Pelesky, Johnson and Casada
AN ACT Relating to marriages; amending RCW 26.04.020; and adding a new section to chapter 26.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2263 by Representatives McMahan, Sheahan, L. Thomas, Thompson, Goldsmith, D. Schmidt, Hargrove, Koster, Talcott, Delvin, Johnson, Dyer, Mulliken, Benton, Smith, Boldt, Hymes, Pelesky, B. Thomas, Sterk, Buck, Backlund, Carrell, Campbell, Mastin, Honeyford, Stevens, McMorris, Robertson, Elliot, Sheldon, Casada and Beeksma
AN ACT Relating to permanent concealed pistol licenses; amending RCW 9.41.070; and adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2264 by Representatives McMahan, Johnson, Hargrove, Goldsmith, Sheahan, Hymes, Buck, Benton, Mulliken, Koster, Pelesky, Sterk, Lambert, Campbell, Smith, Stevens, McMorris, Mitchell, Talcott, Thompson, Mastin, Backlund, Honeyford, D. Sommers, Hankins, Lisk, Carrell, Robertson and Casada
AN ACT Relating to censorship by school districts; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 2265 by Representatives McMahan, Sheahan, Mulliken, Goldsmith, Hargrove, Carrell, Backlund, McMorris, Talcott, Thompson, Honeyford, Robertson, D. Sommers, L. Thomas, Johnson, Casada, Beeksma and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to parental notification for abortions provided to minors; amending RCW 9.02.100; adding new sections to chapter 9.02 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2266 by Representatives McMahan, Sheahan, Carrell, Hargrove, Stevens, Sterk, Goldsmith, McMorris, Thompson, Buck, Robertson, Backlund, Honeyford, Mastin, D. Sommers, Romero, Wolfe, Mulliken and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to the collection of child support; and amending RCW 26.18.070, 26.18.080, 26.18.100, 26.18.140, 26.23.050, 26.23.060, and 26.23.100.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2267 by Representatives McMahan, Sheahan, Mulliken, Hargrove, McMorris, Talcott, Thompson, Backlund, Mastin, Robertson, D. Sommers, Johnson, Casada and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to the well-being of children; adding new sections to chapter 9.68 RCW; repealing RCW 9.68.015, 9.68.050, 9.68.060, 9.68.070, 9.68.080, 9.68.090, 9.68.100, 9.68.110, 9.68.120, 9.68.130, 9.68A.140, 9.68A.150, and 9.68A.160; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2268 by Representatives McMahan, Hargrove, Mulliken, Johnson, Koster, Smith, Goldsmith, Boldt, Hymes, Pelesky, Sterk, Campbell, Stevens, Hickel, Talcott, Thompson, Buck, Backlund, Mastin, Honeyford, Robertson, Carrell, D. Sommers and Casada
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting court-ordered child support for postsecondary education of adult children; amending RCW 26.09.170, 26.09.225, 26.18.210, 26.19.035, and 26.19.075; adding a new section to chapter 26.09 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 26.19.090.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2269 by Representatives Huff, Brumsickle, B. Thomas, Radcliff, Patterson, Basich, Keiser, Wolfe, Regala, L. Thomas, Ogden, Conway, Cody, Veloria, Carlson, Mason, Dickerson, Scheuerman, Dellwo, Murray, Quall and Rust
AN ACT Relating to school districts; amending RCW 28A.535.020, 28A.535.050, 84.52.053, 84.52.056, and 39.36.020; repealing RCW 28A.530.020; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 2270 by Representatives Brown, Patterson, Kessler, Wolfe, Regala, Cole, Cody, Poulsen, Mason, Dickerson, Dellwo, Murray, Quall, Rust and Chopp
AN ACT Relating to spending in election campaigns; amending RCW 29.80.010 and 29.80.020; adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29.80 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 2271 by Representatives Brown, Silver and Dellwo
AN ACT Relating to expanding governmental authority to regulate grass seed burning; amending RCW 70.94.656; and reenacting and amending RCW 70.94.650.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 2272 by Representatives Hargrove, D. Sommers and Pelesky
AN ACT Relating to service of department of social and health services lien and notice to withhold; and amending RCW 43.20B.730.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 2273 by Representatives Scott, Rust, Reams, Wolfe, Scheuerman, R. Fisher, Basich, Keiser, Regala, Cole, Conway, Cody, Poulsen, Dickerson, Dellwo, Murray, Thompson, Quall and Chopp
AN ACT Relating to using the most probable and most reasonable value as the basis of calculating the true and fair value of real property for property tax purposes; and amending RCW 84.40.030.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 2274 by Representatives Van Luven, Sheldon, Hatfield, D. Schmidt, Radcliff and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to the community economic revitalization board; amending RCW 43.160.080 and 82.45.060; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
HB 2275 by Representatives Van Luven, Mason, Backlund and Radcliff
AN ACT Relating to the trade-in or exchange of computer hardware; amending RCW 19.60.010; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 2276 by Representatives Costa, Sheahan, Appelwick, Scott and Hatfield
AN ACT Relating to publication of notice in dependency cases; and amending RCW 13.34.080.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2277 by Representatives Hargrove, McMahan, Goldsmith, Pelesky, Mulliken and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to property taxes; amending RCW 84.41.050 and 84.55.010; adding new sections to chapter 84.40 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 84.41 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.48 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.52 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.55 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 84.41.030, 84.41.041, 84.41.070, and 84.41.130.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 2278 by Representatives Hargrove, Buck, Goldsmith, Pelesky, McMahan, Chappell, Fuhrman and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to court costs; and amending RCW 4.84.030 and 4.84.250.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2279 by Representatives Hargrove, Chappell, Goldsmith, Hymes, McMahan, Pelesky and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to review of growth management decisions; and amending RCW 36.70A.300.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 2280 by Representatives Hargrove, Chappell, Buck, Pelesky, Goldsmith, McMahan, Hymes, Mulliken, Johnson and Thompson
AN ACT Relating to the method of execution; amending RCW 10.95.180; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2281 by Representatives Sehlin, Sheahan, Blanton, Backlund, Goldsmith, L. Thomas, Mulliken, McMahan, Patterson, Conway and Chopp
AN ACT Relating to sex offender registration; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.44.130; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 2282 by Representatives Sehlin, Sheahan, Blanton, Goldsmith, Robertson, L. Thomas, Mulliken, Sheldon, McMahan, Patterson, Costa, Conway and Chopp
AN ACT Relating to sex offender registration; and amending RCW 4.24.550 and 70.48.470.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 2283 by Representatives Sehlin and Ogden; by request of Office of Financial Management
AN ACT Relating to state general obligation bonds and related accounts; amending RCW 43.99K.010 and 43.99K.020; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.
HB 2284 by Representatives Sehlin and Ogden; by request of Office of Financial Management
AN ACT Relating to the capital budget; amending 1995 2nd sp.s. c 16 s 2, 107, 126, 115, 125, 230, 242, 243, 244, 246, 258, 260, 266, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 332, 351, 508, 511, 514, 519, 543, and 802 (uncodified); adding new sections to 1995 2nd sp.s. c 16; repealing 1995 2nd sp.s. c 16 s 223; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.
HB 2285 by Representatives Mastin and Carlson; by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board
AN ACT Relating to student consumer protection; and amending RCW 28B.85.040.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2286 by Representatives Blanton, Carlson, Jacobsen and Mason; by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board
AN ACT Relating to service delivery alternatives for the provision of higher education; creating new sections; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2287 by Representatives Jacobsen, Goldsmith and Carlson
AN ACT Relating to financial aid; amending RCW 28B.10.800; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2288 by Representatives Jacobsen, Carlson and Mason
AN ACT Relating to financial aid portability; amending RCW 28B.10.802; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2289 by Representatives Foreman, Crouse, Backlund, Goldsmith, L. Thomas, Elliot, Mulliken, McMahan, Johnson, Thompson, Hargrove, Carrell, Lisk and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to restricting lobbying activities by taxpayer-supported entities; adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 2290 by Representatives Honeyford, Patterson, Lisk, Clements, Hankins, B. Thomas, Mulliken, McMahan, Thompson, Hargrove and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to exempting construction of wind energy and solar electric generating facilities from sales and use tax; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 2291 by Representatives Van Luven, Veloria, Brumsickle, Jacobsen, Radcliff, Hatfield, Mason and Thompson
AN ACT Relating to international educational, cultural, and business exchanges; amending RCW 42.17.310; reenacting and amending RCW 43.79A.040; adding new sections to chapter 43.07 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
HB 2292 by Representatives Carlson, Jacobsen and Murray; by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board
AN ACT Relating to incentive grants for innovation and quality; amending RCW 28B.120.010 and 28B.120.020; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2293 by Representatives Carlson, Jacobsen, Murray and Chopp
AN ACT Relating to higher education fiscal matters; amending RCW 28B.15.031, 28B.15.535, 28B.15.540, 28B.15.380, 28B.15.543, 28B.15.545, 28B.15.556, 28B.15.600, and 28B.15.615; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2294 by Representatives Delvin and Carlson; by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board
AN ACT Relating to the state educational trust fund; and amending RCW 28B.10.821 and 28B.15.762.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2295 by Representatives Reams and Veloria
AN ACT Relating to criminal justice costs; adding a new section to chapter 39.34 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 2296 by Representatives Thompson, Sterk, Beeksma, Pelesky and McMahan
AN ACT Relating to parental supervision of children; amending RCW 13.40.080 and 13.40.190; reenacting and amending RCW 13.04.030; adding a new section to chapter 9A.64 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2297 by Representatives Thompson, McMorris, Beeksma, Sterk, Buck, Pelesky, Delvin, McMahan, Mulliken and Cooke
AN ACT Relating to a youth responsibility camp; reenacting and amending RCW 13.40.020; and adding a new section to chapter 13.40 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 2298 by Representatives Thompson, Sheahan, McMorris, Sterk, Pelesky, Delvin, McMahan, Buck, Goldsmith, Hymes, Johnson, Hargrove and Carrell
AN ACT Relating to use of public funds to pay dues to entities that support or oppose ballot propositions or candidates for public office; adding a new section to chapter 28A.150 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 2299 by Representatives Thompson, Sheahan, McMorris, Mulliken, Stevens, Backlund, Sterk, Beeksma, McMahan, Pelesky, Goldsmith, Hymes, Johnson, Hargrove and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to limiting public funding for abortions; adding a new section to chapter 9.02 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2300 by Representatives Thompson, McMorris, Pelesky, McMahan, Goldsmith and Hargrove
AN ACT Relating to educational choice; and adding new sections to chapter 28A.150 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 2301 by Representative Chappell
AN ACT Relating to alcoholic beverages; adding a new section to chapter 66.44 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 2302 by Representatives Carlson, Jacobsen, Mason and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to the Washington state student scholarship partnership program; and adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2303 by Representatives Carlson, Jacobsen and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to a tuition variance pilot program; amending RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.066; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2304 by Representatives Carlson, Jacobsen, Goldsmith and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to financial aid; amending RCW 28B.10.802; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 2305 by Representatives Johnson, Sheldon, Chandler, Hymes, Koster, Goldsmith, Stevens, Mulliken, McMahan, Thompson and Hargrove
AN ACT Relating to flood damage reduction; amending RCW 75.20.100, 75.20.103, 75.20.130, and 90.58.180; adding new sections to chapter 75.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.17 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 2306 by Representatives Carrell, Chandler, Koster, Talcott, Smith, Honeyford, Mulliken, Johnson, Hatfield and Beeksma
AN ACT Relating to noxious aquatic weeds; adding new sections to chapter 90.48 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 2307 by Representatives Pennington, Thompson, Buck, Chandler, Chappell, Hargrove, Beeksma, Carlson, Mulliken, Fuhrman, Johnson and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to the transfer of the powers, duties, and functions of the office of the commissioner of public lands and the board of natural resources to the land board; amending RCW 43.30.020, 43.30.030, 43.30.040, 43.30.150, 43.30.160, 43.30.170, 43.30.180, 43.30.210, 79.01.048, 79.01.052, 29.30.020, 29.80.010, 29.80.020, 42.17.020, 43.01.010, 43.01.020, 43.03.010, 43.03.011, 43.12.045, 43.30.310, 76.04.145, 76.04.630, 76.09.020, 76.09.030, 76.09.050, 76.12.050, 76.12.060, 76.12.155, 79.01.007, 79.01.009, 79.01.060, 79.01.064, 79.01.068, 79.01.072, 79.01.074, 79.01.076, 79.01.080, 79.01.084, 79.01.088, 79.01.092, 79.01.095, 79.01.096, 79.01.104, 79.01.108, 79.01.112, 79.01.116, 79.01.120, 79.01.124, 79.01.140, 79.01.148, 79.01.152, 79.01.160, 79.01.164, 79.01.168, 79.01.172, 79.01.176, 79.01.188, 79.01.192, 79.01.200, 79.01.208, 79.01.216, 79.01.220, 79.01.228, 79.01.232, 79.01.236, 79.01.242, 79.01.252, 79.01.256, 79.01.260, 79.01.268, 79.01.284, 79.01.296, 79.01.301, 79.01.304, 79.01.308, 79.01.332, 79.01.336, 79.01.348, 79.01.352, 79.01.356, 79.01.360, 79.01.364, 79.01.388, 79.01.392, 79.01.400, 79.01.404, 79.01.408, 79.01.612, 79.01.628, 79.01.644, 79.01.651, 79.01.652, 79.01.656, 79.01.660, 79.01.668, 79.01.672, 79.01.676, 79.01.680, 79.01.684, 79.01.692, 79.01.704, 79.01.708, 79.01.712, 79.01.720, 79.01.732, 79.01.736, 79.01.744, 79.01.778, and 79.01.780; reenacting and amending RCW 79.01.500; adding a new section to chapter 43.30 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 43.12.045; repealing RCW 43.12.010, 43.30.050, 43.30.060, 79.01.056, and 79.01.724; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 2308 by Representatives Pennington, Hatfield and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to outdoor burning; and amending RCW 70.94.743, 70.94.750, and 70.94.780.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 2309 by Representatives Dyer, Conway, Murray, D. Sommers, Dellwo, Cairnes, Ogden, Linville, Cody and Mason
AN ACT Relating to regulation of hearing and speech professions; amending RCW 18.35.010, 18.35.020, 18.35.030, 18.35.040, 18.35.050, 18.35.060, 18.35.070, 18.35.080, 18.35.085, 18.35.090, 18.35.095, 18.35.100, 18.35.105, 18.35.110, 18.35.120, 18.35.140, 18.35.150, 18.35.161, 18.35.172, 18.35.175, 18.35.180, 18.35.185, 18.35.190, 18.35.195, 18.35.205, 18.35.230, 18.35.240, and 18.35.250; adding new sections to chapter 18.35 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 18.35.170.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 2310 by Representatives Brumsickle, Radcliff and Mitchell
AN ACT Relating to notification of nonrenewal of contracts for certificated employees; amending RCW 28A.405.210, 28A.405.220, and 28A.405.230; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 2311 by Representatives Brumsickle and Regala
AN ACT Relating to school district board of directors' terms of office; amending RCW 28A.315.450, 28A.315.570, 28A.315.620, and 28A.315.680; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.315.670; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 28A.315.460 and 29.13.060.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 2312 by Representatives Brumsickle, Chappell, Radcliff, Basich, Keiser, Wolfe, Cole, Ogden, Conway, Cody, Cooke, Poulsen, Carlson, McMahan, Dickerson, Scheuerman, Patterson, Murray, Johnson, Thompson, Hargrove, Quall, Grant and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to the funding of summer vocational programs at skill centers; amending 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 s 502 (uncodified); creating a new section; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2313 by Representatives Brumsickle, Chappell, Radcliff, Patterson, Basich, Keiser, Wolfe, Regala, Cole, Ogden, Conway, Cody, Cooke, Poulsen, Dickerson, Scheuerman, Dellwo, Quall and Grant
AN ACT Relating to vocational training for at-risk youth; amending 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 s 501 (uncodified); creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2314 by Representatives Brumsickle, Chappell and Wolfe
AN ACT Relating to the development of state-wide wastewater reuse standards; creating new sections; making an appropriation; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 2315 by Representatives Brumsickle, Chappell, Radcliff, Patterson, Keiser, Wolfe, Regala, Cole, Ogden, Conway, Poulsen, Dickerson, Scheuerman, Dellwo, Murray, Quall, Grant and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to equipment and technology funding for secondary vocational technical education; amending 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 s 502 (uncodified); creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2316 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Dyer, Radcliff, Lambert, D. Schmidt, Blanton, Robertson, L. Thomas, Elliot, McMahan and Thompson
AN ACT Relating to siting juvenile correctional facilities; adding a new section to chapter 13.40 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 2317 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Blanton, McMahan and Thompson
AN ACT Relating to enhancing sanctions for felons; and amending RCW 9.94A.120.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 2318 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Hatfield, Conway, Hymes, McMahan, Dickerson, Murray, Thompson, Quall, Costa and Chopp
AN ACT Relating to sentencing of sex offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.120; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 2319 by Representatives Ballasiotes, McMahan and Costa
AN ACT Relating to determination of indigency for legal proceedings; and amending RCW 10.101.020.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2320 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Blanton, Radcliff, Backlund, Robertson, Hatfield, Mulliken, Sheldon, Hymes, Kessler, Carlson, Johnson, Thompson, Costa and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to persistent offenders; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 2321 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Patterson, Regala, Hatfield, Cole, Ogden, Conway, Kessler, Cody, Poulsen, McMahan, Dickerson, Murray, Thompson and Quall
AN ACT Relating to crimes of violence; amending RCW 9.94A.390 and 9.94A.310; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.320; adding a new section to chapter 9A.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9A.72 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2322 by Representatives McMorris, Mastin, Chandler, Schoesler, McMahan, Skinner, Goldsmith, L. Thomas, Mulliken, Sheldon, Johnson, Thompson and Hargrove
AN ACT Relating to exemptions from industrial insurance coverage for persons under age twenty-one employed on the family farm; and adding a new section to chapter 51.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 2323 by Representatives Sterk, Chappell, Thompson, Dellwo, Buck, Hymes, Talcott, Cooke and McMahan
AN ACT Relating to law enforcement training; amending RCW 43.101.010 and 43.101.080; adding new sections to chapter 43.101 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28B.80 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 2324 by Representatives Radcliff, Brumsickle, Cole, Mason and Patterson; by request of Board of Education
AN ACT Relating to school district boundaries; and repealing RCW 28A.315.250.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 2325 by Representatives Clements and Brumsickle; by request of Board of Education
AN ACT Relating to retainage requirements for public bodies; and amending RCW 60.28.011.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 2326 by Representatives Radcliff, Brumsickle and Carlson; by request of Board of Education
AN ACT Relating to demonstrating basic skills for entrance into a teacher preparation program; and amending RCW 28A.410.020.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 2327 by Representatives Brumsickle and Cole; by request of Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction
AN ACT Relating to state board of education office staff; and amending RCW 28A.305.110 and 28A.300.020.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HJR 4217 by Representatives Huff, Brumsickle, B. Thomas, Radcliff, Wolfe, L. Thomas, Ogden, Conway, Cody, Veloria, Carlson, Mason, Patterson, Keiser, Murray and Quall
Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting at a state general election to authorize school district levies.
Referred to Committee on Education.
There being no objection, the bills and resolution listed on today's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fifth order of business.
Rules Committee action for Monday, January 8, 1996.
1. All bills in the Rules Committee X file should be returned to the House Committee from which they originally were passed.
HB 1817 which did not have a committee referral should be sent to Finance Committee.
2. All bills on the Rules Committee Review Calendar should be returned to the house committee from which they originally passed. The following bills that have not had a committee referral should be referred as noted below:
2091 and 2099 to Appropriations; 2102 and 2103 to Transportation;
2104, 2106, 2111 and 2112 to Law & Justice; 2105 and 4214 to Government Operations; 2107 and 2114 to Finance; 2108 to Financial Institutions & Insurance; 2109 to Natural Resources; and 2113 to Corrections.
3. The following bills on the Rules Consideration calendar should be returned to the house committee from which they originally passed.
1016, 1024, 1029, 1036, 1052, 1055, 1065, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1090, 1091, 1096, 1097, 1111, 1129, 1132, 1135, 1147, 1174, 1182, 1183, 1185, 1187, 1203, 1214, 1221, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1238, 1251, 1272, 1286, 1289, 1296, 1322, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1331, 1349, 1351, 1364, 1370, 1371, 1373, 1374, 1399, 1415, 1417, 1446, 1451, 1456, 1461, 1473, 1476, 1481, 1510, 1514, 1539, 1540, 1542, 1545, 1573, 1574, 1604, 1625, 1645, 1659, 1662, 1705, 1719, 1729, 1736, 1750, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1791, 1818, 1837, 1843, 1860, 1882, 1938, 1939, 1977, 1991, 2034, 2039, 2070, 2082, 2084, 2086, 2087, 4000, 4010, 4013, 4018, 4030.
4. The following bills on the Rules Consideration Calendar should be placed on the third reading calendar for Wednesday, January 10, 1996. It is understood that all of the bills listed below passed the House with at least 90 yes votes and do not require any amendment.
1008, 1018, 1019, 1032, 1048, 1049, 1051, 1100, 1180, 1259, 1276, 1302, 1330, 1337, 1361, 1412, 1459, 1548, 1556, 1627, 1634, 1639, 1654, 1667, 1712, 1792, 1802, 1813, 1857, 1862, 1877, 1964, 4012, 4017, 4020.
5. The following bills on the Rules Consideration Calendar should be placed on the third reading calendar for Friday, January 12, 1996. It is understood that all of the bills listed below passed the House with at least 80 yes votes and only technical amendments, if any, may be needed. Bills known to require a roll back to second reading for amendment are marked with an asterisk.
1133, 1142, 1155, 1323, 1375*, 1491*, 1508*, 1562, 1601, 1648*, 1649*, 1707, 1709, 1727, 1733, 1835, 1851*, 1880, 1911, 1967*, 4003.
The Speaker (Representative Horn presiding) declared the House to be at ease.
The Speaker called the House to order.
The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages David Pearcy and Ali Vincent. Prayer was offered by Pastor Jack Olive, Mercer Island United Methodist Church.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was order to stand approved.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the third order of business.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
January 8, 1996
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4420,
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4421,
and the same are herewith transmitted.
Marty Brown, Secretary
January 8, 1996
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8423,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
January 8, 1996
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8424,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary
January 8, 1996
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8425,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Marty Brown, Secretary
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced he was signing:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8423,
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8424,
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8425,
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eighth order of business.
There being no objection, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2009 was re-referred from the Rules Committee to the Committee on Energy & Utilities; House Bill No. 2096 was re-referred from the Committee on Education to the Committee on Appropriations; House Bill No. 2131 was re-referred from the Committee on Law & Justice to the Committee on Commerce & Labor; House Bill No. 2153 was re-referred from the Committee on Health Care to the Committee on Commerce & Labor; House Bill No. 2174 was re-referred from the Committee on Health Care to the Committee on Commerce & Labor; House Bill No. 2187 was re-referred from the Committee on Children & Family Services to the Committee on Government Operations; House Bill No. 2204 was re-referred from the Committee on Appropriations to the Committee on Government Operations; House Bill No. 2248 was re-referred from the Committee on Government Operations to the Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
The Sergeant at Arms announced the arrival of the Senate at the bar of the House.
The Speaker instructed the Sergeant at Arms of the House and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate to escort the President of the Senate, Joel Pritchard; President Pro Tempore, Lorraine Wojahn; Vice President Pro Tempore, Rosa Franklin; Majority Leader, Sid Snyder and Minority Leader, Dan McDonald to seats on the rostrum.
The Speaker invited the Senators to seats within the House Chamber.
The Speaker presented the gavel to President Pritchard who will preside over the Joint Session.
The Clerk of the House called the roll of the House.
The Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate.
President of Senate: The purpose of this Joint Session is to receive a message from His Excellency Governor, Mike Lowry.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The President of the Senate appointed Representatives Foreman and Murray and Senators Kohl and Morton as a special committee to advise his excellency, Governor Mike Lowry and Mrs. Lowry that the Joint Session has assembled and to escort him from his Chambers to the bar of the House of Representatives.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The President of the Senate appointed Representatives Sheahan, Delvin, Lambert, Dellwo and Costa and Senators Johnson, Goings, Spanel and Long as a special committee to escort the Supreme Court Justices from the State Reception Room to the House Chambers.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The President of the Senate appointed Representatives Mitchell, Cairnes and Poulsen and Senators Sheldon, Bauer, Oke and Winsley as a special committee to escort the State Elected Officials from the State Reception Room to the House Chambers.
The President of the Senate introduced the Supreme Court Justices : Chief Justice Barbara Durham, Justice James M. Dolliver, Justice Richard Guy, Justice Charles Z. Smith, Justice Barbara Madson, Justice Gerry Alexander, Justice Phil Talmadge and Justice Richard Sanders.
The President of the Senate introduced the State Elected Officials: Secretary of State, Ralph Munro; State Treasurer, Dan Grimm; State Attorney General, Christine Gregoire; Insurance Commissioner, Deborah Senn; State Auditor, Brian Sonntag and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Judith Billings.
The President of the Senate introduced the members of the Consular Corps:
From the Russian Federation: Consul General Georgi Vlaskin, who is also Dean of the Consular Corps of Washington. Consul General Vlaskin has assisted our State in developing virtually thousands of new trade opportunities with his country.
From Canada: Consul General Bernard Gagosz, who is also the first Vice Dean of the Consular Corps; and consul Terry Storms. Canada's Washington State trade now exceeds 12 billion dollars annually. These longtime neighbors and friends have become very important to our economy.
From Britain: Her majesty's Consul Michael Upton. Great Britain has become a major purchaser of Washington State airplanes and parts. Last year our exports to Britain approached 2 billion dollars.
From the Federal Republic of Germany: Consul General Dr. Manfred Birmelin and Mrs. Birmelin. Germany has become one of our largest high tech partners.
From Japan: Consul General Naotoshi Sugiuchi and Senior Consul Toyoshi Matsuyama. Japan is Washington State's largest trading partner...28 billion dollars per year. Washington does more trade with Japan than any other state in the U.S.
From the Republic of Korea: Consul General Kewin Kim and Mrs Kim. Our business and trade with Korea continues to grow. We are very pleased with our Korean trading opportunities.
From Mexico: Consul Hugo Abel Castro and Mrs. Castro. We have tremendous confidence in our future opportunities with Mexico. They are now the largest buyer of Washington State apples.
From Taiwan: Director General Katharine Chang and division director Robert Chen. Taiwan is our 5th largest trading partner and the numbers are growing daily. We thank them for their friendship.
The President of the Senate turns the gavel over to Speaker of the House.
The Speaker: Having completed a year and now heading into a second session as Speaker of the House one of the things that stands out in my mind is the good working relationship I have had with the Governor of our great state.
Our Governor has been open and forthright in his dealings with the Legislature.
On virtually every issue he has been willing to work with the Legislature in an attempt to reach common ground.
Now, there are a few subjects on which we simply could not come to agreement.
Yet I respect the Governor for being consistent in sticking with his philosophy and most especially for being true to his word.
Our views are very often different.
And you can rest assured that I will continue to do everything I can to persuade the Governor to support our proposals.
But the button line is this Governor's willingness to engage in open discussions with the Legislature and consider our ideas contributes to our ability to accomplish good things for the people we represent.
Ladies and Gentlemen.
It is my privilege to introduce the Governor of the state of Washington, the Honorable Mike Lowry.
BY GOVERNOR MIKE LOWRY
Thank you, Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, distinguished members of the State Supreme Court, distinguished state elected officials, distinguished members of the Washington State Legislature, members of the Washington Consular Corps, and citizens of our great state.
Thank you for the privilege of serving as your governor.
As we meet today, our state is in excellent shape, and our future looks bright. I want to thank all of you in this chamber and those watching at home and at work for making that happen.
Three years ago, we were facing serious economic problems, and the state had a $1.5 billion deficit. Today, we have reversed that, and we now have a $677 million reserve.
Three years ago, we were in the midst of huge job layoffs. Today, we have reversed that, creating 120,000 net new jobs in the last two years.
Three years ago, we all set out to make state government more efficient. Since then, we have cut the growth of the state general fund in half. And we have reduced the annual growth of state employees to less than a quarter of what it had been in the previous decade.
Our hard-working public employees - who are often under-recognized for their dedicated work - are a major reason for this success.
Washington, as a whole, is in good shape.
We have increased our reputation as the nation̓s top international trade state and we are well on our way to achieving our goal of being one of the world̓s major high-technology centers.
Major manufacturers are choosing to locate here, investing billions of dollars and creating thousands of good-paying jobs.
Over the past few months, we have welcomed a number of world-class companies to our state - companies like Intel, BHP Steel, Ponderosa Fibres.
So it̓s no wonder that state economist Dr. Chang Mook Sohn recently announced, "There are no dark clouds on the horizon..... this strong growth will continue throughout 1996 and '97.”
That is good news, and something we can all be proud of.
I would like to pause for a moment to recognize, and thank, all the hard-working legislators and the statewide elected officials who are a major part of our success.
Thank you, Speaker Ballard, Majority Leader Snyder, and Representative Appelwick, Senator McDonald and all of you who have shown time and again just how much we can accomplish if we join together in a spirit of cooperation.
And no elected official in this state has a longer record of bipartisan cooperation than Lt. Governor Joel Pritchard.
The strength of our economy is in the strength of the people who live here. People who care about our quality of life, about our environment, and about our schools. People with a strong work ethic in a skilled workforce that has employers around the world taking notice. People who are committed to moving into the future without sacrificing the gains of the past.
That commitment is part of the reason why some of the best companies in the world are moving to Washington - because the people who live here, and those who make decisions that guide public policy, share that vision. Our state is a GREAT place to live.
There is another reason why companies are choosing to move here: We have taken significant, deliberate steps over the past three years to make Washington a great place to do business.
We have implemented tax incentives that allow companies, that provide family-wage jobs, to spend less on taxes and more on investments.
Three years ago, our state was ranked as one of the worst for manufacturing investment. We are now ranked as one of the very best.
Our distressed-area incentive programs have encouraged more than 170 companies to move to or expand in counties with high unemployment rates.
Our workers̓ compensation premiums are now the lowest in the country, with the highest level of benefits.
And our state has gained a remarkable reputation for regulatory teamwork.
Last October, during the dedication ceremony for the largest economic development project in a decade in Southeast Washington, Ponderosa Fibres President Martin Bernstein said that the application process his company went through to do business in our state would have taken three years in other states. In Washington, it took less than six months. Mr. Bernstein said:
"We've not been able to do something like this in the state of Pennsylvania. We've not been able to do something like this in the state of New York. We've not been able to do something like this in the state of Georgia. We've not been able to do something like this in the state of Wisconsin."
But in Washington, Ponderosa Fibres found not only tax policies that were superior to those of most other states, but a spirit of cooperation among government and local communities that gave new meaning to the phrase "customer service."
There are other keys to our success. Among those: improved government efficiency.
∙ Over the past three years, state spending increases have been held under the rate of inflation and population growth.
∙ Travel and equipment costs are down.
∙ And state agencies recently gave back $108 million in unspent appropriations.
In the final analysis, however, all the tax incentives and government efficiency in the world will not, by themselves, convince companies to move to our state. Time after time, business people have told me they are also looking for a skilled workforce with a quality of life that will make their employees want to stay here. In that regard, all roads lead to Washington.
We have been under extreme pressure to compromise our commitment to education, to the environment, to our children. We have not done that, and our economy is much better off because we did not. Our work is not finished, but our momentum is clear.
Today, we are starting to make progress in education reform, so that a child̓s advancement in school will be based not on what he or she is taught, but on what he or she has learned. There is no higher goal for our state than to achieve our paramount duty of providing an excellent education system.
At the same time, we must take steps to ensure that all children come to school ready to learn - that they̓re not hungry, or sick, or abused - and that our schools are a
safe place to learn. We ask our educators to be miracle workers, and they come amazingly close, but we must make sure that they have the support they need to do their very important jobs.
We have begun to increase access to higher education, opening college doors to more students and helping others who may be long on desire to learn, but short on dollars for tuition. We must continue that commitment.
We have taken steps to ensure that more people have access to health care, including the working poor and their children. We have made health care more affordable for small-business employers.
And we have reformed our insurance laws so that no one with a pre-existing condition will ever be denied health coverage. We must continue that commitment.
And, we have maintained our pledge to protect the environment. Good environmental policy is good economic policy. We must never forget that.
By the way, for years, our state has carried more than its fair share of high-level U.S. Government nuclear waste. It is time that OTHERS accept their responsibility and stop trying to ship dangerous waste products through our ports.
When you step back and look at how much we have going for us in this state, it is easy to see why so many of us have chosen to live, and work, and raise families here.
The challenge before us today is to preserve and enhance what is working in our state, improve where we can, and plan for the future with vision and courage.
The supplemental budget and legislative agenda I am submitting to the 1996 Legislature will help do that.
That budget includes investments in education, children and the environment, an expansion of job-creating tax policies, and a fiscally prudent reserve, in the bank, to prepare for the future.
My request to you is to keep enough money in the bank to help offset unexpected emergencies and expected federal cuts of up to $4.2 billion in funding over the next 7 years.
Congress has made no secret of their commitment to deep spending reductions and shifting to the states the funding responsibilities for the elderly, children, people with disabilities, education, health care, transportation, the environment.
Here in Washington, the deepest cuts will not be felt for a while. Under Congress' plan, the cuts will escalate each year, and in 7 years, the effect on the state budget will be 33 times greater than in 1996.
Of course, until Congress and the President agree on a final budget plan, no one will know exactly what's really in store for Washington. We DO know, however, that any plan to balance the federal budget in seven years will require a significant reduction in the flow of federal funding to the states - and of Washington State is no exception.
And therefore, we must resist the call to pass the buck to future Legislatures, future governors, and future voters.
That is why last year, I had to veto tax cuts that were so large that they were a great danger to our state̓s future if Congress comes even close to the size of funding cuts they have already announced.
In addition, the tax cuts I vetoed would have provided very little tax relief for average-income families in our state, while significantly reducing our savings and jeopardizing our future.
The property tax bill that I vetoed would have saved $19 a year - $1.60 a month - on a $100,000 house. However, it would have cut the tax on a major downtown office building, such as Seattle̓s Columbia Center, by more than $33,000 a year.
The B&O tax bill I vetoed last session would have saved a $60,000 barbershop about $156 a year - $13 a month. Meanwhile, it would have saved a $5 million law firm $25,000 a year.
It's pretty obvious to me who would have benefited from those tax cuts - and it wasn't “mom & pop.”
There is a clear question before the 1996 Legislature. Do we maintain a healthy financial reserve and sound fiscal policies designed to meet major financial unknowns and keep the future bright?
Or do we gamble that future on election-year tax cuts that have a clear vision for November 1996, but a much cloudier vision for the rest of the decade and the 21st century?
I know there are those, for whom I have great respect, who did not agree with my tax cut vetoes, and there are others, whom I also greatly respect, who advocate large tax cuts now. As individuals, and as friends, I hold you in high regard.
But this debate is not about whether there should be tax cuts or not.... there will be tax cuts.
The question is, will those tax cuts be so large that they damage our state̓s future? The real debate, is how much should we SAVE today?
While there are some things that I have asked you not to do this session, and it's probably the one I just referred to, there are also some things that we must do - and those include protecting children, helping working families, and safeguarding the environment.
We must bring more students into the state's higher education system, by increasing the number of spaces available, by offering additional financial aid, and by expanding electronic communication between campuses and communities.
We must take steps to protect our watersheds. We must continue the successful Jobs for the Environment program, and we must reauthorize the critically needed Puget Sound Water Quality Authority.
We must strengthen our juvenile system, by increasing sentences on juvenile sex offenders, by improving security at crowded juvenile institutions, and by helping young offenders "go straight" and avoid a life of crime.
We must keep violent sexual predators locked up. As a father, a husband, and a Governor, I want to find a way to guarantee that our communities are protected from these very dangerous individuals. I know you do, too. I commend you for your leadership, and we WILL find a way to get done.
We must increase counseling and treatment services for runaway youth and their families.
We must put a stop to this epidemic of domestic violence. Last year, felony charges linked to domestic violence increased 46 percent. That is absolutely intolerable.
We must make sure that working families have access to child-care assistance, and we must provide real property tax relief for people who need it most: those who stand to lose their homes when property tax bills rise faster than their incomes.
Finally, we must do a better job of protecting children who are in the state̓s care. To start with, we simply must reduce the impossible workload of 36 at-risk children to one state social worker. That ratio keeps children in too great a danger.
There are other challenges ahead. I am deeply concerned that in our nation today, discrimination keeps raising its ugly head.
I want to be very clear. The state of Washington is committed to equal opportunity, equal rights and respect for diversity. To those who would bring hate and intolerance of any person, into our state, I say, "hands off."
We will not tolerate discrimination in any form, for any reason. And we will not tolerate the sort of back-door discrimination against families and children that many today call "welfare reform."
The welfare system -- which is less than 3% of the state budget -- may well be broken, but the answer to repairing it is not to break kids.
Punishing children to get their parents off public assistance is not the answer; it is not fair; and it is not welfare reform.
True welfare reform promotes self-reliance through education and training, quality child care, affordable health care, and making sure non-custodial parents meet their financial obligations. Anything short of this is discrimination against poor kids.
We have in place some of those components of real welfare reform, and this Legislature has done great work for real Welfare Reform. This year, more than 6,400 parents left the welfare system -- for a savings to taxpayer of $34 million.
In all, more than 10,000 Welfare recipients joined the workforce in 1995. An increase of 43% over the previous year. Real Welfare Reform that addresses Health Care, Education and Training, Child Care and non-custodial parents make meeting our financial responsibilities work.
Today, we are facing also the challenge of keeping our communities safe in a world where, despite our important gains in the war against crime, we have seen a terrible increase in violent crime committed by teen-agers. And all too often, kids, are killing kids.
That cycle of violence begins during the most impressionable time of life, when a child is abused, or sees parents hitting each other.
And until we deal with the root causes of violence, until we deal with child abuse and neglect, with domestic violence, with fetal alcohol syndrome, we will continue to spend millions of dollars on new prisons, and our streets won̓t be much safer.
Make no mistake - responsibility, accountability, and tough penalties for serious crimes are important. But until we can stop a child from picking up a gun for the wrong purpose, we have failed.
Earlier, I spoke of the economic growth that has been such good news for Washington. However, in the midst of this very bright future is a dark reality for a lot of working people: more and more, people̓s wages are simply not meeting their expenses.
Nationally, wages are growing at the smallest rate on record. Economists are calling the national economy a “wageless recovery,” with record business profits and stagnant wages. We̓re doing a little better here in our state, but I want us to do a whole lot better.
Many of us today have become part of the new "stretch generation,” struggling to contribute toward our children's expenses - whether that means college tuition or braces - while also caring for aging parents. I know what that̓s like.
A lot of families today never imagined that they would have a hard time making ends meet on incomes they once only dreamed of. Most of them never imagined that they might not be able to buy a house, or send their kids to college.
And it is not just two-parent families with college-aged kids that are feeling stressed out these days. People in their 20s and 30s are facing tough choices also about where they can afford to live, and whether they will be able to go advance their education - even whether they can afford to start their own families.
The “stretch generation” and others for whom slow-growing wages are a major problem are the reason we must maintain our commitment to affordable higher education, affordable child care for working people, affordable health care, and property tax reform that helps middle-income people afford to buy and stay in their homes.
There are other hard-working people who aren't getting a fair shake these days either.
Tomorrow, tens of thousands of Washington citizens will get out of bed before sunrise, go to work, and put in an eight-hour day. And at the end of the day, they will take home about $33 in pay. Thirty-three dollars.
With that, they have to put food on the table, pay part of the rent, and hope no one gets sick before the next payday.
People who work 40 hours a week ought to be paid enough to survive. That is why I am submitting legislation this session that will take a small step toward wage fairness, by raising the state's minimum wage to $5.30 an hour. It is the right thing to do.
Today, corporate CEOs earn, on an average, 140 times more than their employees. Surely no one could question that raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do.
Despite these challenges, our future, as a state, looks bright.
We have weathered storms. We have strengthened - and diversified - our economy. And we have created a quality of life that is the envy of people throughout the world.
The question today is whether we will have the vision, and the courage, to make decisions that will carry us forward, not backward.... decisions that will continue the course of economic growth that has turned our economy around, and positioned our state so well for the years ahead.
Will we have the vision to look beyond the next election, and say no to short-term political expediency?
Will we have the courage to do what is right for our children, and for generations to come? In the end, that is more important than anything else. If we take care of our children, they will take care of our future.
Our obligation, as elected officials and as citizens, is to create for our children a safe place to live, a chance to grow up healthy, an opportunity to realize their dreams. The chance to learn, and to live in a world free of discrimination.
Years from now, when people look back on the decisions that we make today, my hope is that they will see our past the way I visualize our future:
Let them say that we helped hard-working people get a fair deal out of life.
Let them say that we created a cleaner environment, a stronger education system, and a better quality of life.
Let them say that we spoke for those who had no voice, that we cared for those who most needed help, and that, in the twilight of their lives, we honored those who had given us so much.
Most importantly, let them say that we made our decisions with vision and courage.
Thank you.
The President of the Senate instructed the special committee to escort the Governor from the House Chambers.
The President of the Senate instructed the special committee to escort the State Elected Officials from the House Chambers.
The President of the Senate instructed the special committee to escort the Supreme Court Justices from the House Chambers.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Horn, the Joint Session was dissolved.
The President of the Senate returned the gavel to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Speaker instructed the Sergeant at Arms of the House and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate to escort the President of the Senate, Joel Pritchard; President Pro Tempore, Lorraine Wojahn; Vice President Pro Tempore, Rosa Franklin; Majority Leader, Sid Snyder and Minority Leader, Dan McDonald and the members of the Washington State Senate from the House Chambers.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Horn, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 10, 1996.
CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
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2270
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2271
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2272
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2273
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2274
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2275
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2276
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2277
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2278
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2279
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2280
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2281
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2282
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2283
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2284
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2285
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2286
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2287
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2288
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2289
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2290
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2291
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2292
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2293
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2294
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2295
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2296
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2297
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2298
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2299
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2300
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2301
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2302
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2303
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2304
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2305
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2306
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2307
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2308
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2309
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2310
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2311
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2312
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2313
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2314
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2315
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2316
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2317
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2318
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2319
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2320
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2321
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2322
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2323
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2324
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2325
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2326
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2327
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4217
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4420
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4421
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8423
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8424
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8425
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Joint Session, State of the State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
State of the State address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
Speaker's Privilege, Introduces the Govenor, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16