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FIRST DAY
NOON SESSION
House Chamber, Olympia, Monday, January 13, 1997
The House of Representatives of the 1997 regular Session of the Fifty-Fifth Legislature was called to order at 12:00 Noon by the Chief Clerk of the Fifty-Fourth Legislature, Timothy A. Martin.
The Chief Clerk requested the Sergeant at Arms to escort the Members-elect to seats on the floor of the House.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by the Joint Service Color Guard.
The National Anthem was sung by students of Zion Preparatory Academy, Seattle under the direction of Mar-Keeta Kinard and accompanied to Olympia by Mark Wheeler, Supervisor and the Dr. Reverend Eugene Drayton, Founder of Zion Preparatory Academy.
Prayer was offered by Reverend John Paul Clark, Wenatchee Free Methodist Church.
Heavenly Father,
We recognize your sovereign over our world, nation and state. We acknowledge you as the only wise God, the King eternal. We comprehend that you are the giver of every good and perfect gift.
I thank you Father for these men and women who are willing to serve in public office. A tremendous load of responsibility rests on their shoulders. Often their work will either be criticized or go unnoticed. I pray that you would give to every representative the strength and comfort of your presence.
In your Holy Word we read: "If anyone lacks wisdom he should ask God who gives generously to all." I pray Father, that you would give to the House of Representatives wisdom as they make decisions on behalf of their constituents.
The Bible says: "Who is wise? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in humility that comes from wisdom." Heavenly Father, please impart wisdom that is pure, peach loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
Finally, Lord when it is all said and done, may these public servants remember that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
I pray these things in the strong name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the third order of business.
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE
The Honorable
Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Legislature of the State of Washington
Olympia, Washington
Mr. Speaker:
I, Ralph Munro, Secretary of State of Washington, do hereby certify that the following is a full, true, and correct list of persons elected to the office of State Representative at the State General Election held in the State of Washington on the fifth day of November, 1996, as shown by the official returns of said election now on file in the office of the Secretary of State:
DIST. NAME COUNTIES REPRESENTED
No. 1 O’Brien (D) King (part), Snohomish (part)
Sherstad (R)
No. 2 Bush (R) Pierce (part)
Smith (R)
No. 3 Wood (D) Spokane (part)
Gombosky (D)
No. 4 Crouse (R) Spokane (part)
Sterk (R)
No. 5 Thomas (R) King (part)
Dyer (R)
No. 6 Benson (R) Spokane (part)
Sommers (R)
No. 7 Sump (R) Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan (part), Pend
McMorris (R) Oreille, Spokane (part) Stevens, Benton (part)
No. 8 Hankins (R) Benton (part)
Delvin (R)
No. 9 Sheahan (R) Adams, Asotin (part), Spokane (part),
Schoesler (R) Whitman
No. 10 Anderson (D) Island, Skagit (part), Snohomish (part)
Sehlin (R)
No. 11 Cody (D) King (part)
Veloria (D)
No. 12 Ballard (R) Chelan, Douglas, Grant (part), Okanogan
Parlette (R) (part)
No. 13 Chandler (R) Benton (part), Grant (part), Kittitas, Yakima
Mulliken (R) (part)
No. 14 Skinner (R) Yakima (part)
Clements (R)
No. 15 Honeyford (R) Benton (part), Klickitat, Skamania (part),
Lisk (R) Yakima (part)
No. 16 Mastin (R) Asotin (part), Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Walla
Grant (D) Walla
No. 17 Boldt (R) Clark (part), Skamania (part)
Dunn (R)
No. 18 Mielke (R) Clark (part), Cowlitz (part), Lewis (part)
Pennington (R)
No. 19 Hatfield (D) Cowlitz (part), Grays Harbor (part),
Doumit (D) Pacific, Wahkiakum
No. 20 DeBolt (R) Lewis (part), Pierce (part), Thurston (part)
Alexander (R)
No. 21 Cooper (D) Snohomish (part)
Radcliff (R)
No. 22 Romero (D) Thurston (part)
Wolfe (D)
No. 23 Zellinsky (R) Kitsap (part)
Schmidt (R)
No. 24 Buck (R) Clallam, Grays Harbor (part), Jefferson
Kessler (D)
No. 25 McDonald (R) King (part), Pierce (part)
Kastama (D)
No. 26 Lantz (D) Kitsap (part), Pierce (part)
Huff (R)
No. 27 Fisher (D) Pierce (part)
Regala (D)
No. 28 Talcott (R) Pierce (part)
Carrell (R)
No. 29 Conway (D) Pierce (part)
Sullivan (D)
No. 30 Hickel (R) King (part), Pierce (part)
Mitchell (R)
No. 31 Robertson (R) King (part), Pierce (part)
Thomas (R)
No. 32 Butler (D) King (part)
Cole (D)
No. 33 Patterson (D) King (part)
Keiser (D)
No. 34 Poulsen (D) King (part)
Constantine (D)
No. 35 Johnson (R) Grays Harbor (part), Kitsap (part) Mason,
Sheldon (D) Thurston (part)
No. 36 Sommers (D) King (part)
Dickerson (D)
No. 37 Mason (D) King (part)
Tokuda (D)
No. 38 Costa (D) Snohomish (part)
Scott (D)
No. 39 Dunshee (D) King (part), Snohomish (part)
Koster (R)
No. 40 Quall (D) San Juan, Skagit (part), Whatcom (part)
Morris (D)
No. 41 Wensman (R) King (part)
Ballasiotes (R)
No. 42 Gardner (D) Whatcom (part)
Linville (D)
No. 43 Murray (D) King (part)
Chopp (D)
No. 44 Schmidt (R) Snohomish (part)
Thompson (R)
No. 45 Lambert (R) King (part)
Backlund (R)
No. 46 Appelwick (D) King (part)
Jacobsen (D)
No. 47 Cooke (R) King (part)
Cairnes (R)
No. 48 Reams (R) King (part)
Van Luven (R)
No. 49 Carlson (R) Clark (part)
Ogden (D)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the State of Washington at Olympia this tenth day of January, 1997.
(Seal)
Ralph Munro, Secretary of State.
MOTION NO. 10045
A MOTION appointing a replacement to the vacancy in the
Washington State House of Representatives left by the
resignation of Ken Jacobsen
WHEREAS, a vacancy has been created for the position of State Representative for the 46th Legislative District, due to the resignation of Ken Jacobsen; and
WHEREAS, the King County Democrats have submitted the names of three nominees for the vacancy;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County: Phyllis Kenney is hereby appointed to the position of State Representative for the 46th Legislative District, effective immediately, for the remainder of the term.
PASSED by a vote of 12 to 0 this 13th day of January, 1997.
KING COUNTY COUNCIL
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
MOTION NO. 10046
A MOTION appointing a replacement to the Washington State
House of Representatives from the 33rd Legislative District, created
by the resignation of Julia Patterson.
WHEREAS, a vacancy has been created for the position of State Representative from the 33rd Legislative District, due to the resignation of Julia Patterson, a Democrat; and
WHEREAS, the 33rd District Democrats have submitted the names of three well qualified nominees for the vacancy;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County: Rod Blalock is hereby appointed to the position of State Representative for the 33rd Legislative District.
PASSED by a vote of 12 to 0 this 13th day of January, 1997.
KING COUNTY COUNCIL
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll of the House.
Supreme Court Justice Richard P. Guy administrated the oath of office to the Members-elect of the House of Representatives. Justice Guy signed the Certificate of Oath. Secretary of State Ralph Munro was present on the rostrum to deliver the certificates of election. The Chief Clerk had the Sergeant-at-Arms distribute the certificates to the members.
RESOLUTION
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 97-4600, by Representatives Lisk and Chopp
BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives Rules Committee shall meet no later than Monday, January 20, 1997, the eighth legislative day, to consider and make recommendations on permanent rules for the House of Representatives; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That no later than Friday, January 24, 1997, the twelfth legislative day, the House of Representatives shall meet to consider adoption of permanent rules for the Fifty-fifth Legislature; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That temporary House Rules for the Fifty-fifth Legislature be adopted as follows:
TEMPORARY RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
1997-1998
HOUSE RULE NO.
Rule 1 Definitions
Rule 2 Chief Clerk to Call to Order
Rule 3 Election of Officers
Rule 4 Powers and Duties of the Speaker
Rule 5 Chief Clerk
Rule 6 Duties of Employees
Rule 7 Admission to the House
Rule 8 Absentees and Courtesy
Rule 9 Bills, Memorials and Resolutions - Introductions
Rule 10 Reading of Bills
Rule 11 Amendments
Rule 12 Final Passage
Rule 13 Hour of Meeting, Roll Call and Quorum
Rule 14 Daily Calendar and Order of Business
Rule 15 Motions
Rule 16 Members Right to Debate
Rule 17 Rules of Debate
Rule 18 Ending of Debate - Previous Question
Rule 19 Voting
Rule 20 Reconsideration
Rule 21 Call of the House
Rule 22 Appeal from Decision of Chair
Rule 23 Standing Committees
Rule 24 Duties of Committees
Rule 25 Standing Committees - Expenses - Subpoena Power
Rule 26 Vetoed Bills
Rule 27 Suspension of Compensation
Rule 28 Smoking
Rule 29 Parliamentary Rules
Rule 30 Standing Rules Amendment
Rule 31 Rules to Apply for Assembly
Rule 32 Legislative Mailings
Definitions
Rule 1. "Absent" means an unexcused failure to attend.
"Term" means the two-year term during which the members as a body may act.
"Session" means a constitutional gathering of the house in accordance with Article 2 § 12 of the state Constitution.
"Committee" means any standing, conference, joint, ((subcommittee,)) or select committee as so designated by rule or resolution.
"Bill" means bill, joint memorial, joint resolution, or concurrent resolution unless the context indicates otherwise.
Chief Clerk to Call to Order
Rule 2. It shall be the duty of the chief clerk of the previous term to call the house to order and to conduct the proceedings until a speaker is chosen.
Election of Officers
Rule 3. The house shall elect the following officers at the commencement of each term: Its presiding officer, who shall be styled speaker of the house; a speaker pro tempore, who shall serve in absence or in case of the inability of the speaker; and a chief clerk of the house. Such officers shall hold office during all sessions until the convening of the succeeding term: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That any of these offices may be declared vacant by the vote of a constitutional majority of the house, the members voting viva voce and their votes shall be entered on the journal. If any office is declared vacant, the house shall fill such vacant office as hereinafter provided. In all elections by the house a constitutional majority shall be required, the members shall vote viva voce and their votes shall be entered on the journal. (Art. II § 27)
Powers and Duties of the Speaker
Rule 4. The speaker shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) The speaker shall take the chair and call the house to order precisely at the hour appointed for meeting and if a quorum be present, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read and shall proceed with the order of business.
(B) The speaker shall preserve order and decorum, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct within the chamber or legislative area, shall order the sergeant at arms to suppress the same and may order the sergeant at arms to remove any person creating any disturbance within the house chamber or legislative area.
(C) The speaker may speak to points of order in preference to other members, arising from the seat for that purpose, and shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the house by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once without leave of the house.
(D) The speaker shall sign all bills in open session. (Art. II § 32)
(E) The speaker shall sign all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the house, all of which shall be attested to by the chief clerk.
(F) The speaker shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall neither extend beyond adjournment nor authorize the representative so substituted to sign any documents requiring the signature of the speaker.
(G) The speaker, in open session, shall appoint committee chairs from the majority party of the house and shall appoint members to committees in the same ratio as the membership of the respective parties of the house, unless otherwise provided by law or house rules.
(H) The speaker shall serve as chair of the rules committee.
(I) The speaker shall have charge of and see that all officers, attaches, and clerks perform their respective duties.
(J) The speaker pro tempore shall exercise the duties, powers, and prerogatives of the speaker in the event of the speaker's death, illness, removal, or inability to act until the speaker's successor shall be elected.
Chief Clerk
Rule 5. The chief clerk shall perform the usual duties pertaining to the office, and shall hold office until a successor has been elected.
The chief clerk shall employ, upon the recommendation of the employment committee and, subject to the approval of the speaker, all other house employees; the hours of duty and assignments of all house employees shall be under the chief clerk's directions and instructions, and they may be dismissed by the chief clerk with the approval of the speaker. The speaker shall sign and the chief clerk shall countersign all payrolls and vouchers for all expenses of the house and appropriately transmit the same. In the event of the chief clerk's death, illness, removal, or inability to act, the speaker may appoint an acting chief clerk who shall exercise the duties and powers of the chief clerk until the chief clerk's successor shall be elected.
Duties of Employees
Rule 6. Employees of the house shall perform such duties as are assigned to them by the chief clerk. Under no circumstances shall the compensation of any employee be increased for past services. No house employee shall seek to influence the passage or rejection of proposed legislation.
Admission to the House
Rule 7. It shall be the general policy of the house to keep the chamber clear as follows:
(A) The sergeant at arms shall admit only the following individuals to the wings and adjacent areas of the house chamber for the period of time beginning one-half hour prior to convening and ending one-half hour following the adjournment of the house's daily session:
The governor or designees, or both;
Members of the senate;
State elected officials;
Officers and authorized employees of the legislature;
Former members of the house who are not advocating any pending or proposed legislation;
Representatives of the press;
Other persons with the consent of the speaker.
(B) Only members, pages, sergeants at arms, and clerks are permitted on the floor while the house is in session.
(C) Lobbying in the house chamber or in any committee room or lounge room is prohibited when the house or committee is in session unless expressly permitted by the house or committee. Anyone violating this rule will forfeit his or her right to be admitted to the house chamber or any of its committee rooms.
Absentees and Courtesy
Rule 8. No member shall be absent from the service of the house without leave from the speaker. When the house is in session, only the speaker shall recognize visitors and former members.
Bills, Memorials and Resolutions - Introductions
Rule 9. Any member desiring to introduce a bill shall file the same with the chief clerk. Bills filed by 10:00 a.m. shall be introduced at the next daily session, in the order filed: PROVIDED, That if such introduction is within the last ten days of a regular session, it cannot be considered without a direct vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members elected to each house with such vote recorded and entered upon the journal. (Art. II § 36)
Any member or member-elect may prefile a bill with the chief clerk commencing twenty (20) days before any session. Prefiled bills shall be introduced on the first legislative day.
All bills shall be endorsed with a statement of the title and the name of the member or members introducing the same. The chief clerk shall attach to all bills a substantial cover bearing the title and sponsors and shall number each bill in the order filed. All bills shall be printed unless otherwise ordered by the house.
Any bill introduced at any session during the term shall be eligible for action at all subsequent sessions during the term.
Reading of Bills
Rule 10. Every bill shall be read on three separate days: PROVIDED, That this rule may be temporarily suspended at any time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present; and that on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, this rule may be suspended by a majority vote.
(A) FIRST READING. The first reading of a bill shall be by title only, unless a majority of the members present demand a reading in full.
After the first reading the bill shall be referred to an appropriate committee.
Upon being reported out of committee, all bills shall be referred to the rules committee, unless otherwise ordered by the house.
The rules committee may, by majority vote, refer any bill in its possession to a committee for further consideration. Such referral shall be reported to the house and entered in the journal under the fifth order of business.
(B) SECOND READING. Upon second reading, the bill number and short title and the last line of the bill shall be read unless a majority of the members present shall demand its reading in full. The bill shall be subject to amendment section by section. No amendment shall be considered by the house until it has been sent to the chief clerk's desk in writing, distributed to the desk of each member, and read by the clerk. All amendments adopted during second reading shall be securely fastened to the original bill. All amendments rejected by the house shall be passed to the minute clerk, and the journal shall show the disposition of such amendments.
When no further amendments shall be offered, the speaker shall declare the bill has passed its second reading.
(C) SUBSTITUTE BILLS. When a committee reports a substitute for an original bill with the recommendation that the substitute bill do pass, it shall be in order to read the substitute the first time and have the same printed. A motion for the substitution shall not be in order until the second reading of the original bill.
(D) THIRD READING. Only the last line of bills shall be read on third reading unless a majority of the members present demand a reading in full. No amendments to a bill shall be received on third reading but it may be referred or recommitted for the purpose of amendment.
(E) SUSPENSION CALENDAR. Bills may be placed on the second reading suspension calendar by the rules committee if at least two minority party members of the rules committee join in such motion. Bills on the second reading suspension calendar shall not be subject to amendment or substitution except as recommended in the committee report. When a bill is before the house on the suspension calendar, the question shall be to adopt the committee recommendations and advance the bill to third reading. If the question fails to receive a two-thirds vote of the members present, the bill shall be referred to the rules committee for second reading.
(F) HOUSE RESOLUTIONS. House resolutions shall be filed with the chief clerk who shall transmit them to the rules committee. If a rules committee meeting is not scheduled to occur prior to a time necessitated by the purpose of a house resolution, the majority leader and minority leader by agreement may waive transmission to the rules committee to permit consideration of the resolution by the house. The rules committee may adopt house resolutions by a sixty percent majority vote of its entire membership or may, by a majority vote of its members, place them on the motions calendar for consideration by the house.
(G) CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS. Reading of concurrent resolutions may be advanced by majority vote.
Amendments
Rule 11. The right of any member to offer amendments to proposed legislation shall not be limited except as provided in Rule 10(E) and as follows:
(A) AMENDMENTS TO BE OFFERED IN PROPER FORM. The chief clerk shall establish the proper form for amendments and all amendments offered shall bear the name of the member who offers the same, as well as the number and section of the bill to be amended.
(B) COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. When a bill is before the house on second reading, amendments adopted by committees and recommended to the house shall be acted upon by the house before any amendments that may be offered from the floor.
(C) SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS. A house bill, passed by the senate with amendment or amendments which shall change the scope and object of the bill, upon being received in the house, shall be referred to appropriate committee and shall take the same course as for original bills unless a motion not to concur is adopted prior to the bill being referred to committee.
(D) AMENDMENTS TO BE GERMANE. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment; and no bill or resolution shall at any time be amended by annexing thereto or incorporating therein any other bill or resolution pending before the house.
(E) SCOPE AND OBJECT NOT TO BE CHANGED. No amendment to any bill shall be allowed which shall change the scope and object of the bill. This objection may be raised at any time an amendment is under consideration. The speaker may allow the person raising the objection and the mover of the amendment to provide brief arguments as to the merits of the objection. (Art. II § 38)
(F) NO AMENDMENT BY REFERENCE. No act shall ever be revised or amended without being set forth at full length. (Art. II § 37)
(G) TITLE AMENDMENTS. The subject matter portion of a bill title shall not be amended in committee or on second reading. Changes to that part of the title after the subject matter statement shall either be presented with the text amendment or be incorporated by the chief clerk in the engrossing process.
Final Passage
Rule 12. Rules relating to bills on final passage are as follows:
(A) RECOMMITMENT BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE. A bill may be recommitted at any time before its final passage.
(B) FINAL PASSAGE. No bill shall become a law unless on its final passage the vote be taken by yeas and nays, the names of the members voting for and against the same be entered on the journal of each house, and a majority of the members elected to each house be recorded thereon as voting in its favor. (Art. II § 22)
(C) BILLS PASSED - CERTIFICATION. When a bill passes, it shall be certified to by the chief clerk, said certification to show the date of its passage together with the vote thereon.
Hour of Meeting, Roll Call and Quorum
Rule 13. (A) HOUR OF MEETING. The speaker shall call the house to order each day of sitting at 10:00 A.M., unless the house shall have adjourned to some other hour.
(B) ROLL CALL AND QUORUM. Before proceeding with business, the roll of the members shall be called and the names of those absent or excused shall be entered on the journal. A majority of all the members elected must be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, seven members with the speaker, or eight members in the speaker's absence, having chosen a speaker pro tempore, shall be authorized to demand a call of the house and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner provided in Rule 21(B). For the purpose of determining if a quorum be present, the speaker shall count all members present, whether voting or not. (Art. II § 8)
(C) The house shall adjourn not later than 10:00 P.M. of each working day. This rule may be suspended by a majority vote.
Daily Calendar and Order of Business
Rule 14. The rules relating to the daily calendar and order of business are as follows:
(A) DAILY CALENDAR. Business of the house shall be disposed of in the following order:
First: Roll call, presentation of colors, prayer, and approval of the journal of the preceding day.
Second: Introduction of visiting dignitaries.
Third: Messages from the senate, governor, and other state officials.
Fourth: Introduction and first reading of bills, memorials, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions.
Fifth: Committee reports.
Sixth: Second reading of bills.
Seventh: Third reading of bills.
Eighth: Floor resolutions and motions.
Ninth: Presentation of petitions, memorials, and remonstrances addressed to the Legislature.
Tenth: Introduction of visitors and other business to be considered.
Eleventh: Announcements.
(B) UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The unfinished business at which the house was engaged preceding adjournment shall not be taken up until reached in regular order, unless the previous question on such unfinished business has been ordered prior to said adjournment.
(C) EXCEPTIONS. Exceptions to the order of business are as follows:
(1) The order of business may be changed by a majority vote of those present.
(2) By motion under the eighth order of business, a bill in the rules committee may be placed on the calendar by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the house.
(3) House resolutions and messages from the senate, governor, or other state officials may be read at any time.
Motions
Rule 15. Rules relating to motions are as follows:
(A) MOTIONS TO BE ENTERTAINED OR DEBATED. No motion shall be entertained or debated until announced by the speaker and every motion shall be deemed to have been seconded. A motion shall be reduced to writing and read by the clerk, if desired by the speaker or any member, before it shall be debated and by the consent of the house may be withdrawn before amendment or action.
(B) MOTIONS IN ORDER DURING DEBATE. When a motion has been made and seconded and stated by the chair, the following motions are in order, in the rank named:
(1) Privileged motions:
Adjourn
Adjourn to a time certain
Recess to a time certain
Reconsider
Demand for division
Question of privilege
Orders of the day
(2) Subsidiary motions:
First rank: Question of consideration
Second rank: To lay on the table
Third rank: For the previous question
Fourth rank: To postpone to a day certain
To commit or recommit
To postpone indefinitely
Fifth rank: To amend
(3) Incidental motions:
Points of order and appeal
Method of consideration
Suspension of the rules
Reading papers
Withdraw a motion
Division of a question
(C) THE EFFECT OF POSTPONEMENT - MOTIONS TO POSTPONE OR COMMIT. Once decided, no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to postpone indefinitely shall again be allowed on the same day and at the same stage of the proceedings. When a question has been postponed indefinitely, it shall not again be introduced during the session. The motion to postpone indefinitely may be made at any stage of the bill except when on first reading.
(D) MOTIONS DECIDED WITHOUT DEBATE. A motion to adjourn, to recess, to lay on the table and to call for the previous question shall be decided without debate.
All incidental motions shall be decided without debate, except that members may speak to points of order and appeal as provided in Rule 22.
A motion for suspension of the rules shall not be debatable except that the mover of the motion may briefly explain the purpose of the motion and one member may briefly state the opposition to the motion.
(E) MOTION TO ADJOURN. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except when the house is voting or is working under the call of the house; but this rule shall not authorize any member to move for adjournment when another member has the floor.
Members Right to Debate
Rule 16. The methods by which a member may exercise his or her right to debate are as follows:
(A) RECOGNITION OF MEMBER. When any member desires to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the house, the member shall rise and respectfully address the speaker and pause until recognized.
(B) ORDER OF SPEAKING. When two or more members arise at once, the speaker shall name the one who is to speak.
(C) LIMITATION OF DEBATE. No member shall speak longer than ten (10) minutes without consent of the house: PROVIDED, That on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, no member shall speak more than three (3) minutes without the consent of the house. No member shall speak more than twice on the same question without leave of the house: PROVIDED, That the chair of the committee or the mover of the question may close debate if it is consistent with Rule 18 (Previous Question).
Rules of Debate
Rule 17. The rules for debate in the house are as follows:
(A) QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Any member may rise to a question of privilege and explain a personal matter, by leave of the speaker, but the member shall not discuss any pending question in such explanations.
(B) WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION, BILL, ETC. After a motion is stated by the speaker or a bill, memorial, resolution, petition, or remonstrance is read by the clerk, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the house, but may be withdrawn by consent of the house at any time before decision or amendment.
(C) READING OF A PAPER. When the reading of any paper is called for and is objected to by any member, it shall be determined by a vote of the house.
(D) DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS. Any materials of any nature distributed to the members' desks on the floor shall be subject to approval by the speaker and shall bear the name of at least one member granting permission for the distribution. This shall not apply to materials normally distributed by the chief clerk.
(E) ORDER OF QUESTIONS. All questions, whether in committee or in the house, shall be propounded in the order in which they are named except that in filling blanks, the largest sum and the longest time shall be put first.
(F) DIVISION OF POINTS OF DEBATE. Any member may call for a division of a question which shall be divided if it embraces subjects so distinct that one being taken away a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the house; but a motion to strike out and to insert shall not be divided. The rejection of a motion to strike out and to insert one proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and to insert a different proposition.
(G) DECORUM OF MEMBERS. While the speaker is putting the question, no member shall walk across or out of the house; nor when a member is speaking shall any member entertain private discourse or pass between the speaking member and the rostrum.
(H) REMARKS CONFINED. A member shall confine all remarks to the question under debate and avoid personalities. No member shall impugn the motive of any member's vote or argument.
(I) EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN IN DEBATE. If any member be called to order for words spoken in debate, the person calling the member to order shall repeat the words excepted to and they shall be taken down in writing at the clerk's table. No member shall be held in answer or be subject to the censure of the house for words spoken in debate if any other member has spoken before exception to them shall have been taken.
(J) TRANSGRESSION OF RULES - APPEAL. If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the house the speaker shall, or any member may, call the member to order, in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down unless permitted to explain; and the house shall, if appealed to, decide the case without debate; if there be no appeal, the decision of the chair shall prevail.
If the decision be in favor of the member called to order, the member shall be at liberty to proceed; if otherwise, and the case shall require it, the member shall be liable to the censure of the house.
Ending of Debate - Previous Question
Rule 18. The previous question may be ordered by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present on all recognized motions or amendments which are debatable.
The previous question is not debatable and cannot be amended.
The previous question shall be put in this form: "Representative __________ demands the previous question. As many as are in favor of ordering the previous question will say 'Aye'; as many as are opposed will say 'No'."
The results of the motion are as follows: If determined in the negative, the consideration goes on as if the motion had never been made; if decided in the affirmative it shall have the effect of cutting off all debate and bringing the house to a direct vote upon the motion or amendment on which it has been ordered: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That when a bill is on final passage or when the motion to postpone indefinitely is pending, one of the sponsors of the bill or the chair of the committee may have the privilege of closing debate after the previous question has been ordered.
If an adjournment is had after the previous question is ordered, the motion or proposition on which the previous question was ordered shall be put to the house immediately following the approval of the journal on the next working day, thus making the main question privileged over all other business, whether new or unfinished.
Voting
Rule 19. (A) PUTTING OF QUESTION. The speaker shall put the question in the following form: "The question before the house is (state the question). As many as are in favor say 'Aye'; and after the affirmative vote is expressed, "as many as are opposed say 'No'."
(B) ALL MEMBERS TO VOTE. Every member who was in the house when the question was put shall vote unless, for special reasons, excused by the house.
All motions to excuse a member shall be made before the house divides or before the call for yeas and nays is commenced; and any member requesting to be excused from voting may make a brief and verbal statement of the reasons for making such request, and the question shall then be taken without further debate.
Upon a division and count of the house on the question, only members at their desks within the bar of the house shall be counted.
(C) CHANGE OF VOTE. When the electric roll call machine is used, no member shall be allowed to vote or change a vote after the speaker has locked the roll call machine. When an oral roll call is taken, no member shall be allowed to vote or change a vote after the result has been announced.
(D) PRIVATE INTEREST. No member shall vote on any question which affects that member privately and particularly. A member who has a private interest in any bill or measure proposed or pending before the legislature shall disclose the fact to the house of which he is a member, and shall not vote thereon. (Art. II § 30)
(E) INTERRUPTION OF ROLL CALL. Once begun, the roll call may not be interrupted. No member or other person shall visit or remain at the clerk's desk while the yeas and nays are being called.
(F) YEAS AND NAYS - RECORDED VOTES. Upon the final passage of any bill, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and shall be recorded by the electric voting system: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That an oral roll call shall be ordered when demanded by one-sixth (1/6) of the members present. (Art. II § 21)
The speaker may vote last when the yeas and nays are called.
When the vote is by electric voting machine or by oral roll call on any question, it shall be entered upon the journal of the house. A recorded vote may be compelled by one-sixth (1/6) of the members present. A request for a recorded vote must be made before the vote is commenced.
(G) TIE VOTE, QUESTION LOSES. In case of an equal division, the question shall be lost.
(H) DIVISION. If the speaker is in doubt, or if division is called for by any member, the house shall divide.
Reconsideration
Rule 20. Notice of a motion for reconsideration on the final passage of bills shall be made on the day the vote to be reconsidered was taken and before the house has voted to transmit the bill to the senate.
Reconsideration of the votes on the final passage of bills must be taken on the next working day after such vote was taken: PROVIDED, That on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution, or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, then reconsideration of votes on the final passage of bills must be taken on the same day as the original vote was taken. A motion to reconsider an amendment may be made at any time the bill remains on second reading.
Any member who voted on the prevailing side may move for reconsideration or give notice thereof.
A motion to reconsider can be decided only once when decided in the negative.
When a motion to reconsider has been carried, its effect shall be to place the original question before the house in the exact position it occupied before it was voted upon.
Call of the House
Rule 21. One-sixth (1/6) of the members present may demand a call of the house at any time before the house has divided or the voting has commenced by yeas and nays.
(A) DOORS TO BE CLOSED. When call of the house has been ordered, the sergeant at arms shall close and lock the doors, and no member shall be allowed to leave the chamber: PROVIDED, That the rules committee shall be allowed to meet, upon request of the speaker, while the house stands at ease: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That the speaker may permit members to use such portions of the fourth floor as may be properly secured.
(B) SERGEANT AT ARMS TO BRING IN THE ABSENTEES. The clerk shall immediately call a roll of the members and note the absentees, whose names shall be read and entered upon the journal in such manner as to show who are excused and who are absent without leave.
The clerk shall furnish the sergeant at arms with a list of those who are absent without leave, and the sergeant at arms shall proceed to bring in such absentees; but arrests of members for absence shall not be made unless ordered by a majority of the members present.
(C) HOUSE UNDER CALL. While the house is under a call, no business shall be transacted except to receive and act on the report of the sergeant at arms; and no other motion shall be in order except a motion to proceed with business under the call of the house or a motion to excuse absentees. The motion to excuse absent members shall not be adopted unless a majority of the members elected vote in favor thereof.
Appeal from Decision of Chair
Rule 22. The decision of the chair may be appealed from by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once unless by leave of the house. In all cases of appeal, the question shall be: "Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the house?"
Standing Committees
Rule 23. The standing committees of the house and the number of members that shall serve on each committee shall be as follows:
1. Agriculture & Ecology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ((17))11
2. Appropriations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3. Capital Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ((13))11
4. Children & Family Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5. Commerce & Labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .((11)) 9
6. Criminal Justice & Corrections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .((11))13
7. Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .((19)) 11
8. Energy & Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ((11)) 13
9. Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .((12)) 15
10. Financial Institutions & Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .((15)) 11
11. Government ((Operations)) Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ((15)) 13
12. Government Reform & Land Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
13. Health Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ((13)) 11
((13.)) 14. Higher Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .((11)) 9
((14.)) 15. Law & Justice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .((17)) 13
((15.)) 16. Natural Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .((15)) 11
((16.)) 17. Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
((17.)) 18. Trade & Economic Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ((13)) 9
((18.)) 19. Transportation Policy & Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Committee members shall be selected by each party's caucus. The majority party caucus shall select all committee chairs.
Duties of Committees
Rule 24. House committees shall operate as follows:
(A) NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING. The chief clerk shall make public the time, place and subjects to be discussed at committee meetings. All public hearings held by committees shall be scheduled at least five (5) days in advance and shall be given adequate publicity: PROVIDED, That when less than eight (8) days remain for action on a bill, the Speaker may authorize a reduction of the five-day notice period when required by the circumstances, including but not limited to the time remaining for action on the bill, the nature of the subject, and the number of prior hearings on the subject.
(B) COMMITTEE QUORUM. A majority of any committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(C) SESSION MEETINGS. No committee shall sit while the house is in session without special leave of the speaker.
(D) DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
(1) Only such bills as are included on the written notice of a committee meeting may be considered at that meeting except upon the vote of a majority of the entire membership of the committee to consider another bill.
(2) A majority recommendation of a committee must be signed by a majority of the entire membership of the committee in a regularly called meeting before a bill, memorial, or resolution may be reported out: PROVIDED, That by motion under the eighth order of business, a majority of the members elected to the house may relieve a committee of a bill and place it on the second reading calendar.
Majority recommendations of a committee can only be "do pass,"((,)) "do pass as amended," or that "the substitute bill be substituted therefor and that the substitute bill do pass."
(3) Members of the committee not concurring in the majority report may prepare a written minority report containing a recommendation of "do not pass" or "without recommendation,"((,)) which shall be signed by those members of the committee subscribing thereto, and submitted with the majority report.
(4) All committee reports shall be spread upon the journal. The journal of the house shall contain an exact copy of all committee reports, together with the names of the members signing such reports.
(5) Every vote to report a bill out of committee shall be taken by the yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for and against, as well as the names of members absent, shall be recorded on the committee report and spread upon the journal. Any member may call for a recorded vote, which shall include the names of absent members, on any substantive question before the committee. A copy of all recorded committee votes shall be kept by the chief clerk and shall be available for public inspection.
(6) All bills having a direct appropriation shall be referred to the appropriate fiscal committee before their final passage. For purposes of this subsection, fiscal committee means the appropriations, capital budget, finance, and transportation policy and budget committees.
(7) No standing committee shall vote by secret written ballot on any issue.
(8) During its consideration of or vote on any bill, resolution, or memorial, the deliberations of any standing committee of the house of representatives shall be open to the public.
(9) A standing committee to which a bill was originally referred shall, prior to voting the bill out of committee, consider whether the bill authorizes rule-making powers or requires the exercise of rule-making powers and, if so, consider:
(a) The nature of the new rule-making powers; and
(b) To which agencies the new rule-making powers would be delegated and which agencies, if any, may have related rule-making powers.
Standing Committees - Expenses - Subpoena Power
Rule 25. Regardless of whether the legislature is in session, members of the house may receive from moneys appropriated for the legislature, reimbursement for necessary travel expenses, and payments in lieu of subsistence and lodging for conducting official business of the house.
The standing committees of the house may have the powers of subpoena, the power to administer oaths, and the power to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses in accordance with the provisions of chapter 44.16 RCW. Before a standing committee of the house may issue any process, the committee chairperson shall submit for approval of the executive rules committee a statement of purpose setting forth the name or names of those subject to process. The process shall not be issued prior to approval by the executive rules committee. The process shall be limited to the named individuals.
Vetoed Bills
Rule 26. Veto messages of the governor shall be read in the house and entered upon the journal. It shall then be in order to proceed to reconsider the bill, refer it, lay it on the table, or postpone its consideration to a day certain.
The merits of the bill may be debated before the vote is taken, but the vote on a vetoed bill cannot be reconsidered.
In case of a bill containing several sections or items, one or more of which has been objected to by the governor, each section or item so objected to shall be voted upon separately by the house. Action by the house upon all vetoed bills shall be endorsed upon the bill and certified by the speaker.
Vetoed bills originating in the house, which have not been passed notwithstanding the veto of the governor, shall remain in the custody of the officers of the house until the close of the term, after which they shall be filed with the secretary of state.
Suspension of Compensation
Rule 27. (1) Any member of the house of representatives convicted and sentenced for any felony punishable by death or by imprisonment in a Washington state penal institution shall, as of the time of sentencing, be denied the legislative salary for future service and be denied per diem, compensation for expenses, office space facilities, and assistance. Any member convicted of a felony and sentenced therefor under any federal law or the law of any other state shall, as of the time of sentencing, be similarly denied such salary, per diem, expenses, facilities, and assistance if either (a) such crime would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution, or (b) the conduct resulting in the conviction and sentencing would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution.
(2) At any time, the house may vote by a constitutional majority to restore the salary, per diem, expenses, facilities, and assistance denied a member under subsection (1). If the conviction of a member is reversed, then the salary, per diem, and expense amounts denied the member since sentencing shall be forthwith paid, and the member shall thereafter have the rights and privileges of other members.
Smoking
Rule 28. Smoking of cigarettes, pipes, or cigars shall not be permitted at any public meeting of any committee of the house of representatives or within House facilities.
"No smoking" signs shall be posted so as to give notice of this rule.
Parliamentary Rules
Rule 29. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in Reed's Parliamentary Rules shall govern all cases in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the house.
Standing Rules Amendment
Rule 30. Any standing rule may be rescinded or changed by a majority vote of the members elected: PROVIDED, That the proposed change or changes be submitted at least one day in advance in writing to the members together with notice of the consideration thereof. Any standing rule may be suspended temporarily by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present except as provided in Rule 10.
Rules to Apply for Assembly
Rule 31. The permanent house rules adopted at the beginning of the term are to govern all acts of the house during the course of the term unless amended or repealed.
Legislative Mailings
Rule 32. The house of representatives directs the house executive rules committee to adopt procedures and guidelines to ensure that all legislative mailings at public expense are for legitimate legislative purposes. ((With respect to member mailings to constituents, these policies and guidelines shall ensure that:
(A) All mailings are subject to applicable provisions of the code of ethics established in Rules 1 through 9 of the joint rules of the legislature.
(B) Within the twelve months preceding the expiration of a member's term of office, identical mailings are limited as follows: One mailing mailed within thirty days after the start of the regular legislative session and one mailing mailed within sixty days after the end of the regular legislative session. For purposes of this rule, an identical mailing is a mailing of identical content in excess of two hundred pieces not mailed in response to a constituent contact.
(C) Within the twelve months preceding the expiration of a member's term of office, individual letters are limited as follows: A member may mail to an individual constituent a letter or other information, including the member's opinion, on a matter relevant to legislative business if the member has a reasonable belief that the constituent is interested in that matter.
(D) The total cost of each member's mailings, including production costs, printing costs, and postage, are limited by an annual expenditure level established by the house executive rules committee.))
MOTION
Representative Lisk moved adoption of the resolution.
Representatives Lisk and Chopp spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.
House Resolution No. 4600 was adopted.
The Chief Clerk announced that nominations were in order for Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Representative K. Schmidt: The election of the Speaker of the House reflects much about the people who serve in this chamber. The principles and character of the Speaker not only reflect on the individual selected but also on all of us as well as upon the institution. In my 16 years, I have served with six different speakers each of whom had their own style. Some were dictatorial and tried to impose their own will over the deliberations while others sought more of a consensus. Some were sticklers for decorum while others were not. Nearly all were protective of the integrity of the institution understanding that the institution was more important than any single issue of the moment.
Our founding fathers placed such importance on the role of Speaker that they even provided a method for selecting a leader from outside the elected membership in the event that a viable candidate was not available. In the last 54 legislatures it has not been necessary to look outside the membership of the House of Representatives. Even in 1978-80, when the House was equally divided a co-speakership was created. Now, as we begin the fifty-fifth legislature we have an excellent proven leader that will provide the quiet leadership and dignity demanded of a great speaker.
To be a leader of leaders requires a number of qualities. First and foremost integrity. To build the trust necessary to develop a consensus the people you work with must know that you are dealing with them fairly and your word is your bond. As any of us who have worked with Clyde can tell you if Clyde gives you his word on something you can take it to the bank.
Clyde does not dictate policy, but instead uses the talents and abilities of the membership to draft the best response possible. The role of the Speaker is not just to standup and preside during floor sessions but to keep the business of the legislature flowing. Ninety percent of what we do is agreed upon by both parties and merely requires the efficient passage of the legislation. Five percent of what we do is agreed upon policy but we may have differences as to how we respond. Compromises must be developed. Five percent are philosophical differences which provoke our most spirited debates and require a leader with patience and fairness allowing all sides to state their case. Clyde has shown, over and over again that he has the patience, sense of humor and fairness to allow every member to have their say.
Each of us brings a wealth of experience to these chambers Clyde came from the humblest of beginnings as the son of a sharecropper in Arkansas. His parents eventually moved either to find better conditions or perhaps recognized that Arkansas isn’t big enough for TWO budding political careers. I just wonder if our Speaker was ever knows as Bubba Ballard Backlund then?
As a career, Clyde operated an ambulance service. The hours were terrible, and he worked with people who were at their most vulnerable. With the help and support of his wife Ruth, he became a success in his business, and was a strong family man raising three sons. Clyde is a living example of the American Dream where even a sharecroppers’ son can raise himself up through opportunity and hard work. When we debate the plight of the poor, he knows first hand what that means. When we discuss ways to strengthen the family he knows the importance of giving parents the tools to help them raise good kids. When we develop policies to keep our businesses healthy so they can produce the jobs we will need for our families, Clyde understands what it means to make a payroll.
As Speaker, it would be very easy to preside in Olympia and have the state come to you but that is not Clyde’s style. He has logged thousands of miles crisscrossing Washington to speak to citizens, attend meetings and respond to requests from members who ask him to join them at forums in their districts. This practice has not only brought the stature of the Speakership to far flung districts from Port Angeles to Kettle Falls but it has also made Clyde aware of the issues and needs in all of our regions.
During the 54th legislature, there was a great deal of speculation about how long it would take for our caucus to blow apart thus making it impossible for any work to get done. It did not happen in large measure through the personal efforts of Clyde. It is not secret that our caucus has a VERY diverse membership. We have very conservative members as well as moderates and liberals. The legislature is a place where very diverse ideas are discussed reflecting that diversity is healthy but it also provides a challenge for the Speaker and leadership to keep all of us on track. Clyde’s patience and respect for everyone’s opinion has allowed all of the diverse views to be heard. Not all are adopted but everyone has had a chance to make their case. Not all Speakers would have allowed this because it is time consuming and dicey but Clyde doesn’t believe in shutting people out of the process but rather trying to include as many as possible with a variety of views.
The man that will lead us for the next two years will be a credit to use and the institution as he brings his good humor, patience, compassion, respect, dignity, hard work and integrity to the job.
It is my pleasure to nominate Jeffrey Clyde Ballard as Speaker of the 55th Legislature.
Representative Lisk: Traditionally, those who rise to nominate one of their colleagues for speaker of the House try to provide a description — paint a portrait, if you will — of the leader who will preside over this chamber in the coming months. Most often, this is done by outlining the personal history of that individual, and, usually, it’s one that illustrates dedication and honesty and demonstrates perseverance and hard work — those qualities we recognize as defining strong personal character. Well, as the son of migrant workers who, along with the support of his wife, Ruth, built a successful small business, raised a wonderful family and always took advantage of opportunities to serve his community, Clyde Ballard, the private citizen, certainly has the personal history that foots that bill.
But Clyde Ballard, the public servant, has now spent 14 years as a member of the Washington state Legislature. As you know, he represents the people of north central Washington. But Clyde also understands that he serves all of the citizens of our state. And I think it’s the qualities he has continually demonstrated during this public life that truly define the man I am proud to support today as speaker.
This is the first day of the 55th state Legislature in Washington. And if we take a moment to reflect Backlund upon those who have gathered in this chamber before us, we can be proud of the legacy of character, compassion and dedication that has defined the individuals who have served here. Through the years, issues come and issues go. And I don’t mean to trivialize the importance of the work we do.
This year, for example, our priorities include: creating a more efficient, more productive state government one that is more responsive to the people it serves; rebuilding a welfare system based on individual responsibility and accountability; protecting our streets, neighborhoods and communities from crime; ensuring our kids are prepared with the basic academic skills they’ll need for success; and promoting an economic climate the creates and protects good family-wage jobs.
Of course, these issues are important and how we address them is critical to the future of the state of Washington. But, when all is said and done and we pass this chamber onto those who will come behind us, it is not our response to the issues of this day that people will remember. No what they will remember is the kind of leaders that we were and the manner in which we conducted ourselves while working out our differences of opinion. Will we leave them the will and conviction to continue on? Did we continue that legacy of character, compassion and dedication?
That’s why it’s such a privilege for me to second the nomination of Clyde Ballard for speaker of the House because, to me, Clyde Ballard has always represented the very essence of this legacy. Clyde’s service to the people of this state has been based on principle and marked by a dedication and willingness to share and live what he believes.
When I first met Clyde in 1986, his fourth year in Olympia, it was when I asked him to come speak to a community group I was involved with in Zillah. He and Ruth drove to Zillah and back to Olympia the same day during session. I met them at the Cherry Patch and, while there, he changed clothes in their van. Since then, Clyde has logged literally hundreds of thousands of miles in the air and over this state’s highways in an effort to share his vision for the future of Washington, a vision that is based upon strong basic principles from which he has never wavered.
He has made many sacrifices along the way. And I want to take this opportunity to say thanks to his wife, Ruth, their three sons, Jeff, Shawn and Scott, and their families. Thank you from all of us here and from all of the citizens of Washington for the sacrifices your family has made over the years in loaning us your husband and father.
But just as important as his dedication to his own principles, Clyde Ballard’s tenure as speaker of this House has been based on integrity and marked with fairness and respect for the personal beliefs of each one of his colleagues. Clyde understands the critical roles that each one of us plays in this debate — that it’s important we all have the opportunity to voice the ideas and concerns of those we represent. And, as speaker, he has worked hard to develop a process based upon respect and cooperation.
Because make no mistake. The public is watching us. It’s critical that we make them proud of this institution that we continue its legacy by treating each other with dignity and respect — especially during those times when we passionately disagree — and by being leaders who demonstrate character, compassion and dedication. You will find no better example of this legacy and I can think of no one better to lead us in such a public debate as speaker of the House than Clyde Ballard.
Representative Chopp: Thank you, Mr. Chief Clerk. I would like to place the nomination of Marlin Appelwick before the House. There are at least three characteristics that distinguish a great candidate for Speaker. First, a true commitment to the House of Representatives. Second, a real ability to bring people together, whether Republican or Democrat. And third, a significant record of accomplishments. Marlin Appelwick exemplifies these traits and would make a tremendous Speaker.
Let me amplify on his record of accomplishments. He has been a practicing attorney for sixteen years, and a professional mediator and negotiator which is actually great training for being Speaker of the House of Representatives. Representative Appelwick was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1982, the same year as the other well known candidate for this office. He chaired the Judiciary Committee for six years, the Revenue Committee for two years and was a member of the Appropriations Committee for twelve years. During his legislative service, Marlin Appelwick authored a significant volume of legislation including the Omnibus Drug Act, which led to Referendum 43 so overwhelmingly approved by the voters not to long ago, the Community Protection Act, legal services for low income people, and several constitutional amendments.
Representative Appelwick, in 1994, brought together Democrats and Republicans in equal number to debate and discuss juvenile justice reform. As a result, a bipartisan proposal came out of committee to pass through the House by overwhelming numbers. This was a good lesson from which we could learn today. Throughout all his efforts, Marlin has exhibited a strong respect for this institution, a real willingness to listen and an ability to get things done.
But above all, Marlin remembers what being here on the first day of Session means. Marlin’s energy, commitment and challenge would serve us well as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Representative Appelwick: Thank you, Mr. Chief Clerk. I rise first to say thank you to Representative Chopp for his nomination and kind words. I rise also to say thank you to my caucus for again giving me the privilege of being their leader; it’s a humbling honor that I cherish very deeply. I rise to say thank you to my family for their sacrifices. I rise to quote Speaker- nominee Ballard; "I must admit to you that I would prefer our roles were reversed". Barring that reversal, I would have welcomed standing at the rostrum, shoulder to shoulder with Representative Ballard, each firmly gripping one handle of a wish boned gavel, ringing out progress with every strike but that is not to be.
Wishes are secondary to the importance of how this institution conducts itself and to what is accomplished. Leadership is very important. And of my classmate of twelve years, I can say, he is clearly a man that respects the institution, and he respects the minority party and its role within that institution. He has been personally open, frank and helpful. He is filled with integrity, and he is gracious in the best sense of the House and I would like you to support a man who would have been a great Minority leader, but who will continue to be our fine Speaker in the best traditions. I ask you to support Clyde Ballard, Speaker of the House.
MOTIONS
On motion of Representative Lisk, the nominations for Speaker of the House were closed.
On motion of Representative Lisk, a unanimous ballot was cast for Representative Clyde Ballard as Speaker of the House.
COMMITTEE OF HONOR
The Chief Clerk appointed Representatives Ogden and Parlette to escort Representative Ballard to the rostrum.
Justice Guy administered the oath of office to Speaker Ballard.
The Chief Clerk presented the gavel to the Speaker.
Mr. Speaker: As a point of personal privilege, I wish to thank my wife, my sons and my family for their continuing support and backing. It has been my honor to serve as speaker of this House for the past two years and I consider it a tremendous privilege to be entrusted with the responsibility of leading this chamber for the next two years. Assuming the duties of speaker of the House requires a dedication and commitment to protecting the institution and ensuring its integrity on behalf of both the members and the citizens we serve.
Protecting the integrity of the House of Representatives and, more important, preserving the public’s trust in all of us is the my highest duty. It is a duty I pledge to carry out diligently and to the very best of my ability. I thank you for the confidence you have shown me, the trust you have placed in me, and — above all else — the friendship we share.
To Minority Leader Marlin Appelwick and the members of the minority caucus, it has been a pleasure to work with you and to have you as friends. I look forward to working with you in this session. As we come Backlund into session and begin grappling with the many issues before us, it is very easy to become absorbed in the importance — or PERCEIVED importance — of what we do here. It is all too easy to take ourselves too seriously and to attach too much importance to the battles we fight. But it is valuable to put our efforts in perceptive, to help ourselves remember those things that are truly important that is, those things that have a direct effect upon the people and families of this state.
Over the past several weeks we have seen a series of natural disasters create danger and cause tragedy in our communities throughout this state. When confronted with forces beyond our control that leave people homeless or facing the threat of losing their home, that leave families without heat and power or struggling to put food on the table, it makes us all more aware of the fragile nature of the lives we enjoy and the lives we want all of our fellow citizens to enjoy. I spent many hours over several days on the roof of our house trying to shovel off enough ice and snow to keep it from collapsing and destroying our home and we were among the fortunate ones who had a chance to prevent a disaster. Unfortunately, all of us here today know friends, relatives and neighbors who had no chance, who did face disaster and must now deal with tragic circumstances. Compared to the necessity of helping our neighbors and taking action to assist all of those in need, the debates and fights we engage in within the legislative process lose much of the importance we are tempted to attach to them.
This is a reminder to all of us that we will serve our constituents better if we limit the self importance we are sometimes tempted to attach to our work here or to ourselves, if we keep in mind that our legislative services are not always the most significant part of the lives of Washingtonians, and if we steadfastly hold to the idea that the most important things we do are those that will directly affect the lives of those we represent and make their lives a little better. As we focus upon those issues and problems that directly affect the livelihood and well being of the individuals and families we serve, and as we approach the dawning of a new century that we know will bring with it both new challenges and new opportunities, I am also hopeful that we can bring forth a new spirit in this Legislature — a spirit of resolve to come together in finding the best ways to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities that lie before us.
The legacy I would choose for those of us serving in this new Legislature is that we look beyond the immediate proposals and measures we will consider to begin laying the foundation for a broader effort to accomplish real change positive change that will make life better for all the people of Washington. Making this legacy a reality will require the kind of new spirit I’m talking about, in which we look beyond the details that may spark disagreement and really zero in on the objectives we hope to achieve and upon which we agree. I believe that by concentrating on our shared desire and commitment to reach a common goal for the good of society we can better work together in our effects to forge legislation that achieve those goals.
Let me share just one example of the vision I have in mind. Our ability to improve the quality of education we provide and strengthen the teaching of our children will have an incredible effect upon what life is like in the coming century. We must do a better job of ensuring that students leave school with the fundamental skills and basic knowledge they need, otherwise they will be woefully unprepared to face the challenges of our changing society and ill-equipped to take advantage of the new opportunities to come.
Let me bluntly state the fact that we all know exists today: We are allowing too many youngsters to move through the public school system and come out with a degree that means little or nothing and makes it incredibly difficult for employers to find and hire the productive workers they need. Even worse, we are seeing too many youngsters get through the process without ever learning the skills or obtaining the knowledge they need to have a chance at a good and fruitful life. Now, we all know that strong steps must be taken to make a high school diploma mean something, that we must do more to encourage students to reach higher and strive for more. We all know that decisive action must be taken to ensure that students are taught, and that they receive, the academic skills and knowledge a EARN a degree. We all know that significant changes must be made so that we can be certain that students are learning the skills they need as they move through each grade.
These are needs we all recognize and we share a common commitment to address these needs. That is where our attention must be focused, because by doing so, we can greatly enhance our ability to overcome whatever differences we might have over the details of specific proposals.
Clearly, the solutions that will completely restore our education system to the health, vitality and quality demanded by the citizens of Washington will not be found in legislation that will be passed this year, or even next, but by concentrating on the common objective we share we can begin making needed changes and bringing them to fruition in time to change our society for the better as the new century arrives. As we look at all of the issues before us during the next 105 days, we must, of course, confront the differences in outlook and philosophy that exists among us. Yet, we must always strive to look beyond the differences and embrace the common goals we share. I believe this attitude is important not only in our deliberations within the Legislature, but also in our relationship with the governor. And by choosing to embrace the hopes and desires we have in common, we will make it much easier to overcome the differences over how best to reach our shared objectives.
That is the surest way to get the results we all want to deliver to our constituents. It is the surest way to not only preserve, but also increase, the public’s confidence and trust in this institution. And that is a responsibility we all share.
Again, I thank you for your confidence, your trust and your friendship. Let’s have a great session.
Representative Appelwick: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like an opportunity to reflect on your remarks, and to share a vision from our caucus on this Session as well. We welcome the invitation to a new legacy, and to an era of progress. No one can come through the campaign experience and the journey here without appreciating that the problems faced by the people of this State far out strip the apparent resources we have to address them or our abilities in the time we have to tend to them. Only is progress possible if we are not wasting the moments on unnecessary fights - unnecessary missed opportunities. Only is significant progress for the people possible if in fact we stand shoulder to shoulder and arm in arm, and embrace what is possible and concentrate on success. Our pledge talks about liberty and it talks about justice for all. We must keep, in the spirit of your legacy, that in mind; that it is not a partisan kind of liberty or a partisan kind of justice. We stand to represent one state and one people. The merits of ideas are not in the sponsor or the proponent but in the ideas themselves. Honest discourse of give and take is possible. Because this is of great concern, your invitation to this new legacy is extremely welcomed. We should all be mindful that we want to leave this a better institution and a better State than we come to it today with our Oath. I am sure we can recall examples in the best when we have risen to greatness in that tradition. When the Sex Predator Act was required in 1990. In the House version of Juvenile Justice, we didn't do things because we had the numbers to do them, we did them because we needed the talents of everyone to do them right. I welcome an opportunity to share that kind of process with you, Mr. Speaker and with your caucus.
I would like to leave one final thought with you. Reflecting on something said by a Senator from my home state of Minnesota, because I think this is a test I waould like us to pass with flying colors. That in our new legacy the fundamental moral test of us as a government would be how we treat the children who are in the dawn of life, the elderly who are in the twilight of life and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the disabled. And if we come with that focus on progress, that moral center, for these people and our commitment to work together as we have in the recent past we should do great things with your leadership, Mr. Speaker
ELECTION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
The Speaker announced that nominations were now in order for Speaker Pro Tempore.
Representative Carlson: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to place the nomination for Speaker Pro Tem of John Pennington, before the House. John, born slightly more than thirty years ago in Nashville Tennessee, has a recognition of the commitments which are made, and which are needed for leadership in the House of Representatives. He and his wife, Valerie, married for six years, now live in Battleground, one of our growing emerging communities of Southwest Washington. He started in this area as a business person in the Timbertown Coffee Company with a $700 federal income tax refund. He first entered the political arena as a chairperson of the Cowlitz County 601 campaign, and in 1995 was awarded the 1995 Washington State Young Republican Man of the Year award. He continues to manage a small tree farm. He is an outdoorsman and a musician. I have found John to be a warm and energetic person. He will bring to the Speaker Pro Tem position an enthusiasm and a sense of humor, which we will all have a chance to respect and enjoy. I believe he brings to this position, a maturing human resource, which will grow as the office continues to provide him an opportunity to lead. I believe he clearly has gained the respect of both sides of the aisle, as he often times seeks the council of members of both sides of the aisle. I am pleased to nominate a true friend and colleague, John Pennington.
Representative McMorris: It is with great pleasure and pride that I offer the name of State Representative John Pennington to serve as Speaker Pro Tem for the Washington State House of Representatives.
To be nominated for such an important position is a significant tribute to the abilities and accomplishments of any legislator, particularly one who has just completed his first term in office. Anyone who has worked with Representative Pennington can attest to his strong work ethic, his dedication to the legislative process, and the conviction with which he serves the people of this state and, more particularly, the people of his district. In his first term in the House, Representative Pennington has acquired a reputation for undertaking projects that require long hours, hard work, and coalition building.
As one who has worked with Representative Pennington on many pieces of legislation about which we both cared deeply. I can testify to his strength of character, his depth of knowledge on the issues important to his constituents, and his diligence in sticking to his principles as a matter of conscience and honor. You only have to look at the record particularly in his dealings encouraging employment growth in Washington, reducing taxes on small businesses, and protecting Second Amendment rights. Probably the one key issue Representative Pennington is best known for is his perseverence in streamlining government to better meet the needs of the people of this state. In the past two years I have worked closely with Representative Pennington. I have come to know him and to fully appreciate his many excellent qualities which make him a remarkably effective legislator and which assure his performance as an outstanding Speaker Pro Tem.
MOTIONS
On motion of Representative Lisk, the nominations for Speaker Pro Tempore were closed.
On motion of Representative Lisk, a unanimous ballot was cast for Representative John Pennington as Speaker Pro Tempore of the House.
COMMITTEE OF HONOR
The Speaker appointed Representatives Mielke and Mason to escort Speaker Pro Tempore Pennington to the rostrum.
Justice Guy administered the oath of office to Speaker Pro Tempore Pennington.
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PENNINGTON REMARKS
Representative Pennington: Thank you so very much. Justice Guy, Speaker Ballard, Minority Leader Appelwick, friends and distinguished colleagues of this House, Mom and Dad. I am most humbled by the confidence you have placed in this young man of thirty years. Thank you so much.
To Representative Carlson and Representative McMorris, I thank you for those warm and kind remarks. Don and Cathy, you have both become good friends to me and to Valerie.
I stand prepared, Speaker Ballard, to assist you in presiding over this assembly at your will. And I look forward to listening and, more important, to learning from your great wisdom and experience in guiding this House. It truly is an honor (and I thank you).
My wife and best friend, Valerie, to me is the most lovely and charming young lady in all the world. At the age of 19 she helped begin her first small business, and a year later her second. She exhibited through the trials and tribulations of founding those businesses that someone her age can contribute in a positive way to the economy of this state. All the same, I have discovered in six years of marriage that she would also do quite well within the confines of this capitol for she has demonstrated that she can be very persuasive and is a great debater. A good example of this is the fact that she refused to marry me until I became a Republican. (Love can cast strange spells.) Of course, by now you know she won.
The point is this that it is often said that the collective youth of this nation has revealed itself as a generation lacking direction and purpose a generation described as nothing more than "lost." Here today I cannot help but to disagree. For to glance at Washington state from the outside, even to glance around this very chamber, reveals what you and I as Washingtonians already know that our youth are not only America’s future, but have indeed become a significant part of leading America and Washington today. They have become our fifth grade teachers, local police officers and increasingly our small business owners. They are Representative Brad Benson, who along with his wife Jill, own and operate an Ice Cream Parlor in the Spokane area. They are Representative Brian Hatfield, who along with his wife Freddie, began a Child Care Facility on the coast. They are Representative Richard DeBolt, one of, if not the youngest, directors of a Chamber of Commerce in the state of Washington.
Most people are amazed to discover that these newest small businesses are overwhelming being founded and operated by that same "lost" generation. The fact is Washington’s youth are demonstrating that the entrepreneurial spirit is not only alive but with proper encouragement and incentives can thrive beyond our wildest imaginations. And just as that entrepreneurial spirit has evolved, so too has the willingness of these same individuals to involve themselves in the political process evolved. It confirms our every belief that these new energetic leaders are becoming role models, not only for the youth of America, but for the youth of this ever-changing world.
And in America’s greatest process of all democracy, I believe that this younger generation is trying to show that, despite our philosophical differences, there exists between us a shared desire to see Washington truly become a better place. That we share an innate duty to the brave pioneers who have come before us and to those that may follow in our footsteps to govern in a way that offers as much liberty, hope, and opportunity as can be responsibly afforded to any one individual.
As we traverse these final shadows that mark the end of the most productive, technologically creative and arguably destructive century in mankind’s history, I still today find the greatest of comfort in knowing that I shall be a part be it only a small part of this upcoming legislative session, working with intelligent, compassionate, and enthusiastic leaders such as yourselves toward the dawn of the 21st century.
I appreciate this opportunity you have given me to serve you and I accept the responsibilities and the trust you have placed in me. I graciously accept this challenge and offer to you three things: fairness, always a willingness to listen, and above all integrity for we are all too often reminded that the only thing we bring into this chamber is our integrity, and once it is lost it may never be retrieved.
From the very bottom of my heart thank you.
The Speaker announced that nominations were in order for Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Representative Robertson: Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise to nominate Timothy A. Martin for Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
When I was elected in 1994 and even today, one if my pledges to the people of my district is to limit the size of government and its spending. During the past two years, the House of Representatives has led by example regarding the size and spending of this agency. This, Mr. Speaker, was a team effort by all of the members and staff in the House, but the coach was clearly Tim Martin. Mr. Martin and his staff worked diligently to ensure only a minimal number of essential employees were maintained and only essential purchases were made. We now have about 100 less employees than we did in 1991, the lowest FTE count in the House since 1987.
While we are definitely operating in a lean fashion, we also have made advances in areas to make the House more efficient. Under Mr. Martin’s leadership, the House has upgraded its computers and its computer system to one that supports our mission. The public can access the House members and bills with it’s web page and internet access. With all of these accomplishments, the House turned back $2.68 million, 11% of the House budget in 1996, to the state general fund. While making the tough decisions, I have found Mr. Martin to be a pleasure to work with. The morale amongst the employees is outstanding and productive, even with some of the staff and equipment reductions.
On a personal note, I want to recognize that Mrs. Kim Martin is with us today. Those of us that were here two years ago, when Tim was first elected Chief Clerk, may recall that Kim had a sudden departure from the ceremony. It seems that their son, Gust, wanted to join us on opening day — yes, Kim went into labor during the opening ceremony and left for the hospital. After Tim was sworn in, Gust was born and joined his brother, Max. Today, Kim is here to see Tim be elected Chief Clerk, and we are hoping this ceremony will be less eventful. Gust still did not get to attend.
I urge the members of this body to support Mr. Martin’s re-election, so he may continue to lead our outstanding staff in this responsible manner for another two years.
Representative Romero: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to second the nomination of Tim Martin. I’ve known Tim for two years. When I first saw him, I thought what’s this well-scrubbed, clean cut young man doing here. He looks more like he should work for Disneyland than this body. Then I had to think for one second, he does fit.
I must admit that I have enjoyed working with Tim. He has been real fair minded and even handed when he has dealt with all of us. I think we can all agree with that. And as one of the more conservative members of this body, I can say that I do appreciate some of the cost saving measures he has implemented. Now what I really appreciate about Tim besides his fairness and even handedness is that he has truly taken the time to get to know all the staff that work here. It has meant a great deal to them, it has really helped a lot with moral and I think the place is a better place for that technique. And so with that, I would like to second the nomination and encourage a unanimous vote for Tim Martin. Thank you.
MOTIONS
On motion of Representative Lisk, the nominations for Chief Clerk were closed.
On motion of Representative Lisk, a unanimous ballot was cast for Timothy A. Martin as Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Justice Guy administered the oath of office to Chief Clerk Martin.
Chief Clerk Martin: Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Representatives Robertson and Romero for your kind comments.
I cannot tell you how pleased I am to have the honor of serving you another two years. I am flattered, because your message to me today is that after two years of on-the-job training, I may at last be suitable for the job of Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
In the months to come, you will be challenged to meet the high expectations placed on this body by the citizens of Washington State. My experience tells me that Washington will not be disappointed. I join with all of House staff in committing that we will do our best to support you as you seek to do the public good.
On a personal note, I would like to thank my wife, Kim, for joining me this year. My moment in the sun two years ago, Kim left the floor in labor. Kim and our boys, Max and Gust, are my life, and I thank them in advance for their indulgence over the next few months.
Congratulations to each and every one of you and to your families. I look forward to working with you. Thank you.
The Speaker thanked Justice Guy.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
The Speaker appointed Representatives Lambert and Costa to escort Justice Richard Guy of the Supreme Court from the House Chamber.
RESOLUTION
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 97-4601, by Representatives Lisk and Chopp
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Speaker appoint a committee of four members of the House to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives is now organized and ready to conduct business.
MOTION
Representative Lisk moved adoption of the resolution.
Representative Lisk spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.
House Resolution No. 4601 was adopted.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
The Speaker appointed Representatives Talcott, Delvin, Keiser and Murray to notify the Senate that the House was organized and ready to conduct business.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
January 13, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8400,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Mike O’Connell, Secretary
A committee from the Senate was recognized by the Speaker and escorted by the Sergeant-at-Arms to the front of the House chambers. Senators Benton, Brown, Horn, Jacobsen, Patterson and Stevens notified the House that the Senate is organized and ready to conduct business.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HB 1000 by Representatives B. Thomas, Huff, Carrell, Schoesler, Lambert, Skinner, McMorris, Mulliken, Honeyford, Johnson, Hickel, Delvin, Sterk, Hankins, Sherstad, Sheldon, Linville, Dunn, Dyer, D. Schmidt and Zellinsky
AN ACT Relating to reducing the state property tax levy; and adding a new section to chapter 84.55 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1001 by Representatives L. Thomas, Dyer and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to interest on tort judgments; and amending RCW 4.56.115 and 4.56.110.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1002 by Representatives L. Thomas, Dyer and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to insurance antifraud plans; and amending RCW 48.30A.045.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1003 by Representatives Pennington, Hatfield, Mielke, Thompson, Cole, DeBolt, D. Sommers, Conway, Boldt, Alexander, Schoesler, Kessler, Bush, Smith, Dyer and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to deferral of property taxes by senior citizens and disabled persons; amending RCW 84.38.020; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1004 by Representatives Carlson, Honeyford, Dunshee and D. Schmidt
AN ACT Relating to independent political advertising; and amending RCW 42.17.510.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1005 by Representatives Carlson, Pennington, Ogden, Dunn, Boldt and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to a pilot project on resident tuition rates and financial aid portability for students residing in certain border counties in Washington and Oregon; amending RCW 28B.15.012, 28B.10.790, 28B.10.802, and 28B.12.030; adding new sections to chapter 28B.80 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; providing a contingent effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 1006 by Representatives Carlson, Ogden, Pennington, Regala, Mielke, Keiser, D. Schmidt, Radcliff, B. Thomas, Sheahan, Dunn, McMorris, Huff, Skinner, Johnson, Sehlin, Boldt, Mulliken, Honeyford, Thompson, D. Sommers, Alexander, Murray, Buck, Sheldon, Cooke, Van Luven, Anderson, Chandler and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to restrictions on mailings by incumbents; and amending RCW 42.17.132.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1007 by Representatives L. Thomas and Wolfe; by request of Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
AN ACT Relating to heating oil pollution liability protection; amending RCW 70.149.040 and 70.149.070; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1008 by Representatives Robertson, Fisher, Chandler, Hatfield, Johnson, Zellinsky and L. Thomas
AN ACT Relating to license plates; amending RCW 46.16.270, 46.16.290, 46.16.301, 46.16.305, 46.16.309, 46.16.313, 46.16.316, 46.16.350, 46.16.650, 73.04.110, and 73.04.115; adding new sections to chapter 46.16 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1009 by Representatives Backlund, Zellinsky, Johnson, Skinner, Cairnes, Hankins, Mitchell, Alexander and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to the liability account; and amending RCW 43.84.092.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1010 by Representatives Mitchell, Hankins, Cairnes, Skinner and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to reimbursable transportation expenditures; amending RCW 43.79A.040; adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1011 by Representatives K. Schmidt, Johnson, Skinner, Zellinsky, Mitchell, Robertson, Fisher, Hatfield, Hankins, Smith, Dunn, Mielke, Anderson and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to state and county ferries; amending RCW 82.38.030, 82.36.410, and 47.56.725; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1012 by Representatives Cairnes, Skinner, Hankins, Robertson, Chandler, Mitchell, B. Thomas, L. Thomas, Cooke and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to state highway bonds; and amending RCW 47.10.812.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1013 by Representatives K. Schmidt, Zellinsky, Backlund, Johnson, Skinner, Robertson, Fisher, Cairnes, Hankins, D. Sommers, Hickel, Mason, McDonald, Mulliken, Mitchell, Cooke, Dunn, Dyer, Van Luven and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to proper lane travel for heavy vehicles; and amending RCW 46.61.100.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1014 by Representatives Buck, Backlund, Zellinsky, Johnson, Sterk, Robertson, Skinner, Chandler, Cairnes, Hankins, Boldt, Mulliken, Sheldon, Cooke, Dunn and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to the sales tax on highway and ferry construction contracts; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1015 by Representatives Chandler, Cairnes, Hatfield, Skinner, Hankins, Mitchell, McMorris, Koster, Boldt and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to paying for services provided to general aviation by exempting fuels used for aviation from sales and use taxation and increasing the aircraft fuel tax rate from three to six percent; amending RCW 82.42.025, 82.42.090, and 43.84.092; reenacting and amending RCW 82.08.0255 and 82.12.0256; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1016 by Representatives Schoesler, Honeyford, McMorris, Carlson, Boldt, Mason, Sheahan, Buck, Ogden, Huff, Grant, Chandler and Clements; by request of Washington State University
AN ACT Relating to transferring Lind property to Washington State University; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.
HB 1017 by Representatives Sehlin, Anderson, Koster, Quall, Huff, L. Thomas and Dunn
AN ACT Relating to exchanges of state-owned aquatic lands with privately owned lands under the public interest standard; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1018 by Representatives Honeyford, McMorris, Mastin, Thompson, DeBolt, Boldt, Mielke and Clements
AN ACT Relating to the availability of information regarding reforestation obligations; amending RCW 76.09.070; and adding a new section to chapter 76.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1019 by Representatives Honeyford, Ogden, D. Sommers and Mason; by request of Public Works Board
AN ACT Relating to appropriations for projects recommended by the public works board; creating new sections; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.
HB 1020 by Representatives Boldt, Carlson, Carrell and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to the office of inspector general within the department of social and health services; amending RCW 41.06.076; adding new sections to chapter 43.20A RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
HB 1021 by Representatives Boldt, Koster, Lambert, Schoesler, Sterk, Mulliken, Sherstad, Carrell, L. Thomas, Cooke, Bush, Smith, Dunn, Mielke, Cairnes, O'Brien and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to suspension of public assistance payments; amending RCW 74.08.290; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
HB 1022 by Representatives Buck, Johnson, Mitchell, McMorris, Talcott, Hickel, Chandler, Mastin, Lambert, Sheldon, Schoesler, Hatfield, Kessler, Mulliken, Honeyford, Thompson, Koster, DeBolt, D. Sommers, Carrell, L. Thomas, Dunn, Mielke, Clements, O'Brien and Doumit
AN ACT Relating to the department of natural resources; adding a new section to chapter 43.30 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1023 by Representatives Buck, Cooke, Mielke and Cairnes
AN ACT Relating to commuter ride-sharing qualifications; and amending RCW 46.74.010.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1024 by Representatives Dyer, Cody, Skinner, Sherstad, Thompson, Carlson, D. Sommers, Sterk, Huff, L. Thomas, Cooke, Dunn, Mielke, Clements and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to the notice requirements for bringing beds out of the bank under certificate of need provisions; and amending RCW 70.38.111.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1025 by Representatives O'Brien, Keiser, Veloria, Delvin, Murray and Regala
AN ACT Relating to investment of state funds in corporations doing business in Northern Ireland; and adding new sections to chapter 43.84 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1026 by Representatives Schoesler, Chandler, Sheahan, Sterk, Mastin, McMorris, Honeyford, Boldt, Mulliken, Bush, Smith, Mielke and Grant
AN ACT Relating to business and occupation tax on the cubing of hay or alfalfa for sale at wholesale; amending RCW 82.04.120; and reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.260.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1027 by Representatives Schoesler, Chandler, Sheahan, Sterk, McMorris, Honeyford, Dyer, Mielke and D. Schmidt
AN ACT Relating to restrictions on mailings and public service broadcasts by state officials; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1028 by Representatives Sheahan, Schoesler, Chandler, Sterk, McMorris, Mastin, Mulliken, Boldt and Smith
AN ACT Relating to exempting granges from property taxation; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1029 by Representatives Schoesler, Dickerson, Chandler, Radcliff, Sheahan, Sterk, Backlund, L. Thomas, McMorris, Mastin, Chopp, Quall, Koster, Conway, Mason, Murray, Mulliken, Ogden, Kessler, Cooke and Van Luven
AN ACT Relating to tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations; amending RCW 82.04.365, 82.04.366, and 82.08.02571; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1030 by Representatives Chandler, Mulliken, Schoesler and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to offender scoring while under supervision; amending RCW 13.40.0354; and reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.360.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1031 by Representatives Sterk, Mulliken, Koster, Johnson, Thompson, D. Sommers, Boldt, Sheahan, Sherstad, Carrell, Bush, Smith, Chandler, D. Schmidt and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to limiting late-term and partial-birth abortions; adding new sections to chapter 9.02 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1032 by Representatives Reams, Mulliken, Thompson, McMorris, Koster, DeBolt, D. Sommers, Boldt, Hickel, Sheahan, Buck, Schoesler, Honeyford, Mitchell, D. Schmidt, Sherstad, L. Thomas, Dunn, Dyer, Mielke, Cairnes, Robertson and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to regulatory reform; amending RCW 76.09.010, 76.09.040, 48.02.060, 48.44.050, 48.46.200, 34.05.350, 34.05.328, 34.05.380, 34.05.010, 34.05.230, 82.32.410, 34.05.354, 19.85.025, 34.05.570, 34.05.534, 48.04.010, 34.12.040, 34.05.630, 34.05.640, 34.05.655, 34.05.660, 4.84.360, 4.84.340, and 43.41.110; adding a new section to chapter 43.22 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 34.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4.84 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.
HB 1033 by Representatives Schoesler, Honeyford, Sheahan, Grant and Chandler
AN ACT Relating to requirements for grain facilities under the Washington clean air act; and amending RCW 70.94.151.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1034 by Representatives Mulliken, Backlund, McMorris, Koster, Johnson, Thompson, Boldt, Sheahan, Sherstad, Smith and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to the restoration of parents' rights; amending RCW 70.96A.095, 71.34.030, 46.20.292, and 70.24.105; reenacting and amending RCW 70.96A.020; adding a new section to chapter 13.32A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 13.40 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 13.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.600 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.150 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 26.28 RCW; creating new sections; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1035 by Representatives Pennington, Mielke, McMorris, Mulliken, Kastama, Johnson, Hatfield, DeBolt, Sheahan, Lambert, Schoesler, B. Thomas, Sheldon, Kessler, L. Thomas, Bush, Smith and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax relief for flood victims; adding new sections to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 82.12 RCW; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1036 by Representatives Boldt, Mulliken, Koster, Johnson, Thompson, Sheahan, Sherstad, Carrell, Bush, Smith, Dunn, D. Schmidt and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to parental notification for abortions provided to minors; amending RCW 9.02.100 and 13.34.030; adding new sections to chapter 9.02 RCW; repealing RCW 9.02.170; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1037 by Representatives B. Thomas, Mulliken, Honeyford, Johnson, Mastin, Thompson, McMorris, Koster, DeBolt, Carlson, Boldt, Hickel, Alexander, Lambert, Buck, Schoesler, Sterk, Mitchell, D. Schmidt, Wensman, Sherstad, Carrell, Sheldon, Linville, Huff, Cooke, Bush, Smith, Dunn, Dyer, Van Luven, Mielke, Chandler, Cairnes, Talcott, Robertson and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to making the 4.7187% state property tax levy reduction permanent; amending RCW 84.55.012; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1038 by Representatives D. Schmidt, Scott and D. Sommers
AN ACT Relating to recording documents in the county auditor's office; and amending RCW 4.28.320, 4.28.325, 36.18.005, 47.28.025, 60.44.030, 60.68.045, 61.16.030, 61.24.030, 64.32.120, 65.04.020, 65.04.060, 65.08.060, 65.08.140, 65.08.160, 84.26.080, 84.33.120, 84.33.140, 84.34.108, and 84.56.330.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1039 by Representatives D. Schmidt and Scott
AN ACT Relating to auditor's fees; and amending RCW 36.18.010.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1040 by Representatives D. Schmidt, Scott, Thompson and D. Sommers
AN ACT Relating to the order of candidates on ballots; amending RCW 29.30.025; and repealing RCW 29.30.040.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1041 by Representatives Dunshee, Butler, Morris, Conway, Dickerson, Keiser, Veloria, Poulsen, Hatfield, Cole, Romero, Blalock, Cooper, Mason, Lantz, Cody, Murray, Costa, Fisher, Ogden, Linville, Kessler, Constantine, Regala, Grant, Anderson, Chopp, Gardner, Gombosky and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to property tax relief; amending RCW 84.52.080, 84.56.050, 84.36.383, 84.36.385, 84.36.387, and 84.36.389; adding a new section to chapter 84.52 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.55 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 84.55.---; repealing 1997 c ... s 9 (uncodified); prescribing penalties; providing a contingent effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1042 by Representatives Dyer, B. Thomas, Dunshee, Robertson, Grant, Thompson, Smith and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to taxation of dental appliances, devices, restorations, and substitutes; amending RCW 82.04.120, 82.08.0283, and 82.12.0277; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1043 by Representatives Schoesler, Dunn and Smith
AN ACT Relating to the regulation of residential landlord-tenant duties; and adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1044 by Representatives Murray, Chopp, Keiser, Veloria, Dickerson, Poulsen, Quall, Mason, Cody, Costa, Ogden, Constantine, Regala, Kenney, Anderson, Appelwick and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to discrimination in employment; and amending RCW 49.60.040, 49.60.180, 49.60.190, and 49.60.200.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1045 by Representatives Carlson and Boldt
AN ACT Relating to replacement of school levy funding; amending RCW 84.52.0531 and 43.135.025; adding a new section to chapter 84.52 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 1046 by Representatives Carlson, Pennington, Radcliff, Ogden, Doumit, Keiser, Scott, Cole, DeBolt, Cooper, Mason, Cody, Costa, L. Thomas, Dyer, Regala, Anderson, Appelwick and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to personal flotation devices; amending RCW 88.12.115; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1047 by Representatives Carlson, Radcliff, Dunn and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to tuition waivers; and amending RCW 28B.15.535.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 1048 by Representatives Carlson, Ogden, Hatfield, Radcliff, Boldt and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to legal counsel for institutions of higher education; and amending RCW 28B.10.510.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 1049 by Representatives Carlson, Ogden, Radcliff, Pennington and Wensman
AN ACT Relating to promoting the desegregation of group homes; amending RCW 35.63.220; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; recodifying RCW 35.63.220; and repealing RCW 35A.63.240, 36.70.990, and 36.70A.450.
Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.
HB 1050 by Representatives Pennington, McMorris, Mielke, Delvin, Mulliken, Thompson, Hatfield, Boldt, Buck, Schoesler, Sherstad, Smith and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to firearms licensing; amending RCW 9.41.070 and 9.41.110; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1051 by Representatives Pennington, Mielke, Carlson, McMorris, Delvin and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to school bus route stops as drug-free zones; and amending RCW 69.50.435.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1052 by Representatives Pennington, Carlson, Boldt, Thompson and DeBolt
AN ACT Relating to littering; amending RCW 70.93.060 and 70.93.070; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1053 by Representatives Pennington, Mielke, Boldt and D. Schmidt
AN ACT Relating to independent expenditures on written political advertising relating to a candidate undertaken as an independent expenditure; and amending RCW 42.17.510.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1054 by Representatives Dunn, Carlson, Mason and Mielke; by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board
AN ACT Relating to the state educational trust fund; and amending RCW 28B.10.821.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 1055 by Representatives Radcliff, Dunn, Carlson, Dickerson, Hatfield, Conway, Quall, Mason, Costa, Ogden, Anderson and O'Brien; by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board
AN ACT Relating to undergraduate fellowships for needy and meritorious students; and adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 1056 by Representatives Hatfield, Pennington, Doumit, Mielke, Johnson, Buck, Kessler, Sheldon, Mastin, Grant, Thompson, DeBolt, Quall, Boldt and Linville
AN ACT Relating to natural area preserves; and adding a new section to chapter 79.70 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1057 by Representatives Backlund and Cody; by request of Department of Health
AN ACT Relating to public disclosure of complaints filed under the uniform disciplinary act; amending RCW 18.130.095; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1058 by Representatives Dyer, Cody and Backlund; by request of Department of Health
AN ACT Relating to the disclosure of information obtained by the department of health related to meeting licensing standards in hospitals; and amending RCW 70.41.150.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1059 by Representatives Backlund, Cody and Mason; by request of Department of Health
AN ACT Relating to the merger of the health professions account and the medical disciplinary account; amending RCW 18.71.310; adding a new section to chapter 18.71 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 18.71.400 and 18.71.410; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1060 by Representatives Sehlin, Ogden, Hankins, Grant, Keiser, Scott, Dickerson, Cole, Conway, Quall, Lantz, Cody, Murray, Costa, Morris, Linville, Anderson and Chopp; by request of Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
AN ACT Relating to including additional projects contained in LEAP CAPITAL DOCUMENT NO. 5 in the list of Washington wildlife and recreation program projects authorized in section 327, chapter 16, Laws of 1995 2nd sp. sess.; amending 1995 2nd sp.s. c 16 s 327 (uncodified); creating a new section; authorizing expenditures; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.
HB 1061 by Representatives Sheldon, Mielke and Grant
AN ACT Relating to metal detectors in state parks; adding a new section to chapter 43.51 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1062 by Representative Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to stadium naming rights; and amending RCW 36.100.035.
Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
HB 1063 by Representative Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to property taxes; adding new sections to chapter 84.36 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.40 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1064 by Representatives L. Thomas, Wolfe, Dyer and Mason; by request of Insurance Commissioner
AN ACT Relating to the financial and reporting requirements of health care service contractors and health maintenance organizations; amending RCW 48.44.035, 48.44.037, 48.44.095, 48.46.080, and 48.46.235; adding a new section to chapter 48.44 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 48.46 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1065 by Representatives L. Thomas, Wolfe and Mason; by request of Insurance Commissioner
AN ACT Relating to the filing of corporate documents by insurance companies, health care service contractors, and health maintenance organizations; amending RCW 48.06.060, 48.06.200, and 48.07.070; adding a new section to chapter 23.86 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 23B.01 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 23B.02 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 23B.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 23B.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 23B.14 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 23B.15 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 24.03 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 24.06 RCW; and adding new sections to chapter 25.15 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1066 by Representatives Pennington, Chopp, Mason, Costa, Skinner, Hankins, Ogden and L. Thomas
AN ACT Relating to the maintenance of state facilities; amending RCW 43.82.150, 43.88.032, and 43.88.110; reenacting and amending RCW 43.88.030; adding a new section to chapter 43.82 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.
HB 1067 by Representatives Sterk, Thompson, Costa, Sheahan, Sherstad, Smith, Mielke and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle offenses involving deaths; and reenacting and amending RCW 9A.04.080.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1068 by Representatives Sterk, D. Sommers, Boldt, Smith and Van Luven
AN ACT Relating to possession of liquor in certain buildings on the state capitol campus; adding a new section to chapter 66.44 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1069 by Representatives Sterk and Honeyford
AN ACT Relating to malicious use of explosives; amending RCW 70.74.270 and 70.74.280; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.320; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1070 by Representatives Reams, Thompson, Boldt, Carrell, Dunn and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to state government reorganization; amending RCW 43.17.020 and 72.09.040; reenacting and amending RCW 43.17.010; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.
HB 1071 by Representatives Reams, Mulliken, Thompson, Boldt, Sterk, Carrell, Dunn and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to state government reorganization; amending RCW 72.09.040, 43.17.020, 43.17.010, and 43.17.020; reenacting and amending RCW 43.17.010; adding new sections to chapter 41.06 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; adding new chapters to Title 43 RCW; creating new sections; providing effective dates; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.
HB 1072 by Representatives Sterk, Sheahan, Hickel and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to interception, transmission, recording, or disclosure of communications; adding a new section to chapter 9.73 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1073 by Representatives B. Thomas, Thompson, Boldt, Wensman, Ogden, Kessler, Dyer, Mielke and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to funding community use of public schools; adding a new section to chapter 84.52 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.500 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1074 by Representatives Sheahan, Costa, Hatfield and Constantine
AN ACT Relating to the protection of personality rights; adding a new chapter to Title 63 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1075 by Representatives Hickel, Mitchell, Keiser and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to court jurisdiction; amending RCW 35.20.030; reenacting and amending RCW 13.04.030; adding a new section to chapter 28A.225 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1076 by Representatives Reams, Poulsen, Mastin, Hatfield, Skinner, Linville, Dyer, Kessler, Sherstad, Grant, Pennington, Mielke, Thompson, Carlson, Boldt, Bush, Smith and D. Schmidt
AN ACT Relating to state and local government; and amending RCW 34.05.310, 34.05.328, and 42.30.020.
Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.
HB 1077 by Representatives Sterk, D. Sommers, Boldt and Sheahan
AN ACT Relating to identification; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1078 by Representatives Pennington, Mielke, Carlson, Boldt, McMorris, Delvin, Keiser, Quall, DeBolt, Sterk, Cooke, Smith and Anderson
AN ACT Relating to possession or use of tobacco by minors; amending RCW 70.155.080; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1079 by Representatives Cooke, Bush, Dunn, McDonald, L. Thomas, Reams, Carrell, Buck, Radcliff, Mulliken, Sump, B. Thomas, Hickel, D. Schmidt, McMorris, Sheahan, Mitchell, Johnson, Lisk, Chandler, Talcott, Thompson, Clements, Backlund, Mastin, Koster, DeBolt, Carlson, D. Sommers, Boldt, Alexander, Schoesler, Sterk, Honeyford, Parlette, Sherstad, Smith, Mielke, Cairnes and Robertson
AN ACT Relating to personal responsibility; amending RCW 74.25.010, 74.25.020, 26.16.205, 74.20A.020, 74.12.255, 74.04.0052, 13.34.160, 74.12.250, 46.20.291, 46.20.311, 18.04.335, 18.08.350, 18.08.350, 18.11.160, 18.16.100, 18.27.030, 18.27.060, 18.28.060, 18.39.181, 18.46.050, 18.51.054, 18.96.120, 18.96.150, 18.104.110, 18.106.070, 18.130.050, 18.130.120, 18.130.150, 18.160.080, 18.165.160, 18.170.170, 43.20A.205, 43.70.115, 19.28.120, 19.28.125, 19.28.310, 19.28.550, 19.28.580, 19.30.030, 19.30.060, 19.16.110, 19.16.120, 19.31.100, 19.31.130, 19.32.040, 19.32.060, 19.105.330, 19.105.380, 19.105.440, 19.138.130, 19.158.050, 19.166.040, 21.20.070, 21.20.110, 66.20.320, 67.08.040, 67.08.100, 19.02.100, 43.24.080, 43.24.110, 43.24.120, 70.74.110, 70.74.130, 70.74.135, 70.74.360, 70.74.370, 66.24.010, 43.63B.040, 70.95D.040, 17.21.130, 17.21.132, 64.44.060, 19.146.210, 19.146.220, 26.09.160, 26.09.165, 26.23.050, 26.18.100, 26.23.060, 74.08.025, 74.08.080, and 74.08.340; reenacting and amending RCW 18.145.080 and 74.04.005; adding new sections to chapter 74.25 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 74.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 74.20A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.22 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 2.48 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.28 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.39 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.43 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.51 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.76 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.85 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.96 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.104 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.106 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.130 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.140 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.145 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.165 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.170 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.175 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.185 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.410 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 20.01 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.17 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.15 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.68 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 71.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 66.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 66.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 88.02 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.95B RCW; adding a new section to chapter 26.09 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 44.28 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 26.23 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 74.08.120, 74.08.125, and 74.12.420; repealing 1993 c 312 s 7; repealing 1992 c 136 s 1; repealing 1992 c 165 s 1; prescribing penalties; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
HB 1080 by Representatives Backlund, Ballasiotes, Koster, Skinner, Talcott, Carrell, Dyer, Mulliken, Mastin, D. Sommers, Quall, Costa, Sterk, Sherstad, Sheldon, Bush, Smith, Mielke and Anderson
AN ACT Relating to protecting the health and safety of department of corrections and jail staff; amending RCW 70.24.015 and 70.24.105; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1081 by Representatives Koster, Mulliken, Dunn, Mielke, Thompson, McMorris, Boldt, Sterk, Sherstad, Bush and Smith
AN ACT Relating to tobacco policies for schools; amending RCW 28A.210.310; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1082 by Representatives McDonald and Sheahan
AN ACT Relating to contempt of court; and amending RCW 7.21.020.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1083 by Representatives McDonald, Sheahan and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to use of department of licensing records in criminal prosecutions; and amending RCW 46.52.120.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1084 by Representatives Mulliken, Johnson, Koster, Backlund, Sump, Talcott, Crouse, Thompson, Mielke, Bush, Boldt, Benson, Sherstad, Carrell, Smith and Van Luven
AN ACT Relating to authorizing parents to inspect classroom materials; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1085 by Representatives Mulliken, Johnson, Koster, Backlund, Sump, Talcott, Crouse, Thompson, Mielke, Bush, Sherstad, Carrell, Smith and Van Luven
AN ACT Relating to notification of student testing or survey; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.600 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1086 by Representatives Mulliken, Johnson, Koster, Sump, Thompson, Crouse, Mielke and Sherstad
AN ACT Relating to removing a child from school grounds; and amending RCW 28A.605.010.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1087 by Representative Sheahan
AN ACT Relating to penalties for public consumption of liquor; amending RCW 66.44.100; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1088 by Representatives Sheahan and Schoesler
AN ACT Relating to the state fossil; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1089 by Representatives Cooke, Tokuda, Radcliff, Backlund, Boldt, Mason and Cairnes
AN ACT Relating to correcting nomenclature for the former aid to families with dependent children program; amending RCW 6.26.060, 6.27.140, 10.101.010, 26.19.071, 26.19.075, 43.20B.310, 46.16.028, 46.20.021, 70.123.110, 74.04.770, 74.08.080, 74.08.335, 74.09.510, 74.09.522, 74.12.010, 74.12.030, 74.12.035, 74.12.036, 74.12.250, 74.12.260, 74.12.280, 74.12.361, 74.12.400, 74.12.410, 74.12.420, 74.12.425, 74.12.900, 74.25.010, 74.25.040, 74.25A.045, and 74.25A.050; and reenacting and amending RCW 74.04.005.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
HJM 4000 by Representatives Sterk, O'Brien, Delvin, Robertson, Mulliken, Dickerson, Thompson, Hatfield, Conway, D. Sommers, Cooper, Boldt, Alexander, Cody, Murray, Costa, Sheahan, Buck, Schoesler, Sherstad, Ogden, Linville, Kessler, L. Thomas, Smith, Dyer, Chandler, Chopp and D. Schmidt
Honoring law enforcement officers.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HJR 4200 by Representatives Dunshee, Butler, Morris, Conway, Dickerson, Keiser, Hatfield, Blalock, Cooper, Mason, Cody, Costa, Ogden, Linville, Kessler, Constantine, Grant, Anderson, Chopp, Wood, Gardner and Gombosky
Amending the state Constitution to allow a credit against property taxes on owner-occupied residential property.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HJR 4201 by Representative Sheldon
Amending the Constitution to permit property tax relief.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HCR 4400 by Representatives Lisk, Chopp and Mason
Calling a Joint Session for the State of the State address.
HCR 4401 by Representatives Lisk, Chopp, Mason and L. Thomas
Convening a Joint Session to hear the Chief Justice.
HCR 4402 by Representatives D. Schmidt, D. Sommers, Conway, L. Thomas and Dyer
Establishing the Veterans and Military Affairs Task Force.
Notifying the Governor that the Legislature is organized.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Lisk, the bills, memorial and resolutions listed on the day’s introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated with the exception of HCR 4400, HCR 4401 and SCR 8400 which were advanced to second reading.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8400, by Senator McDonald
BE IT RESOLVED, By the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, That a committee consisting of two members of the Senate, to be named by the President of the Senate, and two members of the House of Representatives, to be named by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, be appointed to notify the Governor that the Legislature is organized and ready to conduct business.
The resolution was read the second time.
On motion of Representative Lisk, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third, and the was placed on final adoption.
The Speaker stated the question before the House to be final adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8400.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8400 was adopted.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
The Speaker appointed Representatives Robertson and Hatfield to notify the Governor that the Legislature is organized and ready to conduct business.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4400, by Representatives Lisk, Chopp and Mason
BE IT RESOLVED, That the House meet the Senate in Joint Session on Tuesday, January 14, 1997, at 11:45 a.m. in the House Chamber, for the purpose of canvassing the vote of Constitutional elective state officers as required by Article III, section 4 of our Constitution, and receiving the State of the State message of Governor Mike Lowry; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House meet the Senate in Joint Session on Wednesday, January 15, 1997, at 11:45 a.m. in the House Chamber for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor-elect Gary Locke, to receive his message, and to administer the oath of office to the Constitutional elective state officers.
The resolution was read the second time.
On motion of Representative Lisk, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third, and the resolution was placed on final adoption.
The Speaker stated the question before the House to be final adoption of House Concurrent Resolution No. 4400.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 4400 was adopted.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401, by Representatives Lisk, Chopp, Mason and L. Thomas
BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the House of Representatives meet the Senate in Joint Session on Monday, January 20, 1997, at 10:45 a.m. in the House Chamber, for the purpose of receiving an address from the Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, Barbara Durham.
The resolution was read the second time.
On motion of Representative Lisk, the rules were suspended, and House Concurrent Resolution No. 4401 was advanced to third reading and final passage.
The Speaker stated the question before the House to be final adoption of House Concurrent Resolution No. 4401.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 4401 was adopted.
There being no objection, House Joint Resolution No. 4401 was immediately transmitted to the Senate.
The Speaker introduced the 1996-97 Lakefair Queen, Miss Jami Barber.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
January 13, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4400,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Mike O’Connell, Secretary
January 13, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Mike O’Connell, Secretary
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE
The Honorable
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Legislature of the State of Washington
Olympia, Washington 98504
Mr. Speaker:
We herewith respectfully transmit for your consideration a copy of Initiative to the Legislature Number 192, originally filed with this office on April 4, 1996. On January 3, 1997, the sponsor of the proposed initiative filed 10,629 petition sheets in support of the measure. We have completed our preliminary canvas of these petition sheets and have determined that they contain 189,087 signatures.
Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Article II, section 1 of the State Constitution, we are provisionally certifying Initiative to the Legislature Number 192 to you at this time. We expect to complete verification of signatures no later than February 11, 1997 and we will provide the Legislature with a final certification as soon as possible thereafter.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed the Seal of the State of Washington, this tenth day of January, 1997.
(Seal)
Ralph Munro, Secretary of State
INITIATIVE 192
I, Ralph Munro, Secretary of State of the State of Washington and custodian of its seal, hereby certify that, according to the records on file in my office, the attached copy of Initiative Measure No. 192 to the Legislature is a true and correct copy as it was received by this office.
AN ACT Relating to health plans; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The purpose of section 2 of this act is to expand access to health care providers so that Washington state residents, not the government or health insurance companies, select health care providers for themselves and their families.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 48.43 RCW to read as follows:
Every health plan delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed by a health carrier on and after July 1, 1998:
(1)(a) Shall permit every individual doctor, as defined below, to provide health services or care for conditions to the extent that:
(i) The provision of such health services or care is within the doctor's scope of practice; and
(ii) The doctor agrees to abide by standards related to:
(A) Provision, utilization review, and cost containment of health services;
(B) Management and administrative procedures; and
(C) Provision of cost-effective and clinically efficacious health services; and,
(iii) The plan covers the condition or provides the service.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "doctor" means doctor of podiatric medicine and surgery licensed under chapter 18.22 RCW, doctor of chiropractic licensed under chapter 18.25 RCW, doctor of naturopathy licensed under chapter 18.36A RCW, doctor of optometry licensed under chapter 18.53 RCW, doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, doctor of pharmacy or pharmacist licensed under chapter 18.64 RCW, doctor of medicine licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW, and doctor of psychology licensed under chapter 18.83 RCW. This subsection (1) shall not apply to a health maintenance organization to the extent that it directly employs doctors.
(2) May include patient cost-sharing requirements, gatekeeper or referral requirements, or any other managed care provisions, only to assure efficient delivery of health care services. Such requirements or provisions may not discriminate unfairly against any category of provider included in the plan and must be written and applied on a substantially fair and uniform basis among all health care providers included in the plan.
There being no objection, Initiative Number 192 was referred to the Committee on Health Care.
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE
The Honorable Clyde Ballard
Speaker of the House of Representatives
State of Washington
Olympia, Washington
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I respectfully transit the attached Report on Petitions for the Formation of New Counties as requested by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate during the previous session of the Washington State Legislature.
Sincerely,
RALPH MUNRO
Secretary of State
Report to the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Washington on
Petitions for the Formation of New Counties
Secretary of State Ralph Munro
Legislative Building
Olympia, Washington 98504-0220
INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Between April of 1995 and November of 1996, four separate groups of voters submitted petitions to the state Legislature to create new counties within Washington state (as provided under Article 11, section 3, of the state Constitution). The four proposed new counties (as identified by their respective proponents) are:
Cedar -- in eastern King County -- for which signature petitions were submitted on February 28, September 16, and November 4, 1996;
Freedom -- in northern and northeastern Snohomish county -- for which signature petitions were submitted on April 23, 1995, and on October 31, 1996;
Pioneer -- in northwestern Whatcom county -- for which signature petitions were submitted on January 31, September 16, and November 4, 1996; and
Skykomish -- in southeastern Snohomish county and northeastern King county -- for which signature petitions were submitted on March 6, May 30, September 16, and November 4, 1996.
The Chief Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate transmitted the petitions to the Secretary of State with the request that we examine the signatures on each of the formation petitions and report the results of those examinations to the Legislature. Although there are no implementing statutes governing the petition process for the formation of new counties referred to in the state Constitution or providing for the verification of the signatures on the formation petitions for new counties (by either state or local election officials), the Secretary of State agreed, with the assistance of local election officials in the areas where the new counties were proposed, to compare the signatures on the formation petitions to the voter registration records of those counties. A more detailed discussion of the historical and legal precedents on which this approach is based is included in the body of this report.
The examination of the signatures on the formation petitions for these four new counties indicates that these petitions contain the following numbers of signatures of registered voters who reside within the territory of the respective proposed counties:
Number of signatures of registered voters residing within proposed Cedar county . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,765
Number of signatures of registered voters residing within proposed Freedom county. . . . . . . . . . . . 9,558
Number of signatures of registered voters residing within proposed Pioneer county . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,134
Number of signatures of registered voters residing within proposed Skykomish county . . . . . . . . . . 7,193
More detailed information on the petitions submitted in support of each of the proposed new counties is included in the body of this report. The report also discusses some legal issues raised by the proponents of the new counties during the examination of the petitions.
Our experience with these formation petitions dramatically demonstrates the need for the Legislature to adopt implementing statutes governing the formation of new counties as provided in the state Constitution. There are too many unanswered questions about this process. The absence of a clear statutory process is unfair to the proponents of new counties, as well as those who may be opposed to those formations. The lack of statutory standards has also complicated the job of this office and the local election officials who assisted us. I recommend that the Legislature give the highest priority to legislation on the formation of new counties.
REPORT ON PROPOSED CEDAR COUNTY
On February 28, 1996, Ms. Lois Y. Gustafson submitted petition sheets containing approximately 23,625 signatures to the Legislature in support of the formation of a new county, to be named Cedar county, out of a portion of the eastern part of the existing territory of King county. A letter regarding the legal description of the boundaries of proposed Cedar county is included as part of Appendix 1 to this report.
The Secretary of State arranged for the Division of Records and Elections in King county to compare the signatures on these petitions to the voter registration records of King county and report the results of that examination. Information about the legal description of the proposed county was added to the voter registration information of the county for the purposes of this examination. The Division of Records and Elections determined that there were 97,226 registered voters in the area of the proposed county at the time that the petitions were submitted.
The results of the examination of these petitions by the Division of Records and Elections in King county are summarized in the following table:
Petition to Form Cedar County (2-28-96):
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,798
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,174)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,432)
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,192
Also on February 28, Ms. Gustafson submitted four small petitions each of which requested that additional territory be added to the proposed county for which the larger petition had been circulated. There was a batch of two petitions containing twelve signatures for one area presumably adjacent to the territory of proposed Cedar county, a batch of twenty-three petitions containing seventy-seven signatures for a second area, one petition containing seven signatures for a third area, and a batch of nine petitions containing one hundred sixteen signatures for a fourth area.
Presumably, these additional petitions were each signed by voters living in the respective regions which were requesting to be added to proposed Cedar county. Since there are no statutes permitting, prohibiting, or governing petitions for the addition of areas to a proposed new county, the Secretary of State has retained these four batches of petitions subject to further instructions from the Legislature.
On September 16, 1996, Ms. Gustafson submitted an additional batch of formation petitions for proposed Cedar county containing approximately 11,321 signatures. On November 4, 1996, she submitted a third batch of petitions containing approximately 66 signatures in support of the formation of proposed Cedar county.
There are no statutes permitting, prohibiting, or governing the submission of supplemental petitions for the formation of new counties. However, groups of petitions of this size would have no relevance unless the Legislature decides to consider them as part of the previous petition or petitions submitted by the same proponents. For proposed Cedar county (and each of the other three proposed counties), the Secretary of State decided to examine the signatures on the subsequent batches of petitions and provide the Legislature with the results of the examination of those signatures separately from and then combined with the totals for all petitions for that county.
The Secretary of State compared the signatures on these batches of petitions for proposed Cedar county to the voter registration records used for the verification of initiatives and referendum to determine which signatures on the petition were those of registered voters in King county and to records provided by the Division of Records and Elections to determine if those persons were registered to vote at addresses within proposed Cedar county. Subsequently, the Division of Records and Elections in King county compared the signatures of the registered voters within proposed Cedar county to voter registration records containing the results of the examination of the petition submitted on February 28 to determine which registered voters had signed both petitions.
The results of the combined examination of these petitions by the Secretary of State and King county are summarized in the table at the top of the following page:
Petitions to Form Cedar County (9-16-96 and 11-4-96):
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,447
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,204)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,670)
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Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding multiple
signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,573
On November 4, Ms. Gustafson also submitted two more batches of petitions to add additional territories to proposed Cedar county. There was a batch of five petitions containing twenty-seven signatures for one area and a batch of three petitions containing thirty-two signatures for a second area. The Secretary of State has retained these two batches of petitions subject to further instructions from the Legislature.
The combined results of the examination of the signatures on all of the petitions submitted by the proponents of proposed Cedar county are summarized in the following table:
Combined Petitions to Form Cedar County:
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,245
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7,378)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,102)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding multiple
signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,765
REPORT ON PROPOSED FREEDOM COUNTY
On April 23, 1995, Mr. Peter J. Poeschel submitted petition sheets to the Legislature in support of the formation of a new county, to be named Freedom county, out of a portion of the northern and northeastern part of the existing territory of Snohomish county. A legal description of the boundaries of the proposed county is included as part of Appendix 1 to this report.
The Secretary of State arranged for the County Auditor in Snohomish county to compare the signatures on these petitions to the voter registration records of Snohomish county and report the results of that examination. Information about the legal description of the proposed county was added to the voter registration information of the county for the purposes of this examination. The County Auditor determined that there were 30,569 registered voters in the area of the proposed county at the time that the petitions were submitted.
On June 7, 1995, the Snohomish County Auditor reported to the Secretary of State the results of his examination of these petitions. On June 8, the Secretary of State transmitted these results to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the State Senate. When petitions for a second proposed county to be formed, in part, out of existing territory in Snohomish county were submitted the following year, the Secretary of State and the Snohomish County Auditor decided to re-examine the formation petitions for Freedom county to insure that consistent procedures were used for examining petitions for all of the proposed counties and to respond to questions from the proponents about signatures where the address information on the petition was incomplete or conflicted with the information on residence address in the voter registration file.
The results of the examination of this first batch of petitions by the County Auditor in Snohomish county are summarized in the table on the top of the following page:
Petition to Form Freedom County (4-23-95):
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,439
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,722)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (804)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,913
On October 31, 1996, Mr. Poeschel submitted an additional batch of formation petitions for proposed Freedom county. This group of petitions contained approximately 1,256 signatures. The Secretary of State compared the signatures on these batches of petitions for proposed Freedom county to the voter registration records of Snohomish county (using a network connection with Snohomish county developed and tested during the verification of state initiatives and referendums earlier this year). The results of the examination of these petitions by the Secretary of State are summarized in the following table:
Petition to Form Freedom County (10-31-96):
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,257
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (379)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(233)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .645
The combined results of the examination of the signatures on all of the petitions submitted by the proponents of proposed Freedom county are summarized in the following table:
Combined Petitions to Form Freedom County:
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,696
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,101)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,037)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,558
REPORT ON PROPOSED PIONEER COUNTY
On January 31, 1996, Mr. Howard Andreasen submitted petition sheets containing approximately 4,076 signatures in support of the formation of a new county, to be named Pioneer county, out of a portion of the northwestern part of the existing territory of Whatcom county. A legal description of the boundaries of the proposed county is included as part of Appendix 1 to this report.
The Secretary of State arranged for the County Auditor in Whatcom county to compare the signatures on these petitions to the voter registration records of Whatcom county and report the results of that examination. Information about the legal description of the proposed county was added to the voter registration information of the county for the purposes of this examination. The County Auditor determined that there were 17,611 registered voters in the area of the proposed county at the time that the petitions were submitted.
The results of the examination of these petitions by the County Auditor in Whatcom county are summarized in the following table:
Petition to Form Pioneer County (1-31-96):
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,076
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (604)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (83)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,389
On September 16, 1996, Mr. Andreasen submitted an additional batch of formation petitions for proposed Pioneer county which contained approximately 646 signatures. On November 4, 1996, he submitted a third batch of petitions containing approximately 436 signatures in support of the formation of proposed Pioneer county.
The Secretary of State compared the signatures on these batches of petitions for proposed Pioneer county to the voter registration records used for the verification of initiatives and referendum to determine which signatures on the petition were those of registered voters in King county and to records provided by the County Auditor in Whatcom county to determine if those persons were registered to vote at addresses within proposed Pioneer county and to determine which registered voters had signed both petitions.
The results of the combined examination of these petitions by the Secretary of State and Whatcom county are summarized in the table on the top of the following page:
Petitions to Form Pioneer County (9-16-96 and 11-4-96):
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,087
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (224)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(118)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .745
The combined results of the examination of the signatures on all of the petitions submitted by the proponents of proposed Pioneer county are summarized in the following table:
Combined Petitions to Form Pioneer County:
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,163
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (828)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(201)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,134
REPORT ON PROPOSED SKYKOMISH COUNTY
On March 6, 1996, Mr. Arnold C. Hansen submitted petition sheets containing approximately 9,446 signatures in support of the formation of a new county, to be named Skykomish county, out of a portion of the southeastern part of the existing territory of Snohomish county and a portion of the northeastern part of the existing territory of King county. (The portion of proposed Skykomish county which is in existing King county is also contained in proposed Cedar county.) A legal description of the boundaries of this proposed county is included as part of Appendix 1 to this report. On May 30, 1996, Mr. Hansen submitted a second batch of petitions containing approximately 1,175 signatures in support of the formation of proposed Skykomish county.
The Secretary of State arranged for the County Auditor in Snohomish county and the Division of Records and Elections in King county to compare the signatures on these petitions to the voter registration records of their respective counties and report the results of that examination. Information about the legal descriptions of the proposed county was added to the voter registration information of Snohomish and King counties for the purposes of this examination. The Snohomish County Auditor determined that there were 20,488 registered voters in the area of the proposed county (in Snohomish county) at the time that the petitions were submitted and the Division of Records and Elections in King County determined that there were 382 registered voters in the area of the proposed county (in King county) at the time that the petitions were submitted.
The results of the examination of these petitions by the Snohomish County Auditor and the Division of Records and Elections in King county are summarized in the following table:
Petitions to Form Skykomish County (3-6-96 and 5-30-96):
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,645
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3,049)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,276)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,320
On September 16, 1996, Mr. Hansen submitted an additional batch of formation petitions for proposed Skykomish county which contained approximately 1,041 signatures. On November 4, 1996, he submitted a fourth batch of petitions containing approximately 108 signatures in support of the formation of proposed Skykomish county.
The Secretary of State compared the signatures on these two batches of petitions for proposed Skykomish county to the voter registration records of Snohomish county. The results of the examination of these petitions by the Secretary of State are summarized in the following table:
Petitions to Form Skykomish County (9-16-96 and 11-4-96):
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,194
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (189)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(132)
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures 873
The combined results of the examination of the signatures on all of the petitions submitted by the proponents of proposed Skykomish county are summarized in the following table:
Combined Petitions to Form Skykomish County:
Signatures on the petition or petitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,839
Signatures of persons not registered to vote in the proposed county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3,238)
Signatures of persons registered to vote in the proposed county who signed the petition
or petitions more than once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,408)
_______
Signatures of persons registered to vote within the proposed county, excluding
multiple signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,193
EXAMINATION OF THE PETITIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
The submission of the first batch of signature petitions for Freedom county to the Legislature in April of 1995 posed a series of legal and procedural questions, the most immediate of which was, "How should the Legislature proceed to determine the sufficiency of the formation petition?" This section of the report discusses how the Chief Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, together with representatives of the presiding officers of the House and Senate and the Secretary of State, reached a consensus about what steps could be taken relative to the petition (based on historical experience and relevant judicial precedent) to assist the Legislature in its consideration of the question of forming a new county.
Specifically, it addresses the suggestion that the Secretary of State should verify the signatures on these petitions, in the same manner that signatures on state initiatives and referendums are verified, and certify to the Legislature whether or not the petitions qualify under the provisions of Article 11, section 3. A consensus was reached that the Secretary of State does not have any legal authority to determine the sufficiency of formation petitions for new counties but that it would be useful for the Secretary of State, together with the appropriate local election officials, to compare the signatures on the petitions to the voter registration records of those counties and provide the Legislature with whatever information about the signatures might be necessary for the Legislature to make a determination about the sufficiency of those petitions.
The formation of new counties in this state is governed by Article 11, section 3, of the state Constitution which reads as follows:
"New counties. No new counties shall be established which shall reduce any county to a population less than four thousand (4,000), nor shall a new county be formed containing a less population than two thousand (2,000). There shall be no territory stricken from any county unless a majority of the voters living in such territory shall petition therefor and then only under such other conditions as may be prescribed by a general law applicable to the whole state. Every county which shall be enlarged or created from territory taken from any other county or counties shall be liable for a just proportion of the existing debts and liabilities of the county or counties from which such territory shall be taken: Provided, That in such accounting neither county shall be charged with any debt or liability then existing incurred in the purchase of any county property, or in the purchase or construction of any county buildings then in use, or under construction, which shall fall within and be retained by the county: Provided further, That this shall not be construed to affect the rights of creditors."
Any procedure for determining the sufficiency of the formation petitions must derive from the authority in this constitutional provision. The section does not, by itself, provide a process for determining the sufficiency of the formation petition nor does it authorize the Secretary of State to make that determination. In addition, there are no general state laws governing the process of circulating and submitting petitions for the formation of a new county nor providing for the verification of the signatures on the formation petitions. The state Legislature has considered bills on this subject in several recent sessions but no proposal has yet been approved by both houses.
There were five new counties formed in the first twenty-five years after Washington became a state, all of them in eastern Washington:
In 1899, the state Legislature created Ferry county out of a portion of the original territory of Stevens county;
Also in 1899, the Legislature created Chelan county out of portions of the original territories of Okanogan and Kittitas counties;
In 1905, the Legislature created Benton county out of portions of the original territories of Klickitat and Yakima counties;
In 1909, the Legislature created Grant county out of a portion of the original territory of Douglas County; and
In 1911, the Legislature created Pend Oreille county out of a portion of the territory of Stevens county which remained following the creation of Ferry county in 1899.
Two distinct processes were used by the Legislature in the formation of these counties. In some cases, a petition was presented to the Legislature before it passed a bill to create the county (Ferry, Grant, and Pend Oreille). In other cases, the Legislature passed a bill to create the county if a sufficient petition was presented within a specified time (Chelan and Benton).
In 1907, the state Legislature attempted to create a new county out of a portion of the original territory of Chehalis county. The new county was to be called Grays Harbor county. However, the effort was unsuccessful because the State Supreme Court ruled that a crucial provision of the enabling legislation was unconstitutionally vague. The Legislature later changed the name of Chehalis county to Grays Harbor county.
None of these historical examples provided a precedent for having the Secretary of State verify the signatures on the petitions or determine the sufficiency of the petition. In a more recent case, however, the Secretary of State did play a role in the examination of the formation petition prior to consideration of the petition by the state Legislature.
There was an effort -- and a petition campaign -- in the early 1980's to form a new county out of the western portions of Clallam and Jefferson counties. The proponents of this new county, which they proposed be called Olympic county, were uncertain whether to submit their formation petitions to the Secretary of State or directly to the Legislature. The Secretary of State agreed to accept the petitions, pending instructions from the Legislature about their disposition.
The Legislature subsequently requested that the petitions by transmitted to the appropriate county auditors and that the auditors determine how many of the signatures on the petitions were those of registered voters living within the territory of the proposed county. Bills to create Olympic county were introduced in both houses of the Legislature in 1982 and 1983. One of these bills (Senate Bill 3264 in 1983) passed the Senate in 1983 and again in 1984, but it failed to pass the House in either session. No legislation to create Olympic county was introduced in subsequent sessions.
Following the more recent historical precedent, the Secretary of State agreed to coordinate the examination by the local election officials of the formation petitions for proposed Freedom county (and each of the subsequent petitions that were submitted to the Legislature). Although we concluded that the Secretary of State does not have any statutory authority to make a determination about which signatures on the petitions are valid for the purpose of forming a new county or whether the petition itself satisfies the requirements of Article 11, section 3, we felt that the consideration of these questions by the Legislature would be facilitated by a comparison of the signatures to the current voter registration records of the counties and a summary of the results of that examination.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE PROPONENTS
In March of 1996, following the submission of formation petitions for Pioneer, Cedar, and Skykomish counties, the proponents of the four new counties advanced a series of their own recommendations about how the signatures should be examined and what authority the Secretary of State has to determine the sufficiency of the petitions. The proponents of the four new counties, acting jointly through a group called the New Counties Summit, sent a letter to the Secretary of State in which they argued three legal premises (which we paraphrase as follows):
1. A formation petition for a new county is sufficient if it contains the number of valid signatures of registered voters who reside in the proposed county exceeds fifty percent of the number of votes cast at the last state general election (as opposed to fifty percent of the registered voters residing in area of the proposed county);
2. The formation petition is a "species of special election" which, if sufficient, automatically results in the creation of the county without action by the Legislature; and
3. The Secretary of State effectively has the authority to determine the sufficiency of the petition, because he has a duty under the state statutes on canvassing to certify the results of this type of "special election".
A copy of the letter from the New Counties Summit, together with the legal analysis on which it was based, is included as Appendix 2 to this report. The Secretary of State declined to adopt the analysis and recommendations of the New Counties Summit. A copy of the response from the Secretary of State is included as Appendix 3 to this report.
We believe that the assertion by the proponents of the four new counties that "petitions ... will result in the creation of each county upon validation of the requisite number of signatures and certification of the results by the Secretary of State" conflicts with decisions of the Washington State Supreme Court in this area, which the analysis accompanying the letter from the Four Counties Summit fails to discuss or distinguish. We are convinced that the proper posture for an agency of the executive branch is to defer to the conclusion that only the Legislature has the authority to create a new county and that the determination of the sufficiency of the petition required by Article 11, section 3, is solely a legislative function.
Although we do not feel that the Secretary of State has the authority to resolve the argument advanced by the new county proponents (that the petition need only be signed by fifty percent of the votes cast in the last general election), it is important that the Legislature have the information necessary to proceed if they decide to adopt that approach. The Division of Records and Elections in King County and the County Auditors of Snohomish and Whatcom counties provided us with data on the number of votes cast by registered voters residing in the territories of the proposed counties who voted at the last state general election prior to the submission of the petitions for those proposed counties. This information is summarized in the table on the top of the following page:
Votes cast in the territory of proposed Cedar county at the 1995 state general election. . . . . . . . . . .45,033
(The petitions for Cedar County contained the signatures of 23,765 registered voters residing within the proposed new county.)
Votes cast in the territory of proposed Freedom county at the 1994 state general election. . . . . . . . 17,477
(The petitions for Freedom County contained the signatures of 9,558 registered voters residing
within the proposed new county.)
Votes cast in the territory of proposed Pioneer county at the 1995 state general election. . . . . . . . . . 8,132
(The petitions for Pioneer County contained the signatures of 4,134 registered voters residing
within the proposed new county.)
Votes cast in the territory of proposed Skykomish county at the 1995 state general election. . . . . . .11,109
(The petitions for Skykomish County contained the signatures of 7,163 registered voters residing
within the proposed new county.)
In each case, the number of signatures of registered voters submitted by the proponents of the proposed county exceeds "fifty percent of the votes cast" in the territory of that proposed county at the last state general election prior to the submission of the petitions for that proposed county but does not exceed fifty percent of the registered voters residing in the territory of that proposed county at the time the petition was submitted.
It could be argued that, if the term "voters" in the second sentence of Article 11, section 3, were to be construed to refer only to those registered voters who participated in the last state general election, then only the signatures of those registered voters should be counted as valid signatures on these petitions. We did not feel that the Secretary of State should attempt to determine which registered voters on the petitions participated in the last general election without further instructions from the Legislature.
Appendix 1
Legal Descriptions of the Proposed Counties
There is no statutory requirement that the proponent of a proposed new county file the legal description of the territory or boundaries of the proposed county with the Secretary of State, or any other public agency. Implicitly, some description (or depiction such as a map) of the territory to be included in the proposed county must appear on the petition so that the signers have notice of the effect of their support, and so that the Legislature can adequately determine the territory to which the petition applies. However, there is no statute which requires that the legal description of the boundaries or territory of the proposed county appear on the petition or which specifies a particular form for including this information on the petition.
For proposed Cedar county, we have included a letter from Ms. Lois Gustafson to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on May 10, 1996, which discusses errors in the legal description of the proposed area on some of the petitions and provides a corrected legal description for the boundaries of that proposed county. We believe that this represents the most authoritative source of information on the territory or boundaries of proposed Cedar county which is available from the records of the Secretary of State.
With the exception of proposed Cedar county, the legal descriptions of the boundaries or territory included in the proposed counties are taken directly from the face of the petitions. Copies of portions of the petitions containing either maps, legal descriptions, or both are included for proposed Freedom county, proposed Pioneer county, and proposed Skykomish county. We believe that these represent the most authoritative sources of information on the territory or boundaries of these proposed counties which are available from the records of the Secretary of State
Appendix 2
Letter from the New Counties Summit (March 25, 1996)
copy on file in House Workroom
Appendix 3
Response to the New Counties Summit (July 15, 1996)
copy on file in House Workroom
RESOLUTION
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 97-4602, by Representatives Robertson, Grant, Chopp and Mitchell
WHEREAS, On December 26, 1996, and the days immediately following, the state of Washington was pummeled with some of the most extreme weather in over twenty years, including severe snowstorms, ice storms, and rainstorms; and
WHEREAS, As a result of the storms at least seven lives were lost, and extensive destruction of property was caused throughout the state of Washington, including the loss of electrical power and communication lines to hundreds of thousands of individuals as trees collapsed under the weight of ice; and
WHEREAS, These storms were followed by a period of rapid warming in temperature with resulting snow and ice melt and severe water run-off conditions; and
WHEREAS, As a consequence of these conditions, severe flooding, mudslides, and avalanches occurred throughout the state, resulting in additional loss of property including the destruction of many homes and severe damage to many roads, as well as the closure of the mountain passes connecting eastern and western Washington, and serious disruption of commerce throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, Members of law enforcement agencies, fire fighters and paramedics, emergency service crews, public and private utility crews, local governments, churches, charitable organizations, and many volunteers worked extended hours and made great personal efforts to ease the suffering of their fellow citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives, that sincere gratitude and appreciation be extended to every person and organization throughout the state who through extraordinary diligence, hard work, dedication, and sacrifice reached out to assist their fellow citizens in their time of need during the inclement weather and extreme conditions caused by the storms.
There being no objection, the resolution was moved.
Representatives Robertson, Grant and Cole spoke in favor of the adoption of the resolution.
House Resolution No. 4602 was adopted.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Speaker asked the members to sign their oaths of office, and return them to the Chief Clerk’s Office.
STANDING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
The Speaker announced the following standing committee appointments.
Member Assignments to
House Standing Committees
1997
Alexander, Gary — Appropriations, Vice Chairman; Natural Resources; Trade and Economic Development.
Anderson, David H. — Health Care; Natural Resources; Agriculture and Ecology.
Appelwick, Marlin — Rules.
Backlund, Bill — Transportation Policy & Budget; Health Care, Vice Chairman; Rules.
Ballard, Clyde — Rules, Chairman.
Ballasiotes, Ida — Criminal Justice & Corrections, Chairman; Children & Family Services; Trade and Economic Development.
Benson, Brad — Appropriations; Criminal Justice & Corrections, Vice Chairman; Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Blalock, Rod — Criminal Justice & Corrections; Transportation Policy & Budget.
Boldt, Marc — Children & Family Services, Vice Chairman; Finance; Commerce & Labor.
Buck, Jim — Natural Resources, Chairman; Transportation Policy & Budget.
Bush, Roger — Children & Family Services, Vice Chairman; Energy & Utilities; Government Reform & Land Use.
Butler, Patty — Finance; Natural Resources; Higher Education.
Cairnes, Jack — Transportation Policy & Budget; Government Reform & Land Use, Vice Chairman; Criminal Justice & Corrections.
Carlson, Don — Higher Education, Chairman; Appropriations.
Carrell, Michael — Finance, Vice Chairman; Law and Justice; Children & Family Services.
Chandler, Gary — Agriculture and Ecology, Chairman; Transportation Policy & Budget; Natural Resources.
Chopp, Frank — Appropriations; Rules.
Clements, Jim — Appropriations, Vice Chairman; Commerce & Labor.
Cody, Eileen L. — Appropriations; Health Care; Law and Justice.
Cole, Grace — Education; Commerce & Labor.
Constantine, Dow — Transportation Policy & Budget; Law and Justice; Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Conway, Steve — Finance; Health Care; Commerce & Labor.
Cooke, Suzette — Children & Family Services, Chairman; Appropriations.
Cooper, Mike — Transportation Policy & Budget; Energy & Utilities; Agriculture and Ecology.
Costa, Jeralita "Jeri" — Capital Budget; Law and Justice; Rules.
Crouse, Larry — Energy & Utilities, Chairman; Appropriations.
DeBolt, Richard C — Transportation Policy & Budget; Energy & Utilities, Vice Chairman; Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Delvin, Jerome — Agriculture and Ecology; Criminal Justice & Corrections; Rules.
Dickerson, Mary Lou — Finance; Children & Family Services; Criminal Justice & Corrections.
Doumit, Mark L. — Appropriations; Government Administration.
Dunn, Jim — Higher Education; Government Administration; Trade and Economic Development, Vice Chairman.
Dunshee, Hans — Finance; Government Administration.
Dyer, Philip E. — Health Care, Chairman; Appropriations.
Fisher, Ruth — Transportation Policy & Budget; Government Reform & Land Use.
Gardner, Georgia — Transportation Policy & Budget; Government Administration; Government Reform & Land Use.
Gombosky, Jeff — Appropriations; Children & Family Services.
Grant, William A. — Appropriations; Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Hankins, Shirley — Transportation Policy & Budget, Vice Chairman; Capital Budget; Rules.
Hatfield, Brian — Transportation Policy & Budget; Natural Resources; Commerce & Labor.
Hickel, Timothy T. — Criminal Justice & Corrections; Education, Vice Chairman.
Honeyford, Jim — Energy & Utilities; Commerce & Labor, Vice Chairman; Capital Budget, Vice Chairman; Rules.
Huff, Tom G. — Appropriations, Chairman.
Johnson, Peggy — Education, Chairman; Transportation Policy & Budget.
Kastama, Jim — Finance; Children & Family Services; Energy & Utilities.
Keiser, Karen — Appropriations; Education; Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Kenney, Phyllis — Higher Education; Law and Justice; Appropriations.
Kessler, Lynn — Energy & Utilities; Appropriations.
Koster, John — Agriculture and Ecology; Criminal Justice & Corrections, Vice Chairman; Capital Budget.
Lambert, Kathy — Appropriations; Law and Justice; Rules.
Lantz, Patricia T. — Capital Budget; Law and Justice; Government Reform & Land Use.
Linville, Kelli — Appropriations; Education; Agriculture and Ecology.
Lisk, Barbara — Appropriations; Commerce & Labor; Rules.
Mason, Dawn — Trade and Economic Development; Finance; Higher Education.
Mastin, Dave — Agriculture and Ecology; Appropriations; Energy & Utilities, Vice Chairman.
McDonald, Joyce — Children & Family Services; Law and Justice, Vice Chairman; Trade and Economic Development.
McMorris, Cathy — Commerce & Labor, Chairman; Appropriations.
Mielke, Thomas M. — Transportation Policy & Budget, Vice Chairman; Energy & Utilities; Government Reform & Land Use.
Mitchell, Maryann — Transportation Policy & Budget, Vice Chairman; Capital Budget; Criminal Justice & Corrections.
Morris, Jeff — Finance; Energy & Utilities; Trade and Economic Development.
Mulliken, Joyce — Finance, Vice Chairman; Government Reform & Land Use; Energy & Utilities.
Murray, Ed — Government Administration; Health Care; Transportation Policy & Budget.
O'Brien, Al — Transportation Policy & Budget; Higher Education; Criminal Justice & Corrections.
Ogden, Val — Transportation Policy & Budget; Capital Budget; Rules.
Parlette, Linda Evans — Appropriations; Health Care; Agriculture and Ecology, Vice Chairman.
Pennington, John E. — Natural Resources; Rules; Finance.
Poulsen, Erik — Appropriations; Energy & Utilities.
Quall, Dave — Education; Criminal Justice & Corrections; Rules.
Radcliff, Renee — Transportation Policy & Budget; Law and Justice; Higher Education, Vice Chairman.
Reams, Bill H. — Government Reform & Land Use, Chairman; Government Administration.
Regala, Debbie — Appropriations; Natural Resources; Agriculture and Ecology.
Robertson, Eric — Transportation Policy & Budget; Criminal Justice & Corrections; Rules.
Romero, Sandra Singery — Transportation Policy & Budget; Government Reform & Land Use; Rules.
Schmidt, Dave — Government Administration, Chairman; Appropriations.
Schmidt, Karen — Transportation Policy & Budget, Chairman; Rules.
Schoesler, Mark G. — Agriculture and Ecology, Vice Chairman; Finance; Rules.
Scott, Patricia "Pat" — Transportation Policy & Budget; Government Administration; Rules.
Sehlin, Barry — Capital Budget, Chairman; Appropriations.
Sheahan, Larry — Law and Justice, Chairman; Higher Education; Appropriations.
Sheldon, Tim — Natural Resources; Trade and Economic Development.
Sherstad, Mike — Health Care; Government Reform & Land Use, Vice Chairman; Law and Justice.
Skinner, Mary — Transportation Policy & Budget; Health Care, Vice Chairman; Law and Justice.
Smith, Scott — Financial Institutions & Insurance, Vice Chairman; Education; Government Administration.
Sommers, Duane — Government Administration, Vice Chairman; Capital Budget.
Sommers, Helen — Appropriations; Capital Budget.
Sterk, Mark — Transportation Policy & Budget; Education; Law and Justice, Vice Chairman.
Sullivan, Brian — Capital Budget; Criminal Justice & Corrections; Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Sump, Bob — Education; Natural Resources, Vice Chairman; Agriculture and Ecology.
Talcott, Gigi — Appropriations; Education; Rules.
Thomas, Brian — Finance, Chairman; Energy & Utilities.
Thomas, Les — Financial Institutions & Insurance, Chairman; Government Administration.
Thompson, Bill — Finance; Natural Resources, Vice Chairman; Government Reform & Land Use.
Tokuda, Kip — Appropriations; Children & Family Services.
Van Luven, Steve — Trade and Economic Development, Chairman; Higher Education; Finance.
Veloria, Velma — Education; Trade and Economic Development.
Wensman, Mike — Appropriations, Vice Chairman; Government Administration; Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Wolfe, Cathy — Children & Family Services; Government Administration; Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Wood, Alexander — Transportation Policy & Budget; Commerce & Labor; Health Care.
Zellinsky Sr., Paul W. — Transportation Policy & Budget; Health Care; Financial Institutions & Insurance, Vice Chairman.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Lisk, the House adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 14, 1997.
CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
1000
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1001
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1002
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1004
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1005
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1006
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1007
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1008
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1011
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1016
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1021
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1022
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1023
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1024
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1025
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1026
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1027
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1028
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1029
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1030
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1031
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1032
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1033
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1034
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1035
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1036
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1037
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1038
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1039
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1040
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1041
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1042
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1043
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1044
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1045
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1046
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1047
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1048
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1049
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1050
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1051
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1052
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1053
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1054
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1055
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1056
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1057
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1058
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1059
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1060
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1061
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1062
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1063
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1064
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1065
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1066
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1067
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1068
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1069
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1070
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1071
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1072
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1073
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1074
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1075
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1076
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1077
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1078
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1079
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1080
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1081
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1082
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1083
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1084
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1085
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1086
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1087
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
1088
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
1089
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4000
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4200
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4201
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4400
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Second Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4401
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Second Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4402
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4600 Temporary Rules
Introduced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4601 House Organized, Senate Notified
Introduced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4602 Honoring Citizens for Assisting in Storm
Introduced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8400
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Second Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Election of the Chief Clerk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Election of the Chief Clerk, Representative Robertson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Election of the Chief Clerk, Representative Romero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Election of the Chief Clerk, Timothy Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Election of the Speaker Pro Tempore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Election of the Speaker Pro Tempore, Representative Carlson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Election of the Speaker Pro Tempore, Representative McMorris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Election of the Speaker Pro Tempore, Representative Pennington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Election of the Speaker, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Election of the Speaker, Representative Appelwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Election of the Speaker, Representative Chopp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Election of the Speaker, Representative K. Schmidt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Election of the Speaker, Representative Lisk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Election of the Speaker, Speaker Clyde Ballard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Members' Oath of Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Message - King County, Appointments of Representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Message - Secretary of State, Election Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Message - Secretary of State, Initiative 192. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Message - Secretary of State, Report on Forming New Counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Point of Personal Privilege, Representative Appelwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Standing Committee Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Speaker's Privilege, Introduction of 1996-97 Lakefair Queen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46