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FIFTIETH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, March 1, 1999
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Pro Tempore Wojahn. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
February 25, 1999
SB 5121 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Establishing a carbon storage program. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5121 as recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fraser, Honeyford, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 5252 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Creating a wage claims collection account. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5252 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Kline and Wojahn.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senator Hochstatter.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 25, 1999
SB 5283 Prime Sponsor, Senator Goings: Updating references to the transportation improvement board bond retirement account. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5283 as recommended by Committee on Transportation be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Honeyford, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 26, 1999
SB 5296 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Creating a grant program to reduce the number of juvenile offenders. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5296 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 26, 1999
SB 5344 Prime Sponsor, Senator Jacobsen: Creating the foster care scholarship program. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5344 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Finkbeiner, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Sheahan and B. Sheldon.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 25, 1999
SB 5345 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bauer: Creating the school district credit enhancement program. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5345 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Honeyford, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, West and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 24, 1999
SB 5393 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Regulating the use and operation of personal watercraft. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5393 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Benton, Costa, Eide, Jacobsen, Patterson, Prentice, Sellar, Sheahan and Shin.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senator Horn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 5447 Prime Sponsor, Senator Franklin: Changing provisions relating to guardians ad litem. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5447 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 5509 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kline: Creating the Holocaust victims insurance relief act. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5509 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Benton, Gardner, Hale, Heavey, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 26, 1999
SB 5513 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Augmenting provisions for execution witnesses. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5513 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 5522 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Changing work activity provisions for recipients of temporary assistance for needy families. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5522 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Hochstatter, Kline, Oke and Wojahn.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 25, 1999
SB 5557 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Providing residential placement and transitional living services to street youth. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5557 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 25, 1999
SB 5580 Prime Sponsor, Senator Wojahn: Paying industrial insurance benefits during appeal. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Kline and Wojahn.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass as amended. Signed by Senator Hochstatter.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 24, 1999
SB 5588 Prime Sponsor, Senator Wojahn: Classifying false advertising of health carriers as unfair or deceptive acts. Reported by Committee on Health and Long-Term Care
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5588 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Thibaudeau, Chair; Wojahn, Vice Chair; Costa and Franklin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 26, 1999
SB 5720 Prime Sponsor, Senator Shin: Promoting cooperative real estate research. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Finkbeiner, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Sheahan and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 26, 1999
SB 5733 Prime Sponsor, Senator Honeyford: Revising law governing the sealing of juvenile records. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5733 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 26, 1999
SB 5743 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Improving community and technical colleges' contributions to economic development. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5743 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Finkbeiner, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Sheahan and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 26, 1999
SB 5744 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Providing for representation of parties in child dependency and termination proceedings. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5744 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 5798 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Assisting needy families. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Hochstatter, Kline, Oke and Wojahn.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 26, 1999
SB 5902 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Changing higher education financial aid provisions. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5902 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Finkbeiner, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Sheahan and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 5932 Prime Sponsor, Senator Loveland: Changing provisions relating to bond debt service payments from the community and technical college capital projects account. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5932 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, West and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 5986 Prime Sponsor, Senator Goings: Paying duty connected death or disability benefits. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Honeyford, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 5987 Prime Sponsor, Senator Goings: Withdrawing accumulated contributions under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Honeyford, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SB 6003 Prime Sponsor, Senator Snyder: Reorganizing the liquor control board. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6003 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Gardner, Hale, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senators Benton and Heavey.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 25, 1999
SJR 8206 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bauer: Guaranteeing school district debt. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Honeyford, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, West and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5252, Senate Bill No. 5344, Senate Bill No. 5522 and Senate Bill No. 5798 were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6061 by Senators Loveland, Winsley, Costa, Thibaudeau, Fraser, Kline and Jacobsen (by request of Commissioner of Public Lands Belcher and Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson)
AN ACT Relating to funding management of the common school trust lands; amending RCW 79.64.020, 79.64.030, and 79.64.040; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6062 by Senators Gardner, Spanel, West and Oke
AN ACT Relating to a sales and use tax deferral for natural gas-fired energy generating facilities sited in rural areas; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6063 by Senators Loveland, West, Snyder and Oke
AN ACT Relating to the authority of the state investment board to invest and reinvest moneys in the emergency reserve fund; adding a new section to chapter 43.135 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6064 by Senator Prentice
AN ACT Relating to social card games; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 6065 by Senators Wojahn and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to providing an excise tax exemption for property owned, operated, or controlled by a public corporation if the property is used as a public esplanade, street, public way, public open space, park, public utility corridor, or view corridor for the general public or the property is used to implement an agreement or plan; and amending RCW 35.21.755.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6066 by Senator Roach
AN ACT Relating to public-private transportation initiatives; and amending RCW 47.46.010, 47.46.030, 47.46.040, and 47.46.050.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6067 by Senator Thibaudeau
AN ACT Relating to access to individual health insurance coverage; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, March 2, 1999.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate