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ELEVENTH DAY

MORNING SESSION

House Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 20, 2000

             The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Speaker Pro Tempore Ogden. The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.

             The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Danielle Spahr and Dan Mills. Prayer was offered by Pastor Cecil Thompson, Summit Lake Community Church, Olympia.

             Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

January 19, 2000

Mr. Speaker:

             The Senate has passed:

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6115,

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8212,

and the same are herewith transmitted.

Tony M. Cook, Secretary

INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING

HB 2588           by Representatives Tokuda, D. Sommers, Kagi, Boldt, Kenney, Dickerson, Ogden, Veloria, Haigh, Santos, Romero, O'Brien, Edwards, Constantine, Rockefeller, Miloscia and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to domestic violence fatality reviews; and adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW.

HB 2669           by Representatives Cody, McDonald, Conway, Campbell, Clements, Cooper, Dunn, Boldt, Wood, Edmonds, Reardon, Ruderman, Linville, Delvin, Dickerson, Constantine, Keiser, McIntire, Sullivan, Kessler, Rockefeller, Kenney, Santos, Haigh, Lovick, Kagi, Stensen, Lantz, Hurst, Edwards, Anderson, Parlette, O'Brien, Bush, Carrell, Ogden and Skinner

AN ACT Relating to needlesticks and sharps protections; adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW; and creating a new section.

HB 2682           by Representatives Kenney, Carlson, Dunn, Skinner, Radcliff, McIntire, Edmonds, Stensen, Veloria, Dickerson, Kessler, Ruderman, Santos, Lovick, Kagi, Lantz, Edwards, Anderson, O'Brien, Constantine, Regala, Keiser, Rockefeller, Miloscia, Ogden, Esser and Woods

AN ACT Relating to higher education opportunities for certain young people enrolled in assistance programs; amending RCW 74.08A.250; and creating new sections.

HB 2761           by Representatives Cox, Rockefeller, Talcott, Santos, Miloscia and Haigh

AN ACT Relating to creating a K-12 accountability and information system; creating a new section; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 2762           by Representatives Tokuda, Boldt, Pflug, Kenney and Haigh

AN ACT Relating to departmental and judicial review of decisions regarding foster children; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 2763           by Representatives Rockefeller, Talcott, Quall, Cox, Haigh, Stensen, Koster, Santos, Benson, Keiser, Skinner, Dickerson, Scott, Anderson, Conway, O'Brien, Ogden, Tokuda, Kenney, Edmonds, Cody, McDonald, Carlson, Parlette, Edwards, Lantz, Wood, Constantine, Cooper, Regala, Hurst, Woods and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to school safety allocations; adding a new chapter to Title 28A RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 2764           by Representatives Clements, Conway, Benson, Wood and Ogden

AN ACT Relating to credit union raffles; and amending RCW 9.46.0209.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 2765           by Representatives McIntire, Mulliken, Wensman, Fisher, Ogden and Edwards

AN ACT Relating to port district revenue bonds; and amending RCW 53.40.030.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 2766           by Representatives Cairnes and Hatfield

AN ACT Relating to recreational vehicles; and amending RCW 46.44.010 and 46.44.030.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 2767           by Representatives Benson and Santos; by request of Insurance Commissioner

AN ACT Relating to exempting certain insurance documents from the filing requirements; and amending RCW 48.18.100.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 2768           by Representatives Hurst, McIntire, Radcliff, Fortunato, Lovick, Gombosky and Lambert

AN ACT Relating to enhanced card rooms; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 2769           by Representatives Hurst and Stensen

AN ACT Relating to lake management districts; and amending RCW 36.61.020.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 2770           by Representatives Ruderman, Pennington, Anderson, Mielke, Cooper, Boldt, Eickmeyer, Barlean, Doumit, Gombosky, Kessler, Quall, D. Schmidt, Miloscia, Esser, Wood, Rockefeller, Hurst and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by electric-powered vehicles; and amending RCW 46.61.165 and 47.52.025.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 2771           by Representatives Mastin, Grant, Cox and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to amendments to statements of claim in the water rights claims registry; and amending RCW 90.14.065.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

HB 2772           by Representatives Hurst, Constantine, Lambert and Edwards

AN ACT Relating to requiring new courts to report their establishment to the supreme court; and amending RCW 3.50.060.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2773           by Representatives Constantine, Hurst and Lambert

AN ACT Relating to enforcement of court-ordered financial obligations; and adding a new section to chapter 3.66 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2774           by Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Esser, Fortunato, Dickerson, Mulliken and Edwards

AN ACT Relating to appointment of judges pro tempore; and amending RCW 3.50.090 and 35.20.200.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2775           by Representatives Lambert, Constantine, Carrell, Hurst, Lantz and Cox

AN ACT Relating to the transfer of cases from commissioners to judges; and amending RCW 3.42.030.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2776           by Representatives Constantine, Carrell, Lantz and Hurst

AN ACT Relating to deferred findings and collection of an administrative fee in an infraction case; and amending RCW 46.63.070.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2777           by Representatives D. Schmidt, Romero and Radcliff; by request of Secretary of State

AN ACT Relating to candidates for office; amending RCW 29.24.020, 29.24.030, 29.24.035, 29.24.040, 29.24.060, and 29.71.020; adding a new section to chapter 29.27 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29.24 RCW; repealing RCW 29.24.055; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 2778           by Representatives Barlean, Lovick, Koster, Reardon, Thomas, Benson, Ericksen, Wensman, Radcliff, Huff, Schoesler, McDonald, Carlson, Parlette, Esser, Linville and Woods

AN ACT Relating to reducing property taxes by reducing the total state property tax levy amount by 6.2 percent; and adding a new section to chapter 84.55 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 2779           by Representatives Barlean, Lovick, Koster, Reardon, Thomas, Wensman, Keiser, Conway, McDonald, Carlson, Linville and Hurst; by request of Governor Locke

AN ACT Relating to reducing property taxes by reducing the total state property tax levy amount by 6.2 percent; adding a new section to chapter 84.55 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 2780           by Representatives Dunshee, Thomas, Santos, Murray and Rockefeller

AN ACT Relating to public approval for the financing of the professional baseball stadium; creating a new section; and providing for submission of this act to a vote of the people.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.

HB 2781           by Representatives Dunshee, Murray, O'Brien, Miloscia, Wood and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to spending in election campaigns; adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29.81 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 2782           by Representatives Carrell, Sullivan, Skinner, Boldt, Cox, Mulliken, Schindler, Thomas, Talcott, Esser, Van Luven, Sump, Lambert, Delvin and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to protecting marriage from wrongful interference; adding a new chapter to Title 26 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2783           by Representatives Cox, Poulsen, Haigh, Thomas, Benson, Schoesler, McDonald, Carlson and Woods; by request of Department of Revenue

AN ACT Relating to simplifying the property tax code through revising terminology, correcting mistakes, consolidating sections, streamlining procedures, and deleting obsolete provisions; amending RCW 79.01.132, 84.04.030, 84.12.270, 84.12.280, 84.12.310, 84.12.330, 84.12.350, 84.12.360, 84.16.040, 84.16.050, 84.16.090, 84.16.110, 84.16.120, 84.33.0501, 84.33.200, 84.36.477, 84.40.030, 84.40.040, 84.40.045, 84.40.405, 84.41.041, 84.48.010, 84.48.065, 84.48.075, 84.48.080, 84.52.063, and 84.70.010; reenacting and amending RCW 84.40.020; reenacting RCW 84.36.041; adding a new section to chapter 84.52 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 84.04.018, 84.36.031, 84.36.140, 84.36.150, 84.36.160, 84.36.161, 84.36.162, 84.36.176, 84.36.181, 84.36.190, 84.36.191, 84.36.270, 84.36.280, 84.36.290, 84.36.473, 84.36.490, and 84.40.0305; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 2784           by Representatives Talcott, Keiser, Haigh, Quall, D. Schmidt, Kenney, Edwards, Santos and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to the master teacher pilot program; adding new sections to chapter 28A.405 RCW; creating a new section; making an appropriation; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 2785           by Representatives Fortunato, Van Luven, McDonald, Schual-Berke, Carrell, Mitchell, Wood, Hurst, Benson, Esser and Rockefeller

AN ACT Relating to notification of personal flotation device requirements; and amending RCW 88.02.040.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 2786           by Representatives Fortunato, Lovick, Van Luven, Cairnes, Schoesler, Hatfield and Hurst

AN ACT Relating to information about individuals authorized to drive commercial motor vehicles disclosed by former or current employers to a prospective employer; adding a new section to chapter 46.25 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 9.73 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2787           by Representatives Fortunato, Ruderman, Van Luven, Keiser, Cairnes, Hurst, Schual-Berke, Kenney, Edmonds, Esser, Edwards, Santos and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to a housing affordability salary supplement for teachers; adding a new section to chapter 28A.400 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 2788           by Representatives Fisher, Mitchell, Radcliff, Scott and Hurst; by request of Transportation Improvement Board

AN ACT Relating to funds for transportation projects; and amending RCW 47.26.500.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 2789           by Representatives Regala, Van Luven, Veloria, Radcliff, D. Sommers, Edmonds, Kenney, O'Brien, Santos, Tokuda, Barlean, Dickerson, Keiser, Anderson, Conway, Stensen, Ogden, Cody, Lantz, Wood, Rockefeller, Skinner and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to preserving federally assisted housing and minimizing the involuntary displacement of tenants residing in such housing; amending RCW 59.28.020, 59.28.030, 59.28.040, 59.28.060, 59.28.080, and 59.28.100; adding new sections to chapter 59.28 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 49.60 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.

HB 2790           by Representatives Ballasiotes, Lovick, O'Brien, Radcliff, Constantine, Dickerson, Kenney and Edmonds; by request of Washington State Patrol and Department of General Administration

AN ACT Relating to firearms in state capitol buildings; adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2791           by Representatives Romero and Edwards

AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle equipment; adding a new section to chapter 46.37 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 2792           by Representatives Haigh, D. Schmidt, Romero, McDonald, Rockefeller and Hurst; by request of Governor Locke

AN ACT Relating to confidentiality of personal financial information; and reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.310.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 2793           by Representatives Miloscia, D. Schmidt, Romero, McMorris, Kastama, H. Sommers, Campbell, Keiser, Skinner, Wolfe, Morris, Grant, Lambert, Mitchell, Haigh, Ogden, Dunshee, Pennington, Gombosky, Ballasiotes, Dickerson, Anderson, Conway, Stensen, O'Brien, Kenney, Edmonds, Cody, Schual-Berke, Mulliken, Edwards, Lantz, Wood, Constantine, Cooper, Linville, Santos and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to the citizens' alliance for government accountability; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; making an appropriation; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 2794           by Representatives Hurst, Pflug, Lambert, Kastama, Talcott, Miloscia, Fortunato, O'Brien, Schindler, Campbell and Mulliken

AN ACT Relating to the sale or donation of fetal tissue; amending RCW 68.50.530; adding a new section to chapter 68.50 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 2795           by Representatives Clements, Skinner, B. Chandler, McMorris, Lisk, Mulliken and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to land use flexibility for family farms owned or operated by senior citizens; amending RCW 36.70A.177; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 2796           by Representatives Alexander, Ballasiotes, Mulliken, Scott, O'Brien, Doumit, DeBolt, Delvin, Koster, Benson, Carlson, Parlette, Esser, Woods and Skinner

AN ACT Relating to responsibility for the costs of confinement of certain offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.175, 9.94A.190, 9.94A.207, and 70.48.440; and adding a new section to chapter 70.48 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 2797           by Representatives Alexander, Ballasiotes, Mulliken, Scott, O'Brien, Doumit, DeBolt, Delvin, Koster, Benson, Schoesler, McDonald, Carlson, Parlette, Esser, Woods and Skinner

AN ACT Relating to financial responsibility for confinement of offenders; and amending RCW 9.94A.207 and 70.48.440.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 2798           by Representatives Lambert, Campbell, Cody, Parlette, Kagi, Benson and Haigh

AN ACT Relating to legibility of prescriptions; and amending RCW 18.130.180.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 2799           by Representatives Lambert, Hurst, Kagi, Benson, Lovick and Pflug

AN ACT Relating to granting state-wide warrant jurisdiction to courts of limited jurisdiction; amending RCW 3.66.010, 3.66.060, 3.66.070, 3.46.030, 3.50.020, and 35.20.030; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2800           by Representatives Lambert, Hurst, Kagi, Pflug, Lovick and Haigh

AN ACT Relating to the exchange of information between the courts and law enforcement; and adding a new section to chapter 2.56 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2801           by Representatives Benson, Lambert, Mulliken, Keiser, Boldt, Sullivan and Rockefeller

AN ACT Relating to automobile insurance multivehicle discounts; and adding a new section to chapter 48.19 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 2802           by Representatives Lambert, Campbell, Carrell, Benson, Schindler, Cox, Boldt, Mulliken, Delvin, Koster and Wood

AN ACT Relating to the free speech rights of judges and judicial candidates; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2803           by Representatives Lambert, Koster, Benson, Talcott, Cox, D. Schmidt, Esser, Lantz and Rockefeller

AN ACT Relating to the Washington assessments of student learning; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.655 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 2804           by Representatives Lambert, Hurst and Esser

AN ACT Relating to a study of nonelected judicial officers and commissioners; and adding a new section to chapter 2.56 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2805           by Representative Lambert

AN ACT Relating to denying service credit for certain members of the state retirement system; adding a new section to chapter 41.26 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.35 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 41.40 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 2806           by Representatives G. Chandler, Doumit, Mulliken, Buck, Grant, Mastin, Hatfield and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to the integration of shoreline master programs into growth management planning; amending RCW 90.58.030, 90.58.050, 90.58.060, 90.58.080, 90.58.090, 90.58.100, 90.58.190, 36.70A.030, 36.70A.060, 36.70A.106, 36.70A.130, 36.70A.170, 36.70A.290, and 36.70A.480; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 2807           by Representatives Kagi, Boldt, Wolfe, Ruderman, D. Sommers, Tokuda, Lovick, Kenney and Santos

AN ACT Relating to authorizing blended funding projects for youth; amending RCW 74.14A.020; adding a new section to chapter 74.14A RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 2808           by Representatives McIntire, Santos, Tokuda, Boldt, Kagi, Talcott, Clements, Keiser, Huff, Lovick, Dickerson, Scott, Anderson, Stensen, O'Brien, Ogden, Schual-Berke, Edwards, Lantz, Regala and Haigh

AN ACT Relating to the educational needs of children and youth in foster care; creating new sections; making an appropriation; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 2809           by Representatives Kagi, McDonald, Kenney, D. Sommers, Edmonds, Tokuda, Lantz, Boldt, Clements, McIntire, Lovick, Dickerson, Anderson, Stensen, O'Brien, Miloscia, Ogden, Schual-Berke, Edwards, Wood and Santos

AN ACT Relating to a foster care scholarship program; adding a new section to chapter 28B.80 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 2810           by Representatives McMorris, Haigh and Thomas

AN ACT Relating to exempting information obtained in connection with liquor, lottery, and gambling licenses from public disclosure; and reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.310.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 2811           by Representatives McIntire, Boldt, Tokuda, O'Brien, Campbell, Reardon, D. Schmidt, Wood, Edmonds and Santos

AN ACT Relating to community services programs for persons with developmental disabilities; adding a new section to chapter 71A.12 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 2812           by Representatives Anderson, Stensen, Regala, Edmonds, Murray, Constantine, Ogden, O'Brien, Kenney, Parlette and Santos

AN ACT Relating to property tax exemptions for persons confined in adult family homes and certain boarding homes; and amending RCW 84.36.381 and 84.36.383.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 2813           by Representatives Hatfield and Pennington

AN ACT Relating to auctions and raffles authorized by the fish and wildlife commission; amending RCW 9.46.010, 77.32.050, 77.32.090, and 77.32.250; reenacting and amending RCW 77.12.170; creating a new section; repealing RCW 9.46.400, 77.08.070, 77.12.770, and 77.12.780; repealing 1998 c 245 s 160; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

SSB 6115          by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Loveland, Brown, Bauer, Snyder, Rasmussen, Haugen, B. Sheldon, Eide, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Gardner, Heavey, Franklin, Patterson, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Costa, Goings, McCaslin, Swecker and Winsley; by request of Governor Locke)

Reinstating the property tax exemption for motor vehicles, travel trailers, and campers.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

SJR 8212          by Senators Loveland, Winsley, Fairley, Haugen, Snyder, Fraser, Patterson, Bauer, Wojahn, Spanel, B. Sheldon, Rasmussen, Oke, Gardner, Thibaudeau and Goings

Providing a tax credit on owner-occupied residential property.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

MOTIONS

             On motion of Representative Morris, the bills and resolution listed on the day's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

             On motion of Representative Morris, House Bill No. 2588 was referred to the Committee on Children & Family Services, House Bill No. 2669 was referred to the Committee on Commerce & Labor, and House Bill No. 2682 was referred to the Committee on Children & Family Services.

             There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.

MOTION

             On motion of Representative Kessler, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 21, 2000, the 12^th Legislative Day.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk                                                                      CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker

CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk                                                                        FRANK CHOPP, Speaker