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FOURTH DAY, FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, March 13, 2000
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present except Senators Bauer, Benton, Costa, Eide, Finkbeiner, Jacobsen, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Sellar, Betti Sheldon, Tim Sheldon and Spanel.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Melissa Couture and Randy Ackerman, presented the Colors. Reverend Mark Rambo, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Olympia, offered the prayer.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Goings, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
SECOND READING
CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kline, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9241, Brian Gain, as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF BRIAN GAIN
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 34; Nays, 0; Absent, 15; Excused, 0.
Voting yea: Senators Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McCaslin, Morton, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 34.
Absent: Senators Bauer, Benton, Costa, Eide, Finkbeiner, Jacobsen, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T. and Spanel - 15.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Franklin, Senators Eide, McAuliffe, Betti Sheldon and Spanel were excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senators Benton, Finkbeiner and Sellar were excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Heavey, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9297, Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF CYRUS R. VANCE, JR.
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 37; Nays, 0; Absent, 5; Excused, 7.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, Morton, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 37.
Absent: Senators Costa, McDonald, Oke, Patterson and Sheldon, T. - 5.
Excused: Senators Benton, Eide, Finkbeiner, McAuliffe, Sellar, Sheldon, B. and Spanel - 7.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Franklin, Senators Costa and Patterson were excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9299, John D. Warner, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Western Washington University, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF JOHN D. WARNER
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 40; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 9.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 40.
Excused: Senators Benton, Costa, Eide, Finkbeiner, McAuliffe, Patterson, Sellar, Sheldon, B. and Spanel - 9.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Thibaudeau, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9142, Suzanne Leichman, as a member of the Western State Hospital
Advisory Board, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF SUZANNE LEICHMAN
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 39; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 9.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 39.
Absent: Senator Snyder - 1.
Excused: Senators Benton, Costa, Eide, Finkbeiner, McAuliffe, Patterson, Sellar, Sheldon, B. and Spanel - 9.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9170, Yvonne Sanchez, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Seattle, South Seattle and North Seattle Community Colleges District No. 6, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF YVONNE SANCHEZ
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 41; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 8.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 41.
Excused: Senators Benton, Eide, Finkbeiner, McAuliffe, Patterson, Sellar, Sheldon, B. and Spanel - 8.
MOTION
On motion of Senator McCaslin, Senator Deccio was excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9312, Sinnamon Teirney, as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Evergreen State College, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF SINNAMON TEIRNEY
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 40; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 9.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 40.
Excused: Senators Benton, Deccio, Eide, Finkbeiner, McAuliffe, Patterson, Sellar, Sheldon, B. and Spanel - 9.
MOTION
On motion of Senator McCaslin, Senator Hale was excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Sheahan, Senators Johnson, Rossi and West were excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9176, Margaret E. Sundstrom, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Centralia Community College District No. 12, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF MARGARET E. SUNDSTROM
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 36; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 13.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 36.
Excused: Senators Benton, Deccio, Eide, Finkbeiner, Hale, Johnson, McAuliffe, Patterson, Rossi, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel and West - 13.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Thibaudeau, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9192, Michael Kleinberg, as a member of the Board of Pharmacy, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL KLEINBERG
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 36; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 13.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 36.
Excused: Senators Benton, Deccio, Eide, Finkbeiner, Hale, Johnson, McAuliffe, Patterson, Rossi, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel and West - 13.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9216, Deborah J. Barnett, as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Evergreen State College, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF DEBORAH J. BARNETT
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 37; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 11.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 37.
Absent: Senator McCaslin - 1.
Excused: Senators Eide, Finkbeiner, Hale, Johnson, McAuliffe, Patterson, Rossi, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel and West - 11.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senator McCaslin was excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Morton, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9270, Tom McKern, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Spokane and Spokane Fall Community Colleges District No. 17, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF TOM McKERN
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 37; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 12.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 37.
Excused: Senators Eide, Finkbeiner, Hale, Johnson, McAuliffe, McCaslin, Patterson, Rossi, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel and West - 12.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Deccio, Senator Benton was excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9239, Nicholas French, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Central Washington University, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF NICHOLAS FRENCH
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 37; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 12.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 37.
Excused: Senators Benton, Eide, Finkbeiner, Hale, Johnson, McAuliffe, Patterson, Rossi, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel and West - 12.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senator Deccio was excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9236, Melisa L. Dybbro, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Eastern Washington University, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF MELISA L. DYBBRO
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 36; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 13.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 36.
Excused: Senators Benton, Deccio, Eide, Finkbeiner, Hale, Johnson, McAuliffe, Patterson, Rossi, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel and West - 13.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9284, Natalie Quick, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Western Washington University, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF NATALIE QUICK
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 36; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 13.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 36.
Excused: Senators Benton, Deccio, Eide, Finkbeiner, Hale, Johnson, McAuliffe, Patterson, Rossi, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel and West - 13.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9255, Tom Koenninger, as a member of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF TOM KOENNINGER
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 36; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 13.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 36.
Excused: Senators Benton, Deccio, Eide, Finkbeiner, Hale, Johnson, McAuliffe, Patterson, Rossi, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel and West - 13.
MOTION
At 11:07 a.m., on motion of Senator Goings, the Senate was declared to be at ease.
The Senate was called to order at 3:04 p.m. by President Owen.
MOTION
At 3:04 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate