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TWENTY-SECOND DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, January 29, 2001
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Pro Tempore Franklin. 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
January 25, 2001
SB 5105 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Allowing chiropractors to be licensed for the purposes of boxing and martial arts events. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5105 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Benton, Fairley, Franklin, Patterson, Regala, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 25, 2001
SB 5106 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Regulating juvenile life insurance. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5106 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Fairley, Franklin, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 26, 2001
SB 5118 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Enacting the interstate compact for adult offender supervision. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 25, 2001
SB 5130 Prime Sponsor, Senator Oke: Clarifying toll procedures in public-private initiatives. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Eide, Finkbeiner, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kastama, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Benton.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 25, 2001
SB 5197 Prime Sponsor, Senator Winsley: Revising private activity bond provisions. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Fairley, Franklin, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 26, 2001
SB 5270 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Modifying requirements for certain victims of sexually violent predators to be eligible for victims' compensation. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5118 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
January 25, 2001
GA 9028 PATRICIA M. LINES, appointed September 13, 1999, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission.
Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Carlson, Finkbeiner, Hewitt, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kastama, Rasmussen, Regala and Zarelli.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
January 25, 2001
GA 9069 DAVE FISHER, appointed June 14, 2000, for a term ending June 30, 2002, as a member of the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission.
Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Carlson, Finkbeiner, Hewitt, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kastama, Rasmussen, Regala and Zarelli.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
January 26, 2001
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has adopted HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4403, and the same is herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk
CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5601 by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Franklin, Winsley, Costa, Fraser and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to a limited license to practice medicine; and amending RCW 18.71.095.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5602 by Senators T. Sheldon, McCaslin, Roach, Shin and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to voluntary cure of alleged construction defects; and adding a new section to chapter 4.16 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5603 by Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to citizen enforcement of health and environmental laws; adding a new chapter to Title 4 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5604 by Senators Spanel and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to allowing the liquor control board to authorize controlled purchase programs; and amending RCW 66.44.290.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5605 by Senators Prentice, Winsley, Gardner and Deccio (by request of Insurance Commissioner Kreidler)
AN ACT Relating to the investment limits of insurers in noninsurance subsidiaries; and adding a new section to chapter 48.13 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5606 by Senators Kohl-Welles and Long (by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
AN ACT Relating to making the background check requirements for department of social and health services' employees consistent with background check requirements for service providers, agencies, and entities serving vulnerable adults and children; amending RCW 9.96A.020, 41.06.475, 43.20A.020, 43.20A.710, 43.43.830, 43.43.832, 72.05.440, and 72.23.035; reenacting and amending RCW 74.15.030; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5607 by Senators Patterson, Horn, McCaslin and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to medical plans for elected city officials; and amending RCW 41.04.190.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5608 by Senators Patterson, Horn, McCaslin and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to authorizing the state treasurer to distribute interest from the local leasehold excise tax account; and amending RCW 82.29A.090.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5609 by Senators Patterson, Horn, McCaslin and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to reconciling conflicting provisions in laws pertaining to cities and towns; and amending RCW 35A.63.110 and 35A.40.090.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5610 by Senators Haugen, Carlson, Gardner and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to traffic safety cameras; amending RCW 46.63.030 and 46.63.140; adding new sections to chapter 46.63 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5611 by Senators Brown, Fairley, Haugen, Honeyford, Oke, Rossi, Hewitt, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Costa (by request of Lieutenant Governor Owen)
AN ACT Relating to tax credits for the employment of persons with disabilities; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5612 by Senators Rasmussen, Swecker and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to excise tax exemptions related to horses; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.
SB 5613 by Senators Rasmussen and Spanel
AN ACT Relating to marketing of agricultural products; adding new sections to chapter 15.64 RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.
SB 5614 by Senators T. Sheldon and Stevens (by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development)
AN ACT Relating to exempting financial or proprietary information provided to the department of community, trade, and economic development from public disclosure; and amending RCW 42.17.319.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
SB 5615 by Senators Costa, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles (by request of Secretary of State Reed)
AN ACT Relating to address confidentiality for victims of stalking; and amending RCW 40.24.010, 40.24.030, and 40.24.080.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5616 by Senators Patterson, Horn and Kohl-Welles (by request of Secretary of State Reed)
AN ACT Relating to the state voters' pamphlet; and amending RCW 29.81.210.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5617 by Senators Prentice and Horn
AN ACT Relating to licensing criteria for motor vehicle dealers; amending RCW 46.70.070; reenacting and amending RCW 46.70.041; and adding a new section to chapter 46.70 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5618 by Senators Prentice, Horn, Patterson and Costa
AN ACT Relating to financing local economic development projects; adding new sections to chapter 82.14 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 39.36 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
SB 5619 by Senators Hewitt, T. Sheldon, Sheahan, Roach, McCaslin, Kline, Hochstatter, Oke, Honeyford, Winsley, Swecker and Long
AN ACT Relating to excluding self-service laundry from the definition of retail sale for excise tax purposes; amending RCW 82.04.050; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5620 by Senators T. Sheldon, Sheahan, McCaslin, Stevens and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to providing incentives for the deployment of telecommunications services in rural areas; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; creating new sections; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
SB 5621 by Senators Rasmussen, Sheahan, Shin, Roach, Constantine, Patterson, Prentice, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to animal therapy; amending RCW 18.92.060 and 18.108.010; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.
SB 5622 by Senators Prentice, Winsley, Honeyford and Hochstatter
AN ACT Relating to adjusting permanent partial disability compensation for hearing loss to account for the effects of aging; amending RCW 51.32.080; and adding a new section to chapter 51.32 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5623 by Senators Prentice, Gardner, Benton, Fairley, Patterson and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to licensing surplus line brokers; and adding a new section to chapter 48.15 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5624 by Senator Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the disclosure of fire protection and building safety information; and amending RCW 59.18.060.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5625 by Senators McAuliffe, Finkbeiner, Carlson and Kohl-Welles (by request of Governor Locke, Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission and State Board of Education)
AN ACT Relating to academic achievement and accountability commission accountability system recommendations; amending RCW 28A.655.030, 28A.300.040, 28A.505.120, 28A.400.010, 28A.400.030, 28A.400.100, 28A.400.300, 28A.405.210, 28A.405.220, 28A.405.230, 28A.150.020, 28A.320.010, 28A.320.015, 28A.320.035, 28A.315.005, 28A.315.015, 28A.315.025, 28A.225.210, 28A.225.270, and 41.59.910; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.225.220; adding new sections to chapter 28A.655 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.56 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.59 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 28A.655.035 and 28A.655.050; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5626 by Senators Rasmussen, Oke, Swecker, Winsley, Snyder, Shin, Roach, Patterson, McAuliffe and Benton (by request of Joint Select Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs)
AN ACT Relating to the definition of veteran; amending RCW 41.04.005, 46.20.027, 41.04.010, 72.36.035, 73.04.090, 73.08.010, 73.08.060, 73.08.070, and 73.24.030; adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5627 by Senators Rasmussen, Oke, Swecker, Winsley, Snyder, Shin, Patterson, Kohl-Welles and Benton (by request of Joint Select Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs)
AN ACT Relating to the joint committee on veterans' and military affairs; and adding a new section to chapter 73.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5628 by Senators Rasmussen, Oke, Swecker, Winsley, Snyder, Shin, Roach, Kohl-Welles and Benton (by request of Joint Select Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs)
AN ACT Relating to a property tax exemption for widows or widowers of honorably discharged veterans; amending RCW 84.36.379, 84.36.383, 84.36.385, 84.36.387, 84.36.389, and 84.04.030; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5629 by Senators Patterson and Horn (by request of Office of Financial Management)
AN ACT Relating to the office of financial management's budgeting, accounting, and reporting requirements for state agencies; amending RCW 43.88.160, 79.44.040, 79.44.050, 79.44.070, 79.44.080, and 79.44.140; and repealing RCW 79.44.180.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5630 by Senators Costa, Thibaudeau, Deccio, Winsley, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to reimbursing nursing homes for direct care costs; amending RCW 74.46.431; reenacting and amending RCW 74.46.506; adding a new section to chapter 74.46 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5631 by Senators Patterson, Winsley and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to allowing metropolitan park districts to use a small works roster process; and adding a new section to chapter 35.61 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5632 by Senators Haugen, Patterson, Jacobsen and Rasmussen (by request of Utilities and Transportation Commission)
AN ACT Relating to railroad right of way trespassing; amending RCW 9A.52.010; adding a new section to chapter 9A.52 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5633 by Senators Haugen, Jacobsen, Oke, Horn and Rasmussen (by request of Utilities and Transportation Commission)
AN ACT Relating to inspections of hazardous materials offered by private shippers for transportation by rail; amending RCW 81.44.065; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5634 by Senators Regala, Patterson, Swecker, Rasmussen, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to initiative or referendum petition signature solicitors; amending RCW 29.79.490; adding a new section to chapter 29.79 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5635 by Senator Benton
AN ACT Relating to allowing county chairs to vote at political party state committee meetings; and amending RCW 29.42.020.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5636 by Senators T. Sheldon, Franklin and Rasmussen (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to using state sales and use tax revenues generated within a benefited jurisdiction as a funding source for community development infrastructure improvements not to exceed one million dollars of funding per fiscal year; amending RCW 43.135.080; adding new sections to chapter 82.14 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
SB 5637 by Senators Jacobsen, Regala, Costa and Oke
AN ACT Relating to watershed health monitoring and assessments; amending RCW 77.85.050, 77.85.060, 77.85.160, and 90.71.060; adding new sections to chapter 90.82 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 77.85 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 76.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 90.54 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 89.08 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.
SB 5638 by Senators Gardner, Swecker and Snyder
AN ACT Relating to county treasurer technical corrections; amending RCW 35.13.270, 35A.14.801, 36.29.010, 36.29.050, 36.29.090, 36.29.100, 36.29.160, 36.29.170, 36.35.120, 36.35.150, 39.44.200, 39.46.020, 39.50.010, 39.50.030, 84.38.140, 84.40.042, and 84.56.250; and repealing RCW 84.36.015.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5639 by Senators Prentice, Eide, McDonald, Haugen, Patterson and Horn (by request of Department of Licensing)
AN ACT Relating to penalties for the misuse of abstracts of driving records; amending RCW 46.52.130; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5640 by Senators Benton and T. Sheldon (by request of Department of Licensing)
AN ACT Relating to licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; amending RCW 46.70.005, 46.70.011, 46.70.051, 46.70.090, 46.70.101, 46.70.120, 46.70.122, 46.70.130, 46.70.180, and 46.70.900; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.70.041.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5641 by Senators McAuliffe, B. Sheldon, Kohl-Welles, Shin and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to limiting disclosure of personal information about school employees; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5642 by Senators Prentice, Kline, Franklin and Patterson (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to the linked deposit program; amending RCW 43.86A.060 and 43.63A.690; adding a new section to chapter 39.19 RCW; and repealing RCW 43.131.381 and 43.131.382.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5643 by Senator Prentice
AN ACT Relating to the admissibility of insurance applications; and amending RCW 48.18.080.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5644 by Senators Prentice, Eide and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to the issuance and renewal of liquor licenses; amending RCW 66.24.010; adding a new section to chapter 66.44 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5645 by Senators Prentice, Eide, Shin and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to the issuance or renewal of gambling licenses; amending RCW 9.46.075; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5646 by Senators Morton, Hale, Eide, Patterson, Long, Rasmussen, Fraser, Regala, McAuliffe, Johnson, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Franklin, Haugen, Winsley, Horn, Oke, Carlson, Shin, Kastama, Rossi, Roach, McDonald, Zarelli, Stevens, Hochstatter and Swecker (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to extending eligibility for the public utility tax deduction for facilities generating energy from cogeneration; and amending RCW 82.16.055.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5647 by Senators Regala, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Eide, Rasmussen, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Hale, Winsley, Fairley, Shin, Prentice, Patterson, Constantine, Franklin, Costa, Kastama, McAuliffe, Kline, Haugen and Oke (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to the improvement of energy efficiency in state-funded public buildings through adoption of energy efficiency standards for new buildings, energy audits of existing state-funded public buildings, and performance-based energy service contracting; amending RCW 39.35.010, 39.35.030, 39.35.050, 39.35A.020, 39.35C.010, 39.35C.020, 43.19.668, 43.19.669, 43.19.670, 43.19.675, and 43.19.680; adding a new section to chapter 39.35A RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5648 by Senators Eide, Fairley, Fraser, Costa, Haugen, Hale, Regala, Rasmussen, Kastama, McDonald, Winsley, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Prentice, Long, Patterson, Franklin, Constantine, Roach, Oke and T. Sheldon (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to providing sales and use tax exemptions for energy efficient lights and household appliances; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5649 by Senators Fraser, Franklin, Jacobsen, Eide, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Prentice, Shin, Haugen, Rasmussen, Kastama and McAuliffe (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to acquiring electricity generation resources; and adding a new section to chapter 80.28 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5650 by Senators Winsley, Thibaudeau and Deccio
AN ACT Relating to emergency medical transportation services; and adding a new section to chapter 18.73 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILL
HCR 4403 by Representatives Pennington, Ogden and Benson
Remembering former legislators.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the rules were suspended, House Concurrent Resolution No. 4403 was advanced to second reading and placed on the second reading calendar.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 30, 2001.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate