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FIFTEENTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, January 28, 2002
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Costa, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Costa, and pursuant to Rule 46, the Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions was granted permission to meet during session.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Senate Rule 46 states: ‘No committee shall sit during the daily session of the Senate unless by special leave.’
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
January 25, 2002
SB 6420 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rasmussen: Regulating organic food products. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and International Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rasmussen, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Parlette, Sheahan, Snyder, Spanel and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 25, 2002
SJM 8029 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Petitioning to end restrictions on trade with Cuba. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and International Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Joint Memorial No. 8029 be substituted therefor, and the substitute joint memorial do pass. Signed by Senators Rasmussen, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Parlette, Sheahan, Snyder, Spanel and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 25, 2002
SCR 8406 Prime Sponsor, Senator Shin: Encouraging legislator trade mission participation. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and International Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rasmussen, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Parlette, Sheahan, Snyder and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6701 by Senators Stevens, T. Sheldon, West, Hale, Zarelli, Hewitt, Sheahan, Honeyford, Morton, Long, Swecker, Hochstatter, Oke and Parlette
AN ACT Relating to creating the office of ombudsman for effective government; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6702 by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Long, Costa, Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Carlson, Hewitt, Kastama, Johnson, Shin, Swecker, Hale, Rossi, Oke, Zarelli, McCaslin, Horn, Thibaudeau, West, Deccio, Rasmussen, Parlette, Sheahan, Benton, McDonald, Roach, T. Sheldon, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Morton, Finkbeiner and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to protecting sibling relationships; and amending RCW 13.34.025, 13.34.060, 13.34.065, 13.34.130, 13.34.260, and 74.13.065.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6703 by Senators Rasmussen, Hochstatter, Shin, Sheahan, Swecker, Hewitt, Honeyford and Hale
AN ACT Relating to agricultural liens; and amending RCW 60.13.040 and 60.13.060.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.
SB 6704 by Senators Kline, Hargrove, Kastama, Winsley, Oke, Keiser and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to the state's measured response to terrorism; amending RCW 9.94A.535 and 9A.04.080; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030 and 9.94A.515; adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 69.40 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.98 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 9A RCW; repealing RCW 69.40.010, 69.40.015, 69.40.020, and 69.40.025; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6705 by Senators Costa, Parlette and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to payment for state-contracted long-term care services; and amending RCW 74.39A.030, 74.46.620, and 74.46.630.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6706 by Senators Swecker, Carlson, Hewitt, McDonald, Gardner, Keiser, Costa, Winsley, Oke and Hale
AN ACT Relating to public hearings on ballot measures; amending RCW 43.07.030, 29.81.220, 42.17.130, and 42.52.180; adding a new section to chapter 43.07 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6707 by Senators Jacobsen, Horn and Kohl-Welles (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to tuition-setting authority and accountability for the use of tuition at institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.031, 28B.15.066, 28B.15.067, 28B.15.069, and 28B.15.100; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6708 by Senator Sheahan
AN ACT Relating to exempting rural counties and cities from payment of fees to the department of revenue for administering and collecting sales and use taxes; amending RCW 82.14.050; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6709 by Senators Eide, Costa, Rasmussen, Thibaudeau, Prentice, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Haugen and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to coordinated service and education planning for children in out-of-home care; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6710 by Senators Carlson, Kohl-Welles and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to the tax treatment of boarding homes; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6711 by Senators Thibaudeau, Fairley, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Kline
AN ACT Relating to providing the necessary revenues for the support of health care for the citizens of Washington state; amending RCW 82.03.130, 82.03.140, 48.14.080, 82.04.4328, 82.04.260, 82.04.4289, 82.08.150, and 66.24.290; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new title to the Revised Code of Washington to be codified as Title 82A RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 48.14.0201, 82.04.220, 82.04.230, 82.04.240, 82.04.2403, 82.04.250, 82.04.255, 82.04.270, 82.04.280, 82.04.290, 82.04.290, 82.04.293, 82.04.297, 82.04.310, 82.04.312, 82.04.315, 82.04.317, 82.04.320, 82.04.322, 82.04.324, 82.04.327, 82.04.330, 82.04.333, 82.04.335, 82.04.337, 82.04.339, 82.04.3395, 82.04.340, 82.04.350, 82.04.355, 82.04.360, 82.04.363, 82.04.367, 82.04.368, 82.04.370, 82.04.380, 82.04.385, 82.04.390, 82.04.392, 82.04.395, 82.04.397, 82.04.399, 82.04.405, 82.04.408, 82.04.410, 82.04.415, 82.04.418, 82.04.419, 82.04.421, 82.04.423, 82.04.425, 82.04.4271, 82.04.4281, 82.04.4282, 82.04.4283, 82.04.4284, 82.04.4285, 82.04.4286, 82.04.4287, 82.04.4291, 82.04.4292, 82.04.4293, 82.04.4294, 82.04.4295, 82.04.4296, 82.04.4297, 82.04.4298, 82.04.431, 82.04.432, 82.04.4322, 82.04.4324, 82.04.4326, 82.04.4327, 82.04.4329, 82.04.433, 82.04.4331, 82.04.4333, 82.04.434, 82.04.440, 82.04.4451, 82.04.4452, 82.04.4453, 82.04.4454, 82.04.460, 82.04.480, 82.04.500, 82.04.510, 82.04.600, 82.04.900, 82.04.331, 82.04.332, 82.04.3651, 82.04.394, 82.04.416, 82.04.44525, 82.16.010, 82.16.020, 82.16.030, 82.16.040, 82.16.042, 82.16.047, 82.16.048, 82.16.049, 82.16.050, 82.16.053, 82.16.055, 82.16.060, 82.16.080, 82.16.090, and 82.16.046; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6712 by Senators Morton, Hewitt, Hochstatter, Parlette, Honeyford and Roach
AN ACT Relating to livestock damage; and adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.
SB 6713 by Senators Jacobsen and Prentice
AN ACT Relating to voluntary payroll deductions; amending RCW 42.17.680; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6714 by Senators Jacobsen and Prentice
AN ACT Relating to voluntary payroll deductions; amending RCW 41.04.230; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6715 by Senators T. Sheldon, Parlette, Winsley, Honeyford and Carlson
AN ACT Relating to establishing a long-term care quality fund; adding a new section to chapter 74.39A RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6716 by Senators Parlette and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to federal waiver requests affecting the medical assistance program; and adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6717 by Senators Fraser and Morton
AN ACT Relating to clarifying amendatory language of chapter 237, Laws of 2001; amending RCW 90.82.040, 90.82.085, and 90.03.380; and adding a new section to chapter 90.82 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 6718 by Senators Fraser, Finkbeiner, Regala, Keiser, Jacobsen, Poulsen and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to state government as a leader in clean energy consumption; amending RCW 43.21F.015 and 43.21F.045; adding new sections to chapter 43.21F RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Costa, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 29, 2002.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate