FIFTEENTH DAY
NOON SESSION
Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, January 22, 2007
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MOTION
There being no objection, the Senate advanced to the first order of business.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
January 18, 2007
SB 5029 Prime Sponsor, Hobbs: Revising veterans' scoring criteria in examinations. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Benton, Kline, Pridemore, Roach and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 18, 2007
SB 5030 Prime Sponsor, Hobbs: Addressing veterans' benefits. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Benton, Kline, Pridemore, Roach and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 18, 2007
SB 5032 Prime Sponsor, Pridemore: Concerning the Vancouver national historic reserve. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5032 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Benton, Kline, Pridemore, Roach and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 19, 2007
SB 5034 Prime Sponsor, Regala: Phasing out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Reported by Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5034 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Poulsen, Chair; Fraser, Marr, Oemig, Pridemore and Regala
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Delvin, Holmquist, Honeyford and Morton
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 18, 2007
SB 5058 Prime Sponsor, Marr: Establishing the eastern Washington state veterans' cemetery. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Benton, Kline, Pridemore, Roach and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
January 18, 2007
SB 5080 Prime Sponsor, Marr: Extending waste tire removal fees and the disposition of the fees. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5080 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Marr, Vice Chair; Benton, Berkey, Eide, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Kilmer, Pflug, Sheldon, Spanel and Swecker
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Murray, Vice Chair; Clements, Delvin and Holmquist
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 18, 2007
SB 5085 Prime Sponsor, Haugen: Providing that transportation accounts receive one hundred percent of their proportionate share of earnings. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5085 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Marr, Vice Chair; Murray, Vice Chair; Benton, Berkey, Clements, Delvin, Eide, Holmquist, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Kilmer, Pflug, Sheldon, Spanel and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
January 18, 2007
SB 5089 Prime Sponsor, Regala: Conforming Washington's tax structure to the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5089 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Pridemore, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Brandland, Carrell, Fairley, Hatfield, Hewitt, Hobbs, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Oemig, Parlette, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Tom and Zarelli
MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senators Honeyford and Roach
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 19, 2007
SB 5158 Prime Sponsor, Jacobsen: Imposing a tax on the production of oil and gas. Reported by Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications
MAJORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senators Poulsen, Chair; Fraser, Holmquist, Honeyford, Marr, Morton, Oemig, Pridemore and Regala
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
January 19, 2007
SB 5247 Prime Sponsor, Spanel: Modifying provisions relating to superior court judicial positions. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Tom, Vice Chair; Carrell, Hargrove and Weinstein
MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senator Roach
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 19, 2007
SB 5351 Prime Sponsor, Kline: Changing travel reimbursement provisions affecting judges of the court of appeals. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Tom, Vice Chair; Carrell, Hargrove and Weinstein
MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senator Roach
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
January 18, 2007
SB 5380 Prime Sponsor, Prentice: Authorizing the governor to enter into a cigarette tax contract with the Spokane Tribe. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Pridemore, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Brandland, Carrell, Fairley, Hatfield, Hewitt, Hobbs, Honeyford, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Oemig, Parlette, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Tom and Zarelli
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Eide, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 5351 which was referred to the Committee on Ways & Means.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the third order of business.
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
MOTION
December 16, 2004
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following appointment, subject to your confirmation.
WILLIAM H. CHAPMAN, appointed December 15, 2004, for the term ending December 31, 2007, as Member of the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
September 18, 2003
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.
BILL RUCKELSHAUS, reappointed September 18, 2003, for the term ending July 15, 2007, as a Chair of the Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
January 9, 2006
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.
STEPHEN THARINGER, reappointed January 9, 2006, for the term ending July 15, 2009, as Member of the Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
Sincerely,
CHRISTINE O. GREGOIRE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, all appointees listed on the Gubernatorial Appointments report were referred to the committees as designated.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5477 by Senators Kastama, Keiser, Franklin, McAuliffe and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to manufactured/mobile home community registrations and dispute resolution; amending RCW 59.22.050 and 59.22.070; adding a new section to chapter 34.12 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 59 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection & Housing.
SB 5478 by Senators Kastama, Rasmussen and Shin
AN ACT Relating to increasing local economic competitiveness; amending RCW 53.04.023; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.
SB 5479 by Senators Clements, Holmquist, Rasmussen, Eide, Oemig and Benton
AN ACT Relating to classified staff to student ratios; amending RCW 28A.150.260; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5480 by Senators Keiser, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to a voluntary adult family home certification program; and adding a new section to chapter 70.128 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5481 by Senators Oemig, Delvin, Rockefeller, Fraser and Regala
AN ACT Relating to including water conservation in energy conservation provisions; and amending RCW 39.35A.010, 39.35A.020, 39.35A.030, and 39.35C.010.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications.
SB 5482 by Senators Brown and McCaslin
AN ACT Relating to reasonable attorneys' fees for dishonored checks; and amending RCW 62A.3-515.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5483 by Senators Kauffman, Holmquist, Haugen, Clements, Rasmussen and Shin
AN ACT Relating to retaining the distribution of city hardship assistance program funds to cities and towns for street maintenance; amending RCW 47.26.080 and 47.26.164; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.68.110.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5484 by Senators Jacobsen, Kline, Murray and Poulsen
AN ACT Relating to allowing dogs in bars; and adding a new section to chapter 66.24 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 5485 by Senators Sheldon and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to veterinary technicians; amending RCW 18.92.015, 18.92.021, 18.92.030, 18.92.013, 18.92.140, and 18.92.145; and adding a new section to chapter 18.92 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 5486 by Senators Shin, Pflug, Zarelli, Berkey, Morton, Kilmer, Schoesler, Hatfield, Swecker, Delvin, Brandland, Sheldon, Jacobsen, Benton, Parlette and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to tax credits for employers employing student employees enrolled in qualified technical programs at Washington institutions of higher education; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5487 by Senators Schoesler, Rasmussen, Honeyford, Holmquist, Stevens, Pflug, Brandland, Clements, Roach, Sheldon, Morton, Jacobsen, Delvin, Benton and Parlette
AN ACT Relating to increasing the amount of the applicable exclusion for the estate tax; and amending RCW 83.100.020 and 83.100.050.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5488 by Senators Poulsen, Jacobsen, Benton, Kohl-Welles and Spanel
AN ACT Relating to orca recovery; adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
SB 5489 by Senators Rockefeller and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to alternative public works; amending RCW 39.10.010, 39.10.020, 39.10.800, 39.10.810, 39.10.080, 39.10.070, 39.10.130, 39.10.120, 60.28.011, and 70.150.070; reenacting and amending RCW 39.10.051 and 39.10.061; adding new sections to chapter 43.131 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 39.10 RCW; recodifying RCW 39.10.010, 39.10.020, 39.10.800, 39.10.810, 39.10.051, 39.10.080, 39.10.070, 39.10.061, 39.10.130, 39.10.100, 39.10.090, 39.10.120, 39.10.900, and 39.10.901; repealing RCW 39.10.902, 39.10.030, 39.10.040, 39.10.063, 39.10.065, 39.10.067, 39.10.068, 39.10.115, and 39.10.117; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to adult family home advisory committees; and amending RCW 70.128.225.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5491 by Senators Franklin, Clements and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the regulation of the plumbing profession; and amending RCW 18.106.010, 18.106.020, 18.106.150, 18.106.180, 18.106.250, and 18.106.320.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 5492 by Senators Clements, Holmquist and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to notification to employers of workers' applications for compensation under Title 51 RCW; and amending RCW 51.28.020.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 5493 by Senators Hargrove, Zarelli, Hatfield, Morton, Sheldon, Rasmussen, Kilmer, McAuliffe, Poulsen, Murray, Clements, Rockefeller, Swecker, Regala, Jacobsen and Shin
AN ACT Relating to the excise taxation of forest products businesses; amending RCW 76.09.405, 82.04.261, 82.04.333, and 82.32.630; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.260; adding a new section to chapter 82.45 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5494 by Senators Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Marr, Fairley, Rockefeller, Pridemore, Hatfield, Murray, Spanel, Rasmussen and Shin
AN ACT Relating to insurance coverage for colorectal cancer early detection; adding a new section to chapter 48.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.46 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5495 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Shin, Kilmer, Clements, Benton, Franklin, McAuliffe and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to academic employee salary increments for community and technical colleges; adding new sections to chapter 28B.50 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5496 by Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Clements, Kauffman, Shin, Delvin and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to creating a tax credit against the business and occupation tax for persons who make contributions to the economic development strategic reserve account; amending RCW 43.330.250; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.
SB 5497 by Senators McAuliffe, Holmquist, Rasmussen, Oemig, Pridemore, Zarelli, Weinstein, Eide, Hobbs, Keiser, Fraser, Hewitt, Tom, Kauffman, Clements, Hargrove, Kilmer, Franklin, Kohl-Welles and Shin
AN ACT Relating to dropout prevention, intervention, and retrieval; adding new sections to chapter 28A.175 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5498 by Senators Regala, Clements, Morton, Brandland, Pridemore, Delvin, Prentice, Hatfield and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to revising voter-approved funding sources for local taxing districts; and amending RCW 82.14.450 and 84.55.050.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5499 by Senators Eide, Schoesler, Kauffman, Swecker, Hatfield, Kilmer, Murray, Haugen, McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Shin
AN ACT Relating to Washington state patrol survivor benefits; amending RCW 43.43.285 and 41.05.011; and amending 2006 c 345 s 2 (uncodified).
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5500 by Senators Prentice, Swecker and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to removing essential government services as a condition to exempt from taxation property belonging to any federally recognized Indian tribe located in the state; and amending RCW 84.36.010.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5501 by Senators McAuliffe, Tom, Marr, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Hobbs, Oemig, Weinstein, Kauffman, Rasmussen, Shin, Kilmer and Poulsen
AN ACT Relating to implementing Washington learns; amending RCW 43.215.020, 43.215.070, 28A.150.210, 28A.505.210, 28A.310.350, 28A.660.005, 28A.660.050, 28B.102.080, 28B.15.820, 28B.92.080, 28B.76.050, 28B.76.090, and 28B.76.210; reenacting and amending RCW 43.79A.040; adding new sections to chapter 43.215 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.150 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.630 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.415 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.405 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.660 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28B.50 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28B.15 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.41 RCW; adding new chapters to Title 28B RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 28B.76.100; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5502 by Senators Benton, Eide, Holmquist, Weinstein, Roach, Tom, Rasmussen, Swecker, Franklin, Zarelli, McCaslin and Hewitt
AN ACT Relating to most serious offenses; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5503 by Senators Marr, Keiser, Brown, Brandland, Fairley, Schoesler, Berkey, Shin, Delvin, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to athletic trainers; amending RCW 18.130.040; and adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 5504 by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Marr and Carrell
AN ACT Relating to the uniform sanctioning of health care professionals; amending RCW 18.130.050; reenacting and amending RCW 18.130.160; and adding a new section to chapter 18.130 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5505 by Senators Fairley, Kilmer, Prentice, McCaslin, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to establishing the statewide CBRNE response program; amending RCW 43.43.938; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5506 by Senators Stevens and Shin
AN ACT Relating to creating the department of family and children's services; amending RCW 43.17.010, 43.17.020, 42.17.2401, 26.44.020, 13.34.025, 13.34.050, 13.70.010, and 74.13.640; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating new sections; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 5507 by Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Pridemore and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to Washington's vesting laws; amending RCW 58.17.033, 19.27.095, 36.70A.302, and 80.50.100; adding a new section to chapter 36.70B RCW; and repealing RCW 36.70B.170, 36.70B.180, 36.70B.190, 36.70B.200, and 36.70B.210.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5508 by Senators Kilmer, Zarelli, Hatfield, Schoesler, Holmquist, Kastama, Tom, Sheldon, Shin and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to economic development project permitting; amending RCW 43.155.070, 43.160.060, 39.102.040, 43.160.230, and 43.42.010; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.
SB 5509 by Senators Kastama, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Parlette, Carrell, Regala and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to disciplinary actions for health care providers regulated under chapter 18.130 RCW; amending RCW 18.130.080, 18.130.180, and 18.130.020; adding new sections to chapter 18.130 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5510 by Senators Kastama, Oemig and Kline
AN ACT Relating to public financing of campaigns; amending RCW 42.17.390, 42.17.020, 42.17.095, 42.52.180, 42.17.128, and 42.17.130; adding new sections to chapter 42.17 RCW; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5511 by Senators Sheldon, Kastama, Clements, Rasmussen and Shin
AN ACT Relating to requiring state agencies to allow volunteer firefighters to respond when called to duty; and adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5512 by Senators Kilmer, Regala, Hobbs, Eide, Pridemore and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to financing for hospital benefit zones; amending RCW 39.100.010, 39.100.020, 39.100.030, 39.100.040, 39.100.050, 82.14.465, 82.14.470, and 82.32.700; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5513 by Senators Kilmer, Holmquist, Hobbs, Marr, Oemig, Hatfield, McAuliffe and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to establishing a state government efficiency hotline; and adding a new section to chapter 43.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.
SJM 8003 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Kline, Pridemore, Shin, Oemig, Prentice, Poulsen, Regala, Spanel and Jacobsen
Calling for no escalation in Iraq.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SJR 8216 by Senators Benton, Holmquist, Stevens and Roach
Providing a constitutional amendment to limit growth of assessed valuation of real property.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 5478 which was referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management and Senate Bill No. 5493 which was referred to the Committee on Ways & Means.
MOTION
At 12:04 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 23, 2007.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate