NINTH DAY

 

NOON SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, January 20, 2009

 

      The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by the Vice President Pro Tempore. 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 19, 2009

SB 5030             Prime Sponsor, Senator Kilmer: Concerning militia records, property, command, and administration. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5030 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; McDermott; Pridemore and Swecker.

 

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Oemig, Vice Chair.

 

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

January 19, 2009

SB 5031             Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Concerning rental or lease of armories. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; McDermott; Pridemore and Swecker.

 

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

January 19, 2009

SB 5034             Prime Sponsor, Senator Shin: Adjusting veterans' scoring criteria. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Roach; McDermott; Pridemore and Swecker.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

January 19, 2009

SB 5036             Prime Sponsor, Senator Kilmer: Concerning veterans' relief. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5036 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Roach; McDermott; Pridemore and Swecker.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

January 19, 2009

SB 5040             Prime Sponsor, Senator Delvin: Clarifying and prescribing penalties for gambling under the age of eighteen. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

 

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5040 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Keiser, Vice Chair; Holmquist; Franklin; Honeyford; King and Kline.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

January 19, 2009

SB 5053             Prime Sponsor, Senator Hobbs: Creating the Washington state flag account. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Roach; McDermott; Pridemore and Swecker.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Eide, all measures listed on the Standing Committee 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 5291             by Senator Hargrove

 

AN ACT Relating to the release and supervision of offenders based on risk assessments; amending RCW 9.94A.501, and 9.94A.728; amending 2008 c 231 s 6 (uncodified); repealing 2008 c 231 s 60 (uncodified); and providing an effective date.

 

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

 

SB 5292             by Senators Kline, Hargrove, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Regala and McDermott

 

AN ACT Relating to persistent offenders; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030; adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

 

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5293             by Senators Kline, Rockefeller, King, Holmquist, Delvin, Oemig, Hatfield and Shin

 

AN ACT Relating to in camera reviews of denials of public records requests; and amending RCW 42.56.520.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5294             by Senators Kline, Oemig and Hatfield

 

AN ACT Relating to implementing the nonunanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee; amending RCW 42.56.250 and 42.56.330; and adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5295             by Senators Kline, Oemig, Rockefeller, Holmquist, King, Hatfield and Hobbs

 

AN ACT Relating to the unanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee; amending RCW 70.05.170, 42.56.380, 42.56.360, 41.04.362, 28C.18.020, 79A.25.150, 42.56.330, and 42.56.250; adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW; and repealing RCW 41.04.364.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5296             by Senators Delvin and Hewitt

 

AN ACT Relating to the authority of towns, cities, and counties to form public facilities districts for recreational facilities when one or more of the towns, cities, or counties have previously formed public facility districts; amending RCW 35.57.010 and 82.14.048; and reenacting and amending RCW 35.57.020.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5297             by Senators Kline and Delvin

 

AN ACT Relating to the procedure for filing a declaration of completion of probate; and amending RCW 11.68.110.

 

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5298             by Senators Regala and Kline

 


AN ACT Relating to removing the penalty language from natural resource civil infractions; and amending RCW 7.84.030.

 

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5299             by Senators Hatfield, Delvin, Holmquist, Marr, Morton, Schoesler, Ranker, Sheldon, Murray and Shin

 

AN ACT Relating to water resource management on the mainstem of the Columbia and lower Snake rivers; amending RCW 90.90.005, 90.03.380, and 90.90.030; reenacting and amending RCW 90.14.140; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

 

SB 5300             by Senators Kauffman, Fraser and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to allowing capital appropriations for the housing trust fund to be used for project application, review, selection, contracting, and project development; amending RCW 43.185.050; and reenacting and amending RCW 43.185A.030.

 

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

 

SB 5301             by Senators Hargrove and Parlette

 

AN ACT Relating to permissible uses of moneys collected under the sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment services or therapeutic courts; amending RCW 82.14.460; and providing an expiration date.

 

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

 

SB 5302             by Senators Kilmer, Schoesler, Hobbs, Fraser, Holmquist and Roach

 

AN ACT Relating to granting half-time service credit for half-time educational employment prior to January 1, 1987, in plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system; adding a new section to chapter 41.35 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5303             by Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Holmquist, Kilmer, Fraser and Roach

 

AN ACT Relating to the transfer of public employees' retirement system plan 2 members to the school employees' retirement system plan 2; and amending RCW 41.40.750.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5304             by Senators Schoesler and Fraser

 

AN ACT Relating to lowering the general salary increase assumption from 4.5 percent to 4.25 percent for the actuarial funding of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, the public safety employees' retirement system, and the Washington state patrol retirement system; amending RCW 41.45.035; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5305             by Senators Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist and Parlette

 

AN ACT Relating to repealing certain obsolete state retirement system statutes; and repealing RCW 41.32.360 and 41.32.366.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5306             by Senators Schoesler and Fraser

 

AN ACT Relating to a study of disability benefit options for members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, the teachers' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, and the school employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3; and creating a new section.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5307             by Senators Hobbs, Fraser, Holmquist and Schoesler

 

AN ACT Relating to plan membership default provisions in the public employees' retirement system; and amending RCW 41.40.785.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5308             by Senators Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist, Becker, McAuliffe, Shin and Kilmer

 

AN ACT Relating to higher education employees' annuities and retirement income plans; and amending RCW 28B.10.400.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5309             by Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Murray and Holmquist

 

AN ACT Relating to allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit; and adding a new section to chapter 41.26 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5310             by Senators Schoesler, Hobbs, Holmquist and Fraser

 

AN ACT Relating to the state actuary's recommendations for assumptions used in the actuarial funding of the state retirement systems; and amending RCW 41.45.030 and 41.45.090.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5311             by Senators Fraser, Delvin, Shin, Parlette and Roach

 

AN ACT Relating to benefits for the survivors of certain firefighters; amending RCW 41.18.080 and 41.18.100; and adding a new section to chapter 41.18 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.


 

SB 5312             by Senators Delvin, Schoesler, Fraser and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to increasing the duty-related death benefit for public employees; amending RCW 41.04.017, 41.24.160, 41.26.048, 41.32.053, 41.35.115, 41.37.110, 41.40.0931, and 41.40.0932; reenacting and amending RCW 43.43.285; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5313             by Senators Becker, Hobbs, Schoesler, Morton, Holmquist, Murray, Fraser, Shin and Kilmer

 

AN ACT Relating to interruptive military service credit within plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system, plans 2 and 3 of the teachers' retirement system, plan 2 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, plan 2 of the Washington state patrol retirement system, and the public safety employees' retirement system; and amending RCW 41.40.710, 41.40.805, 41.37.260, 41.35.470, 41.35.650, 41.32.810, 41.32.865, 41.26.520, and 43.43.260.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5314             by Senators Carrell, Hobbs, Schoesler, Murray, Morton, Fraser, Holmquist, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Kilmer

 

AN ACT Relating to the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war; and amending RCW 41.26.160, 41.26.510, 43.43.270, 43.43.295, 41.32.520, 41.32.805, 41.32.895, 41.35.460, 41.35.710, 41.37.250, 41.40.270, 41.40.700, and 41.40.835.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5315             by Senators Schoesler, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford and Fraser

 

AN ACT Relating to extending the survivor annuity option for preretirement death in plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system to members who die after leaving active service; and amending RCW 41.40.270.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5316             by Senators Jarrett, Kilmer, Delvin, Kastama, Jacobsen, Shin and Pflug

 

AN ACT Relating to changing the timeline for the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education; and amending RCW 28C.18.080.

 

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

 

SB 5317             by Senators Shin, Kilmer, Jarrett, Delvin, Kastama and Jacobsen

 

AN ACT Relating to clarifying terms for workforce and economic development; amending RCW 28B.50.030, 28B.50.273, 50.22.130, 50.22.150, 51.32.099, and 74.08A.250; and providing an expiration date.

 

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

 

SB 5318             by Senators Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Jarrett and Franklin

 

AN ACT Relating to adding additional appropriate locations for the transfer of newborn children; amending RCW 13.34.360; and creating a new section.

 

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

 

SB 5319             by Senator Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to providing economic stimulus through the unemployment insurance program; amending RCW 50.20.120, 50.29.021, 50.29.025, 50.22.150, 50.60.020, 50.60.030, 50.60.060, 50.60.070, 50.60.090, and 50.60.100; adding a new section to chapter 50.22 RCW; providing effective dates; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

 

SB 5320             by Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles and Shin

 

AN ACT Relating to modifying the name of and titles within the acupuncture profession; amending RCW 18.06.010, 18.06.020, 18.06.045, 18.06.050, 18.06.080, 18.06.120, 18.06.130, 18.06.140, 18.06.190, 4.24.240, 4.24.290, 7.70.020, 18.120.020, 18.130.040, and 43.70.110; adding a new section to chapter 18.06 RCW; and creating new sections.

 

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

 

SB 5321             by Senators Prentice, Kline, Pflug, Berkey, Shin, Hobbs, McAuliffe, Tom, Keiser, Jarrett and Kauffman

 

AN ACT Relating to extending a local sales and use tax that is credited against the state sales and use tax; amending RCW 82.14.415; and providing an effective date.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5322             by Senator Fairley

 

AN ACT Relating to civil service commissions for sheriffs' offices; and amending RCW 41.14.020 and 41.14.030.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5323             by Senators Fairley, McDermott and Haugen

 

AN ACT Relating to substitution of growth management hearings board members in the case of vacancy, disqualification, illness, or injury; and amending RCW 36.70A.260 and 36.70A.270.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5324             by Senators Delvin, Prentice and Holmquist

 

AN ACT Relating to providing the gambling commission with authority to determine locations where amusement games may be conducted; and amending RCW 9.46.0331.


 

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

 

SB 5325             by Senators Hargrove, Regala and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to creating an evidence-based community custody system for adult felons; and creating new sections.

 

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

 

SB 5326             by Senator Regala

 

AN ACT Relating to juvenile sex and kidnapping offender registration; and amending RCW 9A.44.140 and 9A.44.145.

 

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

 

SB 5327             by Senators Oemig, Swecker, Regala, McDermott and McAuliffe

 

AN ACT Relating to technical corrections to election provisions; amending RCW 28A.343.300 and 35.02.086; adding a new section to chapter 29A.20 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5328             by Senators Fairley, Swecker, Pridemore, Fraser, Regala, Shin and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to naming public spaces in the Washington state heritage center; and amending RCW 43.34.090.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5329             by Senators Pridemore, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Murray, Hatfield, Kline, Fairley, McDermott and Haugen

 

AN ACT Relating to providing assistance to spay and neuter certain animals; amending RCW 15.53.9018, 15.53.9044, and 18.92.260; adding a new chapter to Title 16 RCW; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

 

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

 

SB 5330             by Senators Haugen, Pridemore, Kauffman and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to the construction of a state boundary bridge; and amending RCW 47.56.042.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5331             by Senators Kauffman and Swecker

 

AN ACT Relating to speed limits on nonlimited access state highways within tribal reservation boundaries; and adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5332             by Senators Haugen, Swecker and Delvin

 

AN ACT Relating to the administration of the Washington state patrol retirement system; amending RCW 41.04.278 and 43.43.120; reenacting and amending RCW 44.44.040; and adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5333             by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Delvin and Parlette

 

AN ACT Relating to a Washington state patrol retirement system deferred option plan; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5334             by Senator Jacobsen

 

AN ACT Relating to state and municipal borrowing; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.

 

SB 5335             by Senator Jacobsen

 

AN ACT Relating to vehicles overtaking and passing pedestrians or bicycles; and amending RCW 46.61.100 and 46.61.110.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5336             by Senators Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to allowing dogs in designated outdoor areas of bars and coffee shops; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

 

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

 

SB 5337             by Senators Jacobsen and Shin

 

AN ACT Relating to animal emergency operations; adding a new section to chapter 38.52 RCW; and creating a new section.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5338             by Senators Jacobsen and Shin

 

AN ACT Relating to food from cloned animals; and adding a new section to chapter 15.04 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

 

SB 5339             by Senators Kilmer, Swecker, Oemig, Morton and Haugen

 

AN ACT Relating to studying the feasibility of creating a board with public records act and open public meetings act responsibilities; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.


 

SB 5340             by Senators Prentice, Regala, Pflug, Shin and Parlette

 

AN ACT Relating to internet and mail order sales of certain tobacco products; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; repealing RCW 70.155.105; and prescribing penalties.

 

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

 

SB 5341             by Senators Kastama and Shin

 

AN ACT Relating to requiring an annual survey by claimants of the tax credit for eligible business projects in rural counties; amending RCW 82.62.080; and adding a new section to chapter 82.62 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation.

 

SB 5342             by Senators Kastama, Shin and Berkey

 

AN ACT Relating to the designation of residential time in parenting plans; and amending RCW 26.09.187.

 

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

 

SB 5343             by Senators Regala, Carrell and Kline

 

AN ACT Relating to exempting certified public accountants from the restrictions on marketing estate distribution documents for certain purposes; and amending RCW 19.295.005, 19.295.010, and 19.295.020.

 

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5344             by Senators Ranker, Swecker, Rockefeller, Marr, Hargrove, Pridemore, Fraser, Shin, McDermott and Kilmer

 

AN ACT Relating to providing an emergency response system for the Strait of Juan de Fuca; amending RCW 88.46.130, 88.46.068, and 88.46.010; and adding a new section to chapter 88.46 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

 

SB 5345             by Senators Holmquist, Honeyford, Parlette, King, Becker, McCaslin, Hewitt, Morton, Stevens and Schoesler

 

AN ACT Relating to renewable energy; and amending RCW 19.285.030 and 19.285.040.

 

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

 

SB 5346             by Senators Keiser, Franklin, Marr, Parlette, Murray and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to establishing streamlined and uniform administrative procedures for payors and providers of health care services; amending RCW 70.47.130; adding a new section to chapter 70.14 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.122 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 48 RCW; and creating a new section.

 

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

 

SB 5347             by Senators Keiser, Franklin, Pridemore, Murray and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to hospital charity care; amending RCW 70.41.400, 70.170.020, 70.170.060, 19.16.500, 84.36.040, and 70.170.070; and adding a new section to chapter 70.170 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

 

SB 5348             by Senators Swecker, Haugen, Jacobsen, Parlette, Rockefeller and Shin

 

AN ACT Relating to removing references to mitigation banking project eligibility for moneys in the habitat conservation account and the riparian protection account; and amending RCW 79A.15.060 and 79A.15.120.

 

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.

 

SB 5349             by Senators Haugen and Brandland

 

AN ACT Relating to admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems; and amending RCW 46.61.687 and 46.61.688.

 

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5350             by Senators Haugen, Ranker and Hatfield

 

AN ACT Relating to special permits for poultry slaughter, preparation, and sale; and amending RCW 69.07.103.

 

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

 

SB 5351             by Senators Haugen and Marr

 

AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; amending 2008 c 121 ss 103, 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 302, 303, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, and 605 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2007 c 518 (uncodified); repealing 2007 c 518 s 603 (uncodified); making appropriations and authorizing capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5352             by Senators Haugen and Marr

 

AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; amending RCW 46.68.170, 47.12.244, 46.16.685, and 70.95.521; creating new sections; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5353             by Senator Haugen

 

AN ACT Relating to the annexation procedures of public transportation benefit area authorities; and amending RCW 36.57A.140.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.


 

SB 5354             by Senators Haugen and Ranker

 

AN ACT Relating to public hospital capital facility areas; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and creating a new section.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5355             by Senator Haugen

 

AN ACT Relating to initial levy rates for rural county library districts; and amending RCW 27.12.040 and 27.12.050.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5356             by Senators Haugen and Jacobsen

 

AN ACT Relating to direct retail endorsements issued by the department of fish and wildlife; and amending RCW 77.65.510.

 

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.

 

SB 5357             by Senator Haugen

 

AN ACT Relating to certain sales tax sourcing provisions within the streamlined sales and use tax agreement; amending RCW 82.32.730, 82.14.490, and 82.14.390; adding new sections to chapter 82.32 RCW; repealing RCW 82.14.495 and 82.14.500; and providing an effective date.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5358             by Senators Hobbs, Hewitt, Marr, King, Fairley, Zarelli and Benton

 

AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax exemptions in respect to aircraft used in intrastate commuter operations; and amending RCW 82.08.0262 and 82.12.0254.

 

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

SB 5359             by Senators Oemig, Pridemore, Kline and McDermott

 

AN ACT Relating to identifying marks on ballots; and amending RCW 29A.36.111 and 29A.60.040.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

 

SB 5360             by Senators Keiser, Brandland, Franklin, Murray, Brown, Ranker, Fraser, Parlette and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to community health care collaborative grants; amending RCW 41.05.220; adding new sections to chapter 41.05 RCW; and creating a new section.

 

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

 

SB 5361             by Senators McDermott, Swecker, Pridemore, Oemig, Marr, Jarrett, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Kline, Murray, Kastama, McCaslin, Shin, Haugen and Kilmer

 

AN ACT Relating to feeding hungry children through school breakfast and lunch programs and summer food service programs; amending RCW 28A.235.150 and 28A.235.155; and creating new sections.

 

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

 

SB 5362             by Senators Parlette, Hewitt, Schoesler, Swecker, Hargrove, Stevens, King, Delvin and Morton

 

AN ACT Relating to the minimum hourly wage; and amending RCW 49.46.020.

 

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

 

SJM 8003           by Senators Pflug, Keiser and Parlette

 

Requesting that Congress issue a date at which health information technology must comply with a uniform national standard of interoperability.

 

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

 

SCR 8404          by Senators Kilmer, Jarrett, Hewitt, Delvin, Jacobsen, Shin and Pflug

 

Providing for the 2008-2018 state comprehensive plan for workforce training.

 

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

 

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. 5341 which was referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation.

 

MOTION

 

      At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2009.

 

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

 

THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate