MORNING SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Friday, January 21, 2011

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 with the exception of Senators Baumgartner, Benton, Eide, Ranker, Roach, Sheldon and Zarelli.

The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard consisting of Pages Gentry May Turk and McKall Helen Turk, presented the Colors. Senator Morton offered the prayer.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, 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 20, 2011

SB 5029 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Concerning beer and wine tasting at farmers markets. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5029 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Holmquist Newbry; King; Hewitt; Keiser and Kline.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2011

SB 5035 Prime Sponsor, Senator Shin: Requiring landlords to provide tenants with written receipts upon request under the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hobbs, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Benton; Fain; Haugen; Keiser and Litzow.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 20, 2011

SB 5045 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Making technical corrections to gender-based terms. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Holmquist Newbry; King; Hewitt; Keiser and Kline.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 20, 2011

SB 5064 Prime Sponsor, Senator Nelson: Changing membership provisions relating to the Washington citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials. Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Chase and Nelson.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Benton and Roach.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2011

SB 5075 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fain: Changing the expiration dates of the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account and its revenue source. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hobbs, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Benton; Fain; Haugen; Keiser and Litzow.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2011

SB 5076 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hobbs: Addressing the subpoena authority of the department of financial institutions. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hobbs, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Benton; Fain; Haugen; Keiser and Litzow.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 20, 2011

SB 5091 Prime Sponsor, Senator Keiser: Delaying the implementation of the family leave insurance program. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5091 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Keiser and Kline.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Holmquist Newbry; King and Hewitt.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2011

SB 5120 Prime Sponsor, Senator Keiser: Regulating insurance rates. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Hobbs, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Benton; Fain; Haugen; Keiser and Litzow.

Passed to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

January 19, 2011

SB 5213 Prime Sponsor, Senator Litzow: Addressing insurance statutes, generally. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hobbs, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Benton; Fain; Haugen; Keiser and Litzow.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 5344 by Senators Kastama, Chase, Sheldon, Hobbs, Conway, Keiser and Shin

AN ACT Relating to an assessment of the department of transportation's management, accountability, and performance system; and adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 5345 by Senators Swecker, Honeyford, Ericksen and Hewitt

AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining; amending RCW 41.80.020; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5346 by Senators Swecker and Benton

AN ACT Relating to education vouchers; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.150 RCW.

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

SB 5347 by Senators Swecker, Honeyford and Hewitt

AN ACT Relating to protecting the right to work; amending RCW 28B.52.020, 28B.52.025, 28B.52.045, 41.56.113, 41.56.122, 41.59.060, 41.59.140, 41.76.045, 41.80.050, 41.80.100, 47.64.130, 49.66.010, and 49.66.050; adding new sections to chapter 49.36 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 41.56.100 and 47.64.160; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5348 by Senators Nelson and Delvin

AN ACT Relating to the taxation of prepaid wireless telecommunications service; amending RCW 82.14B.030; reenacting and amending RCW 82.14B.020; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 5349 by Senators Honeyford, Swecker, Morton and Hewitt

AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining under state law; amending RCW 41.06.022, 41.06.170, 41.06.340, and 41.56.465; reenacting and amending RCW 41.06.133; creating new sections; repealing RCW 41.80.001, 41.80.002, 41.80.005, 41.80.010, 41.80.020, 41.80.030, 41.80.040, 41.80.050, 41.80.060, 41.80.070, 41.80.080, 41.80.090, 41.80.100, 41.80.110, 41.80.120, 41.80.130, 41.80.140, 41.80.900, 41.80.901, 41.80.902, 41.80.903, 41.80.904, 41.80.905, 41.80.907, 41.80.908, 41.80.909, 41.80.910, 47.64.005, 47.64.006, 47.64.011, 47.64.090, 47.64.120, 47.64.130, 47.64.140, 47.64.150, 47.64.160, 47.64.170, 47.64.175, 47.64.200, 47.64.210, 47.64.230, 47.64.250, 47.64.260, 47.64.270, 47.64.280, 47.64.290, 47.64.300, 47.64.310, 47.64.320, 47.64.330, 47.64.900, 47.64.910, 41.56.021, 41.56.026, 41.56.027, 41.56.028, 41.56.029, 41.56.113, 41.56.203, 41.56.205, 41.56.473, 41.56.475, 41.56.510, 74.39A.270, 74.39A.300, and 74.39A.310; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5350 by Senators Honeyford, Morton, Swecker, Delvin and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to the unlawful dumping of solid waste; and amending RCW 70.95.240.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 5351 by Senators Honeyford, Swecker and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain registered sex offenders from entering school grounds; amending RCW 9A.44.190, 9A.44.193, and 9A.44.196; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515; adding a new section to chapter 9A.44 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5352 by Senators Honeyford, Regala and Swecker

AN ACT Relating to providing eyeglasses for medicaid enrollees; and amending RCW 72.09.100.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5353 by Senators Conway, Delvin, Kilmer and McAuliffe

AN ACT Relating to the benefits of a surviving spouse of a member of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system or Washington state patrol retirement system; and amending RCW 51.32.050.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 5354 by Senators Hargrove, Roach, Kilmer, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe and Conway

AN ACT Relating to presumptions of occupational disease for law enforcement officers and firefighters; amending RCW 51.32.185; adding a new section to chapter 51.32 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5355 by Senators Morton, Swecker and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to special meetings; and amending RCW 42.30.080.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5356 by Senators Morton, Swecker, Ericksen, Schoesler, Delvin, Hatfield and Roach

AN ACT Relating to allowing the use of dogs to hunt cougars; amending RCW 77.15.245; adding a new section to chapter 77.36 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 5357 by Senators Morton and Baumgartner

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the definition of qualifying utility in the energy independence act; and amending RCW 19.285.030.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 5358 by Senators Morton, Swecker, Honeyford and Delvin

AN ACT Relating to the prevailing rate of wage for public building service maintenance contracts; and amending RCW 39.12.020.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5359 by Senators Morton, Swecker, Honeyford and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to contiguous land under current use open space property tax programs; and amending RCW 84.34.020, 84.33.035, 84.33.078, and 82.04.333.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

SB 5360 by Senators Swecker, Pridemore, Zarelli, Hatfield, Benton, Fraser, Haugen, Sheldon, Hobbs, Roach, Prentice, Fain, Shin, Parlette and Hewitt

AN ACT Relating to fiscal relief for cities and counties during periods of economic downturn by delaying or modifying certain regulatory and statutory requirements; amending RCW 35.22.288, 35A.12.160, 36.70A.215, 43.19.648, 43.325.080, 46.68.113, 70.95.110, 82.02.070, 82.02.080, 90.46.015, 90.48.260, 90.58.080, and 90.58.090; reenacting and amending RCW 36.70A.130; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5361 by Senators Chase, Kastama, Shin, Nelson, Prentice and Conway

AN ACT Relating to the obligations of associate development organizations and the department of commerce; and amending RCW 43.330.080.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation.

SB 5362 by Senators Chase, Prentice, White, Nelson, Kastama, Fraser, Shin, Harper, Hatfield, Conway, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to authorizing public utility districts to request voluntary contributions to assist low-income customers with payment of water and sewer bills; and amending RCW 54.52.010.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 5363 by Senators Hobbs, Zarelli, Kline and Shin

AN ACT Relating to a business and occupation tax deduction for certified community development financial institutions; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5364 by Senators Swecker, Pridemore, Fraser, Nelson, Honeyford, Shin and Morton

AN ACT Relating to public water system operating permits; and amending RCW 70.119A.110.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 5365 by Senators Nelson and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to the purchase of retirement pension coverage by certain volunteer firefighters and reserve officers; and adding a new section to chapter 41.24 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 5366 by Senators Delvin, Hewitt and Stevens

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the use of four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles on public roadways under certain conditions; adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 5367 by Senators Kastama, Chase, Holmquist Newbry, Shin and Kilmer

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the economic development finance authority to continue issuing bonds; and amending RCW 43.163.130.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation.

SB 5368 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Zarelli, Chase, Nelson, Keiser and Conway

AN ACT Relating to the public employees' collective bargaining act as applied to certain juvenile court services and department of corrections employees; amending RCW 41.80.020; reenacting and amending RCW 41.56.030; and adding new sections to chapter 41.56 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5369 by Senators Regala, Swecker, Fraser, Morton, Ranker, Hargrove and Shin

AN ACT Relating to commercial shellfish enforcement; amending RCW 69.30.010, 69.30.020, 69.30.030, 69.30.050, 69.30.060, 69.30.080, 69.30.085, 69.30.110, and 69.30.140; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 5370 by Senators Keiser and Conway

AN ACT Relating to the adverse health events and incident reporting system; amending RCW 70.56.020 and 18.130.080; reenacting and amending RCW 70.56.030; and adding a new section to chapter 70.56 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5371 by Senators Keiser and Conway

AN ACT Relating to guaranteed issue health insurance for persons under age nineteen; amending RCW 48.43.012 and 48.41.100; reenacting and amending RCW 48.43.005 and 48.41.110; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5372 by Senators Prentice, Honeyford, Fraser, Delvin, Murray and Shin

AN ACT Relating to the taxation and permitting of vessels in Washington; amending RCW 82.08.0266, 82.08.02665, 82.08.700, 82.12.700, 88.02.570, 88.02.610, 88.02.620, 88.02.640, and 82.49.020; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 82.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 88.02 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 5373 by Senators Chase, Prentice, Shin and Nelson

AN ACT Relating to fire suppression efforts and capabilities on unprotected land outside a fire protection jurisdiction; reenacting and amending RCW 64.06.015 and 64.06.020; adding a new section to chapter 52.12 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5374 by Senators Becker and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to making technical, nonsubstantive changes to department of agriculture-related sections; amending RCW 15.26.120, 15.30.200, 90.64.030, 15.48.280, 15.60.065, 15.60.085, 15.60.095, 15.65.375, 15.66.245, 15.76.115, 16.24.120, 17.21.150, 17.26.020, 15.65.280, 15.66.140, 15.89.070, 15.115.140, 15.65.243, 15.65.510, 15.65.550, 15.66.113, 20.01.205, 15.65.033, 15.66.010, 15.66.017, 15.24.900, 15.28.015, 15.44.015, 15.88.025, 15.89.025, 15.92.010, 15.115.020, 16.67.035, 15.58.030, 17.15.030, 17.21.100, 19.94.015, 20.01.010, 20.01.475, 20.01.510, 20.01.520, and 17.24.210; reenacting and amending RCW 15.65.020; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 15.58.380.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

SB 5375 by Senators Hobbs and Benton

AN ACT Relating to the department of financial institutions' regulation of trust companies; and amending RCW 30.08.025.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5376 by Senators Morton, Swecker, Schoesler, Parlette and Stevens

AN ACT Relating to disposal of lands by natural resource agencies; amending RCW 79.64.030, 79A.05.215, and 77.12.170; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 5377 by Senators Morton, Swecker and Stevens

AN ACT Relating to homeowners' associations; amending RCW 64.38.010 and 64.38.025; adding new sections to chapter 64.38 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5378 by Senators Prentice, Swecker, Hargrove, Stevens and Regala

AN ACT Relating to cause of death information for purposes of the death with dignity act; and amending RCW 70.245.040 and 70.245.180.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5379 by Senators Benton, Hewitt, Stevens and Carrell

AN ACT Relating to identifying and incentivizing taxpayer savings and efficient delivery of government services; adding a new section to chapter 42.52 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 4 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SJR 8209 by Senators Shin and Keiser

Amending the Constitution to allow salary reductions for public officials during an economic crisis.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 5352 which was referred to the Committee on Human Services & Corrections and Senate Bill No. 5359 which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the Senate advanced to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4402, by Representatives Sullivan and Kretz

Establishing cutoff dates.

The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

Senator Rockefeller moved that the following amendment by Senators Brown and Hewitt be adopted:

0)Beginning on page 1, after line 9, strike the remainder of the resolution and insert the following:
"(1) Monday, February 21, 2011, the forty-third day, will be the final day to read in committee reports in the house of origin, with the exception of reports from the Senate Ways and Means, Senate Transportation, and House of Representatives fiscal committees;
      (2) Friday, February 25, 2011, the forty-seventh day, will be the final day to read in Senate Ways and Means, Senate Transportation, and House of Representatives fiscal committee reports in the house of origin;
      (3) Monday, March 7, 2011, the fifty-seventh day, at 5:00 p.m., will be the final time to consider bills in their house of origin;
      (4) Friday, March 25, 2011, the seventy-fifth day, will be the final day to read in committee reports on bills from the opposite house with the exception of reports from the Senate Ways and Means, Senate Transportation, and House of Representatives fiscal committees;
      (5) Friday, April 1, 2011, the eighty-second day, will be the final day to read in Senate Ways and Means, Senate Transportation, and House of Representatives fiscal committee reports on bills from the opposite house; and
      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, the ninety-third day, neither house may consider any bills, memorials, or joint resolutions except initiatives to the legislature and alternatives to such initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to implement budgets, messages pertaining to amendments, matters of differences between the two houses, and matters incident to the interim and to the closing of the business of the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature."

Senator Rockefeller spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senators Brown and Hewitt on page 1, after line 9 to House Concurrent Resolution No. 4402.

The motion by Senator Rockefeller carried and the amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the rules were suspended, Engrossed House Concurrent Resolution No. 4402 as amended by the Senate was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the concurrent resolution was placed on final adoption.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Engrossed House Concurrent Resolution No. 4402 as amended by the Senate.

ENGROSSED HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4402 as amended by the Senate was adopted on third reading by voice vote.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the Senate advanced to the eighth order of business.

MOTION

Senator Rockefeller moved adoption of the following resolution:

SENATE RESOLUTION

8611

By Senators Eide and Schoesler

WHEREAS, The Senate adopted permanent rules for the 2011-2013 biennium under Engrossed Senate Resolution 8604; and

WHEREAS, The notice requirements set forth in Senate Rule 35 have been satisfied; and

WHEREAS, The Senate desires to add one (1) additional member to the Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education, bringing its total membership up to eleven (11) members;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That Rule 41 is amended as follows:

"Rule 41. The president shall appoint all conference, special, joint and standing committees on the part of the senate. The appointment of the conference, special, joint and standing committees shall be confirmed by the senate.

In the event the senate shall refuse to confirm any conference, special, joint or standing committee or committees, such committee or committees shall be elected by the senate.

The following standing committees shall constitute the standing committees of the Senate.

	Standing Committee Total Membership
	1. Agriculture & Rural Economic Development..................... 8
	2. Early Learning & K-12 Education.......................... ((10)) 11
	3. Economic Development, Trade & Innovation.................... 9
	4. Environment, Water & Energy........................................... 9
	5. Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance...................... 7
	6. Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections..... 7
	7. Health & Long-Term Care.................................................. 9
	8. Higher Education & Workforce Development................... 9
	9. Human Services & Corrections.......................................... 7
	10. Judiciary........................................................................... 9
	11. Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection...................... 7
	12. Natural Resources & Marine Waters............................... 7
	13. Rules20 (plus the Lieutenant Governor)
	14. Transportation............................................................... 16
	15. Ways & Means............................................................. 20"

Senator Rockefeller spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8611.

The motion by Senator Rockefeller carried and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.

The President announced the appointment of Senator Rockefeller to the Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller the appointment was confirmed.

MOTION

Senator Schoesler moved adoption of the following resolution:

SENATE RESOLUTION

8600

By Senators Honeyford, Delvin, Fraser, Parlette, Brown, Carrell, Ranker, Hewitt, Schoesler, Pflug, King, Hobbs, Becker, Prentice, Morton, Zarelli, Eide, Litzow, Regala, Chase, White, Keiser, Murray, Haugen, Hargrove, Hatfield, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Kastama, Nelson, Harper, Stevens, Rockefeller, Baumgartner, Tom, Hill, Kilmer, McAuliffe, Swecker, Conway, Ericksen, and Shin

WHEREAS, Senator Bob McCaslin was elected to the Senate in 1980 and in January 1981 he began a 30-year run in the Senate, one of the longest in Washington State's history; and

WHEREAS, Senator McCaslin has endeared himself not only to his faithful constituents and Senate Republican Caucus staff, but to Senators on both sides of the aisle, as they recall how he often lightened the tone with his wit and wisdom during heated Senate floor debates; and

WHEREAS, Senator McCaslin has always displayed equal amounts of compassion and strength with regard to the issues, while keeping in mind, and working toward, the needs and betterment of the 4th Legislative District and the entire State of Washington; and

WHEREAS, Senator McCaslin is a friend to all, confidante of many, and trustworthy advisor to his colleagues; and

WHEREAS, Senator McCaslin served in the United States Navy during World War II, after which he spent 17 years in production management at Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, and for another 17 years owned his own real estate company in the Spokane Valley; and

WHEREAS, Senator McCaslin, during his time in the Senate, has been passionately involved in growth management issues, and currently serves as the Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and as a Member of the Senate Economic Development, Trade and Innovation Committee; and

WHEREAS, Senator McCaslin was a source of constant moral support to his colleagues, a stalwart conscience who would, when a colleague changed positions on a bill, wonder aloud if the colleague were as firm on this new position as on the prior one; and

WHEREAS, Senator McCaslin's institutional knowledge and parliamentary prowess were legendary, and he is credited with establishing a tremendous body of precedent in the form of rulings by the President of the Senate, such as at least one ruling which established that a bill cannot be outside the scope and object of itself; and

WHEREAS, Even when Senator McCaslin did not completely achieve his parliamentary aims on the full floor of the Senate, his tireless crusade to establish a breakfast break for those early Saturday morning sessions, his constant battle to ensure that the President knew he was handsome and wise before he ruled on a particular matter, and his dogged quest to check with the rostrum to make sure the clock measuring the three minute rule was working properly were a source of constant inspiration; and

WHEREAS, He steadfastedly opposed tax increases throughout his illustrious career, but could be overheard from time to time wondering if the state might solve its fiscal problems once and for all by charging fees for floor speeches; and

WHEREAS, On those rare and frustrating times when the Senate's business took the members deep into the dark of night, Senator McCaslin's sage advice as he put on his coat carried great weight with his colleagues, as he wished them all the best on their fruitless endeavors and hoped that they would turn the lights off when they left, as he was making for the elevator; and

WHEREAS, Senator McCaslin, due to health reasons, has made the decision to retire, leaving an indelible mark on Olympia and this great institution; he will be greatly missed by all of us who know and love him;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize and congratulate Senator McCaslin for his thirty years of dedication to the citizens of the State of Washington; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution honoring him be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Washington State Senator Bob McCaslin.

Senators Schoesler, Fraser, Hewitt, Hargrove, Delvin, Kastama, Regala, Parlette, Haugen, King, Brown, Carrell, Kohl-Welles, Becker, Shin, Stevens, Kline and Honeyford spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8600.

The motion by Senator Schoesler carried and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

The President welcomed and introduced members of Senator McCaslin’s family who were seated in the gallery.

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

The President introduced Michael McCliment, Legislative Assistant to Senator McCaslin who was seated in the gallery.

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “The President would make just one comment and that is Senator McCaslin was the only person so far, that the only Senator so far that I know that could affectively tell the President that he was wrong without the President knowing until he got back to his office, avoiding the gavel.”

MOTION

Senator Hargrove moved to add all members to Senate Resolution No. 8600.

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Senator Hargrove, I get confused with the size of the neck and all that. The Senate has made the decision in the past that it is up to the members to come up and sign on to the resolution rather than have it as a motion on the floor.”

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Senator Hargrove: “Well this would be a special opportunity to uniquely do that then.”

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “You can make that motion. I don’t think you have it in the rules.”

MOTION

Senator Hargrove moved that the rules be suspended and that all members’ names be added to Senate Resolution No. 8600.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Hargrove that the rules be suspended and all members’ names be added to Senate Resolution No. 8600.

The motion by Senator Hargrove carried by voice vote.

MOTION

At 10:58 a.m., on motion of Senator Rockefeller, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Monday, January 24, 2011.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate