NOON SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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 28, 2011

SB 5082 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pflug: Regarding the use of electronic signatures and notices. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5082 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Harper, Vice Chair; Pflug; Carrell; Hargrove; Regala and Roach.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 31, 2011

SB 5124 Prime Sponsor, Senator White: Modifying elections by mail provisions. Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5124 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Chase and Nelson.

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 31, 2011

SB 5135 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Responding to the current economic conditions by temporarily modifying the unemployment insurance program. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5135 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 31, 2011

SB 5165 Prime Sponsor, Senator Schoesler: Limiting changes to commissioner districts during commissioner elections and election filing periods. Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5165 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Chase and Nelson.

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 31, 2011

SB 5180 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Clarifying the method for calculating port commissioner compensation. 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 Senator Roach.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 31, 2011

SB 5235 Prime Sponsor, Senator Schoesler: Regarding animal health inspections. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5235 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hatfield, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Delvin; Becker; Haugen; Hobbs; Honeyford and Schoesler.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 31, 2011

SB 5465 Prime Sponsor, Senator Keiser: Creating the safety net assessment to fund services for people with developmental disabilities. Reported by Committee on Health & Long-Term Care

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Becker; Carrell; Kline; Parlette; Pflug and Pridemore.

Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.

January 31, 2011

SJR 8205 Prime Sponsor, Senator Carrell: Repealing a conflicting residency requirement for voting in a presidential election. Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

January 31, 2011

SGA 9128 AMANDA ZELLER, appointed on October 22, 2010, for the term ending June 30, 2011, as Member of the Board of Trustees, Eastern Washington University. Reported by Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Litzow; Fain; Hill; Hobbs; King; Nelson; Rockefeller and Tom.

Passed to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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 fourth order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

February 1, 2011

MR. PRESIDENT:

The Speaker has signed:

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4402.

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

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

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 5600 by Senators Nelson, Hobbs, Harper, Pridemore and Kline

AN ACT Relating to placing restrictions on, and enforcing the restrictions on, making small loans; amending RCW 31.45.010, 31.45.020, 31.45.073, 31.45.088, 31.45.105, and 31.45.180; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5601 by Senators Nelson and Kline

AN ACT Relating to clarifying that a license and endorsement are needed to make small loans; and amending RCW 31.45.073.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5602 by Senators Nelson and Kline

AN ACT Relating to imposing a maximum interest rate of thirty-six percent per annum on small loans; and amending RCW 31.45.073.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5603 by Senators Tom, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Litzow, Eide, Schoesler and Shin

AN ACT Relating to online learning; and amending RCW 28A.250.005, 28A.250.030, 28A.250.050, and 28A.250.060.

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

SB 5604 by Senators Nelson, Murray, Rockefeller, Kline, Keiser, Conway, Fraser, Regala, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Chase

AN ACT Relating to creating clean water jobs through storm water pollution funding; and adding a new chapter to Title 90 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 5605 by Senator Hargrove

AN ACT Relating to the exercise of reasonable care by state employees and its agents at the department of social and health services and the department of corrections; adding new sections to chapter 43.20A RCW; adding new sections to chapter 72.09 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5606 by Senators Conway, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Zarelli, Hobbs, Delvin and Shin

AN ACT Relating to granting binding interest arbitration rights to certain uniformed personnel; amending RCW 41.80.005 and 41.80.010; adding new sections to chapter 41.80 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5607 by Senators Hobbs, Fain, Haugen, Harper, White and Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants; and amending RCW 82.02.050 and 36.70A.070.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5608 by Senators Kilmer, White, Kastama, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Conway

AN ACT Relating to assistance for student veterans at institutions of higher education; adding a new section to chapter 28B.35 RCW; and making appropriations.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 5609 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Conway, Nelson, Kline, Murray and Chase

AN ACT Relating to health care financing; amending RCW 41.05.130, 66.24.290, 82.24.020, 82.26.020, 82.08.150, and 41.05.220; reenacting and amending RCW 41.05.120 and 43.79.480; adding new sections to chapter 82.02 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 82.04.260 and 48.14.0201; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5610 by Senators Conway, Harper and Murray

AN ACT Relating to creating the board on geographic names; amending RCW 43.30.215; and adding new sections to chapter 43.30 RCW.

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

SB 5611 by Senators Hobbs, Hatfield, Delvin, Shin and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to the use of designated agricultural lands; amending RCW 36.70A.060; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

SB 5612 by Senators Hobbs, Tom and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to requiring school districts or educational service districts to purchase employee health insurance coverage through the state health care authority; amending RCW 28A.400.270, 28A.400.275, 28A.400.350, 41.05.011, 41.05.021, and 41.05.050; and creating a new section.

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

SB 5613 by Senators Hobbs, Tom, Rockefeller, Pridemore, Schoesler and Shin

AN ACT Relating to requiring school districts or educational service districts to purchase employee health insurance coverage through the state health care authority; and amending RCW 28A.400.270, 28A.400.275, 28A.400.350, 41.05.011, 41.05.021, and 41.05.050.

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

SB 5614 by Senators White, Kilmer, Tom, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Kline and Conway

AN ACT Relating to requests for funds necessary to implement the compensation and fringe benefit provisions of bargaining agreements with the University of Washington under chapter 41.80 RCW; and amending RCW 41.80.010.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5615 by Senators Kastama, Honeyford, Chase, Kilmer and Morton

AN ACT Relating to preserve and advance telecommunications service and connectivity in the state through regulatory parity for incumbent local exchange companies; amending RCW 80.36.610 and 80.36.450; adding new sections to chapter 80.36 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 80.36.135.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 5616 by Senators Tom, Litzow, McAuliffe, Hill and Shin

AN ACT Relating to the opportunity to earn postsecondary credit during high school; amending RCW 28A.230.130; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.76 RCW; and creating new sections.

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

SB 5617 by Senators Hobbs and Fain

AN ACT Relating to group disability insurance; and amending RCW 48.21.010.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5618 by Senators Chase, Kline and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to limiting private activity bond issues by out-of- state issuers; amending RCW 39.46.020 and 39.86.140; and adding a new section to chapter 39.46 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5619 by Senators Keiser, Becker, Carrell, Parlette and Shin

AN ACT Relating to clarifying which surgical facilities the Washington state department of health is mandated to license pursuant to chapter 70.230 RCW; and amending RCW 70.230.010 and 70.230.040.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5620 by Senators Becker, Keiser and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to the certification of dental anesthesia assistants; reenacting and amending RCW 18.130.040; and adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5621 by Senator White

AN ACT Relating to the voting age for school board elections; and amending RCW 28A.320.400.

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

SB 5622 by Senators Ranker, Swecker, Fraser, Hargrove, White, Regala, Shin, Chase, Kline and Conway

AN ACT Relating to recreation access on state lands; amending RCW 4.24.210, 46.16A.090, 7.84.030, 79A.05.160, 43.12.065, 77.15.020, 77.32.560, 77.32.010, 77.15.750, 43.30.385, 79A.05.215, 77.12.170, and 79A.05.070; adding a new section to chapter 7.84 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 79A RCW; repealing RCW 77.32.380; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 5623 by Senators Murray and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to houseboats and houseboat moorages; and amending RCW 79.105.060; and 90.58.270.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 5624 by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Kastama, King and Shin

AN ACT Relating to defining the term employ for minimum wage purposes; amending RCW 49.46.010; reenacting and amending RCW 49.46.010; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Eide, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated.

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT

The President signed:

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4402.

MOTION

At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 2, 2011.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate

4402

President Signed..................................................................... 4

Speaker Signed....................................................................... 2

5082

Committee Report................................................................. 1

5124

Committee Report................................................................. 1

5135

Committee Report................................................................. 1

5165

Committee Report................................................................. 1

5180

Committee Report................................................................. 1

5235

Committee Report................................................................. 1

5465

Committee Report................................................................. 1

5600

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

5601

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

5602

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

5603

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

5604

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

5605

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

5606

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

5607

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

5608