FOURTH DAY

NOON SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 12, 2012

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 10, 2012

SGA 9175         ELAINE R AKAGI, appointed on August 17, 2011, for the term ending July 1, 2016, as Member of the State School for the Blind Board of Trustees.  Reported by Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be referred without recommendations.  Signed by Senators Tom, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Hill; Becker; Frockt; Kastama and Kilmer.

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

MOTION

On motion of Senator Eide, the measure listed on the Standing Committee report was referred to the committee as designated.

MOTION

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

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

January 11, 2012

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.

BRUCE REID, reappointed October 1, 2008, for the term ending September 30, 2013, as Member, Board of Trustees, Technical College District #26 (Lake Washington).

Sincerely,

CHRISTINE O. GREGOIRE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Eide, the appointee listed on the Gubernatorial Appointment report was referred to the committee as designated.

MOTION

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

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6123             by Senators Hatfield, Sheldon, Swecker, Hargrove, Carrell, Conway, Becker, King, Benton, Delvin, Fain, Ericksen, Ranker, Honeyford, Schoesler, Pridemore, Roach, Stevens and Chase

AN ACT Relating to "National Rifle Association" special license plates; amending RCW 46.68.425 and 77.15.425; reenacting and amending RCW 46.18.200, 46.17.220, and 46.18.060; and adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6124             by Senators Honeyford, Hatfield, Schoesler and Shin

AN ACT Relating to modifying the definition of certain agricultural terms to be consistent with other state laws; and amending RCW 90.48.450.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6125             by Senators Regala, Swecker, Pridemore, Carrell and Shin

AN ACT Relating to contracts with community service organizations for public improvements; and amending RCW 35.21.278.

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

SB 6126             by Senators Frockt, Keiser, Chase, Nelson, Kline and Murray

AN ACT Relating to dental practitioners; amending RCW 18.32.030, 18.32.0351, 18.120.020, 18.130.040, 18.260.010, 18.260.040, 18.260.070, 18.260.080, and 69.41.010; reenacting and amending RCW 69.41.030; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 6127             by Senators Prentice, Chase, Kline, Brown, Shin, Keiser and Murray

AN ACT Relating to extending the time period for voter registration; amending RCW 29A.08.140; and creating a new section.

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

SB 6128             by Senators Prentice and Brown

AN ACT Relating to voter registration for sixteen and seventeen year olds; amending RCW 29A.08.210, 29A.08.330, and 46.20.155; adding a new section to chapter 29A.08 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

SB 6129             by Senators Prentice, Chase and Brown

AN ACT Relating to simplifying motor voter registration; amending RCW 29A.08.340 and 46.20.155; and creating a new section.

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

SB 6130             by Senators Rolfes, Swecker, Nelson, Ericksen and Kline

AN ACT Relating to modernizing the functionality of the state environmental policy act without compromising the underlying intent of the original legislation; amending RCW 43.21C.031, 43.21C.229, 43.21C.420, 36.70A.490, 36.70A.500, 82.02.020, 43.21C.110, and 43.21C.095; adding new sections to chapter 43.21C RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.02 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 36.70B RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.70 RCW; creating new sections; providing expiration dates; and repealing RCW 36.70B.110.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

SB 6131             by Senators Chase, Delvin and Kline

AN ACT Relating to clarifying certain issues with regard to the regulation of bulk mercury; and amending RCW 70.95M.010, 70.95M.050, and 70.95M.100.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

SB 6132             by Senators Morton, Carrell, Ericksen, Stevens, Chase, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Delvin, Becker, Schoesler, Swecker, Honeyford, Conway and Roach

AN ACT Relating to small-scale ocean beach prospecting and mining; adding a new section to chapter 77.55 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 6133             by Senators Conway, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Kline and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to requiring training for eligibility for certain electrician certifications; amending RCW 19.28.181 and 19.28.211; adding a new section to chapter 19.28 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 6134             by Senators Delvin, Conway, Sheldon and Hewitt

AN ACT Relating to allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit; and amending RCW 41.26.435.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6135             by Senators Hargrove, Swecker, Rolfes, Delvin, Regala, Ranker, Shin and Fraser

AN ACT Relating to fish and wildlife enforcement; amending RCW 7.84.030, 77.15.030, 77.15.050, 77.15.075, 77.15.080, 77.15.100, 77.15.110, 77.15.130, 77.15.160, 77.15.170, 77.15.190, 77.15.240, 77.15.260, 77.15.280, 77.15.290, 77.15.370, 77.15.380, 77.15.390, 77.15.400, 77.15.410, 77.15.430, 77.15.460, 77.15.610, 77.15.620, 77.15.630, 77.15.640, 77.15.650, 77.15.660, 77.15.700, 77.15.720, and 77.15.740; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515 and 77.08.010; adding a new section to chapter 77.08 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 77.15 RCW; repealing RCW 77.12.315, 77.15.140, 77.15.220, and 77.15.330; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 6136             by Senators Morton, Schoesler, Delvin and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to the regional management of mammalian apex predators; amending RCW 77.12.020; adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 6137             by Senators Schoesler, Morton, Hatfield, Delvin, Honeyford and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to an affirmative defense to unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife; and amending RCW 77.15.120.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 6138             by Senator Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to maximum vehicle lengths; and amending RCW 46.44.030.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6139             by Senators Rolfes, Ranker, Morton and Shin

AN ACT Relating to large wild carnivore conflict management; amending RCW 77.08.030, 77.36.100, 77.36.130, and 77.15.160; reenacting and amending RCW 77.08.010; adding a new section to chapter 77.36 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 77.15 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 6140             by Senators Kilmer, Becker, King, Regala, Conway, Shin and Chase

AN ACT Relating to local economic development financing; amending RCW 43.163.060; adding a new chapter to Title 39 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation.

SB 6141             by Senators Kilmer, Tom, Shin, Kastama, Ericksen, Chase and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to a lifelong learning program; adding a new section to chapter 28C.18 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation.

SB 6142             by Senators Kilmer, Becker, Rolfes, Hatfield, Kastama, Baumgartner, Eide, Fain, Hobbs, Shin, Parlette, Chase and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to changing agency regulatory practices; amending RCW 34.05.110 and 43.05.030; adding new sections to chapter 43.42 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation.

SB 6143             by Senators Eide, Litzow, Haugen and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to adding trafficking in stolen property in the first and second degrees to the six-year statute of limitations provisions; and reenacting and amending RCW 9A.04.080.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 6144             by Senators Ranker, Morton, Hargrove, Parlette, Fraser, Regala, Honeyford, Swecker and Shin

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the department of natural resources to provide wildfire protection services for public lands managed by state agencies; and amending RCW 76.04.015 and 76.04.135.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

SB 6145             by Senators Chase, Swecker, Nelson, Rolfes, Fraser, Keiser and Kline

AN ACT Relating to paint stewardship; amending RCW 42.56.270; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110 and 43.21B.110; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

SB 6146             by Senators Prentice, Swecker, Tom and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to clarifying restrictions on the use of the public records act for the purpose of obtaining records for commercial or profit-making purposes; amending RCW 42.56.030 and 42.56.070; and creating a new section.

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

SB 6147             by Senators Prentice, Pridemore, Swecker, Hargrove, Chase, Nelson and Kline

AN ACT Relating to creating a procedure for the state's retrocession of civil and criminal jurisdiction over Indian tribes and Indian country; and adding a new section to chapter 37.12 RCW.

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

SB 6148             by Senators Nelson, Swecker, Pridemore, Chase, Rolfes, Keiser, Kline, Conway and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to adopting the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110 and 43.21B.110; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

SB 6149             by Senators Eide, King, Haugen and Shin

AN ACT Relating to the period of validity and renewal of drivers' licenses and identicards; amending RCW 46.20.049, 46.20.117, 46.20.120, 46.20.161, 46.20.181, and 46.20.505; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6150             by Senators Haugen, King, Eide, Hobbs, Shin and Chase

AN ACT Relating to a facial recognition matching system for drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards; amending RCW 46.20.037; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; and repealing RCW 46.20.038.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6151             by Senators Harper, Pflug, Kline and Chase

AN ACT Relating to the nonprofit miscellaneous and mutual corporations act; and amending RCW 24.06.032.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 6152             by Senators Hatfield and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to streamlining water right permitting and appeals; amending RCW 90.03.320, 90.80.070, 90.80.080, 90.80.090, and 43.21B.305; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6153             by Senators McAuliffe and Chase

AN ACT Relating to school attendance of children whose parents or guardians receive state assistance; adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6154             by Senators Hobbs, Pridemore, Swecker, Hargrove, Benton, Hatfield and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to the filing of appeals with the growth management hearings board; amending RCW 36.70A.280 and 36.70A.290; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; and creating a new section.

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

SB 6155             by Senators Kilmer, Carrell, Hobbs, Kastama, Regala, Fain, Conway and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to the definition of debt adjuster; and amending RCW 18.28.010.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 6156             by Senators Delvin, Hatfield, Schoesler, Honeyford, Hewitt, Shin and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to wine producer liens; amending RCW 60.13.010, 60.13.040, 60.13.060, and 60.13.070; and adding new sections to chapter 60.13 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6157             by Senators Delvin, Hargrove, Stevens, Benton, Ericksen and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to juvenile detention intake standards for juveniles who are developmentally disabled; and amending RCW 13.40.038.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6158             by Senator Chase

AN ACT Relating to subjecting federally recognized Indian tribes to the same conditions as state and local governments for property owned exclusively by the tribe; amending RCW 82.29A.010, 82.29A.020, 84.36.010, 84.36.451, and 84.40.230; and adding a new section to chapter 52.30 RCW.

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

SB 6159             by Senators Hargrove, Regala, Harper and Padden

AN ACT Relating to a business and occupation tax deduction for amounts received with respect to dispute resolution services; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6160             by Senators Haugen, Swecker and Roach

AN ACT Relating to allowing registered tow truck operators to pass the costs of tolls and ferry fares to the impounded vehicle's registered owner; and amending RCW 46.55.035.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6161             by Senators Conway and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to allowing lunch breaks for registered tow truck operators while requiring reasonable availability; and amending RCW 46.55.060.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6162             by Senators Regala, Kastama, Shin and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to missing endangered persons; and amending RCW 13.60.010 and 13.60.020.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 6163             by Senators Ericksen, Swecker, Hatfield and Chase

AN ACT Relating to directing the department of ecology to coordinate discussions with the province of British Columbia to study the feasibility of providing new water supplies and storage to benefit residents of western Washington; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6164             by Senators Hobbs, Hill, Tom, Baumgartner, Pridemore, Benton, McAuliffe, Zarelli, Harper, Kilmer, Ranker, Haugen, Schoesler, Kastama, Conway, Chase and Roach

AN ACT Relating to rights of higher education students involved in military service; and amending RCW 28B.10.270.

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. 6153 which was referred to the Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

MOTION

At 12:04 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2012.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate

6123

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

6124

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

6125

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

6126

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

6127

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

6128

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

6129

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

6130

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

6131

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

6132

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

6133

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

6134

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

6135

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

6136

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

6137

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

6138

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

6139

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

6140

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6141

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6142

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6143

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6144

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6145

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6146

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6147

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6148

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6149

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6150

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6151

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6152

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 3

6153

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

Other Action........................................................................... 4

6154

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6155

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6156

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6157

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6158

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6159

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6160

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6161

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6162

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6163

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

6164

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 4

9175 Elaine Akagi

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

BRUCE REID

9265 Introduction................................................................... 1

MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR

Gubernatorial Appointments.................................................. 1