MORNING SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, February 11, 2014

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.

The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard consisting of Pages Veronica Braun and Olivia Ferguson, presented the Colors. Reverend Jim Erlandson of Community of Christ Church of Olympia offered the prayer.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.

MOTION

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

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6561 by Senator Chase

AN ACT Relating to notice of legislative committee hearings; and adding a new section to chapter 44.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SB 6562 by Senator Holmquist Newbry

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the application of tax exemptions for vehicles powered by clean alternative fuels; amending RCW 82.08.809 and 82.12.809; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6563 by Senator Baumgartner

AN ACT Relating to basic education; amending RCW 28A.150.260, 28A.150.410, 28A.400.200, 41.32.010, 41.35.010, 41.40.010, 28B.15.067, and 43.215.405; adding a new section to chapter 28A.625 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

HB 1064 by Representative Goodman

AN ACT Relating to technical changes to form year designations; and amending RCW 6.21.040, 6.23.030, 6.27.100, 6.27.105, 6.27.265, 6.27.340, 6.27.370, 9.96.020, 10.14.085, 10.37.040, 11.28.090, 11.28.140, 11.68.110, 11.88.127, 11.88.140, 11.96A.250, 11.98.005, 12.04.020, 12.04.030, 12.04.100, 12.04.201, 12.04.203, 12.04.204, 12.04.205, 12.04.206, 12.04.207, 12.40.110, 17.28.090, 18.44.251, 19.120.040, 26.04.090, 26.18.100, 26.50.085, 35.22.110, 35.58.090, 35A.08.120, 36.24.110, 36.60.020, 36.68.470, 41.50.590, 43.20B.040, 58.09.080, 59.18.257, 59.18.575, 60.08.020, 61.12.020, 61.24.045, 62A.3-522, 62A.3-540, 64.04.030, 64.04.040, 64.04.050, 64.08.060, 64.08.070, 65.12.035, 65.12.125, 65.12.230, 65.12.235, 65.12.255, 65.12.270, 67.38.030, 84.40.320, 84.52.080, 85.28.060, 88.32.070, 88.32.140, and 91.08.380.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

HB 1264 by Representatives Haigh, Chandler, Takko and Ryu

AN ACT Relating to partial fire district mergers; and amending RCW 52.06.090, 52.06.100, and 52.06.140.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

2ESHB 1467 by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Sells, Reykdal, Ormsby, McCoy, Van De Wege, Appleton and Bergquist)

AN ACT Relating to the collection of unpaid wages; amending RCW 49.48.086 and 82.32.235.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1486 by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Stanford, Bergquist, Roberts, Van De Wege, Ryu and Santos

AN ACT Relating to voter-approved benefit charges for regional fire protection service authorities; and amending RCW 52.26.220, 52.26.230, and 84.55.092.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SHB 1634 by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Warnick and Manweller)

AN ACT Relating to including the value of solar, biomass, and geothermal facilities in the property tax levy limit calculation; amending RCW 84.55.010, 84.55.015, 84.55.020, 84.55.030, and 84.55.120; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SHB 2152 by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Habib, Sells, Hunter, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Reykdal, Orwall, Gregerson, Riccelli and Pike)

AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance requirements and options for owners and lessees of for hire vehicles, limousines, and taxicabs; amending RCW 51.12.020, 51.12.185, and 81.72.240; and repealing RCW 46.72.073, 46.72A.053, 51.12.180, 51.12.183, 51.16.240, and 81.72.230.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

ESHB 2500 by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal, Tarleton, Sells, Ormsby, Fitzgibbon, Morrell, Roberts and Riccelli)

AN ACT Relating to requiring completion of an apprenticeship program to receive a journeyman or residential specialty electrician certificate of competency; amending RCW 19.28.161, 19.28.191, and 19.28.205; adding a new section to chapter 19.28 RCW; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Substitute House Bill No. 1634 which was referred to the Committee on Ways & Means and Senate Bill No. 6554 which having been held at the desk on February 7, 2014 was referred to the Committee on Rules.

MOTION

At 10:09 a.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President.

The Senate was called to order at 11:20 a.m. by President Owen.

MOTION

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

MOTION

Senator Liias moved adoption of the following resolution:

SENATE RESOLUTION
8680

By Senators Liias, Nelson, Fraser, Chase, Mullet, Bailey, Kline, Pedersen, Hatfield, Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Billig, Cleveland, McAuliffe, Darneille, Angel, Dammeier, Rivers, Hewitt, King, Benton, Hasegawa, Conway, McCoy, Ranker, Rolfes, Hargrove, Keiser, Eide, Parlette, Tom, Fain, Braun, Padden, Pearson, Becker, Sheldon, O'Ban, Frockt, Holmquist Newbry, Roach, Brown, Litzow, and Dansel

WHEREAS, Paull Shin has completed a long and honored term of service in the Senate; and

WHEREAS, Senator Shin's story is the story of the American dream come to life. He courageously conquered vast obstacles, which allowed his passion for service to sprin`g from a vision to a reality; and

WHEREAS, Paull Shin went from living on the streets of war-torn Korea as an orphan child, to having the opportunity to live an American life after he was adopted by an American GI; and

WHEREAS, Though he had not been taught how to read and write as a child, Paull Shin made up for his lack of childhood schooling and swiftly educated himself in his teenage years, becoming literate in both English and Korean; and

WHEREAS, Paull Shin earned a PhD and became a professor in Washington's higher education system, where he inspired generations of students through his teachings in East Asian Studies; and

WHEREAS, Paull Shin was elected to the Senate in 1998 and nobly served the people of Washington and the 21st District for 15 years; and

WHEREAS, While striving to be active in Washington's community, Senator Shin spent much of his time building relationships with his colleagues in the Senate and with his constituents; and

WHEREAS, Senator Shin's life story informed his deep dedication to expanding educational opportunities, protecting and supporting our most vulnerable residents, and providing pathways for middle-class opportunities and prosperity; and

WHEREAS, Senator Shin represented Washington ably on numerous trade missions abroad, building relationships with foreign leaders and promoting Washington products and companies; and

WHEREAS, Senator Shin never forgot about the sacrifices our men and women of the armed forces have made and was the original prime sponsor of the policy contained in SB 5318 to expand access to higher education to nonresident service members; and

WHEREAS, Senator Shin was a champion for Washington State's Asian-American community, passing legislation to erase derogatory and outdated language regarding Asian-Americans from state statutes, codes, regulations, and other official documents; and

WHEREAS, Senator Shin recognized the relationship between business and education, passing legislation to develop customized workforce training, believing that the growth of new businesses was being limited by an unmet need for customized training; and

WHEREAS, Senator Shin's dignity, service, and compassion provided admirable examples for others to emulate;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize and honor the life and work of Senator Paull Shin for his lifetime of contributions to the people and state of Washington.

Senators Liias, Hargrove, Sheldon, Eide, Roach, Benton, Fraser, Padden, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Frockt and Angel spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

REMARKS BY SENATOR LIIAS

Senator Liias: “Thank you Mr. President. It is somewhat bitter sweet to rise in support of this, my first measure to come across the Senate floor. I thought that Senator Shin and I were going to get one more session together down here. I was pleased to serve with the Senator as his House mate for the last six years. One of the reasons which I enjoyed so much with the good Senator was our weekly lunches. I would come over to his office once a week and we would chat about the issues of the day and catch up on what we were working on. There were three fixtures to every lunch with Senator Shin: First was, he always reminded me I was his son; secondly, he reminded me how handsome I was; and third, he always asked me where my monkey brains were, why I hadn’t brought those along. I think those three things really encapsulate the spirit that Senator Shin brought to public life into the Senate. That commitment to family. As much as he joked about how I was his son, I think that Senator Paull Shin truly views the people of the state of Washington as his brothers and sisters and his sons and daughters. When you look at his vast legislative record he took care of his family over the eighteen years. Working hard to make sure that hard-working Washingtonians had a leg up to get a better job. That our goods and products that were being produced here in Washington had markets overseas where we could sell them and bring that prosperity back. When it came to the cause of adoptees and others that had been forgotten by society or left, Paull Shin was there to stand up for them. When he called me handsome, it reminded me of that kindness and compassion. Now at the time, you know, I was a few pounds overweight and I didn’t feel so handsome maybe but he was always there to remind me that deep inside of every single one of us there’s something beautiful. There’s a light inside each of us that is worth wile. And he saw that in every one of those people that crossed his office and crossed his door as a Senator. As much as he joked with me about monkey brains, his sense of humor, I think every single person I’ve spoken to can cite some place and some time in their life when Paull Shin came up with that perfect one liner to deflate the mood and make sure that everybody wasn’t taking themselves too seriously, that they were focused on the work at hand. Mr. President, Senator Shin’s biography is so voluminous that I couldn’t hope to go through all the fine points but I think we all bear remembering that this brave man came from some of the toughest circumstances that any of us could have ever known as a street orphan. Growing up on the streets of Korea, adopted by an American GI, truly living the American dream. He reminded all of us that he learned his ABCs, then he earned his GED and finished with a PhD and became a teacher and educator here in our state. Trying to give those gifts forward. In addition, a successful business owner. Owning real-estate and all sorts of investments, not just in our state but across the western states. Really bringing the opportunity for people to work and earn a living not just in what he said and did but in the businesses that he helped succeed. At end of all of that, he viewed his work here in the Senate as what he called his payback time. And I remember that lesson more dearly than any. And for the next whatever years I have the privilege of serving here I will view this as my payback time as well. Mr. President with your permission I would like to read a few comments from constituents that I received about Senator Shin.”

REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Senator.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR LIIAS

Senator Liias: “So, I created an online thank you card and folks can still sign it at thankyoupaullshin.org. I received over three hundred and fifty thank you notes from people all across the state, all across our district and even some from outside of Washington state. Mary from Edmonds wrote ‘I still remember you ringing our door bell in your first campaign for the State Senate. Your warmth, dedication, sincerity and intelligence impressed me then and I’ve seen those same traits displayed again and again in your dedicated and compassionate work on behalf of us all. Good luck and enjoy your retirement.’ A lot of folks remember the first time he door belled them. A lot of folks in the grocery store hope that I’ll doorbell them as often as Paull Shin did. So, that was a constant comment. Barbara from Edmonds writes; ‘Thank you Senator Shin for your many years of service. On three occasions I brought my high school completion students from Edmonds Community College to Olympia to meet their legislators. You always came to talk with the students. The students were inspired by your words and wrote in their reflections after the visit about you specifically and what your words meant to them. You have touched their lives and I am so grateful.’ It was that educator’s heart coming back to reach out to students time and time again as they visited the Capitol. Carol from Edmonds wrote ‘Mr. Shin, even though you and I are on different sides of aisle you so wonderfully represent the people of not the United States but you did a magnificent job for we residents of Washington State. Your attitude and graciousness makes me believe in my government. Thank you for your many years of rich service.’ And then finally, Brandon Gyony Hu writes ‘Congratulations Senator Shin. You’re a hero for all of us Korean-Americans. Thank you for serving the state and being a great role model for all of us. Take care in your retirement.’ In closing Mr. President, I think it’s also worth remembering that behind every great man there is a wonderful woman. We are so grateful to Mrs. Shin and to the Shin family for giving us Senator Shin for eighteen years and putting up with all the demands of service in Olympia, all the work that’s it’s taken for him to represent his constituents. So, to Senator Paull Shin, to Mrs. Shin and the Shin family we say, (speaking Korean). ). Thank you for your service.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR HARGROVE

Senator Hargrove: “Thank you Mr. President. I, too, would like to speak in favor of this resolution. I think Paull Shin is the most patriotic person I know. He’s not only very proud of the United States of America but certainly the veterans of this country and particularly veterans of the Korean War. Paull Shin has visited my district numerous times, including this last summer when I couldn’t make the event to open the POW/MIA designation of a highway up in my district. I so appreciate him showing up at all of those to honor those veterans but I have tell you a little story. We were invited to a dedication in Port Townsend a few years ago of Inchon I believe a monument for Inchon. And, of course, I hardly knew what Inchon was, I’m sorry to say. And I was looking it up and trying to figure out what I was going to say. And of course, in front of us were all of these Korean War Veterans that are probably in their eighties now and I give a little speech. And Paull Shin gets up and he starts to talk to them and it made me feel like a Boy Scout. I’m not kidding. This guy had the presence and the understanding of that that just captured those veterans completely. Captured their hearts. And I kind of shrunk to the back and said I am never again showing up at a dedication with Paull Shin because he was a man of such stature. Paull Shin is also a man of faith. And over the years that I’ve have served with him I’ve seen him vote his convictions when it was very difficult, Paull, and I appreciate that very much very much. Also, I remember many times how highly he spoke of his wife and the support that he had from her. That came up frequently. How he was so blessed to have his wife and that support. So, Paull Shin, you finished well. You have a great reputation as we stand here honoring you. You didn’t make any missteps like some of our political friends have done. And I can just say that we all aspire to have the legacy of Paull Shin as we move through our career. Thank you Paull.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR SHELDON

Senator Sheldon: “Thank you Mr. President. Senator Shin. Paull, we will all miss you here very much. I know many people would like to speak and say a few words to you and I will be brief. I always enjoyed our times together. When I first met you, I think it was in the early 1990s, you’ll recall, I was at my folk’s house in Mukilteo. A knock at the door and there you were. My folks were so impressed. My folks are rock-ribbed Republicans but they were so impressed that you would come to the door and speak to them so personally. You make such a great connection with people when you first meet them. And not only that, you represent your district so well. I’ll miss the times that you sat where Senator King was. In the mornings we always would shake hands. You’re the most polite person I have ever met. Paull, we’ll miss you very much. And good luck in everything that you do. Thank you.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR EIDE

Senator Eide: “Thank you Mr. President. I, too, stand in support of this resolution and I can’t look at you Paull. We came into the House of Representatives together back in 93-94 and I hadn’t a clue what I was getting myself into. I don’t know if Senator Shin did either by the way. The two of us, it was amazing. We ended up setting together, you know how you always have a partner in the house. I walk up to his desk and chair and look at this young man at that time. You know, we’ve kind of aged in our, we’ve been here what eighteen years Paull. I have to tell you this, there was a ton of cameras. There was TV and there was cameras. For days after that I had spots because of a famous man I was sitting next to. He was the very first Korean-American to be voted for in the United States of America for the State Senate and for the House of Representatives. The first very man. So one day, it was a couple days later, he’s on the front page of the Korean newspaper and he brings me a copy of it. And here we are the two of us with our hands up taking our oaths together. I couldn’t read one single word but boy it was a nice looking picture. Wasn’t it? So then we went on a little bit of I call it a sabbatical between 94 and 98. And the both of us came into the Senate together. This man I respect. This man has integrity. This man is humble. This man cares no matter who you are he accepts you. One of the times, he’s been in my district so many times I can’t remember to count them. And Donna we’ve had many a dinners together. And I have a radio station in my district the Korean American Hankook. And I have the first HMart that was brought to the west coast in my district. And I have, oh, the Han Woo-Ri festival every year which the good Senator and Mrs. Shin are both at. So we’ve had many a meal together. But this young man here has come to my district and helped me more than I can tell you. He’s always been by my side. He’s always said, ‘Tracey whatever you need.’ And he helped me speak a little bit of Korean because I know when I was on the radio station he had to translate for me and he had to repeat over and over and over because it was so hard for me to get my tongue around a few words but I can say ,‘Gam-s-ham-ninda’(speaking Korean), because of you Paull. I have to tell just this one story. When Senator McAuliffe and I went to the airport, we were going to Korea. We were standing in line and I happen to look up and guess who was there? It was Senator Shin. I go Paull, ‘How are you? I didn’t know you were going to Korea.’ Oh man he took a look at us girls and he said, ‘Come on up here.’ He takes Senator McAuliffe and myself up to the front airline ticket area. The next thing I knew I was in first class ladies and gentleman. I will never be in first class again. Paull, it was my one and only time and I enjoyed the heck out of it. Thank you so much. It was a wonderful trip but when we landed they put the red carpet out for this man. He is highly regarded in Korea. They rolled out that red carpet and I tell you what, it’s a pleasure traveling with you Senator Shin because I got to go with you and I learned so much from you and I learned your culture. I enjoy traveling to Korea and I learned so much and I know Senator McAuliffe and I went to quite a few schools. We were looking at education at that time. But you don’t know somebody until you get to their homeland and you see how revered he was and continues to be, by the way. Donna, thank you for all the years you have shared Paull with us. And Paull you better be coming back to say ‘Hi’ every now and again. I want to say thank you for all the years that you have served the people of Washington State because you care more than any individual I’ve ever served with. You care and I love you for it.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR ROACH

Senator Roach: “Thank you Mr. President, members of the Senate. I just wanted to share a couple of experiences. I’ve been able to do a lot of traveling in my life and probably twenty years ago I was invited to go with Paull to Korea. Actually the trip was more than that. And I think it speaks to his willingness to put the effort into the people that aren’t so high up. He’s revered. He’s absolutely revered where he goes in South Korea. It’s more than that. It’s what he does for the people there. At the time there was a famine, there was a famine in North Korea. And the goal that Paull had was to get wheat, American wheat, Washington State wheat, to China so that they could put it in to North Korea. Several of us here were maybe on that trip, weren’t too many members but it was incredibly exciting and very, very different. We were way in Northern China, took a train that ran on coal fuel I guess, got to see, because this was in like October, what the country side looked like. And it was very, very poor. People picking up sticks to put in their fire just out in the woods. It was, people were starving and they didn’t have food because of this incredible hard winter. They were facing starvation. Yet Paull was there doing everything he could in a humanitarian effort that involved not only the United States but China and North Korea. I think it speaks to a man obviously he loves his home land and that includes those in North Korea as well as South Korea. They are Koreans. But it speaks to a man’s character that we would do these kinds of things and put that kind of work and effort into trying to help other people. And I so admire that in Paull. He is a gentleman always. And I told the caucus a more personal story and I’m going to share it with you because I think it also points to the kind of person he is on the inside. So, in all my years here I have never left session except for one time. My father passed away during session and he was, had been moved to a little tiny, tiny town in Utah. No stop light kind of town. There was however a little funeral place and I drove the long drive and thought of my dad the whole way. When I got there, there’s wasn’t much there. I mean all of his friends had passed away. He was eighty five and this was not where he had lived his life. He lived it in San Diego and here he is in this little podunk town. And I walked in and there was this incredible spray of flowers, much taller than I was, obviously this was going to be used on the casket. I looked at the card. Pulled the card like this and it was from my friend, Paull Shin. So, I don’t know how he found the spot. I have no idea and I don’t even know, they must of brought the flowers from Salt Lake City or something, but you know he did that quietly. He never said anything to anyone else. And I just shared it today with the caucus. This is the kind of man that leaves with love, with a mutual understanding of other individuals despite the differences they may have, who reaches across the aisle, who reaches across personality divides and puts the bad things behind. This is what we need more of in this Senate and we need it today. We need it today. If anything is to come of Paull’s having left us in an untimely fashion it should be that we take the lessons of Paull Shin and that we decide to apply them purposely. Not to have a fleeting thought that goes over our heads but to decide that we need to take these personality characteristics and apply them to this body which over the years, and I’ve been here twenty four of them, has been degraded because that’s what’s happened. We need to think higher. We need to act higher. We need be higher and Paull is the example of that. Many of you don’t know, he spent a couple of years in South Korea working in a mission for his church. He led the effort of hundreds of young people that came through. He was a hard and tireless worker. He paid his own way. Nobody pays for those kinds of things. He did those on his own and he and his wife Donna, who I imagine that’s not an easy thing to be essentially a parent for a couple hundred young people coming through. But he has a life of service and it’s that it’s for that I will remember Paull Shin. That and through those efforts the example which he provides for us. I’ve never heard him raise his voice. Always a kind man. He’s had things, he been buffeted this way or another but he’s risen above that to become the successful person that he has and, more importantly, the example that he is to us and to others. Senator Shin, I love you very much. He used to call me his daughter. I don’t know, he never called me beautiful or cute though. Where are you Paul? Thank you.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR BENTON

Senator Benton: “Thank you Mr. President. I can’t let this come and go without saying a few words. Really there’s only two words that I think need to be said, they’ve been said already by others but I think it’s very important. There’s two words that sum up Paull in my mind: Class act! Paull, you are a class act, my friend. You always have been. And there’s no doubt in my mind you always will be. From the minute I met Paull Shin we became very good friends and we remain good close personal friends today. I’ll miss him. He has offered me wise council over the years and God knows I’ve needed it. And I’ll continue to need so I hope the phone lines stay open because I’ll be calling. What a loss to this chamber and to this body. And I think the previous speaker said it well there are characteristics in this man that all of us could and should possess. We all need to work on a little of this and a little of that, myself included, but the character and the integrity is unequaled and unmatched. It is a loss not only to the citizens of your district but to the citizens of this state and really I think more importantly to us individually it is a great loss to have Senator Shin leave this chamber. I for one, sir, will miss your every single day. Thank you, Paull, for your service.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR FRASER

Senator Fraser: “Thank you Mr. President. Rising in support of the resolution with great appreciation for Senator Shin, I remember when I first met Senator Shin. It was thirty five or forty years ago. He was, I don’t know if he even remembers, but he was a speaker at the Olympia World Affairs Council. He was speaking on Asian history and contemporary affairs. And I remember he held us spell bound for you know a lengthy presentation and without a single note. We all learned so much and he was a professor at the time and he was, I was in awe of his abilities to convey information. I met him the second time when we were both on a trade mission to Korea and Japan with the Governor Spellman Administration. It was long before I thought I’d be a legislator and he was along because he was the President of I think the Korean-American Association here in the state of Washington, the Korean Association. And somehow we really clicked. He not only spoke Korean but Japanese and he gave me some great insights as we moved along through this trip. Then, of course, the third time was our lengthy periods of association here in the Senate. And he’s been great leader on international trade as well all know. Totally committed to student educational opportunities. Committed to helping the poor and people with special needs, helping veterans, always attentive to the needs of the immigrant community, attentive to the needs of the adoptees and, as had been pointed out, always gracious and compassionate. He always is, as the resolution says, kind of the ultimate example of the American dream, Korean orphan, PhD, professor and senior State Senator and I’m glad he’s honored in both countries and it great to be your friend. Thank you.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR PADDEN

Senator Padden: “Thank you very much Mr. President. I am very honored to speak in support of Senate Resolution No. 8680. I’m also kind of envious of all of you that have had the opportunity to serve with Senator Shin for such a long period of time. I’ve only served with him here a couple of years, and for those of you that haven’t served with him at all you’ve really missed something. I can’t think of any of us that is kinder, more gentle, just the most wonderful person that you could ever meet and so respected by everybody. I remember last year I had a little resolution to honor the Special Olympics. And there were a few of the athletes that had come here and they had participated in the Special Olympics in Korea that year and I asked Senator Shin, we were right at the, about ready to break for noon, if he would go out and get some pictures with those Special Olympics athletes. And, of course, he did and was so gracious and so gentle. One other story, one time we were just milling around, walking you know waiting, caucuses and I ran into him on the floor and just out of the blue he said, ‘Mike Padden, I love you.’ It was so meaningful to me, I will never forget that but I can’t think of anybody that has had the respect of everybody here in the Senate more than you Paull. This is so fitting to honor you and I think we’re all just a little bit in shock that you’re still not with us. Thank you so much.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR CONWAY

Senator Conway: “Thank you Mr. President, also rising in support of the resolution. It’s a real honor to do this because Paull and I entered the Legislature together in 1993 along with Senator Eide. It was my honor to be with Paull here on the floor of the Senate in the last several years. You know, I kind of missed Paull in the House, spent a lot of years in the House but Paull and I would always meet in the Twenty-Ninth Legislative District because Paull had special interest with the Korean Women’s Association in the Twenty-Ninth District, great social service group who’s in our state now spread throughout our state. Also the great churches in the Twenty-Ninth District. Paull would always come by and say, ‘Steve, you have some great Korean churches in your district. And he was always in the Twenty-Ninth District. As I sit here with Paull on the Senate floor, where we kind of renewed our relationship, and at that time Paull gave me a copy of his book. Mr. President, if I could use this?”

REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Senator.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR CONWAY

Senator Conway: “Which he has made available to all of us called an “Exodus for Hope.” And historian that I am, I’ve taken some time to kind of read this great book. You know, it’s kind of unusual for a Senator to write a biography, autobiography before they leave the Senate. Usually you write them afterwards. And then we all read about ourselves in the books afterwards but Paull wrote his before. There is a real special story in there, I think it’s not known about Paull and that was that Paull was actually interviewed as a finalist for U. S. Ambassador to Korea. That tells you something about this man. A finalist. It’s an interesting story. I won’t talk much about it because it’s in his book, “An Exodus for Hope.” But it’s a fascinating story about his life and about his life in two countries. You know, it is also about religion. I know there’s talk here, and it’s about the unconditional love of Captain Paull. And how he impacted your life Paull. It’s also, you know it’s interesting as we read this book and I recommend it to you, it’s a great book but his epitaph that he talks about for his grave stone, which he mentions in the book, and I want to mention it here because it speaks to the complexity and the beauty of this man. His epitaph, says ‘Here, with your permission Mr. President?”

REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Senator.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR CONWAY

Senator Conway: “’Here lays a man who found himself in two cultures and found the world.’ Thank you Paull.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR KOHL-WELLES

Senator Kohl-Welles: “I also rise in support of this resolution. I was in the House for one year when Paull and Senator Eide and some others here came into the House. So we’re all very new and I think I’m not alone having a hard time speaking on this resolution today because it’s difficult to not get choked up. That’s because of the quality of this man and to me he’s always served as the epitome of the public servant who thinks of policy over politics and that’s testament given that we’ve had beautiful remarks made by members here on both sides of the aisle. I’ve never known Senator Shin in his time in the Legislature to put politics over policy, to put partisanship over policy. He’s epitomized for me fairness and graciousness, not trying to take political advantage of anybody, not trying to position himself for gain but to look at what really is fair to do and what needs to get done for the people of his district and the people of the state. He’s been a wonderful, wonderful public servant to we’ll all remember. Thank you.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR FROCKT

Senator Frockt: “Thank you Mr. President. Paull, I just want to say thank you. I am one of your newer friends having only known you for the last three years but there’s a couple of things that I wanted to say and I wanted to wait till we had this resolution to say them. When I came to the senate three years ago, I came to replace Senator White who had tragically passed away and it was a pretty difficult and new thing for me to be here and I wasn’t sure how it was going to, how I was going to react, and, you know, I didn’t know any of my new colleagues. And you were the first person and the one who greeted me with open arms and I have never forgotten that. I think it just spoke so much to your character as to how you embraced me as I came in. And then as we got to know each other and you told me your story, which that I did not at that time. There’s something that I never really told you but I wanted you to know because you would often tell the story about how you were an orphan and how you were adopted and came here but it always made me think of my own family. My own grandfather who had been, who I lost some years ago but would tell me when he was a soldier in Europe at the end of World War II, there was a young boy that he tried to adopt and take back with him, who had been left from the camps. He always told me the story and he was not able to that. And so whenever you told me that story about your own history and how you got here, it always made me think of my own family and my own grandfather who I didn’t have anymore. I just thought it was a remarkable thing, what the life that you’ve lived. And the other thing that was so impressive was how, you’ve always said and you’ve said this on numerous occasions, no matter what we were doing, no matter how hot it got in here, whatever issues, you’ve always said how much you love this country. How this country gave you everything. I thought, what an amazing story, to go from being an orphan to being able to serve in the State Senate and to have the distinguished public career that you’ve had. I mean it’s just an amazing, amazing story. So, I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for your friendship and know that you’ve made a huge impression on a newer and somewhat younger colleague but it’s one that I won’t forget and I thank you and your family or giving us the service and the time you did with us. Thank you.”

REMARKS BY SENATOR ANGEL

Senator Angel: “Thank you Mr. President. I speak to the resolution as well. I met Paull while I was a Representative in the House, probably five to six years ago, through our Tuesday morning Fellowship, And I didn’t know all these wonderful things about this man but his heart came through strong and clear. The love and the compassion that he has for all of us, I felt immediately. And, Paull, after then hearing your story at one of our breakfasts, your life and your heart and your caring, touched my life so strongly and I thank you for that and I thank you for the unconditional love you have shown each one of us every single day you were present. I wish to you God’s blessings on your tomorrows and thank you for your yesterdays.”

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8680.

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

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

The President welcomed and introduced the family of Senator Shin: Mr. & Mrs. Alisa (daughter) and Scott Passey and their children Michael, Adam, Joseph and Benjamin; Mr. & Mrs. Paull (son) and Regina Shin and their son Cameron and welcomed the friends of Senator Shin who were also present in the gallery.

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

The President welcomed and introduced Senator Paull Shin and his wife who were seated on the rostrum.

With the permission of the Senate, business was suspended to allow Senator Shin to make remarks.

REMARKS BY SENATOR PAULL SHIN

Senator Paull Shin: “What can I say? I don’t know exactly how and what to say but my friends, colleagues and associates for the last eighteen years in this building for every session I want to thank you. I learned so much from you, each day to love you, care for you, care for each other. It’s not just my doing, it’s your doing that made this difference here. I have tremendous respect for the Lieutenant Governor, Brad Owen. You know he also has Korean adopted children. I as a Korean-American I want to thank you very much for that. My wife, we met fifty one years ago, actually fifty two years ago. We’ve been married fifty one years. Despite, this color, she faced a lot of discrimination and problems but she stuck with me and all these years. I don’t know how to thank her. And we’re together our children, grandchildren and living together. We work together. We pray together and eat together and have our parties together. We are all here celebrating this special occasion. My friends, it is you that has also taught me a great deal about ethics and life. Being a State Representative and Senator, it’s not just a title. It’s here to serve. I learn how you’re all dedicated so much for the service of our state. I see Mark over there. He was a young kid when I met him. He’s a gentleman now and he’s sitting in my, Mark, I love you so much and I wish you all the best and all the things we learn from each other. I want to mention each one of your names and Tracey but all of you in lack of time. I just want to say thank you. We have left some books which was published. This is the way to share my love to you. If it wasn’t for you I couldn’t be what I am today. I learned as an orphan, no place to go, hungry, street corners begging food from age four. Nobody loved me. During the Korean War I was crying on a mountain. Crying for my mom who passed away. Missing her. And when I opened my eyes, tall American soldier, he says ‘Why are you crying?’ Could you imagine how embarrassed? Said, ‘Go away.’ He said, ‘Why you crying?’ ‘Go away.’ He hugged me so tight. He says, ‘I have three children in the United States and when they cry they hurt inside. I want to know why.’ He became my adopted father, brought me to America and no education he taught me, my mother also taught me ABC, GED and all the way through higher education. If it wasn’t for the love I received from America, United States of America, I would not be here today. It’s been my opinion it’s payback time folks. I didn’t do much just say thank you America. Thank you my brothers and sisters. Thank you to my friends, whatever taken contributions I made, if he made some difference, I feel very honored to be here. I would like you to know that our door is always open. As my friends, she has good cooking abilities. She makes good monkey brains, you know. You are always welcome. We have been together fifty one years. She’s been through a lot of hardship with me too because of the social situation but we stuck together. All because the love that you have displayed I learned from you. And all because, Tracey looking at me. All I say, in the interest of time I must stop. Again Lieutenant Governor, thank you for giving me this time. If anytime you need me for anything or if I can be any help to you please don’t hesitate to call. I’d be happy to come at your call. And if you’re interested in travel around other countries like Korea and Japan and China, I speak the language, I’d be happy to be interpreter for you. How is that? Again thank you my brothers and sisters. Aloha to you, like in Hawaii. Thank you.”

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Well Senator, you’ll be welcome down here at any time. I think it’s pretty clear if you did come down it’d be pretty easy to find someone to buy your lunch while you’re down here. Thank you very much for your friendship and for your service. Gamsahabnida. (speaking Korean)”

Senator McAuliffe moved that the remarks made during consideration of Senate Resolution No. 8680 be spread upon the journal.

Senator Rolfes moved that a transcription of the remarks be transcribed after the adjournment of session and be given to Senator Paull Shin.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator McAuliffe that the remarks made during consideration of Senate Resolution No. 8680 be spread upon the journal and the motion carried by voice vote.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, the Senate reverted to the seventh order of business.

THIRD READING

SUBSTITUTE SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8007, by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Conway, Harper, Nelson, Kline, Becker, Hobbs, King, Eide, McAuliffe, Bailey, Hasegawa, Honeyford, Chase and Kohl-Welles).

Requesting Congress pass legislation imposing a fee on United States bound cargo when it crosses the Canadian border. Revised for 1st Substitute: Requesting that congress pass legislation reforming the harbor maintenance tax.

The memorial was read on Third Reading.

Senator Chase spoke in favor of passage of the memorial.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Joint Memorial No. 8007.

ROLL CALL

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Joint Memorial No. 8007 and the memorial passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Baumgartner, Becker, Benton, Billig, Braun, Brown, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Dammeier, Dansel, Darneille, Eide, Ericksen, Fain, Fraser, Frockt, Hargrove, Hasegawa, Hatfield, Hewitt, Hill, Hobbs, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Keiser, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Liias, Litzow, McAuliffe, McCoy, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Parlette, Pearson, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Roach, Rolfes, Schoesler, Sheldon and Tom

SUBSTITUTE SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8007, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Senator Fain: “Thank you Mr. President. I wanted to bring to the Chambers attention that I believe that that was Senator Liias first floor speech in recognizing Senator Shin. And I wanted to tell the good Senator that I served with Paull Shin, I knew Paull Shin. Paull Shin was a friend of mine. And you, Senator, are no Paull Shin.”

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Senator Liias: “I would just ask you to share with the good Senator, our Floor Leader and ask him if he’s Paull Shin’s son though? It is an honor to be here and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to take my first opportunity on the Senate floor to honor my friend, Senator Paull Shin. He taught me a long time ago you never lose an opportunity to promote a local business so later today you’ll have delivered to your offices a growler from the Diamond Knot craft brewing company in Mukilteo. Employees one hundred fifty people in our district, and because I didn’t know what everybody wanted to have in that growler, there’s a ticket on there that invites you to join me and I will buy your first growler fill. And for those, like Senator Shin, that maybe don’t want a beer they have root beer as well. So, we’ll make sure to fill it up but you got to come visit me in the Twenty-First and maybe spend a few more dollars when you’re there. Thank you Mr. President and thank you to my friends.”

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Senator Nelson: “Thank you Mr. President. I want to welcome Senator Liias. Many of us on the Democratic side have been waiting to haze him but today is not the day. We’re going to ask the permission of our Majority friends to allow us, on his next bill, to truly welcome him to the Senate in the Senate manner because today is Senator Shin’s day. Welcome. And if I may have another Point of Personal Privilege?”

REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Senator.”

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Senator Nelson: “My husband and good friends from Vashon are here. I just want to welcome Maurice and Christine Carpenter and my husband John.”

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Senator Nelson, the President believes it would be appropriate, if he’ll work with the attorneys to check the rules of the Senate to find out, in this special occasion if it is not then not appropriate for the person who is going to receive the hazing the second time to not also have to provide a second gift.”

MOTION

At 12:17 p.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President.

EVENING SESSION

The Senate was called to order at 9:43 p.m. by the acting President Pro Tempore Senator Litzow presiding.

MOTION

There being no objection, the Senate reverted to the first order of business.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

February 11, 2014

SB 5859 Prime Sponsor, Senator Braun: Providing enhanced payment to small rural hospitals that meet the criteria of a sole community hospital. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5859 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hill, Chair; Honeyford, Capital Budget Chair; Keiser, Assistant Ranking Member on the Capital Budget; Ranker, Assistant Ranking Member on the Operating Budget; Baumgartner, Vice Chair; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Braun; Conway; Dammeier; Fraser; Frockt; Hargrove, Ranking Member; Hasegawa; Hatfield; Hewitt; Kohl-Welles; Padden; Parlette; Rivers; Schoesler and Tom.