MORNING SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Friday, May 1, 2015

The Senate was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by President Owen. No roll call was taken.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Schoesler, 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

April 29, 2015

SB 5152 Prime Sponsor, Senator Parlette: Implementing a value-based system for nursing home rates. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means

MAJORITY recommendation: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5152 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hill, Chair; Braun, Vice Chair; Dammeier, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Hargrove, Ranking Member; Keiser, Assistant Ranking Member on the Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Brown; Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Hewitt; O'Ban; Padden; Parlette; Rolfes; Schoesler and Warnick.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Hasegawa and Kohl-Welles.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

April 29, 2015

SB 5543 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hill: Improving the administration of unclaimed property laws. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hill, Chair; Braun, Vice Chair; Dammeier, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Hargrove, Ranking Member; Keiser, Assistant Ranking Member on the Capital Budget; Bailey; Billig; Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Kohl-Welles; Parlette; Rolfes and Schoesler.

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

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Becker; Brown; Hasegawa; Hewitt; O'Ban and Warnick.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

April 29, 2015

SB 6084 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hill: Concerning accident report record fees and surcharges. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6084 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Braun, Vice Chair; Dammeier, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Hargrove, Ranking Member; Keiser, Assistant Ranking Member on the Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Brown; Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Hewitt; Kohl-Welles; Parlette; Rolfes; Schoesler and Warnick.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Hasegawa and Padden.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator O'Ban.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

April 29, 2015

SB 6098 Prime Sponsor, Senator Braun: Defining financial feasibility for collective bargaining agreements. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6098 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hill, Chair; Braun, Vice Chair; Dammeier, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Bailey; Becker; Brown; Hewitt; O'Ban; Padden; Parlette; Schoesler and Warnick.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Keiser, Assistant Ranking Member on the Capital Budget; Billig; Conway; Fraser; Hasegawa; Hatfield and Kohl-Welles.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Ranking Member and Rolfes.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

MOTION

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

MOTION

On motion of Senator Schoesler, the Senate advanced to the fourth order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

April 30, 2015

MR. PRESIDENT:

The Speaker has signed:

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4406.

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

April 29, 2015

MR. PRESIDENT:

The House has passed:

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2151.

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BERNARD DEAN, Deputy Chief Clerk

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT

Pursuant to Article 2, Section 32 of the State Constitution and Senate Rule 1(5), the President announced the signing of and thereupon did sign in open session:

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4406.

MOTION

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

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6117 by Senator Sheldon

AN ACT Relating to notice against trespass; and reenacting and amending RCW 9A.52.010.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6118 by Senators O'Ban and Darneille

AN ACT Relating to secure facilities for the criminally insane; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

E2SHB 1174 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Senn, Shea, Magendanz, Springer, Tarleton, Ortiz-Self, Gregerson, Ormsby, Hunter, Ryu, S. Hunt, Riccelli, Stanford, Tharinger, Jinkins, Walkinshaw, Fey, Clibborn, Farrell and Goodman)

AN ACT Relating to flame retardants; amending RCW 70.240.020, 70.240.010, and 70.240.050; and adding new sections to chapter 70.240 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

E2SHB 1491 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Hunter, Johnson, Ormsby, MacEwen, Senn, Magendanz, Farrell, Hayes, Ortiz-Self, Hudgins, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, S. Hunt, Ryu, Jinkins, Bergquist, Goodman, Tharinger and Riccelli)

AN ACT Relating to improving quality in the early care and education system; amending RCW 43.215.100, 43.215.135, 43.215.1352, 43.215.425, 43.215.415, 43.215.455, 43.215.020, and 43.215.090; reenacting and amending RCW 43.215.010; adding new sections to chapter 43.215 RCW; creating new sections; and repealing 2013 2nd sp.s. c 16 s 2 (uncodified).

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SHB 1570 by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregory, Bergquist, S. Hunt, Reykdal, Kilduff, Ortiz-Self and Pollet)

AN ACT Relating to creating flexibility for the educator retooling conditional scholarship program; and amending RCW 28A.660.045 and 28A.660.050.

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

SHB 1676 by House Committee on General Government & Information Technology (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Lytton, Kretz and Blake)

AN ACT Relating to understanding the effects of predation on wild ungulate populations; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SHB 1696 by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representative Haler)

AN ACT Relating to modifying provisions related to tuition setting authority at public institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.031, 28B.15.067, and 28B.15.102; and repealing RCW 28B.15.068 and 28B.15.101.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

ESHB 1713 by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Harris, Jinkins, Moeller, Tharinger, Appleton, Ortiz-Self and Pollet)

AN ACT Relating to integrating the treatment systems for mental health and chemical dependency; amending RCW 70.96A.020, 70.96A.140, 70.96A.145, 71.05.025, 71.05.026, 71.05.050, 71.05.120, 71.05.132, 71.05.150, 71.05.154, 71.05.156, 71.05.157, 71.05.160, 71.05.170, 71.05.180, 71.05.190, 71.05.195, 71.05.210, 71.05.212, 71.05.214, 71.05.215, 71.05.220, 71.05.230, 71.05.235, 71.05.240, 71.05.280, 71.05.290, 71.05.300, 71.05.320, 71.05.325, 71.05.340, 71.05.360, 71.05.380, 71.05.435, 71.05.530, 71.05.560, 71.05.700, 71.05.705, 71.34.020, 71.34.305, 71.34.375, 71.34.385, 71.34.400, 71.34.410, 71.34.500, 71.34.520, 71.34.600, 71.34.630, 71.34.650, 71.34.660, 71.34.700, 71.34.710, 71.34.720, 71.34.740, 71.34.750, 71.34.760, 71.34.780, 9.41.040, 9.41.047, 9.41.075, 9.41.097, 4.24.558, 5.60.060, 9.41.280, 9.95.143, 10.77.010, 10.77.025, 10.77.027, 10.77.060, 10.77.084, 10.77.088, 11.92.190, 13.32A.044, 18.83.110, 43.20A.025, 70.48.475, 70.97.010, 71.05.620, 71.05.660, 71.24.045, 71.24.330, 71.32.080, 71.32.140, 71.32.150, 72.09.315, 72.09.370, 74.13.033, and 74.50.070; reenacting and amending RCW 70.96A.020, 71.05.020, 71.05.153, 71.34.730, 10.77.065, 70.02.010, 70.02.230, and 71.24.025; adding new sections to chapter 71.05 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 70.96A.095, 70.96A.096, 70.96A.097, 70.96A.110, 70.96A.120, 70.96A.140, 70.96A.141, 70.96A.142, 70.96A.145, 70.96A.148, 70.96A.155, 70.96A.157, 70.96A.160, 70.96A.180, 70.96A.230, 70.96A.235, 70.96A.240, 70.96A.245, 70.96A.250, 70.96A.255, 70.96A.260, 70.96A.265, 70.96B.010, 70.96B.020, 70.96B.030, 70.96B.040, 70.96B.045, 70.96B.050, 70.96B.060, 70.96B.070, 70.96B.080, 70.96B.090, 70.96B.100, 70.96B.110, 70.96B.120, 70.96B.130, 70.96B.140, 70.96B.150, 70.96B.800, and 71.05.032; providing effective dates; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

2E2SHB 1825 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kilduff, Muri, Gregory, Haler, Riccelli, Walkinshaw, Zeiger and McBride)

AN ACT Relating to modifying the definition of resident student to comply with federal requirements established by the veterans access, choice, and accountability act of 2014; amending RCW 28B.15.012; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

SHB 2107 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz, Blake, Short, Dent and Schmick)

AN ACT Relating to requiring the department of fish and wildlife to update the 2011 wolf conservation and management plan to ensure the establishment of a self-sustaining population of gray wolves while also ensuring social tolerance of wolf recovery; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

E2SHB 2136 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representative Carlyle)

AN ACT Relating to comprehensive marijuana market reforms to ensure a well-regulated and taxed marijuana market in Washington state; amending RCW 69.50.334, 69.50.357, 69.50.369, 69.50.535, 69.50.540, 69.50.331, 69.50.445, 69.50.4013, 18.170.020, 69.50.4014, 66.08.050, 69.50.101, 28B.20.502, 43.350.030, 69.50.530, 69.50.342, and 66.08.012; adding new sections to chapter 69.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW; creating new sections; providing contingent effective dates; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

EHB 2151 by Representatives Jinkins, Schmick and Bergquist

AN ACT Relating to continuation of the hospital safety net assessment for two additional biennia; amending RCW 74.60.005, 74.60.020, 74.60.030, 74.60.050, 74.60.090, 74.60.100, 74.60.120, 74.60.130, 74.60.150, 74.60.160, and 74.60.901; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

HB 2217 by Representatives Hunter, Sullivan and Carlyle

AN ACT Relating to the juvenile offender basic training camp program; and amending RCW 13.40.320.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

MOTION

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

MOTION

At 8:02 a.m., on motion of Senator Schoesler, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 o’clock noon Monday, May 4, 2015.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate