NOON SESSION
Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 o’clock noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Fain, 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
February 2, 2015
SB 5244 Prime Sponsor, Senator Darneille: Disposing tax foreclosed property to cities for affordable housing purposes. Reported by Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators O'Ban, Chair; Miloscia, Vice Chair; Darneille, Ranking Minority Member; Hargrove and Padden.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 2, 2015
SB 5262 Prime Sponsor, Senator O'Ban: Releasing juvenile case records to the Washington state office of civil legal aid. Reported by Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators O'Ban, Chair; Miloscia, Vice Chair; Darneille, Ranking Minority Member; Hargrove and Padden.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 2, 2015
SB 5266 Prime Sponsor, Senator O'Ban: Concerning secure facilities for the criminally insane. Reported by Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators O'Ban, Chair; Miloscia, Vice Chair; Darneille, Ranking Minority Member; Hargrove and Padden.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 2, 2015
SB 5408 Prime Sponsor, Senator Mullet: Removing references to faith-based exemptions regarding criminal mistreatment of children and vulnerable adults. Reported by Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators O'Ban, Chair; Miloscia, Vice Chair; Darneille, Ranking Minority Member; Hargrove and Padden.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 2, 2015
SB 5467 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hatfield: Providing a single point of excise taxation on sales of recreational marijuana. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor
MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Braun, Vice Chair; Hasegawa, Ranking Minority Member; Conway; Keiser; King and Warnick.
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
February 2, 2015
ESB 5577 Prime Sponsor, Senator Braun: Concerning pharmaceutical waste. Reported by Committee on Health Care
MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Becker, Chair; Frockt, Ranking Minority Member; Bailey; Brown; Cleveland; Conway; Parlette and Rivers.
Passed to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.
February 2, 2015
SB 5693 Prime Sponsor, Senator Miloscia: Authorizing the department of social and health services special commitment center to seek eligibility and reimbursement for health care costs covered by federal medicare, medicaid, and veterans health benefits. Reported by Committee on Health Care
MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Becker, Chair; Frockt, Ranking Minority Member; Bailey; Brown; Cleveland; Conway; Jayapal; Keiser; Parlette and Rivers.
Passed to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Fain, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Fain, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5786 by Senators Conway, Darneille, Cleveland and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to services that provide support for decision making; and amending RCW 2.72.005, 2.72.010, 2.72.020, and 2.72.030.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 5787 by Senators Jayapal, Fain, McAuliffe, Darneille and Hasegawa
AN ACT Relating to a model policy and procedures for language access by limited-English proficient parents of students; amending RCW 28A.300.580; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; and repealing RCW 28A.345.032.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5788 by Senators Cleveland, Billig, Padden, Keiser, Bailey, Frockt, Fraser, Darneille, Nelson, Becker, Hargrove and Benton
AN ACT Relating to the creation of two elder justice center demonstration sites; adding a new section to chapter 74.34 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SB 5789 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Pedersen, Darneille, Billig, Keiser, McAuliffe, Nelson, Chase and Frockt
AN ACT Relating to the protection of children through responsible storage of firearms; adding new sections to chapter 9.41 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 5790 by Senators Darneille, Roach, Conway, Hasegawa, Miloscia, O'Ban, Jayapal, Rolfes, McAuliffe and Dammeier
AN ACT Relating to service options for individuals with developmental disabilities; amending RCW 71A.12.290; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SB 5791 by Senators Darneille, Pedersen, McAuliffe, Conway and Chase
AN ACT Relating to charter schools; and amending RCW 28A.710.030, 28A.710.070, and 28A.710.080.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5792 by Senator Darneille
AN ACT Relating to establishing a centralized office of forensic mental health services; and adding a new section to chapter 10.77 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
SB 5793 by Senators Darneille, Conway and O'Ban
AN ACT Relating to providing credit towards child support obligations for veterans benefits; and amending RCW 26.18.190.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 5794 by Senators McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Liias, Billig, Jayapal, Cleveland, Chase, Darneille and Hasegawa
AN ACT Relating to requiring the department of social and health services to request all necessary exemptions and waivers from the federal government to allow students to use electronic benefit transfer cards at institutions of higher education; creating new sections; and providing a contingent expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
SB 5795 by Senators Roach and Liias
AN ACT Relating to authorizing municipalities to create assessment reimbursement areas for the construction or improvement of water or sewer facilities; and adding a new section to chapter 35.91 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.
SB 5796 by Senators Becker, Keiser and Pearson
AN ACT Relating to the regulation of adult family homes; and amending RCW 70.128.060 and 70.128.120.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SB 5797 by Senators Rivers, Roach, Conway, Angel, Hasegawa, Litzow, Miloscia, Jayapal, Hobbs, Warnick, McCoy, Cleveland, Rolfes, Pearson, O'Ban and Benton
AN ACT Relating to passenger-carrying vehicles for railroad employees; amending RCW 81.61.010, 81.61.020, and 81.61.040; and adding new sections to chapter 81.61 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5798 by Senators Keiser and Bailey
AN ACT Relating to a second-party payment process for paying insurers; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SB 5799 by Senators Fain and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to exempting levies imposed by qualifying flood control zone districts from certain limitations upon regular property tax levies; amending 2011 1st sp.s. c 28 s 7 (uncodified); creating a new section; and repealing 2011 c 275 ss 4 and 5 (uncodified).
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5800 by Senator Pearson
AN ACT Relating to gambling devices; and amending RCW 9.46.310.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
SB 5801 by Senator Pearson
AN ACT Relating to creating a water commission; and adding a new chapter to Title 90 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.
SB 5802 by Senators Becker and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to assisted living payment rates; amending RCW 74.39A.030 and 74.39A.320; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5803 by Senators Dammeier, McAuliffe and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to the notification of parents when their children are below basic on the third grade statewide English language arts assessment; amending RCW 28A.655.230; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5804 by Senators Liias, Benton, Hasegawa, Dammeier and Angel
AN ACT Relating to the procedure for adoption and amendment of the Washington state energy code; and amending RCW 19.27A.020, 19.27A.025, 19.27A.045, and 19.27A.140.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.
SB 5805 by Senators Rivers, Rolfes and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to conflict resolution programs in schools; and amending RCW 28A.300.280.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5806 by Senators Jayapal, Frockt, Keiser, Cleveland, Conway, Litzow, Rivers, Darneille and Angel
AN ACT Relating to equitable access to highly effective contraception for patients enrolled in a medicaid-funded plan; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SB 5807 by Senators Litzow and Dammeier
AN ACT Relating to targeted professional development for educators; amending RCW 28A.415.350 and 28A.415.360; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5808 by Senators Habib, Becker, Ranker, Liias, McAuliffe, Keiser, Hasegawa and Frockt
AN ACT Relating to cancer research; reenacting and amending RCW 43.79A.040; adding a new section to chapter 82.24 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 82.26 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SB 5809 by Senator Benton
AN ACT Relating to providing comprehensive information in writing to real property owners during negotiations for the acquisition of the property by government agencies; and amending RCW 8.26.180.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SJM 8010 by Senators Roach, Angel and Benton
Requesting the President and United States Congress to take action to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.
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 Senate Bill No. 5786 which was referred to the Committee on Law & Justice.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 o’clock a.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2015.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate
5244
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5262
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5266
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5408
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5467
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5577
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5693
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5786
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 1
Other Action........................................................................... 3
5787
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5788
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5789
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5790
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5791
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5792
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5793
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5794
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5795
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5796
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5797
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5798
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5799
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5800
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5801
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5802
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5803
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
5804
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
5805
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
5806
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
5807
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
5808
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
5809
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
8010
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3