NOON SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia

Thursday, January 11, 2018

The Senate was called to order at 12:01 p.m. by the President of the Senate, Lt. Governor Habib presiding. No roll call was taken.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Liias, 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, 2018

SB 5441 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kuderer: Concerning certain procedures upon initial detention under the involuntary treatment act. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

January 10, 2018

SB 5596 Prime Sponsor, Senator Darneille: Phasing out use of the valid court order exception to place youth in detention for noncriminal behavior. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5596 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; Carlyle and Frockt.

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

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators O’Ban, Ranking Member and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 10, 2018

SB 5831 Prime Sponsor, Senator Darneille: Concerning assessment of the needs of girls and young women concurrently involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5831 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

January 10, 2018

SB 5839 Prime Sponsor, Senator Carlyle: Repealing a tax preference for prescription drug warehousing firms to invest in rural and high-need area opioid use disorder treatment and support infrastructures. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.

January 10, 2018

SB 6047 Prime Sponsor, Senator Miloscia: Ensuring access to affordable health care coverage for children. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Rolfes, Chair; Frockt, Vice Chair; Braun, Ranking Member; Honeyford, Assistant Ranking Member; Bailey; Billig; Brown; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Hunt; Keiser; Mullet; Palumbo; Pedersen; Rivers and Wagoner.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.

January 10, 2018

SB 6078 Prime Sponsor, Senator Palumbo: Creating an apprenticeship program for inmates. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

January 10, 2018

SB 6114 Prime Sponsor, Senator Darneille: Concerning the issuance of identicards to individuals released from certain juvenile rehabilitation facilities. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 10, 2018

SB 6115 Prime Sponsor, Senator McCoy: Concerning residential custody services for tribal youth. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 9, 2018

SGA 9006 BRIAN BONLENDER, appointed on February 1, 2013, for the term ending at the goverernors pleasure, as Director of the Department of Commerce. Reported by Committee on Economic Development & International Trade

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Chase, Chair; Takko, Vice Chair; Brown, Ranking Member; Wagoner and Wellman.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9078 ELIZABETH L. BAUM, reappointed on June 23, 2015, for the term ending June 30, 2019, as Member of the Housing Finance Commission. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9086 KEN A. LARSEN, appointed on July 7, 2015, for the term ending June 30, 2019, as Member of the Housing Finance Commission. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9087 WENDY L. LAWRENCE, appointed on July 7, 2015, for the term ending June 30, 2019, as Member of the Housing Finance Commission. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9092 STEVEN M. MOSS, reappointed on June 23, 2015, for the term ending June 30, 2019, as Member of the Housing Finance Commission. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9100 RUSSELL HEPFER, reappointed on June 26, 2015, for the term ending June 25, 2019, as Member of the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council. Reported by Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Carlyle, Chair; Palumbo, Vice Chair; Ericksen, Ranking Member; Brown; Hobbs; McCoy; Ranker; Sheldon and Wellman.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9185 DEBORAH B. JENSEN, appointed on July 13, 2016, for the term ending June 25, 2019, as Member of the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council. Reported by Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Carlyle, Chair; Palumbo, Vice Chair; Brown; Hobbs; McCoy; Ranker; Sheldon and Wellman.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Ericksen, Ranking Member.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9266 DENNIS J. MCLERRAN, appointed on April 26, 2017, for the term ending June 25, 2018, as Member of the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council. Reported by Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Carlyle, Chair; Palumbo, Vice Chair; Brown; Hobbs; McCoy; Ranker; Sheldon and Wellman.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Ericksen, Ranking Member.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9288 JAY J. MANNING, reappointed on June 20, 2017, for the term ending June 25, 2021, as Member of the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council. Reported by Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Carlyle, Chair; Palumbo, Vice Chair; Brown; Hobbs; McCoy; Ranker; Sheldon and Wellman.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Ericksen, Ranking Member.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9292 ALISHIA F. TOPPER, appointed on July 3, 2017, for the term ending June 30, 2021, as Member of the Housing Finance Commission. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

January 10, 2018

SGA 9294 LOWEL J. KRUEGER, appointed on July 5, 2017, for the term ending June 30, 2021, as Member of the Housing Finance Commission. Reported by Committee on Human Services & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Darneille, Chair; Dhingra, Vice Chair; O’Ban, Ranking Member; Carlyle; Frockt; Miloscia and Walsh.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

MOTION

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

MOTION

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

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

January 10, 2018

MR. PRESIDENT:

The House has passed:

SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1508

and the same is herewith transmitted.

NONA SNELL, Deputy Chief Clerk

MOTION

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

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6248 by Senators Wellman, Zeiger, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Mullet, Keiser, Liias and Conway

AN ACT Relating to granting of high school diplomas by community or technical colleges; and amending RCW 28B.50.535.

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

SB 6249 by Senators Zeiger and Fain

AN ACT Relating to voter registration; amending RCW 29A.08.140, 29A.08.140, 29A.08.140, 29A.08.125, 29A.08.410, 29A.08.620, 29A.04.611, and 29A.40.160; providing an effective date; providing a contingent effective date; providing an expiration date; and providing a contingent expiration date.

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

SB 6250 by Senators Frockt and Padden

AN ACT Relating to removing the ten year reference in impaired driving provisions; amending RCW 46.61.502 and 46.61.504; reenacting and amending RCW 46.61.5055; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6251 by Senators Dhingra, Kuderer, Rolfes, Nelson, Palumbo, Wellman, Mullet, Chase, Keiser, Saldaña and Conway

AN ACT Relating to property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens; amending RCW 84.36.381, 84.36.383, 84.36.385, and 84.38.020; reenacting and amending RCW 84.38.030; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6252 by Senators King and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to extending the validity of temporary elevator licenses; and amending RCW 70.87.250.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

SB 6253 by Senators Ranker, Carlyle, Palumbo, Keiser, Liias, Frockt, Kuderer, Chase, Hunt and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to establishing a clean, efficient, renewable energy standard; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.

SB 6254 by Senator Miloscia

AN ACT Relating to safe injection sites in Washington state; amending RCW 70.05.010, 70.05.060, 70.05.070, and 70.05.130; adding new sections to chapter 70.05 RCW; and providing for submission of this act to a vote of the people.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6255 by Senators Miloscia and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to establishing a voting rights act to promote equal voting opportunity in certain political subdivisions by authorizing district-based elections in cities, towns, code cities, and counties; amending RCW 35.18.020, 35.23.850, 35A.12.180, 36.32.050, and 36.32.0556; and creating a new section.

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

SB 6256 by Senators Conway and Braun

AN ACT Relating to allowing firms in the Canadian province of British Columbia to perform attest or compilation services for companies in Washington state that are the consolidated, subsidiary, or component entity of another corporate entity registered in Canada; amending RCW 18.04.350, 18.04.183, 18.04.195, 18.04.215, and 18.04.345; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

SB 6257 by Senators Billig, Zeiger, Kuderer, Keiser, Palumbo and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to provision of early intervention services for eligible children with disabilities from birth to three years of age; amending RCW 28A.155.065; adding a new section to chapter 43.216 RCW; recodifying RCW 28A.155.065; and providing an effective date.

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

SB 6258 by Senators Conway and Takko

AN ACT Relating to the compensation of commissioners of certain metropolitan park districts; and amending RCW 35.61.150.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

SB 6259 by Senators Ranker, Darneille, Palumbo, Keiser, McCoy, Liias, Kuderer and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to creating the social work professional loan repayment program; and adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 6260 by Senators Ranker, Liias, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Hunt, Keiser and Darneille

AN ACT Relating to costs for low-income running start students; and amending RCW 28A.600.310 and 28A.600.380.

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

SB 6261 by Senators Ranker, Wellman, Keiser, McCoy, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Hunt and Conway

AN ACT Relating to fully funding and expanding eligibility for the state need grant; amending RCW 28B.92.060; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 6262 by Senators Ranker, Palumbo, Darneille, Liias, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Hunt, Keiser and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to establishing pilot programs to plan for the needs of certain college students experiencing homelessness; adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.77 RCW; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 6263 by Senators Ranker, Palumbo, Darneille, Keiser, Liias, Frockt, Kuderer, Hasegawa and Conway

AN ACT Relating to expanding the passport to college promise program to include youth experiencing homelessness and foster youth thirteen and older; and amending RCW 28B.117.010, 28B.117.030, and 28B.117.040.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 6264 by Senators Ranker, Palumbo, Darneille, Keiser, Wellman and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to contracting by institutions of higher education with private entities; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 6265 by Senators Ranker, Chase, Rolfes, Palumbo, Van De Wege and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to creating a pinto abalone recovery initiative; adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6266 by Senators Ranker, Carlyle and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to loot boxes and similar types of mechanisms in online games and apps; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

SB 6267 by Senators Ranker, Palumbo, Rolfes, Keiser, Liias and Chase

AN ACT Relating to providing an emergency response system that provides for an emergency response towing vessel; and adding new sections to chapter 88.46 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.

SB 6268 by Senators Ranker, Rolfes, Chase, Van De Wege, Conway, Keiser, Liias, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hunt, Palumbo and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to creating the orca protection act; amending RCW 77.15.740; adding a new section to chapter 77.15 RCW; creating new sections; making appropriations; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6269 by Senators Ranker, Rolfes, Carlyle, Darneille, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Conway, Keiser, Hunt, Frockt, Kuderer, Chase, Liias and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to strengthening oil transportation safety; amending RCW 82.23B.020, 88.46.060, 88.46.220, 88.46.167, 90.56.210, 90.56.240, and 90.56.569, reenacting and amending RCW 82.23B.010; adding new sections to chapter 88.46 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 90.56 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.

SB 6270 by Senators Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to the social security offset to disability compensation; amending RCW 51.32.225; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

SB 6271 by Senators Takko and Short

AN ACT Relating to the administration of irrigation districts; and amending RCW 87.03.082 and 87.03.435.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

SB 6272 by Senators O’Ban, Conway, Sheldon, Becker, Angel and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to creating a military benefit zone program; adding a new chapter to Title 39 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development & International Trade.

SB 6273 by Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Fain, Mullet, Palumbo and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to state charity care law; amending RCW 70.170.020 and 70.170.060; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6274 by Senators Ranker, Palumbo, Keiser, Wellman, Darneille, Liias, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Hunt and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to helping former foster youth and youth experiencing homelessness access and complete registered apprenticeships; and adding a new chapter to Title 28C RCW.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 6275 by Senators Takko, Mullet and Hunt

AN ACT Relating to authorizing craft distilleries to ship or deliver a customer’s order to certain willing businesses that are licensed to sell spirits at retail; amending RCW 66.24.630 and 66.28.295; and adding a new section to chapter 66.20 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

SB 6276 by Senators Carlyle and Hunt

AN ACT Relating to modernizing fuel content standards and references; amending RCW 19.112.010, 19.112.020, 19.112.030, 19.112.050, 19.112.060, 19.112.110, 19.112.130, 19.112.900, 42.56.270, 43.19.642, 43.19.646, 43.19.647, 82.08.865, 82.08.956, and 82.12.956; reenacting and amending RCW 80.50.020; adding a new section to chapter 43.325 RCW; repealing RCW 19.112.040, 19.112.090, 19.112.120, 19.112.140, 19.112.150, 19.112.160, 19.112.170, 19.112.180, and 43.19.643; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.

SB 6277 by Senators Darneille, Kuderer and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to creating a graduated reentry program of partial confinement for certain offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.030, 9.94A.734, and 9.94A.190; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.728; and adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6278 by Senators Warnick, Schoesler and Chase

AN ACT Relating to the use of seed certification fees; and amending RCW 15.49.370.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6279 by Senators Warnick, Schoesler and Wagoner

AN ACT Relating to limiting the application of certain civil penalties to protect landowners from incurring penalties based on the actions of the landowner’s lessee; and amending RCW 90.03.600.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6280 by Senators Darneille, O’Ban, Kuderer, Hasegawa and Conway

AN ACT Relating to issuing an identicard for offenders released from prison facilities; amending RCW 46.20.117; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6281 by Senators Darneille, O’Ban, Dhingra, Kuderer and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to allowing specified offenders to earn positive achievement time on community custody; amending RCW 9.94A.501; adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6282 by Senators Liias, Bailey, Palumbo, Hobbs, Chase, McCoy, Wagoner and Kuderer

AN ACT Relating to calculating the benchmark rate for certain community residential services; adding a new section to chapter 71A.12 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6283 by Senators Takko, Rivers and Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to fire service mobilization; and repealing 2015 c 181 s 5 (uncodified).

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

SB 6284 by Senators Takko, Rivers, Hunt and Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to allowing fire protection district annexations and mergers within a reasonable geographic proximity; and amending RCW 52.04.031, 52.26.020, 52.26.060, and 52.26.300.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

SB 6285 by Senator Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to creating the hazardous substance tax stabilization act; adding a new section to chapter 70.105 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.

SB 6286 by Senators Braun, Rolfes, Wellman and Zeiger

AN ACT Relating to adding members to the school employees’ benefits board; and amending RCW 41.05.740.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6287 by Senators Darneille, O’Ban, Carlyle, Zeiger and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to making technical changes regarding the department of children, youth, and families; amending RCW 28A.655.080, 74.09.470, 43.63A.068, 43.63A.066, 43.31.571, 41.06.097, 74.12.340, 74.08A.260, 74.04.014, 70.305.020, 70.305.010, 70.198.020, 43.216.065, 43.121.100, 43.88C.050, 43.31.583, 43.31.581, 43.31.575, 43.20.275, 42.48.010, 41.04.385, 36.70A.450, 36.70.757, 35A.63.215, 35.63.185, 35.21.688, 28B.77.005, 28A.655.220, 28A.300.570, 28A.188.040, 28A.175.075, 28A.155.160, 19.02.050, 43.216.555, 43.216.370, 43.216.355, 43.216.350, 43.216.325, 43.216.315, 43.216.305, 43.216.300, 43.216.265, 43.216.045, 43.216.105, 9.94A.655, 26.44.220, 9.94A.6551, 74.13.632, 74.13.341, 28A.300.525, 74.13.020, 72.05.435, 13.34.030, 74.31.020, 74.15.038, 74.13.660, 74.13.570, 71.24.065, 43.185C.285, 43.185C.260, 28B.105.060, 28A.300.592, 26.44.125, 7.68.801, 2.70.090, 43.216.380, 43.216.165, 43.216.250, 13.34.062, 13.34.069, 74.13A.005, 74.14A.060, 13.90.010, 43.216.015, 43.06A.030, 13.50.010, 74.14B.010, 43.216.906, and 43.216.905; reenacting and amending RCW 43.216.270; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6288 by Senators Frockt, Chase, Conway, Van De Wege, Ranker and McCoy

AN ACT Relating to the school employees’ benefits program; amending RCW 41.05.740, 41.05.011, 41.05.022, 41.05.050, 28A.400.280, and 28A.400.350; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6289 by Senators Conway, Chase, Van De Wege, Ranker and Hunt

AN ACT Relating to the need for substitutes in schools; amending RCW 41.32.068; adding a new section to chapter 41.35 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing 2016 c 233 s 19 (uncodified).

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6290 by Senators Hunt, Chase, Van De Wege, Ranker, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Keiser, Palumbo and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to cost-of-living adjustments for teachers’ retirement system plan 1 and public employees’ retirement system plan 1 retirees; adding a new section to chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6291 by Senator Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to local regulation of licensed marijuana retailers including local prohibitions of marijuana retailers and distribution of marijuana excise tax revenues to counties and cities; amending RCW 69.50.540; adding new sections to chapter 69.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

SB 6292 by Senators Wilson, Rivers and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to electronic monitoring of domestic violence perpetrators; amending RCW 9.94A.030, 7.90.010, 7.92.020, and 10.99.020; and adding a new section to chapter 2.56 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6293 by Senators Wilson and Rivers

AN ACT Relating to the creation of a deferred prosecution program for nonpayment of license fees and taxes for vehicle, vessel, and aircraft registrations; amending RCW 47.68.255 and 88.02.400; reenacting and amending RCW 46.16A.030; adding a new section to chapter 10.05 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6294 by Senators Kuderer, Sheldon, Warnick, Walsh, Palumbo and Liias

AN ACT Relating to exempting impact fees for low-income housing development; amending RCW 82.02.060; reenacting and amending RCW 82.02.090; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

SB 6295 by Senator Kuderer

AN ACT Relating to the sale of horses; adding a new section to chapter 16.57 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6296 by Senators Saldaña, Keiser, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Chase and Conway

AN ACT Relating to the deduction of union dues and fees; and amending RCW 28B.52.045, 41.56.110, 41.59.060, 41.76.045, 41.80.100, and 49.39.080.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

SB 6297 by Senators Dhingra, Palumbo, Darneille, Mullet, Saldaña, Takko, Frockt, Rolfes, Kuderer, Cleveland, Chase, Carlyle, Wellman, Hasegawa, Ranker, Keiser, Liias, Billig, Nelson, McCoy, Van De Wege, Pedersen, Hunt and Conway

AN ACT Relating to provisions governing firearms possession by persons who have been found incompetent to stand trial and who have a history of one or more violent acts; amending RCW 10.77.088, 9.41.040, and 9.41.047; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6298 by Senators Dhingra, Palumbo, Saldaña, Frockt, Mullet, Takko, Kuderer, Darneille, Chase, Rolfes, Cleveland, Carlyle, Wellman, Hasegawa, Ranker, Keiser, Billig, Nelson, McCoy, Liias, Van De Wege, Pedersen, Hunt and Conway

AN ACT Relating to adding domestic violence harassment to the list of offenses for which a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm; and amending RCW 9.41.040.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6299 by Senator O’Ban

AN ACT Relating to nullifying the imposition of certain taxes within regional transit authority boundaries; amending RCW 81.104.160 and 81.104.175; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6300 by Senators O’Ban, Sheldon, Wagoner, Angel, Becker, Palumbo and Brown

AN ACT Relating to the creation of a property tax exemption for spouses of military members or first responders killed in the line of duty; amending RCW 84.36.385 and 84.36.387; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6301 by Senators O’Ban, Sheldon and Becker

AN ACT Relating to the election and authority of regional transit authority board members; amending RCW 81.112.010 and 81.112.030; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 81.112.040; and providing a contingent effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6302 by Senator O’Ban

AN ACT Relating to incentivizing the development of commercial office space in cities with a population of greater than fifty thousand and located in a county with a population of less than one million five hundred thousand; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 35 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 84 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development & International Trade.

SB 6303 by Senators O’Ban and Sheldon

AN ACT Relating to establishing a vehicle valuation method for a regional transit authority collecting a motor vehicle excise tax that is based on Kelley blue book or national automobile dealers association values; amending RCW 82.44.135; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6304 by Senators Frockt, Rivers, Saldaña, Hobbs, Cleveland, Rolfes, Keiser, Conway, Hasegawa, Billig, Walsh, Fain, Kuderer, Chase, Hunt and Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to continuing access to medicaid services; amending RCW 74.09.470; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6305 by Senators Hunt, Baumgartner, Braun, Palumbo, Hawkins, Keiser, Conway, Hasegawa, Kuderer and Chase

AN ACT Relating to retiree benefits for participants in the public employees’ retirement system, the teachers’ retirement system, and the public employees’ benefits board; amending RCW 41.05.085; adding a new section to chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6306 by Senator Frockt

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the use of the Puget Sound taxpayer accountability account to include facilities to improve educational outcomes in early learning, K-12, and higher education; and amending RCW 43.79.520.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6307 by Senators Palumbo and Zeiger

AN ACT Relating to providing a tax preference for nonrural data centers; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development & International Trade.

SB 6308 by Senators Keiser, Conway, Kuderer, Van De Wege, Rivers, Bailey, Fain, Mullet, Hunt and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to notice of charity care availability and screening and determination of charity care eligibility; amending RCW 70.170.060 and 70.170.070; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6309 by Senators Darneille, Miloscia, O’Ban, Rivers, Frockt and Hunt

AN ACT Relating to extending the timeline for completing a family assessment response; reenacting and amending RCW 26.44.030; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6310 by Senators Bailey, Cleveland, Becker, Wagoner and Angel

AN ACT Relating to medical assistant credential fees; and amending RCW 18.360.070.

Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6311 by Senators Mullet and Angel

AN ACT Relating to lost or destroyed state warrants, bonds, and other instruments; amending RCW 43.08.068, 43.08.066, and 43.08.064; and adding a new section to chapter 43.08 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Liias, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 6251 which was designated to the Committee on Law & Justice and referred to the Committee on Ways & Means.

MOTION

At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Liias, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 o’clock a.m. Friday, January 12, 2018.

CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate

BRAD HENDRICKSON, Secretary of the Senate

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