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SIXTEENTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, January 23, 1996
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Pritchard. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
January 22, 1996
SB 5289 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bauer: Continuing the future teachers conditional scholarship program. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5289 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Bauer, Chair; Kohl, Vice Chair; Drew, McAuliffe, Prince, Rasmussen, Sheldon, West and Wood.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 22, 1996
SB 6175 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bauer: Creating the state educational trust fund. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Bauer, Chair; Kohl, Vice Chair; Drew, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Sheldon, West, Wood and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 22, 1996
SB 6191 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pelz: Relating to the use of credit cards in state liquor stores. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Fraser and Newhouse.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 22, 1996
SB 6192 Prime Sponsor, Senator Snyder: Providing funding for department of community, trade, and economic development department duties as a member of the agency rural community assistance task force. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6192 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser and Newhouse.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 22, 1996
SB 6206 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Regulating cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser and Newhouse.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 19, 1996
SB 6216 Prime Sponsor, Senator McAuliffe: Changing state board of education staff provisions. Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Finkbeiner, Hochstatter, Johnson, Pelz and Rasmussen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 22, 1996
SB 6286 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pelz: Conferring possessory and lien rights to entities that used dies, molds, forms, and patterns unclaimed. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser and Newhouse.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 19, 1996
SB 6289 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Regulating fraternal benefit societies. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Hale, Roach and Sutherland.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 19, 1996
SB 6293 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Filing documents with the insurance commissioner. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6293 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair; Hale, Roach and Sutherland.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 22, 1996
SB 6303 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bauer: Changing tuition for full-time nonresident undergraduate students at the University of Washington and Washington State University. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6303 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Bauer, Chair; Kohl, Vice Chair; Drew, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Sheldon and Wood.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 22, 1996
SB 6325 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Funding construction of a Shoreline regional economic development center. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and the bill be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser and Newhouse.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 19, 1996
SB 6338 Prime Sponsor, Senator Goings: Amending the duty of the state board of education to approve private schools to include kindergarten. Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Finkbeiner, Hochstatter, Johnson, Pelz and Rasmussen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 22, 1996
SB 6414 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pelz: Providing for federal income tax withholding from unemployment compensation benefits. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser and Newhouse.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 22, 1996
SB 6423 Prime Sponsor, Senator Sutherland: Creating the Washington electronic authentication act. Reported by Committee on Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Sutherland, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Finkbeiner, Hochstatter and Owen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 22, 1996
SB 6571 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pelz: Funding public facilities. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser and Newhouse.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 22, 1996
SCR 8427 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pelz: Creating a Joint Task Force on Vocational Rehabilitation and Training. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser and Newhouse.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
January 19, 1996
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1097,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1182,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1229,
SECOND ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1330,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1733,
SECOND ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1835,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1905,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1911,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2125, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6657 by Senators Thibaudeau, Prentice and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to the jurisdiction of the Washington human rights commission; amending RCW 49.60.010, 49.60.020, 49.60.030, 49.60.040, 49.60.130, 49.60.175, 49.60.176, 49.60.178, 49.60.180, 49.60.190, 49.60.200, 49.60.215, 49.60.222, 49.60.224, 49.60.225, and 48.30.300; reenacting and amending RCW 49.60.120 and 49.60.223; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6658 by Senators Thibaudeau, Pelz and Heavey
AN ACT Relating to fair competition in the motion picture industry; adding a new section to chapter 19.58 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 6659 by Senators Schow, Morton, Owen, Oke, Heavey, Prince and Prentice
AN ACT Relating to use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes; amending RCW 46.61.165; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6660 by Senators McAuliffe, Pelz, Haugen, Sheldon, Winsley and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to mandatory school attendance; amending RCW 28A.225.010; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6661 by Senators McAuliffe, Pelz, Haugen and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to paid initiative and referendum signature gatherers; amending RCW 29.79.490; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6662 by Senators Quigley and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to health insurance benefits for family planning; and adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6663 by Senators Sheldon, Winsley and Drew (by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges)
AN ACT Relating to investments of surplus funds by community and technical college districts and the state board for community and technical colleges; and amending RCW 43.250.010, 43.250.020, and 43.250.040.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6664 by Senator Haugen
AN ACT Relating to mediation in land-use decisions; adding a new section to chapter 35.63 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.63 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.22 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 36.32 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6665 by Senators Prentice, Deccio, Hale, Finkbeiner, Smith, Franklin, Schow, Heavey, McAuliffe, Snyder, Newhouse, Spanel, Hochstatter, Loveland, Roach, Owen, Sheldon, Oke, Winsley, Swecker, Strannigan, Goings, Zarelli, Morton, Prince, Cantu, Bauer, Drew, Kohl, Sutherland and Rinehart
AN ACT Relating to authorizing optometrists to use and prescribe approved drugs for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes without limitation upon the methods of delivery in the practice of optometry; and amending RCW 18.53.010, 69.41.030, and 69.50.101.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6666 by Senators Winsley, Haugen, Fairley, Swecker, McDonald, Fraser, McAuliffe and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to nuisance aquatic weeds; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ecology and Parks.
SB 6667 by Senators Quigley, Smith and Goings
AN ACT Relating to enforcement of public disclosure laws; amending RCW 42.17.390, 42.17.400, 29.15.025, and 42.17.360; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6668 by Senators Hargrove and Oke
AN ACT Relating to lowering local property tax rates and providing a compensating tax; and adding a new section to chapter 84.52 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6669 by Senators Thibaudeau, Drew, Pelz, Smith and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to excessive charges for products and services because of the customer's sex; and adding a new section to chapter 49.60 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 6670 by Senators Strannigan, Rasmussen, Prince, Heavey, Schow and West
AN ACT Relating to distribution of motor vehicle excise tax revenues; amending RCW 82.44.120, 82.44.150, 82.14.200, 82.14.210, 82.14.310, and 82.14.330; reenacting and amending RCW 82.44.110, 82.44.110, 82.44.110, 82.44.110, and 82.14.320; adding a new section to chapter 70.05 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; repealing RCW 82.44.155 and 82.44.160; providing effective dates; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6671 by Senators McDonald, Snyder, West, Rinehart, Loveland, Sellar, Oke and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to state revenue and caseload forecasts; amending RCW 82.33.010, 82.33.020, 82.33.030, 82.33.040, 7.68.085, 41.06.087, 41.45.020, 41.50.067, 43.88.020, 43.88.037, 43.88.120, 43.88.160, 50.38.050, 70.94.431, and 70.94.483; reenacting and amending RCW 43.88.030 and 70.94.650; adding a new section to chapter 82.33 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6672 by Senators Hargrove, Long and Oke (by request of Department of Social and Health Services and Department of Corrections)
AN ACT Relating to reports of abuse of children and adult dependent and developmentally disabled persons; amending RCW 26.44.030; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6673 by Senators Owen and Wood
AN ACT Relating to fuel tax evasion; amending RCW 82.36.030, 82.36.045, 82.36.060, 82.36.070, 82.36.160, 82.36.390, 82.36.400, 82.38.030, 82.38.110, 82.38.120, 82.38.140, 82.38.150, 82.38.170, 82.42.020, 82.42.040, and 82.42.080; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6674 by Senators Morton, Hochstatter, Prince, Sellar and A. Anderson
AN ACT Relating to extending the dates related to safety standards for agriculture; and amending RCW 49.17.041.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 6675 by Senators Morton, Hochstatter and Sellar
AN ACT Relating to occupational safety and health; amending RCW 49.17.030; adding a new section to chapter 49.70 RCW; repealing RCW 49.70.117 and 49.70.119; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 6676 by Senators Morton, Hochstatter, Prince, Sellar, McCaslin and A. Anderson
AN ACT Relating to citations under the Washington industrial safety and health act; and amending RCW 49.17.120.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 6677 by Senators Morton, Hochstatter, Prince and Sellar
AN ACT Relating to agriculture; and adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 6678 by Senators Morton, Hochstatter, Prince, Sellar and A. Anderson
AN ACT Relating to seasonal employment; amending RCW 51.08.178; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 6679 by Senators Morton, Hochstatter and Sellar
AN ACT Relating to civil penalties for subsequent violations of the industrial safety and health act; amending RCW 49.17.180; and adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 6680 by Senators Snyder, McDonald, Loveland, Sellar, Rinehart, West, Strannigan, Quigley, Cantu, Oke, Winsley, Kohl, Long and Roach
AN ACT Relating to the performance assessment of state government; amending RCW 43.88.090 and 43.88.160; reenacting and amending RCW 43.88.030; adding a new chapter to Title 44 RCW; and repealing RCW 43.88B.005, 43.88B.007, 43.88B.010, 43.88B.020, 43.88B.030, 43.88B.031, 43.88B.040, 43.88B.050, 43.88B.900, and 43.88B.901.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6681 by Senators Rasmussen, Hargrove, Long, Schow, Franklin, McAuliffe, Drew, Fairley, Oke, Kohl and Prentice
AN ACT Relating to an ombudsman program for individuals with developmental disabilities; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; making an appropriation; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6682 by Senators Rasmussen, Swecker, Drew and Roach
AN ACT Relating to an integrated curriculum of agriculture and history; creating new sections; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6683 by Senators Finkbeiner and Sutherland
AN ACT Relating to personal wireless service facilities; adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW; adding new sections to chapter 80.36 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.92 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities.
SB 6684 by Senators McAuliffe, Johnson, Goings, Finkbeiner, Pelz, Rasmussen, Fairley, Hochstatter, Bauer and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to student safety to and from school; amending RCW 28A.160.150, 28A.160.160, and 28A.160.180; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6685 by Senators Kohl, Owen, Prince and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to public transportation systems; adding a new chapter to Title 47 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
2SHB 1097 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Sheahan, Appelwick and Padden)
Waiving penalties for certain estate tax returns.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
2SHB 1182 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Hickel and Appelwick)
Modifying the uniform commercial code.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
2SHB 1229 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Sheahan and Appelwick)
Modifying options for payment of retirement allowances.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
2E2SHB 1330 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Dyer, Dellwo and Backlund) (by request of Department of Health)
Modifying health facility and services provisions.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
ESHB 1733 by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Boldt, Padden, B. Thomas, D. Schmidt, Cooke, Stevens, L. Thomas and Goldsmith)
Providing tax exemptions for nonprofit camps and conferences.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
2EHB 1835 by Representatives Schoesler, Basich, Kremen, Mitchell and Beeksma
Revising standards relating to manufactured homes.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SHB 1905 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Lambert, Sherstad, Pelesky, Casada and Johnson)
Increasing the blood supply by authorizing directed donations.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SHB 1911 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Lisk, Goldsmith, Hargrove and Cairnes)
Expanding authority for retrospective rating plans.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SHB 2125 by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives L. Thomas, Wolfe, Beeksma, Sterk, Honeyford, Robertson, Chandler, Smith, Pelesky, Kessler, Dyer, D. Sommers, Huff, Radcliff, Dellwo, Scheuerman and Cooke)
Authorizing and implementing interstate banking.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing.
MOTION
At 12:09 p.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 24, 1996.
JOEL PRITCHARD, President of the Senate
MARTY BROWN, Secretary of the Senate