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FORTY-THIRD DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, February 19, 1996
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Pritchard. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present except Senators Anderson, Finkbeiner, Fraser, Long, Moyer, Pelz, Rasmussen, Sheldon, Smith, Swecker and West. On motion of Senator Thibaudeau, Senators Fraser, Pelz, Rasmussen, Sheldon and Smith were excused. On motion of Senator Wood, Senators Anderson, Finkbeiner, Long, Moyer and Swecker were excused.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Amanda Adams and Rikina Griffin, presented the Colors. Reverend Scott Roberson, pastor of the Felida Baptist Church of Vancouver, Washington, and a guest of Senator Zarelli, offered the prayer.
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
February 15, 1996
SHB 1008 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Labor: Providing wine and beer educator's licenses. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; A. Anderson, Franklin, Newhouse and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1996
HB 1051 Prime Sponsor, Representative Padden: Authorizing certain court commissioners to impose sanctions for contempt of court. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1996
HB 1712 Prime Sponsor, Representative Lambert: Prescribing procedures for pretrial release. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1996
HB 1792 Prime Sponsor, Representative Padden: Prescribing procedures for release of offenders. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1996
HB 2322 Prime Sponsor, Representative McMorris: Providing exemptions from industrial insurance for persons under age twenty-one employed on family farms. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; A. Anderson, Franklin, Newhouse and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 1996
SHB 2366 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations: Modifying local public health financing. Reported by Committee on Health and Long-Term Care
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Quigley, Chair; Wojahn, Vice Chair; Fairley, Franklin, Moyer, Thibaudeau and Wood.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 15, 1996
SHB 2388 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Utilities: Providing for satisfaction of unrecorded utility liens at the time of sale of real property. 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.
February 15, 1996
HB 2392 Prime Sponsor, Representative Tokuda: Adopting recommended prosecuting standards for juvenile charging and plea dispositions. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1996
SHB 2556 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Capital Budget: Financing economic development. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: That the bill be referred to Committee on Ways and Means without recommendation. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Anderson, Fraser, McDonald, Newhouse and Wojahn.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 15, 1996
SHJM 4012 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Utilities: Requesting permission to use personal locator beacons. Reported by Committee on Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Sutherland, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Finkbeiner, Hochstatter and Owen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
February 16, 1996
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.
Richard A. Davis, reappointed February 16, 1996, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Board of Regents for Washington State University.
Sincerely,
MIKE LOWRY, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
February 16, 1996
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following appointment, subject to your confirmation.
Peter J. Goldmark, appointed February 16, 1996, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Board of Regents for Washington State University.
Sincerely,
MIKE LOWRY, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6775 by Senators Sutherland, Swecker, Haugen, Quigley, Wojahn, Goings, Spanel, Rasmussen, Fraser and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to property tax relief for destroyed property; adding a new chapter to Title 84 RCW; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SJM 8030 by Senators Cantu, Snyder and Kohl
Requesting the Federal government to appoint members of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region to the National Tourism Board and the National Tourism Organization.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SJM 8031 by Senators Cantu, Snyder and Spanel
Encouraging the federal government to reject proposals establishing fees at United States border crossings.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SECOND READING
CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
MOTION
On motion of Senator Rinehart, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9233, Mari J. Clack, as a member of the Board of Regents for the University of Washington, was confirmed.
Senators Rinehart and Prince spoke to the confirmation of Mari J. Clack as a member of the Board of Regents for the University of Washington.
APPOINTMENT OF MARI J. CLACK
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 38; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 10.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Fairley, Franklin, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Owen, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 38.
Absent: Senator West - 1.
Excused: Senators Anderson, A., Finkbeiner, Fraser, Long, Moyer, Pelz, Rasmussen, Sheldon, Smith and Swecker - 10.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Wood, Senator West was excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Morton, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9165, Tom McKern, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Spokane and Spokane Falls Community College District No. 17, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF TOM McKERN
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 39; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 10.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Owen, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 39.
Excused: Senators Anderson, A., Fraser, Long, Moyer, Pelz, Rasmussen, Sheldon, Smith, Swecker and West - 10.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the following bills which were on the second reading calendar, were referred to the Committee on Rules.
SECOND READING
SB 6255 f Health insurnc premium rates
SB 6471 Vocational education
SB 6297 Irrigation dist joint contrl
SSB 5469 County ombudsman
SB 6275 Writ of restitution executn
SB 6319 County fees/credit card
SB 6370 Public water systems
SB 6141 Investor-owned water cos.
SB 6659 HOV lane use
SB 6644 Driving records release
SB 6440 Hospital accreditn acceptnce
SB 6601 f Sewage disposal
SB 6726 Utility changes impact
SB 6475 District judge disqualifictn
SB 6493 Consumer health information
SB 5297 f Ambulatory surgical centers
SB 5436 Abuse victims insurance
SB 6573 f UCC termination statements
SB 6338 Private school kindergartens
SB 6345 Gambling terms defined
SB 6406 Vehicle size and load
2SSB 6124 Optionl basic health pln srv
SB 6683 Wireless telephone services
SB 6393 Consumer loan penalties
SB 6191 Credit card in liquor stores
SB 6693 City annexations
SB 6373 Low-income housing funds
SB 6723 $f Youth employmnt and training
SB 6375 f Health care policy board
SB 5485 Community councils
SB 6682 $ Agriculture and history curric
SB 6707 Voc agric teacher recruitmnt
SB 6106 Candidacy filings cutoff
MOTION
At 10:22 a.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate was declared to be at ease.
The Senate was called to order at 11:31 a.m. by President Pro Tempore Wojahn.
MOTION
At 11:31 a.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, February 20, 1996.
JOEL PRITCHARD, President of the Senate
MARTY BROWN, Secretary of the Senate