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FORTY-SIXTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, February 22, 1996
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Pro Tempore Wojahn. 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
February 21, 1996
SB 6769 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rinehart: Limiting eligibility for general assistance. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6769 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Cantu, Fraser, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Moyer, Roach, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
HB 1019 Prime Sponsor, Representative Padden: Transferring certain interests in individual retirement accounts. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
SHB 1133 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Revising provisions relating to firearm dealers' licenses. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass as amended and do not refer to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senator Fairley, Vice Chair.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 21, 1996
HB 1151 Prime Sponsor, Representative Pennington: Modifying licensing requirements for the sale of ammunition. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Fairley, Vice Chair.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
2SHB 1289 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Specifying the duties of an operator of a vessel involved in an accident. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
2EHB 1659 Prime Sponsor, Representative Mielke: Regulating real estate brokerage relationships. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser, Newhouse and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
4SHB 2009 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Utilities: Eliminating the state energy office. Reported by Committee on Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Sutherland, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; and Owen.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 20, 1996
HB 2137 Prime Sponsor, Representative Chandler: Requiring biennial progress reports from the department of ecology. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Cantu, Drew, Finkbeiner, Fraser, Hargrove, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Moyer, Pelz, Roach, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2138 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Concerning the payment and recovery of fees. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Johnson, Long, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2191 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations: Creating a retirement option for certain fire fighters. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Drew, Fraser, Hargrove, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Moyer, Pelz, Roach, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Sutherland, West and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Finkbeiner.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2192 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations: Correcting the teachers' retirement system plan III. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Drew, Finkbeiner, Fraser, Hargrove, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Moyer, Pelz, Roach, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Sutherland, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
HB 2259 Prime Sponsor, Representative McMahan: Revising the procedure for impanelling juries. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Johnson, Long, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
HB 2280 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hargrove: Clarifying the method of execution to be used in Washington state. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Johnson, Long, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
HB 2290 Prime Sponsor, Representative Honeyford: Exempting construction of wind energy and solar electric generating facilities from sales and use tax. Reported by Committee on Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Sutherland, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Finkbeiner, Hochstatter and Owen.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 20, 1996
2SHB 2293 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations: Authorizing a technology fee at public institutions of higher education. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Bauer, Chair; Kohl, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Sheldon, West and Wood.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Prince.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2294 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Higher Education: Changing provisions relating to the state educational trust fund. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Bauer, Chair; Kohl, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McAuliffe, Prince, Sheldon and Wood.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
SHB 2320 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Corrections: Making certain sex offenders subject to life imprisonment without parole after two offenses. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass and do not refer to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senator Fairley, Vice Chair.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 20, 1996
2SHB 2323 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations: Providing for future law enforcement officers training. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Long, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
HB 2333 Prime Sponsor, Representative Delvin: Revising provisions relating to judicial retirement. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Cantu, Fraser, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Moyer, Roach, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
SHB 2339 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Increasing penalties for crimes involving methamphetamine. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
HB 2340 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sheahan: Allowing the association of superior court judges to establish when the annual meeting will be held. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Johnson, Long, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
HB 2341 Prime Sponsor, Representative Cooke: 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; Deccio, Fraser, Newhouse and Wojahn.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 21, 1996
SHB 2358 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Increasing penalty assessments to support crime victim and witness programs. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 20, 1996
HB 2389 Prime Sponsor, Representative Ballasiotes: Providing a classification for unclassified felonies. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Johnson, Long, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2431 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation: Allowing state pilotage exemptions for certain vessels. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Owen, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Schow, Sellar, Thibaudeau and Wood.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
SHB 2468 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Clarifying the division of certain court filing fees. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2478 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Higher Education: 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: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Kohl, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McAuliffe, Prince, Sheldon and Wood.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2513 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Labor: Concerning industrial insurance benefits. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser, Newhouse and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2533 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Revising misdemeanant probation programs. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Kohl, Long, Moyer, Prentice, Schow, Strannigan, Thibaudeau and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
ESHB 2534 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Decriminalizing driving without a license. 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 20, 1996
ESHB 2637 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Higher Education: Changing provisions relating to the joint center for higher education. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Bauer, Chair; Kohl, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McAuliffe, Sheldon, West and Wood.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
HB 2729 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sterk: Making housekeeping changes in transportation improvement board statutes. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Owen, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Schow, Sellar, Thibaudeau and Wood.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2730 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation: Adjusting deductions to the city hardship assistance account. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Owen, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Schow, Sellar, Thibaudeau and Wood.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHB 2758 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations: Measuring state fiscal conditions. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Cantu, Drew, Finkbeiner, Fraser, Hargrove, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Moyer, Pelz, Roach, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
ESHB 2781 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations: Providing for veterans' preferences. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
HB 2791 Prime Sponsor, Representative Lambert: Clarifying assault in the third degree to include county fire marshal's office. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
HB 2913 Prime Sponsor, Representative Fuhrman: Changing the future teachers conditional scholarship program. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Bauer, Chair; Kohl, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McAuliffe, Prince, Sheldon, Wood and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 20, 1996
SHJM 4014 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Trade and Economic Development: Requesting that federal law be amended to allow foreign-flagged cruise ships between U.S. ports. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Heavey, Vice Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser, Newhouse and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 21, 1996
HJM 4039 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hankins: Requesting that the Hanford Fast Flux Facility be preserved. 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.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
February 21, 1996
GA 9230 GEORGE MASTEN, reappointed December 8, 1995, for a term ending December 31, 1998, as a member of the State Investment Board.
Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Cantu, Fraser, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Moyer, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Winsley and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
February 21, 1996
GA 9231 JIMMY CASON, reappointed December 8, 1995, for a term ending December 31, 1998, as a member of the State Investment Board.
Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Cantu, Fraser, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Moyer, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Winsley and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
February 21, 1996
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 4041, and the same is herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
February 21, 1996
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House refuses to concur in the Senate amendment(s) to SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2284 and asks the Senate for a conference thereon. The Speaker has appointed the following members as conferees: Representatives Sehlin, Honeyford and Ogden.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate grants the request of the House for a conference on Substitute House Bill No. 2284.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President Pro Tempore appointed as members of the Conference Committee on Substitute House Bill No. 2284 and the Senate amendment(s) thereto: Senators Rinehart, Strannigan and Loveland.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the Conference Committee appointments were confirmed.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
HJM 4041 by Representatives Foreman, K. Schmidt, Lisk, Clements, Grant, Mastin, Veloria, Sheahan, Honeyford, Conway, Robertson, Linville, Chappell, Hatfield, Benton, Regala, Morris, Keiser, Mulliken, Ogden, Scheuerman, Hankins, McMahan, Pelesky, L. Thomas, B. Thomas, Stevens, Koster, Sheldon, Delvin, Johnson, Campbell, Hymes, Smith, Thompson, Dyer and Brumsickle
Requesting funding authorizations to repair roadways, bridges, and rail lines damaged by floods.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
MOTION
At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 23, 1996.
JOEL PRITCHARD, President of the Senate
MARTY BROWN, Secretary of the Senate