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FIFTH DAY
AFTERNOON SESSION
House Chamber, Olympia, Friday, January 17, 1997
The House was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by the Speaker. The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Dana Smith and Matt Vacanti. Prayer was offered by Pastor Gary Hatter, Wordalive Christian Embassy, Olympia.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
January 15, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The President has signed:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4400,
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401,
and the same are herewith transmitted.
Susan Carlson, Deputy Secretary
January 17, 1997
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8402,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Susan Carlson, Deputy Secretary
There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
HOUSE BILL NO. 1037, by Representatives B. Thomas, Mulliken, Honeyford, Johnson, Mastin, Thompson, McMorris, Koster, DeBolt, Carlson, Boldt, Hickel, Alexander, Lambert, Buck, Schoesler, Sterk, Mitchell, D. Schmidt, Wensman, Sherstad, Carrell, Sheldon, Linville, Huff, Cooke, Bush, Smith, Dunn, Dyer, Van Luven, Mielke, Chandler, Cairnes, Talcott, Robertson and Backlund
Making the 4.7187% state property tax reduction permanent.
The bill was read the second time.
Representative Dunshee moved the adoption of the following amendment by Representative Dunshee: (001)
On page 1, line 11, strike everything through line 17 and insert:
"(2) The state property tax levy for collection in 1997 shall be reduced by 4.7187 percent of the levy amount that would otherwise be allowed under this chapter without regard to this section.
(3) The tax reductions provided in this section ((is)) are in addition to any other tax reduction legislation that may be enacted by the legislature.
(3) State levies for collection after 1996 1997 shall be set at the amount that would be allowed otherwise under this chapter if the state levy for collection in 1996 each year had been set without the reductions under subsection (1) of this section."
Representatives Dunshee and Butler spoke in favor of the amendment.
Representative Smith: (During Representative Butler’s remarks) I would ask that the members of the opposite aisle address the amendment before us and not future amendments or future bills that I do not see upon the table. And to stick to this amendment which would delay the permanent tax decrease a year and have the corporate tax increase go away.
Mr. Speaker: The amendment before us addresses a 4.7% tax relief. The conversation is going to the essence of another bill that is not before us at this time. If you would like to continue with your remarks, please keep that in mind.
Representative Butler continued her remarks. Representatives Conway, Cooper, Morris, Mason, Appelwick, and Chopp spoke in favor of the amendment.
Representative B. Thomas, Carroll, Van Luven, Pennington, L. Thomas, Smith, Cooke, Lisk, and Dyer spoke against the amendment.
Representative Hatfield demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
Representative Talcott asked that Representatives Buck and Reams be excused.
The Speaker stated the question before the House to be adoption of Representative Dunshee’s amendment to House Bill No. 1037.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the adoption of the amendment (001) on Page 1, line 11, to House Bill No. 1037 and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 40, Nays - 56, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Anderson, Appelwick, Blalock, Butler, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Constantine, Conway, Cooper, Costa, Dickerson, Doumit, Dunshee, Fisher, Gardner, Gombosky, Grant, Hatfield, Kastama, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Lantz, Linville, Mason, Morris, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Scott, Sommers, H., Sullivan, Tokuda, Veloria and Wolfe - 40.
Voting nay: Representatives Alexander, Backlund, Ballasiotes, Benson, Boldt, Bush, Cairnes, Carlson, Carrell, Chandler, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, DeBolt, Delvin, Dunn, Dyer, Hankins, Hickel, Honeyford, Huff, Johnson, Koster, Lambert, Lisk, Mastin, McDonald, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Mulliken, Parlette, Pennington, Radcliff, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sheldon, Sherstad, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, D., Sterk, Sump, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven, Wensman, Wood, Zellinsky and Mr. Speaker - 56.
Excused: Representatives Buck and Reams - 2.
I intended to vote YEA on amendment 001 to House Bill No. 1037.
ALEXANDER WOOD, 3rd District
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, and House Bill No. 1037 was advanced to third reading and final passage.
Representative L. Thomas, Pennington, Robertson and B. Thomas spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
Representative Dunshee, Gombosky, Dickerson and Morris spoke against passage of the bill.
Representative Dyer: (During Representative Morris' comments) This bill has nothing to do with differential between the taxing levels.
The Speaker indicated Representative Dyer’s point of order was well taken but he was going to allow more latitude at this time. The Speaker reminded the members of House Rule 17H: Confine all remarks to the question under debate.
Representative Morris continued his remarks. Representative Appelwick spoke against passage of the bill.
The Speaker stated the question before the House to be final passage of House Bill No. 1037.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 1037 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 62, Nays - 34, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Alexander, Anderson, Backlund, Ballasiotes, Benson, Boldt, Bush, Cairnes, Carlson, Carrell, Chandler, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, DeBolt, Delvin, Dunn, Dyer, Gardner, Hankins, Hickel, Honeyford, Huff, Johnson, Kastama, Koster, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Mastin, McDonald, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Mulliken, Parlette, Pennington, Quall, Radcliff, Robertson, Romero, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sheldon, Sherstad, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, D., Sterk, Sump, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven, Wensman, Zellinsky and Mr. Speaker - 62.
Voting nay: Representatives Appelwick, Blalock, Butler, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Constantine, Conway, Cooper, Costa, Dickerson, Doumit, Dunshee, Fisher, Gombosky, Grant, Hatfield, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Mason, Morris, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Poulsen, Regala, Scott, Sommers, H., Sullivan, Tokuda, Veloria, Wolfe and Wood - 34.
Excused: Representatives Buck and Reams - 2.
House Bill No. 1037, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.
There being no objection, the House reverted to the fourth order of business.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HB 1167 by Representatives Dyer, Cody, Backlund, Sheahan, Cooke, Sherstad, Huff, Schoesler, L. Thomas, Radcliff, Cairnes, Pennington, Ballasiotes, Chandler, Skinner, Hankins, Parlette, Alexander, Koster, Lisk, Carlson, Clements, Zellinsky, Murray, H. Sommers, Conway, Honeyford, Dunn, Mielke, Mason and Thompson
AN ACT Relating to limiting health care providers' liability when third parties refuse to pay for health care services; and adding a new section to chapter 7.70 RCW.
Held on first reading from 1/16/97. Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1197 by Representatives Sheahan, Constantine and Costa
AN ACT Relating to a municipal court defendant incarcerated at a jail facility in the county but outside the city limits; and amending RCW 35.20.100.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1198 by Representatives Mitchell, Fisher, Robertson, Johnson, Costa and L. Thomas
AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle dealer practices; and amending RCW 46.70.180.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1199 by Representatives Kessler, Romero, Regala, Appelwick, Grant, Murray, Dickerson, Doumit, Hatfield, Butler, Keiser, Chopp, Blalock, Poulsen, Lantz, Scott, Wood, Linville, Tokuda, Veloria, Gombosky, O'Brien, Fisher, Sheldon, Morris, Constantine, Costa, Conway, Gardner, Ogden, Cooper, Wolfe, Cody and H. Sommers
AN ACT Relating to ocean resources; and amending RCW 43.143.010.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1200 by Representatives Buck, D. Schmidt and Dunn
AN ACT Relating to the code of ethics for municipal officers; and amending RCW 42.23.030 and 42.23.040.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1201 by Representatives Buck, Johnson, Sheldon, Blalock, Regala, Linville, Hatfield, Kessler, Tokuda, Anderson, Morris, Zellinsky, Dunn, Conway, Doumit, Ogden, Grant, Mastin, Butler and Murray
AN ACT Relating to economic and employment impact of natural resources harvest variation in rural communities; amending RCW 43.31.601, 43.31.611, 43.31.621, 43.63A.021, 43.31.641, 43.63A.440, 43.160.020, 43.160.076, 28B.50.030, 28B.80.570, 28B.80.580, 50.12.270, 43.131.385, and 43.131.386; amending 1995 c 226 s 7 (uncodified); amending 1995 c 226 s 8 (uncodified); amending 1995 c 226 s 9 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 50.22.090 and 43.20A.750; creating a new section; repealing RCW 43.31.651; providing an effective date; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
HB 1202 by Representatives Quall, Dickerson, Poulsen, Smith, O'Brien, Costa, Ogden and Mason
AN ACT Relating to high school credit equivalencies; amending RCW 28A.230.090 and 28A.305.285; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1203 by Representatives Murray and Romero; by request of Governor Lowry
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting gender discrimination in the granting of civil marriage licenses; amending RCW 26.04.010, 26.04.020, and 26.04.210; adding a new section to chapters 4.08, 4.20, 5.60, 6.13, 6.15, 6.27, 9A.16, 9A.76, 11.02, 11.04, 11.80, 26.04, 26.09, 26.16, 26.20, 26.33, 41.16, 41.18, 41.24, 41.28, 41.44, 42.17, 43.20B, 51.32, 59.20, 60.04, 64.04, 64.28, 65.12, 70.123, 71.09, 72.01, 72.36, 74.13, 74.42, 87.03, 89.12, and 91.08 RCW; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1204 by Representatives McMorris, Mulliken, Thompson, Mielke, Backlund, Crouse, L. Thomas, Benson, Delvin, Koster, Alexander, D. Sommers, Clements, Sump, Cairnes, Chandler, Johnson, Schoesler, Honeyford, Wensman, Dunn and Pennington
AN ACT Relating to senate confirmation of gubernatorial appointees; and amending RCW 43.06.092.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1205 by Representatives Lambert, Koster, McMorris, L. Thomas, Pennington, Sump, Carrell, Johnson, Sheahan, Cooke, Schoesler, Mielke, McDonald, Zellinsky and Thompson
AN ACT Relating to sex offenses against children; adding new sections to chapter 9A.44 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1206 by Representatives Schoesler, Boldt, Grant, Regala, Doumit, Wolfe, McMorris, Dunn, Cole, Poulsen, DeBolt, Carlson, Honeyford, Sheahan, Johnson, Mielke, Blalock, Linville, Hatfield, Kessler, Tokuda, O'Brien, Anderson, Murray, Zellinsky, Conway, Keiser, Cooper, Scott and Butler
AN ACT Relating to vocational student leadership organizations; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; creating a new section; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1207 by Representatives D. Schmidt, Dunshee, Poulsen, Kessler and Mielke; by request of Military Department
AN ACT Relating to enhanced 911 excise taxes; amending RCW 82.14B.020, 82.14B.030, 82.14B.040, 82.14B.060, 82.32.010, and 82.32.105; adding new sections to chapter 82.14B RCW; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.
HB 1208 by Representatives Koster, Smith, Boldt, Mulliken, Sherstad, Dunn and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to revoking the growth management act; amending RCW 35.58.2795, 36.70C.030, 36.79.150, 36.94.040, 36.105.070, 39.84.130, 43.88.110, 43.155.070, 43.160.060, 43.168.050, 43.210.010, 43.210.020, 47.26.080, 57.16.010, 58.17.060, 58.17.110, 66.08.190, 70.94.455, 70.94.527, 70.94.534, 70.94.743, 70.146.070, 76.09.050, 76.09.060, 81.104.080, 81.112.050, 82.02.020, 82.46.010, 82.46.030, 82.46.050, 84.40.030, and 86.12.200; reenacting and amending RCW 35.77.010, 36.81.121, 43.88.030, 82.46.040, and 82.46.060; repealing RCW 36.70A.010, 36.70A.020, 36.70A.030, 36.70A.040, 36.70A.045, 36.70A.050, 36.70A.060, 36.70A.070, 36.70A.080, 36.70A.090, 36.70A.100, 36.70A.103, 36.70A.106, 36.70A.110, 36.70A.120, 36.70A.130, 36.70A.140, 36.70A.150, 36.70A.160, 36.70A.170, 36.70A.172, 36.70A.175, 36.70A.180, 36.70A.190, 36.70A.200, 36.70A.210, 36.70A.250, 36.70A.260, 36.70A.270, 36.70A.280, 36.70A.290, 36.70A.300, 36.70A.305, 36.70A.310, 36.70A.320, 36.70A.330, 36.70A.340, 36.70A.345, 36.70A.350, 36.70A.360, 36.70A.365, 36.70A.367, 36.70A.370, 36.70A.380, 36.70A.385, 36.70A.390, 36.70A.400, 36.70A.410, 36.70A.420, 36.70A.430, 36.70A.450, 36.70A.460, 36.70A.470, 36.70A.480, 36.70A.481, 36.70A.490, 36.70A.500, 36.70A.510, 36.70A.800, 36.70A.900, 36.70A.901, 36.70A.902, 36.70B.010, 36.70B.020, 36.70B.030, 36.70B.040, 36.70B.050, 36.70B.060, 36.70B.070, 36.70B.080, 36.70B.090, 36.70B.100, 36.70B.110, 36.70B.120, 36.70B.130, 36.70B.140, 36.70B.150, 36.70B.160, 36.70B.170, 36.70B.180, 36.70B.190, 36.70B.200, 36.70B.210, 36.70B.220, 36.70B.230, 19.27.097, 35.13.005, 35.63.125, 35A.14.005, 35A.63.105, 36.70.545, 36.93.157, 36.93.230, 43.17.065, 43.17.250, 43.62.035, 43.63A.550, 47.80.010, 47.80.020, 47.80.030, 47.80.040, 47.80.050, 59.18.440, 59.18.450, 82.02.050, 82.02.060, 82.02.070, 82.02.080, 82.02.090, 82.08.180, 82.14.215, and 82.46.035; repealing 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 64 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.
HB 1209 by Representatives Koster, Smith, Boldt, Mulliken, McMorris, Sherstad, Dunn, Thompson, Johnson, Mielke, Zellinsky, DeBolt, Pennington and Mastin
AN ACT Relating to counties engaging in growth management planning; amending RCW 36.70A.040; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.
HB 1210 by Representatives Sheahan, Appelwick, Robertson, Kessler, Romero, Wensman and Costa
AN ACT Relating to civil jurisdiction of district courts; and amending RCW 3.66.020.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1211 by Representatives DeBolt, Fisher, K. Schmidt, Blalock, Johnson, Mielke, O'Brien and Costa; by request of Washington Traffic Safety Commission
AN ACT Relating to making accident reports available to the traffic safety commission; and amending RCW 46.52.060.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1212 by Representatives D. Schmidt, Scott, Mielke and Dunn
AN ACT Relating to the combining of water and sewer districts; amending RCW 57.04.050, 57.08.005, 57.08.014, 57.08.030, 57.08.044, 57.08.047, 57.08.065, 57.08.081, 57.08.085, 57.08.110, 57.08.180, 57.16.060, 57.16.110, 57.20.120, 57.20.140, 57.24.040, 57.24.050, 57.28.050, 57.32.023, 57.36.040, 57.90.010, 27.12.470, 32.20.070, 32.20.110, 35.13A.010, 35.13A.020, 35.13A.030, 35.13A.040, 35.13A.060, 35.13A.070, 35.13A.090, 35.58.210, 35.58.220, 35.58.230, 35.58.410, 35.67.300, 35.91.020, 35.92.012, 35.92.170, 35.97.010, 35.97.050, 36.16.138, 36.93.020, 36.93.093, 36.93.105, 36.93.185, 36.94.220, 36.94.430, 36.96.010, 36.94.410, 36.94.420, 39.69.010, 39.80.020, 39.50.010, 43.20.240, 43.70.195, 43.155.030, 44.04.170, 48.62.021, 52.08.011, 53.48.001, 53.48.010, 54.04.030, 70.44.400, 70.95B.020, 70.119.020, 79.44.003, 84.04.120, 84.33.100, 84.34.310, 84.64.080, 84.69.010, 87.03.015, 87.03.720, and 87.03.725; reenacting and amending RCW 57.08.050; repealing RCW 56.08.070; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1213 by Representatives Costa, McDonald, Radcliff, Mason, Lantz, Lambert, Kenney, Cody, Dickerson, Scott, Regala, Kastama, Constantine, Sheahan, Blalock, Hatfield, Kessler, Tokuda, Veloria, Backlund, O'Brien, Conway, Chopp, Sheldon, Anderson, Murray, Morris, Ogden, Cooper, Mastin and Butler
AN ACT Relating to breast-feeding; amending RCW 9A.88.010; adding a new section to chapter 49.60 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1214 by Representatives Costa, Ballasiotes, Radcliff, O'Brien, Sheahan, Cody, Lantz, Dickerson and Conway
AN ACT Relating to sentencing; amending RCW 9.94A.040, 9.94A.310, 9A.32.060, and 9A.32.070; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.030 and 9.94A.320; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1215 by Representatives Costa, Sheahan, Radcliff, Lantz, Kenney, Cody, Scott, Hatfield, Kessler, O'Brien, Wensman, Sheldon, Thompson, Keiser, Ogden and Mason
AN ACT Relating to rights of child victims and witnesses; and amending RCW 7.69A.030.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1216 by Representatives Dyer, Backlund and Zellinsky
AN ACT Relating to telemedicine; adding a new section to chapter 18.71 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1217 by Representatives Cooke, H. Sommers, Ogden and Mason; by request of Joint Committee on Pension Policy
AN ACT Relating to public employees' retirement system plan I members who separate from service without withdrawing their contributions from the retirement system; amending RCW 41.40.150; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 1218 by Representatives Morris, Dunshee, Mielke, Blalock, Conway, Murray, Ogden, Cooper, Mason and Butler
AN ACT Relating to reducing business and occupation taxes; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1219 by Representatives Pennington, Appelwick, B. Thomas, H. Sommers, Mulliken, Carrell, Morris, Mielke, Backlund, O'Brien, Zellinsky, Thompson, Kastama and Mason
AN ACT Relating to a tax exemption for prepayments for health care services provided under Title XVIII (medicare) of the federal social security act; and amending RCW 48.14.0201.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1220 by Representatives Dyer, Cody, Backlund, Conway, Skinner, Murray, Zellinsky, Costa, Pennington and Mason
AN ACT Relating to the use of the title of nurse as a professionally licensed designation; and amending RCW 18.79.030.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1221 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Sheahan, Robertson, Chandler, Cody, Crouse, K. Schmidt, Costa, Scott, Buck, Kessler, Schoesler, Chopp, Johnson, Honeyford, O'Brien, Wensman, Sheldon, McDonald, Zellinsky, Thompson, H. Sommers and Mason
AN ACT Relating to the impoundment and immobilization of vehicles being operated by persons who have a suspended or revoked driver's license; amending RCW 46.55.113 and 46.55.120; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 46.20.344.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1222 by Representatives Carrell, Ballasiotes, Lambert, Sherstad, Sterk, McDonald, Talcott, Boldt, Hickel, Backlund, Thompson, Smith, Zellinsky, Johnson, Schoesler, Kessler, Conway and Costa
AN ACT Relating to earned early release; amending RCW 9.92.151, 9.94A.150, and 70.48.210; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1223 by Representatives Carrell, Zellinsky, Talcott, Hickel, Thompson and Conway
AN ACT Relating to landlord-tenant relations; amending RCW 59.18.130 and 59.18.180; and adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1224 by Representatives Carrell, Boldt, Smith, Sherstad, Radcliff, Zellinsky, Thompson and Skinner
AN ACT Relating to reimbursement of public entities for payments made because of criminal acts of officers, employees, or contractors; amending RCW 4.92.070, 6.15.020, 41.28.200, and 43.43.310; reenacting and amending RCW 41.26.053, 41.32.052, and 41.40.052; adding new sections to chapter 43.10 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1225 by Representatives Carrell, Lambert, Sherstad, Hickel and Zellinsky
AN ACT Relating to tax lien foreclosures; and amending RCW 84.64.080.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1226 by Representatives Sheldon, Van Luven and Dunn
AN ACT Relating to the community economic revitalization board; amending RCW 43.160.080 and 82.16.020; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
HB 1227 by Representatives Scott, Koster, Mielke, Backlund, O'Brien and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to human immunodeficiency virus testing for persons arrested for prostitution and patronizing a prostitute; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.36.021; adding a new section to chapter 70.24 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
HB 1228 by Representatives H. Sommers, Reams, Scott, Dunshee, Blalock, Linville, Hatfield, Tokuda, O'Brien, Murray, Constantine, Costa, Ogden, Mason, Butler and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to conducting elections with the use of absentee ballots and mailed ballots; amending RCW 29.30.075, 29.36.045, 29.36.060, 29.36.121, 29.36.130, 29.62.020, and 29.62.040; and repealing RCW 29.36.126 and 29.36.139.
Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
HB 1229 by Representatives Keiser, Mason, Kenney, Radcliff, Wood, O'Brien, Kessler, Regala, Conway, Van Luven, Cairnes, Romero, Scott, Blalock, Hatfield, Gombosky, Anderson, Murray, Constantine, Cooper and Butler
AN ACT Relating to excise taxation of college textbooks; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1230 by Representatives Backlund, Johnson, Lambert, Carrell, Sherstad, D. Schmidt, Thompson, Boldt and Pennington
AN ACT Relating to students' rights; adding a new section to chapter 28A.600 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1231 by Representatives Sump, Johnson, Talcott, Hickel, Benson, McMorris, Honeyford, Buck, Mielke, Backlund and Thompson
AN ACT Relating to providing additional educational opportunities for students; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.150 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1232 by Representatives Sump, Sheldon, Wood, Morris, Quall, K. Schmidt, Honeyford, Talcott, Hickel, Delvin, McMorris, Wensman and Doumit
AN ACT Relating to state highway routes; amending RCW 47.17.005; and adding a new section to chapter 47.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.
HB 1233 by Representatives Sump, Pennington, Morris, McMorris, Quall, Sheldon, Hickel, Honeyford, Doumit and Buck
AN ACT Relating to the landowner contingency forest fire suppression account; and amending RCW 76.04.630 and 43.84.092.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1234 by Representatives Cairnes, Mason, Clements, Mulliken, Thompson, McMorris, Reams, Honeyford, Sterk, Kenney, Blalock, Cody, Keiser, Conway, Cooper, O'Brien, Tokuda, Dunshee, Wood, Fisher and Kastama
AN ACT Relating to the board of plumbers; and amending RCW 18.106.110.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HJM 4001 by Representatives Buck, Cairnes, Sheldon, L. Thomas, Carlson, Talcott, Doumit, Johnson, Mitchell, Hankins, Lisk, McMorris, Clements, Kessler, Schoesler, Grant, Dunn, Alexander, Mastin, Hatfield, D. Sommers, DeBolt, Mulliken, Honeyford, Thompson and Mielke
Petitioning and directing the commissioner of public lands to not sign an implementation agreement for a habitat conservation plan.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
There being no objection, the bills and memorial listed on the day’s introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eighth order of business.
MOTIONS
Representative Lisk moved that House Bill No. 1042 and House Joint Resolution No. 4200 be referred from Health Care to Finance.
Representative Chopp moved that House Bill No. 1042 and House Joint Resolution No. 4200 be referred from the Committee on Finance to the Committee on Health Care.
Representative Lisk spoke against the motion to refer the bill to the Committee on Health Care.
Representative Chopp spoke in favor of the motion to refer the bill to the Committee Health Care.
Representative Hatfield demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
The Speaker (Representative Pennington presiding) stated the question before the House to be passage of Representative Chopp’s motion to relieve the Committee on Finance of House Bill No. 1042 and House Joint Resolution No. 4200, and to refer the bill to the Committee on Health Care.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the motion to relieve the Committee on Finance of House Bill No. 1042 and House Joint Resolution No. 4200 and refer the bills to the Committee on Health Care. And the motion failed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 42, Nays - 54, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Anderson, Appelwick, Blalock, Butler, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Constantine, Conway, Cooper, Costa, Dickerson, Doumit, Dunshee, Fisher, Gardner, Gombosky, Grant, Hatfield, Kastama, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Lantz, Linville, Mason, Morris, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Scott, Sheldon, Sommers, H., Sullivan, Tokuda, Veloria, Wolfe and Wood - 42.
Voting nay: Representatives Alexander, Backlund, Ballasiotes, Benson, Boldt, Bush, Cairnes, Carlson, Carrell, Chandler, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, DeBolt, Delvin, Dunn, Dyer, Hankins, Hickel, Honeyford, Huff, Johnson, Koster, Lambert, Lisk, Mastin, McDonald, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Mulliken, Parlette, Pennington, Radcliff, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sherstad, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, D., Sterk, Sump, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven, Wensman, Zellinsky and Mr. Speaker - 54.
Excused: Representatives Buck and Reams - 2.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
MOTION
On motion by Representative Lisk, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 20, 1997.
CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
1037
Second Reading Amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Third Reading Final Passage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
1042
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1167
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1197
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1198
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1199
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1200
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1201
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1202
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1203
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1204
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1205
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1206
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1207
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1208
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1209
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1210
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1211
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1212
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1213
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1214
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1215
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1216
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1217
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1218
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1219
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1220
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1221
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1222
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1223
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1224
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1225
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1226
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1227
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1228
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1229
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1230
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1231
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1232
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1233
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1234
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4001
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4200
Other Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
4400
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4401
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
8402
Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Point of Order, Representative Dyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Point of Order, Representative Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Statement for the Journal; Representative Wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Speaker's Ruling: Allowing Latitude in Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Speaker's Ruling: Speak to the current subject. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2