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EIGHTEENTH DAY

MORNING SESSION

House Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 30, 1997

The House was called to order at 9:55 a.m. by the Speaker.

Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

January 29, 1997

Mr. Speaker:

The President has signed:

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1417,

and the same is herewith transmitted.

Mike O’Connell, Secretary

January 29, 1997

Mr. Speaker:

The President has signed:

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8401,

and the same is herewith transmitted.

Mike O’Connell, Secretary

January 29, 1997

Mr. Speaker:

The President has signed:

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 4006,

and the same is herewith transmitted.

Mike O’Connell, Secretary

SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker announced he was signing:

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8401

There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.

INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING

HB 1539 by Representatives Honeyford, Fisher, Schoesler and Sheldon

AN ACT Relating to fire district associations; and amending RCW 52.12.031.

Referred to Committee on Government Administration.

HB 1540 by Representatives Carlson, Van Luven, H. Sommers, Cooper, Sullivan, Lantz, Cole, Wolfe, Scott, O'Brien, Mason, Backlund and Radcliff

AN ACT Relating to a business and occupation or public utility tax credit for persons making contributions to public institutions of higher education in this state; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1541 by Representatives Sump, McMorris, Sheahan, Sheldon, Crouse, Sherstad, Honeyford, DeBolt, Koster, Chandler, Linville, Clements, Boldt, Sterk, Smith, Conway and Bush

AN ACT Relating to protecting sport shooting ranges; and adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

HB 1542 by Representatives Cole, Conway, Keiser, Veloria, Cody, Mason, Gombosky, Butler, Sullivan, Cooper, Blalock, Kenney, Wolfe, O'Brien, Wood and Scott

AN ACT Relating to compensation during reconsideration or appeal of department of labor and industries' industrial insurance orders; amending RCW 51.52.050; and reenacting and amending RCW 51.52.060.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1543 by Representatives Radcliff, Tokuda, Ballasiotes, Skinner, Cooper, Chopp, Blalock, Conway, Costa, Lantz, Cole, Wolfe, O'Brien, Mason, Wood and Scott

AN ACT Relating to the prevention of juvenile violence; amending RCW 43.121.050 and 43.121.090; adding new sections to chapter 43.121 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.88 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1544 by Representatives Radcliff, Cooke, Skinner, O'Brien, Scott, Cooper, Conway, Costa, Lantz, Cole, Wolfe, Mason and Wood

AN ACT Relating to homelessness prevention activities; adding new sections to chapter 43.63A RCW; and making appropriations.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1545 by Representatives Sheahan, Costa, Tokuda, Cooper, Blalock, Keiser, Kenney, Conway, Lantz, Cole, Wolfe, O'Brien, Mason, Wood and Scott

AN ACT Relating to funding for domestic violence shelters; and amending RCW 70.123.100.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

HB 1546 by Representatives Skinner, Mason, Van Luven, Veloria, Hankins, Hatfield, D. Schmidt, Cooper, Chopp, Blalock, Keiser, Kenney, Conway, Poulsen, Costa, Sullivan, Lantz, Cole, Wolfe, Sheldon, O'Brien and Scott

AN ACT Relating to youth job training and work force preparation; amending RCW 50.72.010, 50.72.020, 50.72.030, 50.72.040, 50.72.050, 50.72.070, and 43.185.070; adding a new section to chapter 50.72 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28C.18 RCW; repealing RCW 50.67.030; and making an appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

HB 1547 by Representatives Skinner, Clements and Honeyford; by request of Department of Revenue

AN ACT Relating to the taxation of membership sales in discount programs; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1548 by Representative Koster

AN ACT Relating to the creation of Freedom county, subject to the requirements of the state Constitution and statutes in respect to the establishment of new counties; amending RCW 36.04.310 and 36.04.040; adding a new section to chapter 36.04 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.

HB 1549 by Representatives H. Sommers, Reams, Scott, B. Thomas, Dunshee, Gombosky, Cooper, Chopp, Conway, Costa, Lantz, Cole, O'Brien and Mason

AN ACT Relating to reducing property tax assessments in response to government restrictions; amending RCW 84.69.020; and adding a new section to chapter 84.40 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1550 by Representatives Doumit, Ballasiotes, Hatfield, Pennington, Kessler, Tokuda, Carlson, Ogden, Romero and Mielke

AN ACT Relating to disability retirement benefits resulting from criminal conduct; adding a new section to chapter 41.26 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1551 by Representatives Mason, Carlson, Radcliff, Kenney, Cooper, Conway, Costa, Sullivan, Wolfe, Scott, O'Brien and Wood

AN ACT Relating to higher education fiscal flexibility; and amending RCW 28B.15.740.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1552 by Representatives Sherstad, Mulliken, Koster, Cairnes, D. Sommers, Cooke, Smith, Boldt, Mielke, Delvin, McMorris and Thompson

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting mandatory child support for postsecondary education of adult children; amending RCW 26.09.170, 26.09.225, 26.18.210, 26.19.035, and 26.19.075; adding a new section to chapter 26.09 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 26.19.090.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

HB 1553 by Representatives Skinner, Hankins, Murray, Fisher, Mielke, O'Brien, Mitchell, Constantine, Mastin, Cooper, Chopp, Blalock, H. Sommers, Conway, Mason, Wood and Scott

AN ACT Relating to city and town transportation funding; amending RCW 84.52.010, 84.52.043, 82.80.020, 82.80.060, 82.80.070, 82.80.080, and 41.16.060; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; creating new sections; and repealing RCW 82.80.050.

Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.

HB 1554 by Representatives Dyer, Cody, Backlund and Sherstad; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

AN ACT Relating to recovery of the costs of long-term medical care paid by the department of social and health services; amending RCW 43.20B.080, 74.34.010, and 74.39A.170; adding a new section to chapter 43.20B RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 74.34 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1555 by Representatives Pennington, Ballasiotes, Costa, Sheahan, Lantz, Tokuda, McDonald, Cooper, Blalock, Conway, Cole, O'Brien, Mason and Wood

AN ACT Relating to bicycle safety; amending RCW 46.61.750, 28A.220.050, 46.20.095, 46.82.430, and 46.83.040; adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 5.40 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.

HB 1556 by Representatives Keiser, Radcliff, Romero, Cooper, Cole, Butler, Veloria, Conway, Carlson, Hatfield, Chopp, Blalock, Kenney, Poulsen, Costa, Regala, Wolfe, O'Brien, Mason and Scott

AN ACT Relating to employment policies to allow employees to attend school conferences and meetings; and adding a new section to chapter 49.12 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1557 by Representatives Buck, Linville, Crouse, Kastama, Hankins, Grant, Lisk, Doumit, Hatfield, Johnson and Regala

AN ACT Relating to taxation of property improvements used for fish and wildlife habitat restoration and protection and water quantity and quality improvement programs; amending RCW 84.40.030; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 1558 by Representatives Zellinsky, Dyer, Lantz and K. Schmidt

AN ACT Relating to inspections by local health officers; and adding a new section to chapter 70.05 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1559 by Representative McMorris

AN ACT Relating to making technical changes by deleting references to the former judicial council; amending RCW 1.08.025, 2.56.030, 3.34.020, 7.75.020, 10.101.020, 13.34.102, 26.12.177, and 36.22.210; reenacting and amending RCW 43.10.067; and repealing RCW 2.56.035 and 13.70.005.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

HB 1560 by Representatives L. Thomas, Wolfe, Smith, Benson and Mason

AN ACT Relating to credit unions; amending RCW 31.12.025, 31.12.035, 31.12.075, 31.12.085, 31.12.105, 31.12.185, 31.12.225, 31.12.235, 31.12.246, 31.12.255, 31.12.265, 31.12.275, 31.12.285, 31.12.326, 31.12.345, 31.12.365, 31.12.306, 31.12.145, 31.12.155, 31.12.295, 31.12.485, 31.12.317, 31.12.445, 31.12.465, 31.12.705, 31.12.715, 31.12.725, 31.12.516, 31.12.545, 31.12.215, 31.12.575, 31.12.585, 31.12.595, 31.12.605, 31.12.625, 31.12.655, 31.12.665, 31.12.675, 31.12.685, and 31.12.635; reenacting and amending RCW 31.12.005, 31.12.015, 31.12.055, 31.12.065, 31.12.115, 31.12.195, 31.12.335, 31.12.125, 31.12.136, 31.12.385, 31.12.406, 31.12.425, 31.12.435, 31.12.695, 31.12.526, 31.12.555, and 31.12.565; adding new sections to chapter 31.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 31.12.005, 31.12.015, 31.12.025, 31.12.035, 31.12.055, 31.12.065, 31.12.075, 31.12.085, 31.12.105, 31.12.115, 31.12.185, 31.12.195, 31.12.225, 31.12.235, 31.12.246, 31.12.255, 31.12.265, 31.12.275, 31.12.285, 31.12.326, 31.12.335, 31.12.345, 31.12.365, 31.12.306, 31.12.045, 31.12.145, 31.12.155, 31.12.295, 31.12.125, 31.12.136, 31.12.037, 31.12.039, 31.12.385, 31.12.485, 31.12.406, 31.12.317, 31.12.425, 31.12.435, 31.12.445, 31.12.465, 31.12.695, 31.12.705, 31.12.715, 31.12.526, 31.12.725, 31.12.516, 31.12.545, 31.12.555, 31.12.565, 31.12.215, 31.12.575, 31.12.585, 31.12.595, 31.12.605, 31.12.615, 31.12.625, 31.12.655, 31.12.665, 31.12.675, 31.12.685, 31.12.720, 31.12.740, 31.12.735, 31.12.635, and 31.12.902; repealing RCW 31.12.095, 31.12.165, 31.12.206, 31.12.315, 31.12.355, 31.12.376, 31.12.395, 31.12.415, 31.12.455, 31.12.475, 31.12.495, 31.12.506, 31.12.535, 31.12.645, 31.12.903, 31.12.904, 31.12.905, and 43.320.125; prescribing penalties; and providing effective dates.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1561 by Representatives Cody, Veloria, Dickerson and Costa

AN ACT Relating to the provision of services by dental hygienists; amending RCW 18.29.021, 18.29.045, 18.29.060, 18.29.071, 18.29.100, 18.29.110, 18.29.120, 18.29.130, 18.29.140, 18.29.150, 18.29.160, 18.29.180, 18.29.190, and 18.29.210; adding new sections to chapter 18.29 RCW; repealing RCW 18.29.050 and 18.29.056; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1562 by Representatives Smith, Carrell, Talcott, Sheahan, Mielke, McMorris and Koster

AN ACT Relating to the rights of correctional officers employed by the department of corrections; and amending RCW 9.41.050 and 9.41.060.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1563 by Representatives Smith, Koster, Dunn, Sherstad, Carrell, Zellinsky, D. Sommers, L. Thomas, B. Thomas, Hickel, Talcott, Bush, Wensman and Scott

AN ACT Relating to requiring voters to show identification when voting at polling places; and amending RCW 29.51.060 and 29.10.125.

Referred to Committee on Government Administration.

HB 1564 by Representatives Mielke, Pennington, Talcott and Cole

AN ACT Relating to conducting elections with the use of absentee ballots and mailed ballots; and amending RCW 29.36.045, 29.36.060, 29.62.020, and 29.62.040.

HB 1565 by Representatives Mielke, Pennington, Carrell, Mulliken, Thompson and Cairnes

AN ACT Relating to small scale prospecting and mining; amending RCW 75.20.100; adding a new section to chapter 75.20 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 1566 by Representatives Hatfield, Cairnes and Costa; by request of Washington State Patrol

AN ACT Relating to accident reports; and amending RCW 46.52.030.

Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.

HB 1567 by Representatives K. Schmidt and Scott; by request of Washington State Patrol

AN ACT Relating to the delegation of authority by the chief of the Washington state patrol; and amending RCW 43.43.020, 43.43.040, 43.43.060, 43.43.070, 43.43.080, 43.43.090, 43.43.100, 43.43.370, 43.43.550, 43.43.650, and 43.43.710.

Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.

HB 1568 by Representatives Zellinsky and Fisher; by request of Washington State Patrol

AN ACT Relating to restricting the distance a vehicle may travel in a two-way left turn lane; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.61.290.

Referred to Committee on Transportation Policy & Budget.

HB 1569 by Representatives Thompson, Mulliken, Pennington, Cairnes, Van Luven, Schoesler, L. Thomas, Sherstad, Koster, Boldt and Johnson

AN ACT Relating to tax exemptions for labor on construction and remodeling on real property; 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 1570 by Representatives Sherstad, L. Thomas, Mielke, Smith, Cairnes, Dunn, Thompson, McMorris, Crouse and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to disclosure for transfers of new residential construction; and amending RCW 64.06.010.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1571 by Representatives Sherstad, Dunn, Cairnes and McMorris

AN ACT Relating to enforcement of the state building code as it relates to single-family and multifamily residential buildings; amending RCW 19.27.015 and 19.27.040; reenacting and amending RCW 19.27.060; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.

HB 1572 by Representatives Reams, Romero, Wolfe, Sullivan and Blalock

AN ACT Relating to quieting title; and amending RCW 7.28.090.

Referred to Committee on Government Reform & Land Use.

HB 1573 by Representatives Dunn, Ogden, Carlson, Mason, Radcliff, Kenney, Cole, Wolfe, Van Luven, Sheldon, O'Brien, D. Schmidt, Alexander, Mielke, Cooke, Boldt, Keiser, Costa and Cooper

AN ACT Relating to authorizing educational agencies to rent, sell, or transfer assistive technology for the benefit of individuals with disabilities and authorizing the creation of interagency cooperative agreements for the purpose of providing assistive technology for children with disabilities; amending RCW 28A.335.180; adding a new section to chapter 28A.335 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.155 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Education.

There being no objection, the bills 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 fifth order of business.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

January 28, 1997

HB 1059 Prime Sponsor, Representative Backlund: Merging the health professions account and the medical disciplinary account. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Dyer, Chairman; Backlund, Vice Chairman; Skinner, Vice Chairman; Cody, Ranking Minority Member; Murray, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Anderson; Conway; Parlette; Sherstad and Wood.

Voting Yea: Representatives Dyer, Skinner, Backlund, Cody, Murray, Anderson, Conway, Parlette, Sherstad and Wood.

Excused: Representative Zellinsky.

Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

January 28, 1997

HB 1077 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sterk: Specifying the official forms of establishing proof of identity. Reported by Committee on Law & Justice

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Sheahan, Chairman; McDonald, Vice Chairman; Sterk, Vice Chairman; Costa, Ranking Minority Member; Constantine, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Carrell; Cody; Kenney; Lambert; Lantz; Radcliff; Sherstad and Skinner.

Voting Yea: Representatives Sheahan, Sterk, McDonald, Costa, Constantine, Carrell, Cody, Kenney, Lambert, Lantz, Radcliff, Sherstad and Skinner.

Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

There being no objection, the bills listed on the day’s committee reports under the fifth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.

There being no objection, the House adjourned until 1:30 p.m., Friday, January 31, 1997.

CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk

1059

Committee Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

1077

Committee Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

1417

Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1539

Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1540

Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1541

Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1542

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1543

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1544

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1545

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1546

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1547

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1548

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1549

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1550

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1551

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1552

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1553

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1554

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1555

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1556

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1557

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1558

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1559

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1560

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1561