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THIRTIETH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, February 11, 1997
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Pro Tempore Newhouse. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
February 10, 1997
SB 5106 Prime Sponsor, Senator McAuliffe: Creating the Washington advanced college tuition payment program. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5106 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Wood, Chair; Winsley, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Kohl, Patterson, Sheldon and West.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
February 10, 1997
SB 5132 Prime Sponsor, Senator Zarelli: Simplifying designation of school bus stops as drug-free zones. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Fairley, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Kline, Long, McCaslin, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 10, 1997
SB 5181 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Making certain debtors liable for any deficiency after default. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Fairley, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Long, McCaslin, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5217 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bauer: Providing death benefits for volunteer fire fighters. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Brown, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5218 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Placing restrictions on postretirement employment. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5218 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Brown, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5219 Prime Sponsor, Senator Winsley: Transferring law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan I service. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Brown, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5220 Prime Sponsor, Senator Long: Establishing minimum benefits on the Washington state patrol retirement system. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Brown, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5221 Prime Sponsor, Senator Long: Specifying eligibility for survivor benefits. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Brown, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5222 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Retirement benefits based on excess compensation. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Brown, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5223 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Changing teachers' retirement system plan III contribution rates. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5225 Prime Sponsor, Senator Franklin: Providing retirement credit for leave for legislative service. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5225 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 10, 1997
SB 5295 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Revising district court procedures regarding small claims and appeals. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5295 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Fairley, Goings, Haugen, Long and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 6, 1997
SB 5312 Prime Sponsor, Senator Wood: Facilitating sale of materials from department of transportation lands. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5312 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prince, Chair; Wood, Vice Chair; Goings, Haugen, Heavey, Horn, Jacobsen, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice and Rasmussen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 7, 1997
SB 5365 Prime Sponsor, Senator Snyder: Prohibiting disability retirement benefits resulting from criminal conduct. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5365 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators West, Chair; Deccio, Vice Chair; Strannigan, Vice Chair; Bauer, Brown, Fraser, Hochstatter, Kohl, Long, McDonald, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, Spanel, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 10, 1997
SB 5464 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl: Extending gender equity provisions. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5464 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Wood, Chair; Winsley, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Kohl, Patterson, Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
February 7, 1997
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1032,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1093, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5744 by Senators Hale, Anderson, Haugen, Deccio, West and Oke
AN ACT Relating to legislative review of agency rules; and amending RCW 34.05.328.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 5745 by Senators Morton, Haugen, Hochstatter, Swecker, Zarelli and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to certificates of registration without inspection for family day care providers; amending RCW 43.20A.710, 74.15.030, and 74.13.031; reenacting and amending RCW 74.15.020; adding a new section to chapter 74.15 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5746 by Senator McCaslin
AN ACT Relating to restriction of short plat fees; and amending RCW 43.21C.065.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 5747 by Senators Hale, Spanel and Oke (by request of Department of Revenue)
AN ACT Relating to confidentiality of property tax information; amending RCW 84.40.020 and 84.40.340; reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.310; adding a new section to chapter 84.08 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5748 by Senators West and Spanel (by request of Department of Revenue)
AN ACT Relating to reducing the penalty for failure to file manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption certificates or annual summaries; amending RCW 82.12.02565; reenacting and amending RCW 82.08.02565; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5749 by Senators Heavey, McCaslin, Winsley, Haugen and Deccio
AN ACT Relating to regulation of plumbers; amending RCW 18.106.010, 18.106.020, 18.106.030, 18.106.050, and 18.106.070; and adding a new section to chapter 18.106 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
SB 5750 by Senators Winsley, Prentice, Hale and Heavey
AN ACT Relating to filing certain rates and contracts with the insurance commissioner; amending RCW 48.18.100 and 48.19.060; adding a new section to chapter 48.18 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 48.19 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Insurance and Housing.
SB 5751 by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Schow and Roach
AN ACT Relating to eligibility for public assistance; and amending RCW 74.08.025.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5752 by Senators Anderson, Goings, Winsley, Haugen, Rasmussen, Strannigan, Bauer, Wood and Oke
AN ACT Relating to employees of school districts; adding new sections to chapter 41.59 RCW; repealing RCW 41.59.120; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5753 by Senators Swecker and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to the processing of water rights; amending RCW 90.03.340, 90.03.270, 90.03.280, 90.03.290, 90.03.320, 90.03.380, 90.03.390, 90.44.100, 90.03.260, 90.44.060, 90.03.250, 90.03.470, 89.30.001, and 90.40.090; adding new sections to chapter 43.21B RCW; adding new sections to chapter 90.03 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 90.03.471.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 5754 by Senators Horn, Franklin and Newhouse (by request of Department of Licensing)
AN ACT Relating to boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, and wrestling; amending RCW 67.08.002, 67.08.010, 67.08.015, 67.08.017, 67.08.030, 67.08.050, 67.08.060, 67.08.080, 67.08.090, 67.08.100, 67.08.110, 67.08.120, 67.08.130, 67.08.140, 67.08.170, and 67.08.180; adding new sections to chapter 67.08 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
SB 5755 by Senator Swecker
AN ACT Relating to service of process in landlord-tenant disputes; and amending RCW 59.18.055.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Insurance and Housing.
SB 5756 by Senators Deccio, Wojahn, Wood and Fairley (by request of Department of Health)
AN ACT Relating to food and beverage service worker permits; amending RCW 69.06.010, 69.06.030, and 69.06.050; adding a new section to chapter 69.06 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5757 by Senators Stevens, Roach, Swecker and Oke
AN ACT Relating to law enforcement investigations and proceedings pertaining to child abuse or neglect; and adding a new chapter to Title 10 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5758 by Senators McCaslin, Haugen, Hale, Swecker and Patterson (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to implementing the recommendations of the land use study commission; amending RCW 36.70A.030, 36.70A.070, 36.70A.160, 36.70A.190, 36.70A.130, 36.70A.270, 36.70A.290, 36.70A.300, 36.70A.305, 36.70A.320, 36.70A.330, 36.70A.500, 84.34.020, 84.40.030, 90.60.030, 35.13.130, 35A.14.295, 35.13.174, 36.93.170, and 84.14.010; adding new sections to chapter 36.70A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.13 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 5759 by Senators Long, Hargrove, Zarelli, Franklin, Winsley, Oke and Roach
AN ACT Relating to sex offender risk level classification and public notification procedures; amending RCW 4.24.550, 13.40.217, 70.48.470, and 9.95.145; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5760 by Senators Long, Hargrove, Franklin, Deccio, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to mentally ill offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.110; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.120 and 9.94A.200; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5761 by Senators Swecker, Hale, Loveland, Finkbeiner, Fraser, Deccio, Jacobsen, Anderson and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to certification of environmental technologies; and adding new sections to chapter 43.21A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 5762 by Senators Heavey, West, Schow, Deccio, Rasmussen, Brown, McCaslin and Goings
AN ACT Relating to benefiting the equine industry by parimutuel satellite and simulcast wagering restricted to live racing facilities and providing lottery games; amending RCW 67.16.050, 67.16.105, 67.16.200, and 67.70.240; adding a new section to chapter 67.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 67.16 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 67.16.190 and 67.16.250; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
SB 5763 by Senators Finkbeiner, Brown, Rossi, McAuliffe, Roach, Kohl, Jacobsen, Hochstatter, Haugen, Goings and West
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the taxation of internet service providers as network telephone services providers; amending RCW 82.04.055 and 82.04.065; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.
SCR 8404 by Senators Jacobsen, Fraser and Kohl
Recognizing a state poet laureate.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SCR 8405 by Senators Swanson, McCaslin, Haugen, Roach, Goings, Franklin, Jacobsen, Loveland, Kline, Sheldon, Snyder, Bauer, Wojahn, Heavey, Hale, Kohl and Oke
Creating the Joint Select Committee on Veterans and Military Personnel Affairs.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
E2SHB 1032 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Reams, Mulliken, Thompson, McMorris, Koster, DeBolt, D. Sommers, Boldt, Hickel, Sheahan, Buck, Schoesler, Honeyford, Mitchell, D. Schmidt, Sherstad, L. Thomas, Dunn, Dyer, Mielke, Cairnes, Robertson and Backlund)
Implementing regulatory reform.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SHB 1093 by House Committee on Government Administration (originally sponsored by Representatives D. Schmidt, Costa, D. Sommers, Dunn, O'Brien and Anderson)
Making various changes in election laws.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 12, 1997.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
MIKE O'CONNELL, Secretary of the Senate