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THIRD DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Wednesday, January 14, 1998
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present except Senators Deccio, Finkbeiner and Hargrove. On motion of Senator Hale, Senator Deccio was excused. On motion of Senator Franklin, Senator Hargrove was excused.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Abigail Mehrtens and Mike Sansburn, presented the Colors. Reverend Joan Anthony, pastor of St. Benedict's Episcopal Church of Lacey, offered the prayer.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
April 16, 1997
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.
Robert B. Fong, appointed April 16, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 1998, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Whatcom Community College District No. 21.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
April 16, 1997
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.
Susan Sellers, appointed April 16, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Clark Community College District No. 14.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
May 5, 1997
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.
Susan P. Brady, appointed May 5, 1997, for a term ending December 31, 1998, as a member of the Public Disclosure Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
May 5, 1997
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.
Shirley Rector, appointed May 5, 1997, for a term ending August 2, 2002, as a member of the Lottery Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
May 20, 1997
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.
Geraldine Ann Coleman, appointed May 20, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 1998, as a member of the Work Force Training and Education Coordinating Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
May 22, 1997
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.
John P. Sullivan, reappointed May 22, 1997, for a term ending June 15, 2002, as a member of the Marine Employees' Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
May 27, 1997
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.
Lee D. Lannoye, reappointed May 27, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Housing Finance Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Insurance and Housing.
May 28, 1997
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.
Cesar A. Alzola, appointed May 28, 1997, for a term ending January 19, 2001, as a member of the Board of Pharmacy.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
May 28, 1997
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.
Dr. Darrell Hamilton, reappointed May 28, 1997, for a term ending December 5, 2000, as a member of the Western State Hospital Advisory Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
June 26, 1997
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.
Karen Miller, reappointed May 27, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Housing Finance Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Insurance and Housing.
June 26, 1997
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 Spangler, Jr., reappointed June 26, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Work Force Training and Education Coordinating Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
June 30, 1997
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.
Patricia L. Kruse Herbold, appointed for a term beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 2003, as a member of the Gambling Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
July 2, 1997
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.
Heyward Watson, appointed July 2, 1997, for a term ending March 26, 2001, as a member of the Higher Education Facilities Authority.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
July 10, 1997
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.
Milton “Bud” Mercer, Jr., appointed July 10, 1997, for a term ending January 19, 2001, as a member of the Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
July 10, 1997
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.
William P. Roehl, appointed July 10, 1997, for a term ending January 19, 2003, as a member of the Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
July 10, 1997
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.
Kelly D. White, reappointed July 10, 1997, for a term ending January 19, 2003, as a member of the Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
August 5, 1997
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.
Connie Niva, reappointed August 5, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2003, as a member of the Transportation Commission
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
August 8, 1997
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.
Noel Nightingale, appointed August 8, 1997, for a term ending July 1, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the State School for the Blind.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Education.
August 11, 1997
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.
Jerry Farley, appointed August 11, 1997, for a term ending July 1, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the State School for the Blind.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Education.
August 12, 1997
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.
Ann Daley, appointed for a term beginning August 25, 1997, and ending June 30, 2002, as a member of the Pollution Control/Shorelines Hearings Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
August 12, 1997
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.
Anne Levinson, appointed for a term beginning September 8, 1997, and ending January 1, 2003, as Chair of the Utilities and Transportation Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.
September 9, 1997
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.
Nancy L. Isserlis, appointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Spokane Joint Center for Higher Education.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 9, 1997
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.
Rodney Kawakami, reappointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Renton Technical College District No. 27.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 9, 1997
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.
Gerald P. Leahy, reappointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Spokane Joint Center for Higher Education.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 9, 1997
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.
Lonna K. Malone, reappointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Columbia Basin Community College District No. 19.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 9, 1997
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.
Holly Echo-Hawk Middleton, reappointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of
Trustees for Clark Community College District No. 14.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 9, 1997
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.
Heidi Stanley, appointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Spokane Joint Center for Higher Education.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 9, 1997
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.
Dan C. Wilder, reappointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Peninsula Community College District No. 1.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 9, 1997
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.
Roger Yockey, reappointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Cascadia Community College District No. 30.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 10, 1997
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.
David Della, reappointed September 10, 1997, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor, as Director of the Asian-Pacific American Affairs Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
September 10, 1997
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.
Shirley A. Smith, reappointed September 10, 1997, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor, as Director of the Department of Services for the Blind.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
September 11, 1997
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.
Felix H. Anderson, appointed for a term beginning October 1, 1997, and ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Bellingham Technical College District No. 25.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 11, 1997
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.
Kristi Blake, appointed September 11, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 11, 1997
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.
Larry L. Hanson, reappointed September 11, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 11, 1997
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.
Edith L. Nelson, reappointed September 11, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Shoreline Community College District No. 7.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 15, 1997
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.
Wayne H. Ehlers, reappointed September 15, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Western Washington University.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
September 30, 1997
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.
Gary L. Christenson, reappointed September 30, 1997, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor, as Administrator of the Washington State Health Care Authority.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
October 1, 1997
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.
S. Nia Renei Cottrell, appointed September 10, 1997, for a term ending September 25, 2000, as a member of the Clemency and Pardons Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
October 1, 1997
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.
Charlie Earl, appointed October 1, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Western Washington University.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
October 1, 1997
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.
Thomas W. Malone, appointed October 1, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Seattle, South Seattle and North Seattle Community Colleges District No. 6.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
October 1, 1997
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.
Larry Nickell, appointed October 1, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Big Bend Community College District No. 18.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
October 1, 1997
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.
James Robinson, appointed October 1, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Olympic Community College District No. 3.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
October 20, 1997
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.
Tom Hilyard, appointed October 1, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Bates Technical College District No. 28.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
November 10, 1997
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.
Thomas Simpson, appointed November 10, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 1999, as a member of the Spokane Joint Center for Higher Education.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
November 17, 1997
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.
Phyllis Pulfer, appointed November 17, 1997, for a term ending June 17, 2001, as Chair of the Human Rights Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
November 20, 1997
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.
Judy Yu, appointed November 20, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Central Washington University.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 1, 1997
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.
James M. Sims, reappointed December 1, 1997, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor, as Director of the Pollution Liability Insurance Program.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
December 4, 1997
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.
Gwen Chaplin, reappointed September 15, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Central Washington University.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 10, 1997
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.
Stanley L. K. Flemming, appointed December 10, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Evergreen State College.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 10, 1997
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.
Glenn E. Jennings, appointed December 10, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Everett Community College District No. 5.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 10, 1997
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.
John M. King, appointed September 11, 1997, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor, as Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
December 10, 1997
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.
A. Michele Maher, appointed December 10, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 1999, as a member of the Transportation Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
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December 10, 1997
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.
Christopher J. Marr, appointed December 10, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2002, as a member of the Transportation Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
December 12, 1997
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.
Dr. Frank B. Brouillet, reappointed December 12, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 1999, as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 12, 1997
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.
Gordon Budke, appointed December 12, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Eastern Washington University.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 12, 1997
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.
Sheila Guenther, appointed September 15, 1997, for a term ending August 2, 2003, as a member of the Lottery Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
December 12, 1997
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.
Robert D. Fukai, appointed December 12, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Regents for Washington State University.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 12, 1997
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.
Marilee Roloff, appointed December 12, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Evergreen State College.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 15, 1997
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.
Bob Craves, appointed December 15, 1997, for a term ending at the pleasure of the Governor, as Chair of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 15, 1997
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.
Ann Ramsay-Jenkins, appointed December 15, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 15, 1997
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.
William Marler, appointed December 15, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Regents for Washington State University.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 16, 1997
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.
Elizabeth M. Calvin, reappointed November 26, 1997, for a term ending August 2, 2000, as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
December 18, 1997
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.
Jean Ann Batchelder, appointed September 10, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Lake Washington Technical College District No. 26.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 18, 1997
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.
William H. Gates, appointed December 18, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2000, as a member of the Board of Regents for the University of Washington.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 18, 1997
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.
Constance L. Proctor, appointed December 18, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Regents for the University of Washington.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 23, 1997
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.
Leonard Nord, appointed December 23, 1997, for a term ending January 4, 2003, as a member of the Personnel Resources Board.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
December 23, 1997
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.
Rudy Vasquez, appointed September 15, 1997, for a term ending June 17, 2002, as a member of the Human Rights Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
December 24, 1997
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.
M. J. Hrdlicka, appointed November 25, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Edmonds Community College District No. 23.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
December 24, 1997
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.
Katharine Akers Sheehan, appointed December 12, 1997, for a term ending June 12, 2001, as a member of the Columbia River Gorge Bi-State Commission.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6219 by Senators McDonald, McCaslin, Patterson, West and Hale (by request of Office of Financial Management)
AN ACT Relating to reports to the legislature; making technical corrections to the Revised Code of Washington; amending RCW 2.14.040, 9.95.212, 13.40.430, 17.10.070, 17.26.015, 18.16.050, 18.50.150, 19.118.080, 19.27A.020, 19.94.185, 27.04.110, 28A.300.300, 28A.415.260, 28A.630.825, 28B.10.887, 28B.125.010, 28B.20.130, 28B.20.382, 28B.25.020, 28B.30.150, 28B.30.537, 28B.50.259, 28B.65.050, 28B.80.280, 28B.80.360, 28B.80.612, 29.04.200, 36.32.340, 36.47.020, 36.47.070, 36.70A.385, 36.79.060, 38.52.535, 39.29.068, 39.84.090, 39.96.070, 41.04.630, 41.05.190, 41.05.220, 41.05.280, 41.06.285, 41.50.780, 41.52.040, 41.52.070, 42.16.017, 43.01.240, 43.06.115, 43.121.130, 43.147.070, 43.163.090, 43.163.120, 43.168.130, 43.175.020, 43.19.19052, 43.19.19362, 43.19.554, 43.19A.030, 43.20.235, 43.20A.725, 43.21J.030, 43.31.411, 43.31.526, 43.33.130, 43.41.240, 43.51.400, 43.51.944, 43.52.360, 43.52.560, 43.52.565, 43.63A.550, 43.70.066, 43.70.240, 43.70.330, 43.70.530, 43.70.545, 43.70.555, 43.70.600, 43.72.860, 43.99F.040, 43.200.180, 43.200.190, 43.200.200, 43.210.050, 43.330.090, 43.07.290, 44.40.070, 44.40.150, 46.20.520, 46.61.165, 46.81A.020, 47.01.250, 47.01.900, 47.04.180, 47.05.021, 47.14.050, 47.24.010, 48.41.070, 49.30.005, 50.44.035, 50.60.901, 50.62.040, 50.72.070, 51.36.080, 59.22.090, 69.43.010, 69.50.201, 69.50.525, 70.105.160, 70.112.050, 70.119A.160, 70.129.160, 70.148.020, 70.148.050, 70.162.050, 70.168.030, 70.170.060, 70.175.100, 70.180.110, 70.180.120, 70.190.050, 70.190.100, 70.190.110, 70.195.010, 70.24.400, 70.41.320, 70.93.250, 70.94.162, 70.94.656, 70.95.263, 70.95.810, 70.95C.030, 70.95C.250, 70.96A.420, 70.96A.500, 71.24.410, 72.09.040, 72.09.560, 72.23.025, 72.65.210, 74.04.025, 74.09.415, 74.09.520, 74.13.045, 74.13.055, 74.13.260, 74.14A.050, 74.20.340, 74.41.070, 75.24.060, 75.28.770, 75.30.480, 75.50.100, 75.52.110, 75.54.010, 77.12.690, 77.12.710, 77.32.060, 78.56.160, 79.01.295, 80.01.090, 81.04.520, 81.53.281, 81.80.450, 82.33A.010, 82.60.110, 84.33.200, 84.41.130, 90.22.060, 90.48.480, and 90.56.100; reenacting and amending RCW 41.06.070, 43.43.934, 67.70.050, 71.24.035, 81.104.110, and 90.42.010; repealing RCW 13.04.460, 19.02.885, 19.27.078, 26.23.0401, 28B.04.070, 28B.06.050, 28B.10.692, 28B.30.636, 28B.50.900, 28B.106.900, 41.50.100, 43.03.260, 43.05.900, 43.43.560, 43.43.752, 43.59.130, 43.63A.215, 43.63A.220, 43.72.850, 43.88.065, 43.121.090, 43.163.900, 46.23.030, 47.01.220, 47.12.249, 47.26.163, 47.60.470, 47.60.544, 47.82.050, 48.87.090, 48.88.060, 49.46.150, 50.65.331, 51.32.116, 59.28.110, 66.08.028, 67.32.120, 69.51.070, 70.95C.090, 70.95E.070, 70.98.210, 70.114A.090, 70.120.180, 70.120.220, 70.123.060, 70.128.180, 70.149.110, 70.180.900, 72.02.170, 75.08.460, 75.50.050, 75.50.120, 77.04.111, 80.36.380, 80.36.860, 82.01.110, 82.61.070, 82.63.080, 90.48.369, and 90.58.330; repealing 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 517 (uncodified); repealing 1994 c 40 s 5 (uncodified); repealing 1996 c 152 s 3 (uncodified); and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6220 by Senators Horn, Heavey, Schow, Fraser, Anderson, Franklin, Newhouse, Winsley and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to the ability of employees in the airline industry to trade shifts voluntarily without creating overtime liability; reenacting and amending RCW 49.46.130; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
SB 6221 by Senators Goings, Rasmussen, Winsley, Franklin, Roach, Oke, McCaslin, Schow, Swecker and Benton
AN ACT Relating to storm water control facilities; and amending RCW 36.89.080.
Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.
SB 6222 by Senators Brown, West and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to traffic safety; amending RCW 43.59.010, 28A.220.050, 46.20.095, 46.82.430, 46.83.040, 82.08.020, and 46.20.305; adding new sections to chapter 43.59 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6223 by Senators McCaslin, Winsley, West, Haugen and Sellar (by request of Board of Tax Appeals)
AN ACT Relating to filing with the state tax board; and amending RCW 82.03.130, 82.03.190, and 84.08.130.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6224 by Senators Winsley, West, McCaslin, Strannigan, Wood, Goings, Jacobsen, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Patterson, Horn, Haugen, Hochstatter, Prentice, Sellar, Bauer, Oke, Benton, McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Hale
AN ACT Relating to the homestead exemption; and amending RCW 6.13.030.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6225 by Senators Bauer and Oke
AN ACT Relating to possession of firearms by minors; and amending RCW 9.41.042.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SB 6226 by Senators Haugen, Morton, Winsley, Goings, Prince, Rasmussen, Prentice and Wood
AN ACT Relating to paying for services provided to general aviation by exempting fuels used for aviation from sales and use taxation and increasing the aircraft fuel tax rate from three to six percent; amending RCW 82.42.025, 82.42.090, and 43.84.092; reenacting and amending RCW 82.08.0255 and 82.12.0256; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6227 by Senators Haugen, Morton, Winsley, Goings, Rasmussen, Prince and Wood
AN ACT Relating to aircraft registration fees and taxes; and amending RCW 47.68.250 and 82.48.080.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6228 by Senators Haugen, Morton, Rasmussen, Prentice, Prince and Wood
AN ACT Relating to aircraft dealers' license fees; and amending RCW 14.20.050 and 14.20.060.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6229 by Senators Haugen, Morton, Goings, Winsley, Prince, Rasmussen, Prentice and Wood
AN ACT Relating to compliance with aircraft registration laws; and amending RCW 47.68.250.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6230 by Senators Haugen, Prince, Patterson, Long, Bauer, Winsley, Spanel, Hale, T. Sheldon, Wood, Newhouse and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to creation of a department of cultural resources; amending RCW 27.34.020, 43.17.020, 27.34.070, 27.34.080, 27.34.230, 43.46.015, 43.46.040, 43.46.045, 43.46.050, 43.46.055, 43.46.060, and 43.46.070; reenacting and amending RCW 43.17.010; adding new sections to chapter 43.46 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 27.34.010, 27.34.020, 27.34.060, 27.34.070, 27.34.075, 27.34.080, 27.34.200, 27.34.210, 27.34.220, 27.34.230, 27.34.240, 27.34.250, 27.34.260, 27.34.270, 27.34.280, 27.34.310, 27.34.320, 27.34.330, 27.34.340, 27.34.350, 27.34.900, 27.34.906, 27.34.910, 27.34.915, 27.34.916, 27.53.010, 27.53.020, 27.53.040, 27.53.045, 27.53.060, 27.53.070, 27.53.080, 27.53.090, 27.53.100, 27.53.110, 27.53.120, 27.53.130, 27.53.140, 27.53.150, 27.53.900, 27.53.901, 43.46.005, 43.46.015, 43.46.030, 43.46.040, 43.46.045, 43.46.050, 43.46.055, 43.46.060, 43.46.070, 43.46.090, 43.46.095, and 43.46.900; and repealing RCW 27.53.030.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6231 by Senators Hargrove, Anderson, Snyder, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Oke and Goings
AN ACT Relating to natural area preserves; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SB 6232 by Senator Kohl (by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission)
AN ACT Relating to sentencing for certain criminal acts; amending RCW 81.60.070 and 9.40.120; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.320; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6233 by Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Swecker, Fairley, Stevens, Zarelli, Rossi, Snyder, Long, McAuliffe and Oke
AN ACT Relating to revocation of driving privileges; amending RCW 46.20.265, 66.44.365, 69.41.065, 69.50.420, and 69.52.070; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6234 by Senators Wood, Kohl, Prentice, Long, Jacobsen, Winsley, Thibaudeau, Schow and Rossi
AN ACT Relating to revising administrative provisions of metropolitan park districts; amending RCW 35.61.010, 35.61.020, 35.61.030, 35.61.050, 35.61.130, 35.61.150, 35.61.180, 35.61.200, 35.61.210, 35.61.290, and 84.52.010; and adding new sections to chapter 35.61 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6235 by Senators Jacobsen and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to community athletic facilities; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6236 by Senators Jacobsen, Kohl, Wood, McAuliffe, Winsley and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to the Washington service scholars program; adding new sections to chapter 28A.600 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.80 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6237 by Senators Jacobsen, Patterson, Brown, Kohl and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to scholarships for foster care children; adding new sections to chapter 28B.95 RCW; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6238 by Senators Stevens and Swecker
AN ACT Relating to dependent children; amending RCW 13.34.050, 13.34.060, 13.34.090, and 13.34.120; reenacting and amending RCW 26.44.020; and adding a new section to chapter 13.34 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6239 by Senators Stevens and Swecker
AN ACT Relating to the family policy council; amending RCW 70.190.060; adding new sections to chapter 43.131 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6240 by Senator Stevens
AN ACT Relating to superior court reporters; and amending RCW 2.32.180.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6241 by Senators Stevens, Rasmussen and Morton
AN ACT Relating to critical water supply service areas; amending RCW 70.116.050, 70.116.060, and 70.116.090; adding a new section to chapter 36.94 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.93 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.92 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6242 by Senators Wood, West, Bauer, Winsley, Kohl, Prince, Hale, Haugen, B. Sheldon, Patterson, Goings, Wojahn, Anderson, McAuliffe and Schow
AN ACT Relating to the Washington state endowment for higher education; adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6243 by Senators Hale, Loveland, Roach, T. Sheldon, B. Sheldon, Stevens, West, McCaslin, Prentice, Goings, Oke, Schow, Swecker and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to residential laundry facilities; and amending RCW 82.04.050.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6244 by Senators T. Sheldon, Hochstatter, Goings, Zarelli, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Swecker and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to providing educational services for offenders under the age of eighteen and committed to a term of confinement in an adult correctional facility; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.190 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6245 by Senators Swecker and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to the enhancement of riparian habitat adjacent to cropped or pastured areas; adding a new section to chapter 43.06 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6246 by Senators Swecker and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to permits for the enhancement of riparian habitat adjacent to cropped or pastured areas; amending RCW 90.58.030 and 36.70A.060; adding a new section to chapter 89.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 75.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6247 by Senators Benton, Roach, Strannigan, Anderson, Oke, Swecker, Stevens and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to display of sexually explicit material to minors; amending RCW 9.68.130 and 9.68.050; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6248 by Senator Swecker
AN ACT Relating to geoduck harvesting agreements; and amending RCW 79.96.080.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SB 6249 by Senator Swecker
AN ACT Relating to geoduck harvesting agreements; and amending RCW 34.05.010 and 79.96.080.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SB 6250 by Senators Swecker and Snyder
AN ACT Relating to geoduck diver licenses; and amending RCW 75.28.750.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SB 6251 by Senators Horn, T. Sheldon, Patterson and Rossi (by request of Department of Information Services)
AN ACT Relating to the protection of taxpayer funded computer software; reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.310; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.
SB 6252 by Senator Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to ensuring adequate access to state highways; and amending RCW 47.50.010, 47.50.040, and 47.50.080.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6253 by Senators Schow, Horn, Swecker, Rasmussen, Goings and T. Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to credit and debit card purchases in state liquor stores; and amending RCW 66.08.026 and 66.16.041.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
SB 6254 by Senators Schow, Franklin, Horn, Heavey, Johnson and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to manufactured or mobile homes; and amending RCW 46.70.011 and 18.85.010.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
SB 6255 by Senator Morton
AN ACT Relating to apiaries; amending RCW 15.60.005, 15.60.010, and 15.60.015; and repealing RCW 15.60.007, 15.60.020, 15.60.025, 15.60.030, 15.60.040, 15.60.042, 15.60.043, 15.60.050, 15.60.100, 15.60.110, 15.60.120, 15.60.140, 15.60.150, 15.60.170, 15.60.180, 15.60.190, 15.60.210, 15.60.220, 15.60.230, and 15.60.900.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6256 by Senators Morton, Rasmussen and Swecker
AN ACT Relating to animal cruelty; and amending RCW 16.52.185.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6257 by Senators Strannigan, Roach, Goings, Anderson, Long, Oke, Swecker, Benton, Wood, Stevens, Rasmussen and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to blood and breath alcohol standards for intoxication; amending RCW 46.20.308, 46.20.3101, 46.61.502, 46.61.504, 46.61.506, and 88.12.025; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6258 by Senators Roach, Kline and Hargrove (by request of Statute Law Committee)
AN ACT Relating to making technical corrections to the Revised Code of Washington; amending RCW 9A.40.060, 42.17.160, 43.160.076, and 82.14.370; reenacting and amending RCW 43.160.210; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6259 by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to lake management service areas; amending RCW 85.38.010; and adding a new chapter to Title 90 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6260 by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to lake management districts; amending RCW 36.61.020 and 36.61.270; and repealing RCW 36.61.115.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6261 by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to an aquatic plant management permit program; amending RCW 90.48.445 and 17.24.051; reenacting and amending RCW 75.20.100; and adding a new chapter to Title 90 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6262 by Senator Swecker
AN ACT Relating to the development of property transferred to children; amending RCW 58.17.040; adding a new section to chapter 35.63 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.63 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6263 by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to lake management; amending RCW 90.24.010, 90.24.020, 90.24.030, 90.24.040, and 90.24.050; and repealing RCW 90.24.060 and 90.24.066.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SB 6264 by Senators Oke, Rasmussen, Morton, Swecker and Anderson
AN ACT Relating to mass marking of chinook salmon; amending RCW 75.08.510; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SB 6265 by Senators Wood, Wojahn and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to authorizing dispensing opticians to perform eye refraction and modify existing prescriptions to reflect changes in vision; amending RCW 18.34.020, 18.34.060, 18.34.050, 18.34.080, 18.34.120, 18.34.136, and 18.34.010; adding new sections to chapter 18.34 RCW; recodifying RCW 18.34.010 and 18.34.060; and repealing RCW 18.34.110.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6266 by Senators McAuliffe, Hochstatter, Goings, Johnson, Loveland, Thibaudeau, Snyder, B. Sheldon, Rasmussen, Fraser, Patterson, Kohl, Haugen, Zarelli, Brown, Long, Fairley, Winsley, Spanel, Jacobsen and Anderson
AN ACT Relating to improving class size; adding new sections to chapter 28A.150 RCW; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6267 by Senators McAuliffe, Hochstatter, Goings, Winsley, Kohl, Loveland, Haugen, Snyder, Rasmussen, Fraser, B. Sheldon, Long, Patterson, Spanel, Brown, Fairley, Thibaudeau and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to time for learning; adding a new section to chapter 28A.630 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6268 by Senators McAuliffe, Hochstatter, Rasmussen, Loveland, Zarelli, Johnson, B. Sheldon, Fairley, Kohl, Thibaudeau, Hargrove, Spanel, Goings, Schow and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to attending school; and amending RCW 28A.225.020.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6269 by Senators McAuliffe, Johnson, Goings, Kohl, Snyder, Loveland, B. Sheldon, Rasmussen, Fraser, Fairley, Spanel, Thibaudeau and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to the use of the education savings account to train educators in the effective use of technology; and amending RCW 28A.305.235.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6270 by Senators Anderson, Spanel, Swecker, West and Oke (by request of Department of Revenue)
AN ACT Relating to eliminating the business and occupation tax on internal distributions; amending RCW 82.04.270; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6271 by Senators Kohl and Thibaudeau
AN ACT Relating to medical marijuana; amending RCW 69.50.204, 69.50.206, 69.50.401, 69.50.505, 69.51.080, and 9A.82.085; adding new sections to chapter 69.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.64 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6272 by Senators Long, Strannigan, Kline, Wood, Johnson, Anderson and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to the number of district court judges; and amending RCW 3.34.010.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6273 by Senators Wood, Winsley, Haugen and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to the registration of surgical technologists; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6274 by Senators Bauer, Benton, Oke and Schow
AN ACT Relating to slayers; amending RCW 11.84.900, 11.02.070, and 26.16.120; adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 11.84 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6275 by Senators Bauer, Benton, Oke and Schow
AN ACT Relating to slayers; amending RCW 11.84.020, 11.84.030, 11.84.040, 11.84.050, 11.84.060, 11.84.070, 11.84.900, 11.02.070, and 26.16.120; adding a new section to chapter 11.84 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 6276 by Senators Winsley, Kline, Sellar and Hale
AN ACT Relating to the linked deposit program; amending RCW 43.86A.060; and adding a new section to chapter 43.86A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Insurance and Housing.
SB 6277 by Senators Newhouse, Heavey, Franklin, Schow, B. Sheldon, Sellar, Benton and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to the minimum rate of compensation for certain bus drivers for employment in excess of a forty-hour work week; and reenacting and amending RCW 49.46.130.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
SB 6278 by Senators Horn, McCaslin and T. Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to specifying the number of signatures required on a petition to place on the ballot the question of changing the name of a port district; and amending RCW 53.04.110.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 6279 by Senators Long, Kohl, Hargrove, Zarelli, Franklin, Stevens, Schow and Oke
AN ACT Relating to assessments for the prostitution prevention and intervention account; amending RCW 9.68A.105 and 9A.88.120; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6280 by Senators Jacobsen, B. Sheldon, Thibaudeau and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to the college promise program; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6281 by Senators Jacobsen, Kline, Thibaudeau, B. Sheldon and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to a Cascade foothills state park; creating new sections; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SB 6282 by Senators Swecker, Oke and Schow
AN ACT Relating to federally listed threatened and endangered species; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SB 6283 by Senators Hochstatter, Schow and Benton
AN ACT Relating to K-12 public education property tax credits; and adding a new chapter to Title 84 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6284 by Senators Hochstatter, Zarelli, Sellar, Swecker, Johnson and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to mandatory titles in school excess-levy titles; amending RCW 84.52.053; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SJM 8018 by Senators Haugen, McCaslin, McAuliffe, Long, Goings, Winsley, Rasmussen, Wood, Oke and T. Sheldon
Urging Congress to establish a nationwide database to track juvenile convictions.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SJR 8213 by Senators Zarelli, West, Rossi, Stevens, Anderson, Swecker, Oke, Schow and Benton
Requiring a two-thirds vote of each house of the legislature for certain revenue raising and spending actions.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SCR 8423 by Senators McDonald, Sellar, Snyder and Loveland
Adopting cutoff dates.
HOLD.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, Senate Bill No. 6187, which was held on the desk January 13, 1998, was referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the rules were suspended and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8423 was advanced to second reading and read the second time.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8423
By Senators McDonald, Sellar, Snyder and Loveland
WHEREAS, It is of paramount importance to establish cutoff dates for the consideration of legislation during the 1998 Regular Session of the Fifty-Fifth Legislature;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Senate of the State of Washington, the House of Representatives concurring, That the following cutoff dates apply to all bills, memorials, and joint resolutions with the exception of budgets, matters necessary to implement budgets, initiatives to the legislature, and alternatives to initiatives to the legislature;
Friday, February 6, 1998, the twenty-sixth day, shall be the final day to read in committee reports in the house of origin with the exception of reports from the Senate Ways and Means and Transportation Committees and House fiscal committees;
Tuesday, February 10, 1998, the thirtieth day, shall be the final day to read in Senate Ways and Means and Transportation Committees and House fiscal committee reports in the house of origin;
Tuesday, February 17, 1998, the thirty-seventh day, at 5:00 p.m., shall be the final time to consider bills in their house of origin;
Friday, February 27, 1998, the forty-seventh day, shall be the final day to read in committee reports on bills from the opposite house with the exception of reports from the Senate Ways and Means and Transportation Committees and House fiscal committees;
Monday, March 2, 1998, the fiftieth day, shall be the final day to read in Senate Ways and Means and Transportation Committees and House fiscal committee reports on bills from the opposite house; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 1998, the fifty-fourth day, neither house may consider any bills, memorials, or joint resolutions except initiatives to the legislature and alternatives to such initiatives, messages pertaining to amendments, matters of differences between the two houses, conference and free conference reports, and matters incident to the interim and to the closing of the business of the 1998 Regular Session of the Legislature.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the rules were suspended, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8423 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the resolution was adopted.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8423 was adopted by voice vote.
MOTION
At 10:13 a..m., on motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Thursday, January 15, 1998.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
MIKE O'CONNELL, Secretary of the Senate