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THIRTY-NINTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, February 19, 1998
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 18, 1998
SHB 1121 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Child and Family Service: Revising legal custody of children. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Long, Chair; Zarelli, Vice Chair; Franklin, Hargrove, Kohl and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 1998
SHB 2051 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture and Ecology: Exempting environmental remedial services, labor, and businesses from taxation. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Environment
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Morton, Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Fraser, McAuliffe, Newhouse, Oke and Rasmussen.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 18, 1998
HB 2557 Prime Sponsor, Representative Tokuda: Concerning judicial review for certain out-of-home child placements. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Long, Chair; Zarelli, Vice Chair; Franklin, Hargrove, Kohl and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 1998
HB 2558 Prime Sponsor, Representative Tokuda: Correcting statutory references. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Long, Chair; Zarelli, Vice Chair; Franklin, Hargrove, Kohl and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 1998
HB 2717 Prime Sponsor, Representative Chandler: Implementing House Joint Resolution No. 4209. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Environment
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Morton, Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Fraser, McAuliffe, Newhouse, Oke and Rasmussen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 1998
SHB 3056 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture and Ecology: Implementing the recommendations of the on-site wastewater certification work group. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Environment
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Morton, Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Fraser, McAuliffe, Newhouse, Oke and Rasmussen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
February 17, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2300,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2308,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2514,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2831,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2935, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
February 17, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
HOUSE BILL NO. 2748,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2830,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2871,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2922,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3008,
HOUSE BILL NO. 3031,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3099, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
ESHB 2300 by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Johnson, Keiser, Huff, Talcott, Hickel, Carrell, Linville, Lisk, Veloria, Skinner, Cairnes, Mason, Lambert, Mulliken, Backlund, Mitchell, Wolfe, Constantine, Kastama, Kenney, Gardner, Benson, Ogden, Butler, Carlson, Kessler, Costa, Anderson, Conway, Lantz and McDonald)
Changing provisions relating to educational pathways.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SHB 2308 by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Mulliken, Johnson, McCune, Backlund, Carrell, Boldt, Sheahan, Smith and Talcott)
Requiring parental consent before a school conducts certain tests, questionnaires, surveys, analyses, or evaluations.
Referred to Committee on Education.
ESHB 2514 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Linville, Mastin, Parlette, Koster, Anderson, Regala and Cooper)
Providing for integrated watershed management.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
HB 2748 by Representatives Mulliken, Thompson, Cairnes, Lantz, DeBolt, McMorris, Sherstad, Koster, Mielke, Sump, Bush, Johnson, Zellinsky, Boldt, Sheahan, Honeyford, Pennington, Schoesler, Chandler and Dunn
Allowing rural counties to authorize additional industrial development in rural areas.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
ESHB 2830 by House Committee on House Government Reform and Land Use (originally sponsored by Representatives Reams, Romero and Lantz) (by request of Land Use Study Commission)
Implementing recommendations of the land use study commission.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
E2SHB 2831 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Crouse and Mielke)
Requiring electric utilities to unbundle the costs of their assets and operations.
Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.
ESHB 2871 by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Parlette, Chandler, Wensman, Anderson, Reams, Clements, Romero, Linville, Gardner and Thompson)
Creating a system of classifying land as agricultural land with long-term commercial significance for tax purposes.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SHB 2922 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlson, H. Sommers, Alexander and Huff) (by request of Department of Retirement Systems)
Administering the deferred compensation plan.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
E2SHB 2935 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Dyer, Cody, Huff and Backlund)
Adopting a new system for establishing nursing home payment rates.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
E2SHB 3008 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cooke, Dickerson, Boldt, Wolfe, McDonald, Tokuda, Ballasiotes, Kastama, Lambert, Dunshee, Carrell, Cody, Talcott, Cole, Johnson, Wood, Carlson, Lantz, Reams, Costa, L. Thomas, Clements, Zellinsky, Alexander, Dyer, D. Schmidt, Radcliff, Conway and Anderson)
Requiring dependency investigations for infants born drug affected.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
HB 3031 by Representatives McMorris, Boldt, Chandler and Clements
Defining misconduct for unemployment insurance purposes.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
SHB 3099 by House Committee on House Government Reform and Land Use (originally sponsored by Representatives DeBolt, Kessler and Johnson)
Expanding the authority for counties to adopt master planned locations for major industrial activity.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
MOTION
At 12:04 p.m., on motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 20, 1998.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
MIKE O'CONNELL, Secretary of the Senate