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TWENTY-THIRD DAY

MORNING SESSION

House Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, February 2, 1999

The House was called to order at 9:55 a.m. by Speaker Chopp. The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.

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

INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING

HB 1361 by Representatives Fortunato, O'Brien, Mulliken, Boldt, Ericksen, Campbell, Schindler, Carrell, Sheahan, Dunn, Bush, Koster, Mielke, Benson and DeBolt

AN ACT Relating to parental notification for abortions provided to minors.

Held on first reading from January 21, 1999.

HB 1651 by Representatives Hurst, Barlean, Campbell, Cody, Sullivan, Keiser, Constantine, Hatfield, McIntire, Santos and Conway

AN ACT Relating to insurance liability; amending RCW 48.30.010; adding new sections to chapter 48.30 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1652 by Representatives Carlson, Clements, Conway, Cairnes, Cody, Edmonds, Veloria, O'Brien and Mitchell

AN ACT Relating to providing entrepreneurial opportunities for disabled persons; adding new sections to chapter 39.19 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1653 by Representatives Kenney, Miloscia, Romero, D. Schmidt, Clements and Wolfe; by request of Department of General Administration

AN ACT Relating to the dollar limit under which competitive acquisition is not required; and amending RCW 43.19.1906.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1654 by Representatives Kessler and Hatfield

AN ACT Relating to veterans; and amending RCW 41.04.005.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1655 by Representatives B. Chandler, O'Brien, Koster, Lovick, Schoesler, Campbell, Kastama, Hurst, Grant, McMorris and Hankins

AN ACT Relating to declaring buildings used for criminal street gang activity to be a nuisance; adding a new chapter to Title 7 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1656 by Representative Thomas

AN ACT Relating to gas service taxes; amending RCW 82.04.060, 82.04.460, 82.08.020, 82.12.010, 82.12.020, 82.12.023, 82.12.035, 82.14.020, 82.14.030, 82.14.045, 82.14.0485, 82.14.0494, 82.14.370, 81.104.170, 82.16.010, 82.16.020, 82.16.050, 82.16.090, 35.21.710, 35.21.711, 35.21.860, 35.21.865, 35.21.870, and 35A.82.050; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050 and 82.04.190; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 82.08.026, 82.12.022, and 82.14.230; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1657 by Representative Thomas

AN ACT Relating to telecommunication taxes; amending RCW 82.04.065, 82.04.060, 82.04.460, 82.08.020, 82.08.0289, 82.12.010, 82.12.020, 82.12.035, 82.14.020, 82.14.030, 82.14.045, 82.14.0485, 82.14.0494, 82.14.370, 81.104.170, 82.16.010, 82.16.020, 35.21.710, 35.21.711, 35.21.714, 35.21.715, 35.21.860, 35.21.865, 35.21.870, and 35A.82.050; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050 and 82.04.190; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 35.21.712, 35.21.871, 35A.82.055, 35A.82.060, 35A.82.065, and 35A.82.070; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1658 by Representative Thomas

AN ACT Relating to electrical service taxes; amending RCW 82.04.060, 82.04.120, 82.04.425, 82.04.460, 82.08.020, 82.08.02565, 82.12.010, 82.12.020, 82.12.035, 82.14.020, 82.14.030, 82.14.045, 82.14.0485, 82.14.0494, 82.14.370, 81.104.170, 82.16.010, 82.16.020, 82.16.050, 82.16.090, 35.21.710, 35.21.711, 35.21.860, 35.21.865, 35.21.870, and 35A.82.050; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050 and 82.04.190; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 82.16.053 and 82.16.055; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1659 by Representatives H. Sommers, Hankins, Cody, Tokuda, Ogden, Mitchell, Conway, Kagi, Kessler and McIntire; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

AN ACT Relating to department of social and health services family planning services; reenacting and amending RCW 74.09.510; and adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 1660 by Representative Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to salmon license plates; amending RCW 46.16.313, 46.16.233, and 46.16.290; and adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1661 by Representatives Edmonds, Carlson, Kenney, Kagi, Esser, Wood, Lantz and Ogden

AN ACT Relating to the Washington scholars program; amending RCW 28A.600.150 and 28B.80.245; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1662 by Representative Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to ferry tolls for interisland foot passengers; and amending RCW 47.60.150.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1663 by Representatives Lambert, Constantine, McDonald, Kagi, Carrell, Edwards, Kastama and Santos

AN ACT Relating to the creation of a unified family court; amending RCW 10.14.200, 13.04.021, 26.12.010, and 26.12.060; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1664 by Representatives Dickerson, Thomas and Dunshee; by request of Department of Revenue

AN ACT Relating to preventing the use of step transactions to avoid real estate excise tax; amending RCW 82.45.010; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1665 by Representatives Romero and Wolfe

AN ACT Relating to health and safety; adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.160 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1666 by Representatives McDonald, Kagi, Boldt, Tokuda, Dickerson, Clements, Santos and Mitchell

AN ACT Relating to foster parents; creating new sections; making an appropriation; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 1667 by Representatives McDonald, Kagi, Boldt, Tokuda, Ballasiotes and Dickerson

AN ACT Relating to foster parents; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; creating a new section; making an appropriation; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 1668 by Representatives McDonald, Kagi, Boldt, Tokuda, Dickerson and Santos

AN ACT Relating to foster parents; creating new sections; making an appropriation; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 1669 by Representatives Koster, Cairnes, McMorris, DeBolt, Sump, Lambert, Mulliken, Buck, D. Sommers, Benson, Pennington, Mielke, Boldt and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to the protection of private property; amending RCW 4.16.100; adding a new section to chapter 4.84 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 64 RCW; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1670 by Representatives Koster, Talcott, Dunn, Schindler, Thomas, Mulliken, Bush, Lambert, Benson, Mielke, Boldt, Mastin and Delvin

AN ACT Relating to academic choice in education scholarship program; adding a new chapter to Title 28A RCW; and providing for submission of this act to a vote of the people.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1671 by Representatives Constantine, Radcliff, Kessler, Mastin, Sullivan, Grant, G. Chandler, Reardon, Lisk, Esser, Alexander, McMorris and Mitchell

AN ACT Relating to actions arising out of public works contracts; and amending RCW 39.04.240.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1672 by Representatives O'Brien, Ballasiotes and Radcliff

AN ACT Relating to screening, counseling, and treatment of hepatitis C in correctional facilities; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1673 by Representatives Lambert, O'Brien, Thomas and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to false political advertising; adding new sections to chapter 42.17 RCW; repealing RCW 42.17.530; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1674 by Representatives Talcott, Veloria, Carlson, DeBolt, Wensman, Rockefeller, Bush, Thomas, Clements and Romero

AN ACT Relating to educational accountability for students and schools; amending RCW 28A.630.885, 28A.195.010, 28A.200.010, 28A.230.090, 28B.80.350, 28B.20.130, and 28B.30.150; adding a new section to chapter 28A.630 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.35 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.40 RCW; creating a new section; repealing 1995 c 209 s 2 and 1992 c 141 s 203 (uncodified); repealing 1995 c 209 s 3 (uncodified); and repealing 1998 c 225 s 3 (uncodified).

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1675 by Representatives Lambert, Delvin, Mielke, Mulliken, Benson and Dunn

AN ACT Relating to the wholesale and retail sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages; amending RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.020, 66.08.026, 66.08.030, 66.08.050, 66.08.090, 66.08.095, 66.12.110, 66.12.120, 66.12.140, 66.16.040, 66.16.100, 66.16.110, 66.20.170, 66.20.180, 66.20.190, 66.20.200, 66.24.160, 66.24.210, 66.24.310, 66.24.360, 66.24.371, 66.24.380, 66.24.540, 66.28.030, 66.28.060, 66.28.180, 66.28.190, 66.40.140, 66.44.150, 66.44.160, 66.44.318, 66.44.340, and 66.08.170; reenacting and amending RCW 66.24.290, 66.28.040, and 66.28.070; adding new sections to chapter 66.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 66.28 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 66.08 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 66.08.070, 66.08.160, 66.08.235, 66.12.020, 66.16.010, 66.16.030, 66.16.041, 66.16.050, 66.16.060, 66.16.070, 66.16.080, 66.16.090, 66.20.160, 66.24.440, 66.32.010, and 66.44.120; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1676 by Representatives Lambert and Linville; by request of Secretary of State

AN ACT Relating to new counties; amending RCW 36.32.020 and 84.09.030; adding new sections to chapter 36.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.01 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 4.12.070, 36.09.010, 36.09.020, 36.09.035, 36.09.040, and 36.09.050; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1677 by Representatives B. Chandler, Grant, G. Chandler, Linville, Mastin, Delvin and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to the administration of irrigation districts; amending RCW 87.84.010; and adding new sections to chapter 87.03 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

HB 1678 by Representatives Conway and Wood

AN ACT Relating to the payment of wages due an employee ceasing to work; and amending RCW 49.48.010 and 49.48.030.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1679 by Representatives Conway, Hurst and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to reopening workers' compensation claims; amending RCW 51.32.160; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1680 by Representatives Ericksen, Constantine, Mastin, Romero, Linville, Anderson, Mitchell, Murray and Barlean

AN ACT Relating to funding Puget Sound salmon recovery; adding a new chapter to Title 75 RCW; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 1681 by Representatives Buck, Grant, Sump, Schoesler, Boldt, Mastin and McMorris

AN ACT Relating to state purchase of privately grown trout for planting in state waters; adding new sections to Title 77 RCW; and making an appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 1682 by Representatives Sump, Clements, McMorris, Ballasiotes, Sullivan, Bush, O'Brien, Carrell, Mastin, Dunn, G. Chandler, Haigh, Linville, Mitchell, Schoesler and DeBolt

AN ACT Relating to promoting school safety; and adding new sections to chapter 9.41 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1683 by Representatives Pennington, Mielke, McDonald, Boldt, Fortunato, Koster, DeBolt, Carrell, Campbell, Carlson, Mulliken, Van Luven, Lisk, B. Chandler, Pflug, Benson, Hankins, McMorris, Mastin, Dunn, Mitchell, Bush, Schoesler and Wensman

AN ACT Relating to limiting assessed value growth for retired persons; amending RCW 84.36.381; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.55 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1684 by Representatives Pennington, Doumit, Mielke and Hatfield

AN ACT Relating to regular property tax levies; and amending RCW 84.55.015.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1685 by Representatives McMorris, Romero, Mulliken, Murray, Doumit, DeBolt, Sump, Linville, Crouse, Haigh, Boldt, Delvin, Mielke, Kessler, Clements, Schindler, Cox, Ericksen, Schoesler, Fortunato, B. G. Chandler Chandler, Wolfe, Cooper, Radcliff, Lisk, Hankins, Skinner, Morris, Hatfield, Koster, Mastin and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to public facilities grants and loans preferences; amending RCW 43.17.250; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1686 by Representatives Kessler, DeBolt, Alexander, Mulliken, Morris, Linville, G. Chandler, Pennington, Wolfe, Hatfield, McMorris, Delvin, Romero, Sump, Clements, Ericksen, Schoesler, Campbell, D. Schmidt, Fortunato, Mielke, Radcliff, Cox, Mastin, Murray, Cooper, Lisk, Crouse, Hankins, Skinner, Thomas, B. Chandler, Koster, Parlette and Ruderman

AN ACT Relating to local economic development cooperatives; and amending RCW 43.63A.075.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.

HB 1687 by Representatives Kessler, DeBolt, Mulliken, Doumit, Crouse, Alexander, Schindler, McMorris, Sump, Boldt, Haigh, Hatfield, Clements, Schoesler, B. Chandler, Cox, G. Chandler, Hankins, Delvin, Linville, Wolfe, Cooper, Radcliff, Mastin, Murray, Lisk, Skinner, Morris, Koster and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to revolving funds for electric utilities serving rural areas to enhance local rural economic development activities; adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.

HB 1688 by Representatives Mulliken, Kessler, DeBolt, Grant, McMorris, Doumit, Alexander, Clements, Sump, Boldt, Ericksen, Schoesler, Crouse, Campbell, Schindler, Mielke, Hankins, Fortunato, Delvin, Linville, Cox, Radcliff, Haigh, Mastin, Lisk, Skinner, B. Chandler, Koster, Morris and Hatfield

AN ACT Relating to industrial development in rural counties; amending RCW 36.70A.367; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1689 by Representatives Alexander, Kessler, Mulliken, Grant, DeBolt, McMorris, Doumit, Clements, Sump, Boldt, Ericksen, Schoesler, Crouse, Mielke, Thomas, Haigh, Cox, Hankins, Fortunato, Delvin, Linville, Wolfe, Radcliff, Mastin, Cooper, Murray, Skinner, Morris, Hatfield, Koster and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to tax incentives in rural counties; and amending RCW 82.14.370.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.

HB 1690 by Representatives DeBolt, Alexander, Kessler, Mulliken, Morris, Pennington, Hatfield, McMorris, G. Chandler, Delvin, Romero, Sump, Clements, Ericksen, Schoesler, Campbell, Crouse, Fortunato, Mielke, Linville, Wolfe, Cox, Radcliff, Mastin, Cooper, Murray, Hankins, Skinner, B. Chandler, Koster and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to the rural area economic growth; amending RCW 43.168.140 and 43.163.210; adding new sections to chapter 43.31 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28C.04 RCW; creating new sections; and repealing 1997 c 366 s 10 (uncodified).

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.

HB 1691 by Representatives Tokuda, Boldt, Kagi and Santos

AN ACT Relating to job retention and wage progression for WorkFirst participants; and amending RCW 74.08A.280 and 74.08A.410.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 1692 by Representatives Kagi, Tokuda, Boldt, Edmonds, Dickerson, Talcott, Kastama, Lovick, Wood, Kenney, Schual-Berke, Eickmeyer, Ogden, Santos, Mitchell, Bush and Stensen

AN ACT Relating to investigations involving children as witnesses and victims; amending RCW 74.14B.010; adding a new section to chapter 43.101 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 26.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW; creating a new section; and making appropriations.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 1693 by Representatives Kenney, Carlson, Tokuda, Ogden, Santos and Conway; by request of Governor Locke

AN ACT Relating to higher education scholarships; amending RCW 43.79A.040; and adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1694 by Representatives Dunn and Mielke

AN ACT Relating to a tobacco tax credit for taxes paid to ultimate consumers outside of the state; and amending RCW 82.26.110.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1695 by Representatives Cooper, Linville, Regala, G. Chandler, Tokuda, Ogden and McIntire

AN ACT Relating to recycled product procurement; amending RCW 43.19A.020, 43.19A.030, 43.19A.050, and 43.19A.070; and adding a new section to chapter 43.19A RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1696 by Representatives Wood, Conway and Cooper

AN ACT Relating to strike or lockout disqualifications for unemployment benefits; and amending RCW 50.20.090.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1697 by Representatives Wood and Conway

AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance benefits paid during appeal; amending RCW 51.52.050, 51.16.140, and 43.79A.040; reenacting and amending RCW 51.52.060; adding a new section to chapter 51.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 51.44 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HJM 4009 by Representatives Mulliken, Kessler, Cox, Fortunato, DeBolt, Doumit, McMorris, Linville, B. Chandler, Alexander, Boldt, Clements, Campbell, Crouse, Sump, Ericksen, Schindler, Mielke, Schoesler, G. Chandler, Delvin, Lisk, Hankins, Skinner, Thomas, D. Schmidt, Hatfield, Koster, Mastin, Parlette and Mitchell

Urging review of federal environmental mandates.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

MOTION

On motion of Representative Kessler, the bills and memorial listed on the day's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

Speaker Chopp relinquished the chair to Speaker Ballard.

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Speaker Ballard announced the following changes in committee membership: Representative Cox replaced Representative Mulliken on the Committee on Judiciary, and Representative Mulliken had been appointed to the Committee on Health.

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

MOTION

On motion of Representative Kessler, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 3, 1999.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker

DEAN R. FOSTER, Chief Clerk FRANK CHOPP, Speaker

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1651

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