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TWENTY-SIXTH DAY

MORNING SESSION

House Chamber, Olympia, Friday, February 5, 1999

The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Speaker Chopp. The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.

The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Heidi Holmquist and Michael Beagle. Prayer was offered by Pastor Anne Gojio, Tenino Community Lutheran Church.

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

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

February 3, 1999

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed:

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5061,

and the same is herewith transmitted.

Tony M. Cook, Secretary

INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING

HB 1777 by Representatives B. Chandler, Schindler, McMorris, Dunshee, Romero and Lantz

AN ACT Relating to technical assistance documents; and adding a new section to chapter 43.05 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1778 by Representatives Regala, Anderson, Buck, Doumit, G. Chandler, Poulsen, Cooper, McMorris, Parlette, Tokuda, McDonald, Mastin, Linville, Stensen, Lantz, Lovick, Ogden, Veloria, Rockefeller, Kagi, Edwards, Kenney, McIntire, Keiser, Murray, Quall, Fisher, Cody, Romero, Conway, Santos, Haigh, Constantine and Kessler

AN ACT Relating to providing grants for urban and community forestry projects; amending RCW 76.15.005, 76.15.007, and 76.15.020; adding new sections to chapter 76.15 RCW; and making appropriations.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 1779 by Representatives Alexander, Kessler, Mulliken and Doumit

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

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.

HB 1780 by Representatives Quall, Sullivan and Haigh; by request of Governor Locke

AN ACT Relating to the Washington professional educator standards board; amending RCW 28A.410.020, 28A.410.040, 28A.410.050, 28A.410.060, 28A.410.100, 28A.410.120, and 28A.305.130; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.410.010; adding new sections to chapter 28A.410 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1781 by Representatives Gombosky, Schindler, Sullivan, Benson, Hurst, Crouse, McIntire, McMorris and Bush

AN ACT Relating to establishing wagering limits in social card games in cities and towns; and amending RCW 9.46.0282, 9.46.192, and 9.46.295.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1782 by Representatives Cox, Schoesler, Haigh, Thomas and Cairnes; by request of Department of Revenue

AN ACT Relating to leasehold excise tax clarification and administrative simplification; and amending RCW 82.29A.010, 82.29A.020, and 82.29A.130.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1783 by Representatives Cox, Carrell, Gombosky and Kastama

AN ACT Relating to reimbursement of public entities for payments made because of criminal acts of officers, employees, or contractors; amending RCW 4.92.070, 6.15.020, 41.28.200, and 43.43.310; reenacting and amending RCW 41.26.053, 41.32.052, and 41.40.052; adding new sections to chapter 43.10 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1784 by Representatives Kastama, Campbell, Sullivan, Cox, Grant and Conway

AN ACT Relating to disclosure of adoption information; amending RCW 26.33.340 and 26.33.345; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 1785 by Representatives Haigh, Ballasiotes, Lambert, D. Schmidt, Scott, Ogden and Romero

AN ACT Relating to statutory limits on appraiser fees in eminent domain proceedings; and amending RCW 8.25.020.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1786 by Representatives Hatfield and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to natural area preserves; and adding a new section to chapter 79.70 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 1787 by Representative Hatfield

AN ACT Relating to sales of property by water-sewer districts; and amending RCW 57.08.015 and 57.08.016.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1788 by Representatives Keiser, Kenney, Carlson, Dunn, Edwards, Gombosky, Rockefeller, Stensen, O'Brien, Lovick, Conway, Santos, Haigh, Constantine, Wolfe, Kessler, Regala, Schual-Berke, Kagi, Edmonds and Van Luven

AN ACT Relating to educational credits required for acquisition of a continuing or professional teaching certificate; amending RCW 28B.15.910; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1789 by Representatives Ogden, K. Schmidt, Fisher, Radcliff and Skinner

AN ACT Relating to the decriminalization of license fraud violations and establishing a license fraud task force in the Washington state patrol; amending RCW 47.68.240, 47.68.255, 82.48.020, 82.49.010, 82.50.400, 88.02.118, and 82.32.090; reenacting and amending RCW 46.16.010; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1790 by Representative Clements

AN ACT Relating to contributions to the Washington public employees' retirement system; and amending RCW 41.40.330.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1791 by Representatives Kenney, Skinner, O'Brien, Keiser, Lovick, Haigh, Regala and Edmonds; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

AN ACT Relating to the powers and duties of the boards of trustees of community and technical colleges; and amending RCW 28B.50.140.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1792 by Representatives Grant, Mastin, G. Chandler, Clements, Morris, Linville, Schual-Berke, Romero, Hatfield, Esser, Cairnes, McMorris, Mulliken, Schoesler and Kessler

AN ACT Relating to taxation of coin-operated laundry facilities; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1793 by Representatives Talcott, Benson, Hatfield, Sullivan and Carrell

AN ACT Relating to financial institutions and other parties that administer nonprobate asset arrangements; amending RCW 11.02.005 and 11.07.010; repealing RCW 11.11.003, 11.11.005, 11.11.007, 11.11.010, 11.11.020, 11.11.030, 11.11.040, 11.11.050, 11.11.060, 11.11.070, 11.11.080, 11.11.090, 11.11.100, 11.11.110, 11.11.900, 11.11.901, 11.11.902, and 11.11.903; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

HB 1794 by Representatives Radcliff, Edmonds and Mitchell

AN ACT Relating to tax incentives to encourage telecommuting; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1795 by Representatives Conway, Mitchell, Ruderman, Parlette, Cody and Skinner

AN ACT Relating to nursing home administrators; and amending RCW 18.52.071.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1796 by Representatives Huff, Lisk, Carrell, Cairnes, Benson and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to establishing a certificate of merit procedure in lawsuits; adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1797 by Representatives Huff, Carrell, Sullivan, Alexander, Bush, McMorris, Lisk, Cairnes, DeBolt and Benson

AN ACT Relating to post judgment interest on tort judgments; and amending RCW 4.56.115 and 4.56.110.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1798 by Representatives K. Schmidt, Fisher, Mitchell, Ogden, Mielke, Cooper, Pflug, Hankins, Skinner, Fortunato, Wood, Haigh, Radcliff, Rockefeller, Kessler and Regala

AN ACT Relating to coordination of special needs transportation; amending RCW 47.06B.010, 47.06B.020, 47.06B.030, 47.06B.900, and 47.06B.901; and adding new sections to chapter 47.06B RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1799 by Representatives Dunn, O'Brien, Koster and Delvin

AN ACT Relating to higher education financing; amending RCW 43.84.092, 43.84.092, and 28B.15.067; adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1800 by Representatives Cody, Pflug, Cooper, Campbell, Conway, O'Brien, Schual-Berke, Parlette, Ruderman, Edwards, Keiser, Boldt, Lovick, Sullivan, Haigh, Kagi, Edmonds and Mitchell

AN ACT Relating to needle stick protections; and adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1801 by Representative Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to overheight charges on state ferries; and amending RCW 47.60.150.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1802 by Representative Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to a pilot program for the recovery of salmon runs listed under the federal endangered species act; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 1803 by Representative Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to making technical revisions to provisions affecting master planned resorts; and amending RCW 36.70A.030, 36.70A.360, and 36.70A.362.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1804 by Representatives Ericksen and Linville

AN ACT Relating to business and occupation taxation; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1805 by Representatives Hatfield, Scott, Pennington and Wolfe

AN ACT Relating to municipal officers' interest in contracts; amending RCW 42.23.030, 42.23.040, 42.23.050, and 42.23.060; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1806 by Representative McDonald

AN ACT Relating to operating or having actual physical control of a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug; amending RCW 88.12.025 and 10.31.100; adding new sections to chapter 88.12 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1807 by Representatives McDonald and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to intermediate drivers' licenses; amending RCW 46.20.031, 46.20.100, 46.20.105, and 46.20.120; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1808 by Representatives Schual-Berke, Cody, Quall, Stensen, Linville, Sullivan, O'Brien, Conway, Kenney, Santos, Haigh and Edmonds

AN ACT Relating to school nurses; adding a new section to chapter 28A.210 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1809 by Representatives Ruderman, Thomas, Dunshee, Esser and K. Schmidt

AN ACT Relating to a tax exemption for certain amounts received by persons in the travel service business; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

SSB 5061 by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Benton, Goings and Gardner; by request of Office of Financial Management)

Making supplemental transportation appropriations.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

MOTION

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

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

February 2, 1999

HB 1054 Prime Sponsor, Representative G. Chandler: Giving direction to the commission on pesticide registration. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives G. Chandler, Republican Co-Chair; Linville, Democratic Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic Vice Chair; Koster, Republican Vice Chair; Anderson; B. Chandler; Delvin; Fortunato; Grant; Reardon; Schoesler; Stensen; Sump and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

Passed to Rules Committee for Second Reading.

February 3, 1999

HB 1066 Prime Sponsor, Representative Ballasiotes: Providing for a study of county jails. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Ballasiotes, Republican Co-Chair; O'Brien, Democratic Co-Chair; Cairnes, Republican Vice Chair; Lovick, Democratic Vice Chair; B. Chandler; Constantine; Kagi and Koster.

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

February 3, 1999

HB 1085 Prime Sponsor, Representative Dunn: Penalizing possession of stolen checks. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Ballasiotes, Republican Co-Chair; O'Brien, Democratic Co-Chair; Cairnes, Republican Vice Chair; Lovick, Democratic Vice Chair; B. Chandler; Kagi and Koster.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representative Constantine.

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Kagi and Koster.

Voting nay: Representative Constantine.

Passed to Rules Committee for Second Reading.

February 2, 1999

HB 1097 Prime Sponsor, Representative Cairnes: Allowing a regional transit authority to establish fines for certain civil infractions. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Edwards, Democratic 2nd Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; DeBolt; Fortunato; Haigh; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mielke; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Radcliff; Romero; Schindler; Schual-Berke; Scott; Skinner and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, Schmidt, K, Edwards, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, DeBolt, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Lovick, McDonald, Mielke, Morris, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

Excused: Representatives Cooper, G. Chandler, Hurst, Mitchell and Radcliff.

Passed to Rules Committee for Second Reading.

February 2, 1999

HB 1130 Prime Sponsor, Representative Schoesler: Taxing grain warehouse companies. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives G. Chandler, Republican Co-Chair; Linville, Democratic Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic Vice Chair; Koster, Republican Vice Chair; Anderson; B. Chandler; Delvin; Fortunato; Grant; Reardon; Schoesler; Stensen; Sump and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

February 2, 1999

HB 1151 Prime Sponsor, Representative Linville: Updating or repealing dairy or food laws. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives G. Chandler, Republican Co-Chair; Linville, Democratic Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic Vice Chair; Koster, Republican Vice Chair; Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

Passed to Rules Committee for Second Reading.

February 3, 1999

HB 1177 Prime Sponsor, Representative Ballasiotes: Defining the crime of custodial sexual misconduct. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

February 3, 1999

HB 1178 Prime Sponsor, Representative O'Brien: Prescribing requirements for sex offender examinations and treatment. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

February 2, 1999

HB 1203 Prime Sponsor, Representative Pflug: Authorizing state highway bonds. Reported by Committee on Transportation

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, Schmidt, K, Edwards, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, DeBolt, Fortunato, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Morris, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

Excused: Representatives Cooper, G. Chandler, Haigh, Mielke and Mitchell.

Passed to Rules Committee for Second Reading.

February 2, 1999

HB 1325 Prime Sponsor, Representative Mielke: Phasing in lightweight tire studs. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Edwards, Democratic 2nd Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; Fortunato; Haigh; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mielke; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Radcliff; Romero; Schual-Berke; Scott; Skinner and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representatives DeBolt; Hatfield and Schindler.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, Schmidt, K, Cooper, Edwards, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, Fortunato, Haigh, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

Voting nay: Representatives DeBolt, Hatfield and Schindler.

Excused: Representatives G. Chandler

Passed to Rules Committee for Second Reading.

MOTION

On motion of Representative Kessler, the bills listed on the day's committee reports under the fifth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

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

MOTION

On motion of Representative Kessler, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 8, 1999.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker

DEAN R. FOSTER, Chief Clerk FRANK CHOPP, Speaker

1054

Committee Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

1066

Committee Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

1085

Committee Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

1097

Committee Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

1130

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

1151

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

1177

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

1178

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

1203

Committee Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

1325

Committee Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

1777

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

1778

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

1779

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

1780

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

1781

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

1782

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

1783

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

1784

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

1785

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

1786