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EIGHTEENTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 28, 1999
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
January 27, 1999
SB 5001 Prime Sponsor, Senator Morton: Authorizing hunting of cougar with the aid of dogs. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5001 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; T. Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Morton, Oke, Rossi, Spanel, Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 27, 1999
SB 5002 Prime Sponsor, Senator Jacobsen: Creating a hot line to report poaching, dangerous wildlife, or unlawful habitat destruction. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5002 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Morton, Oke, Rossi, Spanel, Stevens.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 26, 1999
SB 5039 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Creating accounts for certain programs. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Hochstatter, Kline, Oke, Wojahn.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 26, 1999
SB 5040 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Modifying standards and requirements for the operation and inspection of boilers and other pressure vessels. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Hochstatter, Kline, Oke, Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 27, 1999
SB 5076 Prime Sponsor, Senator Oke: Authorizing the creation of bottomfish preserves. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5076 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; T. Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Morton, Oke, Rossi, Stevens.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 27, 1999
SB 5094 Prime Sponsor, Senator Oke: Concerning personal flotation devices. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5094 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; T. Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Oke, Spanel.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 26, 1999
SB 5122 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Recovering industrial insurance benefits payments. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Hochstatter, Kline, Oke, Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 26, 1999
SB 5123 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Regulating factory assembled structures. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Hochstatter, Kline, Oke, Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 26, 1999
SB 5171 Prime Sponsor, Senator Goings: Regulating Washington state patrol employment agreements. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5171 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Kline, Wojahn.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5039 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5171 was referred to the Committee on Transportation.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
January 27, 1999
GA 9010 JERRY FARLEY, appointed August 11, 1997, for a term ending June 1, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the State School for the Blind.
Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment b confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Benton, Goings, Hochstatter, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Sellar.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
January 27, 1999
GA 9018 HOLLY PARKER JENSEN, appointed January 7, 1998, for a term ending January 1, 2000, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the State School for the Deaf.
Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Bauer, Benton, Brown, Finkbeiner, Goings, Hochstatter, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Sellar.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
January 27, 1999
GA 9034 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.
Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Bauer, Benton, Brown, Finkbeiner, Goings, Hochstatter, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Sellar.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
January 27, 1999
GA 9147 DENISE MACKENSTADT, reappointed August 5, 1998, for a term ending July 1, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the State School for the Blind.
Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Benton, Brown, Goings, Hochstatter, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Sellar.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
January 27, 1999
GA 9166 TERRY ROBERTSON, reappointed August 5, 1998, for a term ending July 1, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the State School for the Blind.
Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Bauer, Benton, Brown, Finkbeiner, Hochstatter, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Sellar.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
January 27, 1999
GA 9167 CYNTHIA RONEY, reappointed August 5, 1998, for a term ending July 1, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the State School for the Blind.
Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Bauer, Benton, Brown, Finkbeiner, Goings, Hochstatter, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Sellar.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5560 by Senators Franklin, Deccio, Winsley and Kohl-Welles (by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
AN ACT Relating to supported employment; amending RCW 41.04.750 and 41.04.760; and amending 1997 c 287 s 1 (uncodified).
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5561 by Senators Thibaudeau, Wojahn, Deccio, Winsley and Kohl-Welles (by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
AN ACT Relating to protection of vulnerable adults; amending RCW 74.34.020, 74.34.025, 74.34.050, 74.34.070, 74.34.080, 74.34.110, 74.34.130, 74.34.180, 74.34.200, 70.124.010, 70.124.020, 70.124.030, 70.124.060, 70.124.090, 70.124.100, 26.44.010, 26.44.015, 26.44.020, 26.44.030, 26.44.032, and 26.44.040; reenacting and amending RCW 70.124.040 and 26.44.050; adding new sections to chapter 74.34 RCW; creating new sections; and repealing RCW 74.34.010, 74.34.015, 74.34.030, 74.34.055, and 74.34.060.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5562 by Senators Franklin, Winsley, Costa, Fraser, Wojahn, Fairley, Prentice, Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles
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 Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5563 by Senators Costa, Patterson and Roach
AN ACT Relating to county law library funding; and amending RCW 27.24.070.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5564 by Senators Gardner, Winsley, Spanel and Loveland
AN ACT Relating to taxation of park trailers and travel trailers; amending RCW 82.50.530; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5565 by Senator Fraser
AN ACT Relating to measuring water withdrawals for purposes of water conservation; amending RCW 90.03.360 and 90.44.450; adding a new section to chapter 90.54 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.119A RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
SB 5566 by Senator Patterson
AN ACT Relating to disclosure of written agreements that may have future implications to a buyer of residential real property; amending RCW 64.06.020; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5567 by Senators Hale and Snyder
AN ACT Relating to federal payments used to reduce the outstanding debt of school districts within counties; and adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5568 by Senators B. Sheldon, Winsley, Franklin, McAuliffe, Prentice, Snyder and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to self-employment assistance; and adding a new chapter to Title 50 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5569 by Senators Fairley, Roach, Snyder, Prentice, Kline, Costa, Shin, Thibaudeau, Spanel and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to strike or lockout disqualifications for unemployment benefits; and amending RCW 50.20.090.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5570 by Senators Costa, Johnson, Kline, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, Patterson, Gardner, Winsley and Oke (by request of Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to vehicular assault; and amending RCW 46.61.522.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5571 by Senators Gardner, Benton, Eide, Haugen and Winsley (by request of Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to recovery of penalties for commercial vehicle violations; and amending RCW 46.32.100.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5572 by Senators Heavey, Horn, Costa, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Patterson, Benton, Winsley and Oke (by request of Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to high-occupancy vehicle lane violations; and amending RCW 46.61.165.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5573 by Senators Horn, Johnson, Costa, Patterson and Winsley (by request of Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to criminal history records; and amending RCW 10.97.030 and 10.98.050.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5574 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Hale, Haugen, Costa, Patterson and Winsley (by request of Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to reporting of deaths or injuries from fire; and amending RCW 48.48.065.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5575 by Senators Haugen, Johnson, Patterson and T. Sheldon (by request of Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to membership on the state building code council; and amending RCW 19.27.070.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5576 by Senators Gardner, Horn, Haugen, Honeyford, Kline and Goings (by request of Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to release of impounded vehicles; and amending RCW 46.55.120.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5577 by Senators Eide, Horn, Haugen and T. Sheldon (by request of Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to transportation of explosives; and repealing RCW 46.37.460.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5578 by Senators Patterson, Horn, Costa, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles and Kline (by request of Forensic Investigation Council)
AN ACT Relating to the state toxicology laboratory; amending RCW 43.103.010, 43.103.020, 43.103.030, 43.103.090, 43.43.670, and 68.50.107; reenacting and amending RCW 66.08.180; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5579 by Senators Loveland, Honeyford and Hale
AN ACT Relating to tires on farm machinery; and amending RCW 46.37.420.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5580 by Senators Wojahn, Roach, Thibaudeau, Fairley, Spanel, Prentice and Kohl-Welles
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 Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5581 by Senators Franklin, Roach, Fairley, Thibaudeau, Prentice and Kohl-Welles
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 Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5582 by Senator Heavey
AN ACT Relating to district and municipal courts; and amending RCW 3.50.115, 3.54.030, 35.20.110, and 3.62.060.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5583 by Senators Franklin, Fairley and Kline
AN ACT Relating to unfair practices with respect to eligibility for employment-based benefits; adding a new section to chapter 49.44 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5584 by Senators Fraser and Winsley (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 Ways and Means.
SB 5585 by Senators Rasmussen, Honeyford, Stevens, Morton, Snyder, Prentice and T. Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to tax rate modifications for animal health products; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 5586 by Senator Hargrove
AN ACT Relating to specialized forest products; amending RCW 76.48.050 and 76.48.085; adding new sections to chapter 76.48 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 5587 by Senators Wojahn, Snyder, Thibaudeau, Fairley, Costa, Winsley, Prentice, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Brown, Shin, Rasmussen and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to health care patient protection; reenacting and amending RCW 48.43.005; adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW; creating new sections; and repealing RCW 48.43.075, 48.43.095, and 48.43.105.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5588 by Senators Wojahn, Snyder, Thibaudeau, Fairley, Winsley, Costa, Hale, Prentice, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Franklin and Sellar
AN ACT Relating to classifying false or misleading advertising by health carriers as unfair and deceptive acts; and adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5589 by Senators Fairley and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to creating an apprenticeship assistance program; adding new sections to chapter 49.04 RCW; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5590 by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Wojahn and Winsley (by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson
AN ACT Relating to which health professionals may sign a request to have oral medication administered by school employees; and amending RCW 28A.210.260.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5591 by Senators Roach, Zarelli, Swecker, Benton, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Rossi, Oke, Horn, McDonald, Hale, Sellar, Morton, Deccio, Stevens, McCaslin and Long
AN ACT Relating to state board of education membership; amending RCW 28A.305.010, 28A.305.030, and 28A.305.090; adding a new section to chapter 28A.305 RCW; and repealing RCW 28A.305.020, 28A.305.040, 28A.305.050, 28A.305.060, and 28A.305.070.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5592 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Shin and Jacobsen (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to tuition setting authority and the use of tuition in higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.031, 28B.15.065, 28B.15.066, 28B.15.067, 28B.15.070, 28B.15.100, 28B.20.130, 28B.30.150, 28B.35.120, 28B.40.120, and 28B.50.090; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 28B.15.110.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5593 by Senators McAuliffe, Eide, Loveland, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon and Winsley (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.
SB 5594 by Senators Rasmussen, T. Sheldon, Prentice, Fairley and Winsley (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to enhancing economic vitality; amending RCW 43.160.010, 43.160.020, 43.160.060, 43.160.200, 47.01.280, 28C.04.410, 28C.04.420, 46.68.095, 43.84.092, 43.84.092, 43.180.160, and 43.131.386; reenacting and amending RCW 43.160.076; adding a new section to chapter 43.160 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28C.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.68 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.63A RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 28C.04.430, 28C.04.440, 28C.04.450, 28C.04.460, and 28C.04.480; repealing 1997 c 367 s 11, 1995 c 226 s 8, 1993 c 316 s 7, and 1991 c 314 s 33 (uncodified); providing effective dates; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 5595 by Senators Jacobsen and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to salmon recovery funding; amending RCW 75.46.005, 75.46.010, and 75.46.080; adding new sections to chapter 75.46 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 5596 by Senators Thibaudeau, Roach, Shin, Horn, Franklin, Finkbeiner, Winsley and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to athletic trainers; amending RCW 18.130.040 and 7.70.020; and adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5597 by Senators Fraser, Swecker, Jacobsen, Morton, Fairley, Rasmussen and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to occupational health standards for airborne pathogens and waterborne pathogens; adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
SB 5598 by Senators McAuliffe, Finkbeiner, West, Jacobsen, Long, Kline, Costa, Snyder, Eide, Patterson, Hale and Winsley (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.
SB 5599 by Senators Prentice, Deccio, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Hale and Winsley (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to agricultural worker protection regulatory duties; amending RCW 70.114A.020, 70.114A.060, 70.114A.081, and 43.70.335; adding new sections to chapter 70.114A RCW; adding new sections to chapter 49.17 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 43.70.330 and 70.54.110.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5600 by Senators Benton, Snyder, Oke, Rossi, Kline, Hargrove, Eide, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Sellar, Haugen, Patterson, Fairley, Deccio, Bauer, Loveland, Honeyford, Hochstatter, B. Sheldon, Franklin, West, Stevens, Heavey, Spanel, McDonald, Swecker, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Winsley, Morton, Brown, Finkbeiner, McAuliffe, Zarelli, Johnson, Hale, Roach and Goings
AN ACT Relating to exempting the construction of the state memorial dedicated to World War II veterans from the sales and use tax; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5601 by Senator Costa
AN ACT Relating to judgments; and amending RCW 4.64.030 and 46.29.270.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5602 by Senators West, Brown, McCaslin, McDonald, Patterson, Kohl-Welles, T. Sheldon and Snyder
AN ACT Relating to persons who patronize prostitutes; adding a new section to chapter 9A.88 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5555 which was held on desk January 27, 1999, was referred to the Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
JOINT SESSION OF THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF THE 9TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE 11 SECTION 15 AMENDMENT 32
OF THE WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION
CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
FOR THE 9TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
SENATOR
Due to the midterm resignation of the Honorable Eugene Prince as Senator for the 9th Legislative District of the state of Washington, and pursuant to Article 11, Section 15, Amendment 32 of the Constitution of the state of Washington, the Boards of County Commissioners for the Counties of Adams, Asotin, Spokane and Whitman, met in joint session on the 25th day of January, 1999, in Whitman County, for the purpose of appointing a district resident nominee to fill the Senate vacancy.
In attendance, were the Honorable Bill Wills, W. L. “Bill” Schlagel and Jeffery W. Stevens, Commissioners for Adams County; the Honorable Don Scheibe, James Fuller and Gordon Reed, Commissioners for Asotin County; the Honorable John Roskelley, Kate McCaslin and Phil Harris, Commissioners for Spokane County; and the Honorable Hollis Jamison, Nora Mae Kieifer and Les Wigen, Commissioners for Whitman County.
Nora Mae Keifer, Commissioner for Whitman County, was elected Chairperson for the joint session and by the rules adopted is authorized on behalf of all the County Commissioners to certify the results of the meeting.
I, Nora Mae Keifer, the elected Chairperson for the joint session of the Boards of County Commissioners of the 9th Legislative District of the state of Washington, hereby certify that by majority vote LARRY SHEAHAN is appointed to the Washington State Senate for the 9th Legislative District, effective January 25, 1999.
Dated the 26th day of January, 1999
NORA MAE KEIFER, Chairperson
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUEST
The President welcomed and introduced Chief Justice Richard Guy who was seated on the rostrum.
OATH OF OFFICE
The Honorable Richard Guy, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, administered the oath of office to Senator Larry Sheahan.
The President presented Senator Sheahan with a certificate of appointment.
The Sergeant at Arms escorted Senator Sheahan to his seat in the Chamber.
CHANGE IN STANDING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
The President appointed Senator Sheahan to the Committee on Human Services and Corrections, replacing Senator McCaslin.
The President appointed Senator Sheahan to the Committees on Higher Education, Transportation and State and Local Government.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the standing committee assignments were confirmed.
MOTION
At 12:37 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 29, 1999.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate