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THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, February 16, 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
February 12, 1999
SB 5011 Prime Sponsor, Senator Long: Changing provisions relating to dangerous mentally ill offenders. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5011 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan and Stevens.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 15, 1999
SB 5021 Prime Sponsor, Senator Snyder: Exempting certain nonprofit organizations from property taxation. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5024 Prime Sponsor, Senator Loveland: Responding to a supreme court ruling regarding property tax value averaging. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Long, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, West, Winsley and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5170 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Changing provisions for school district name changes. Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Bauer, Benton, Brown, Finkbeiner, Goings, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Sellar, Swecker and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5299 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Eliminating the residency requirement for TANF eligibility. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5299 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Hochstatter, Kline, Oke and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5328 Prime Sponsor, Senator Morton: Exempting certain commercial guiding and outfitting operations from the leasehold tax. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5328 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fraser, Honeyford, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, West, Winsley and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5400 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Clarifying distributions to the office of municipal research. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5400 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, West, Winsley and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5408 Prime Sponsor, Senator Benton: Creating a state medal of valor. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Hale, Horn and Kline.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 15, 1999
SB 5413 Prime Sponsor, Senator McAuliffe: Incorporating teacher assessment into the certification system. Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation : That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5413 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Bauer, Benton, Brown, Finkbeiner, Goings, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Sellar and Swecker.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senators Hochstatter and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5495 Prime Sponsor, Senator Snyder: Repealing a restriction on regular property tax levies. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5495 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Long, McDonald, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Winsley and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5519 Prime Sponsor, Senator Horn: Calculating the time limits for local project review under the growth management act. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Hale, Haugen, Horn, Kline and McCaslin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5578 Prime Sponsor, Senator Patterson: Enabling the bureau of forensic laboratory services. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5578 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Hale, Horn, Kline and McCaslin.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 11, 1999
SB 5583 Prime Sponsor, Senator Franklin: Prohibiting employers from not providing benefits to employees. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5583 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Kline and Wojahn.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senators Hochstatter and Oke.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5643 Prime Sponsor, Senator Gardner: Revising laws on the state voters' pamphlet. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Hale, Haugen, Horn, Kline and McCaslin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 15, 1999
SB 5644 Prime Sponsor, Senator Gardner: Clarifying when a voters' pamphlet is required. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Hale, Haugen and Kline.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 15, 1999
SB 5783 Prime Sponsor, Senator Thibaudeau: Establishing nurse/student ratios for schools. Reported by Committee on Health and Long-Term Care
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Education. Signed by Senators Thibaudeau, Chair; Wojahn, Vice Chair; Costa, Deccio, Franklin, Johnson and Winsley.
Referred to Committee on Education.
February 11, 1999
SCR 8402 Prime Sponsor, Senator Franklin: Recommending establishment of an interagency task force to conduct a study of contingent work force issues. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8402 be substituted therefor, and the substitute concurrent resolution do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Kline and Wojahn.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senator Hochstatter.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5408, Senate Bill No. 5578 and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8402 were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
February 12, 1999
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1061,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1139,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1142,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1152,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1159, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk
DEAN R. FOSTER, Co-Chief Clerk
February 12, 1999
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1097,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1151, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk
DEAN R. FOSTER, Co-Chief Clerk
February 15, 1999
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
HOUSE BILL NO. 1164,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1203, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk
DEAN R. FOSTER, Co-Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5904 by Senators Loveland, Winsley, Long, Prentice, Kline, Bauer, West and Rasmussen (by request of Attorney General Gregoire and Department of General Administration)
AN ACT Relating to the elimination of the tort claims revolving fund; amending RCW 4.92.130, 4.92.135, 4.92.160, 4.92.070, and 28B.10.842; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5905 by Senators Winsley, Benton, West, Zarelli, Sheahan, McCaslin, Swecker, Horn, Hale, Sellar, Oke, Honeyford, McDonald, Hochstatter, Stevens, Morton, Roach, Johnson, Rossi, Long, Deccio and Finkbeiner
AN ACT Relating to eliminating the state property tax; amending RCW 84.52.065, 84.52.043, 84.52.050, 36.58.150, 36.60.040, 36.69.145, 36.73.060, 36.83.030, 36.100.050, 67.38.130, and 84.52.010; reenacting and amending RCW 84.69.020; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5906 by Senators West and Oke
AN ACT Relating to managed competition; adding new sections to chapter 41.06 RCW; creating new sections; and repealing RCW 41.06.380 and 41.06.382.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5907 by Senators Snyder, Goings, Oke and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to a property tax exemption for widows or widowers of honorably discharged veterans; and adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5908 by Senators Winsley, Prentice, Fraser and Goings
AN ACT Relating to applying the consumer protection act to violations of the mobile home landlord-tenant act; and adding a new section to chapter 59.20 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5909 by Senator Fairley
AN ACT Relating to a worker retraining program; amending RCW 28C.04.410 and 28C.04.420; adding new sections to chapter 28C.04 RCW; and repealing RCW 28C.04.430, 28C.04.440, 28C.04.450, 28C.04.460, and 28C.04.480.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5910 by Senators McCaslin and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to use of public resources for political campaigns; and amending RCW 42.52.180.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5911 by Senators Eide, Hochstatter and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to school director positions, residency, and vacancies; and amending RCW 28A.315.490.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5912 by Senators Winsley, Horn and Kline
AN ACT Relating to the adoption of a charter as a charter code city; and amending RCW 35A.08.030.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5913 by Senators McAuliffe, Hochstatter and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to employment contract exceptions to school district officers' conflicts of interest; amending RCW 28A.330.240; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; and recodifying RCW 28A.330.240.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5914 by Senators Patterson, Prentice, McCaslin, Oke, Kline, Sheahan, Franklin, Shin, Goings, Haugen, Winsley and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to enforcement and incentive measures for compliance with growth management housing goals; and amending RCW 36.70A.010, 36.70A.070, 36.70A.210, 36.70A.215, 36.70A.345, 47.80.050, 82.08.020, 82.46.010, 43.17.250, 43.160.060, 70.146.070, and 84.14.010.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5915 by Senators Patterson and McDonald (by request of Office of Financial Management)
AN ACT Relating to reports to the legislature; amending RCW 4.24.5502, 13.40.460, 18.20.230, 28B.10.782, 34.05.328, 41.05.021, 43.06.400, 43.20A.375, 43.20A.870, 43.20B.030, 43.41.195, 43.59.150, 43.88.067, 43.180.070, 43.200.080, 47.06B.030, 70.24.107, 75.08.510, and 80.36.600; and repealing RCW 48.85.050 and 75.46.020.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5916 by Senators Jacobsen and Oke
AN ACT Relating to wildlife and wildlife parts; amending RCW 77.15.070; adding new sections to chapter 77.15 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 5917 by Senators Franklin, Winsley and Thibaudeau
AN ACT Relating to compensation for the medical quality assurance commission; and amending RCW 18.71.015.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5918 by Senators Kline, Winsley and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to whistleblowers; adding a new section to chapter 42.40 RCW; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5919 by Senators Hochstatter, Costa and Rossi
AN ACT Relating to the taxation of aggregators as competitive telephone service providers; and amending RCW 82.04.065.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Technology and Telecommunications.
SB 5920 by Senators Costa, Thibaudeau, Deccio, Haugen and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to adding midwives to the definition of health care practitioners that provide women's health care services; and amending RCW 48.42.100.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5921 by Senator Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the disclosure of fire protection and building safety information; and amending RCW 59.18.060.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5922 by Senators Prentice, Winsley, Rasmussen and Oke
AN ACT Relating to creating a program for compulsive gambling education and awareness; amending RCW 9.46.071, 67.70.240, and 67.16.095; making an appropriation; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5923 by Senators Kohl-Welles and Snyder
AN ACT Relating to home warranties; amending RCW 4.16.300; adding new chapters to Title 64 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5924 by Senators Jacobsen, Honeyford and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to real estate appraisers; amending RCW 18.140.005, 18.140.010, 18.140.030, and 18.140.140; adding new sections to chapter 18.140 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5925 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Long, Wojahn, Brown and Oke
AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for acquisitions of tangible personal property by day-care facilities; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5926 by Senators Fraser, Eide, Jacobsen and McAuliffe (by request of Office of Financial Management)
AN ACT Relating to the oil spill response tax; amending RCW 82.23B.020 and 90.56.510; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
SB 5927 by Senator Franklin
AN ACT Relating to optometry and adding one public member and one licensed ophthalmologist to the board of optometry and one optometrist to the medical quality assurance commission; and amending RCW 18.54.030 and 18.71.015.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5928 by Senator Prentice
AN ACT Relating to good faith communications to self-regulatory organizations delegated authority by government agencies; and amending RCW 4.24.510.
HOLD.
SB 5929 by Senators Haugen, Long, Gardner, Costa, Swecker, Hargrove, Winsley, Patterson, Eide, Snyder and Bauer
AN ACT Relating to local motor vehicle excise tax; amending RCW 35.58.273, 82.44.150, and 82.44.180; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5930 by Senators Fairley, Patterson, McAuliffe, Fraser, Prentice, Costa, Thibaudeau, Wojahn, Spanel, Franklin, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to expanding maternity care for at-risk mothers; adding new sections to chapter 74.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; creating a new section; making appropriations; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5931 by Senators Patterson, Horn, Gardner, McCaslin, Haugen, Kline, Brown, Costa, Hale, Kohl-Welles, B. Sheldon and Bauer
AN ACT Relating to electronic filing and publication of campaign finance and lobbyist reports; amending RCW 42.17.370, 42.17.365, and 42.17.367; adding new sections to chapter 42.17 RCW; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5932 by Senators Loveland, Bauer, Rossi, West, Hale and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to general obligation bond debt service payments from the community and technical college projects account; amending RCW 28B.50.360; amending 1997 c 235 s 709 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5933 by Senators Brown and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to disclosure of attributes of electricity products; amending RCW 19.29A.010; adding new sections to chapter 19.29A RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Technology and Telecommunications.
SB 5934 by Senators Thibaudeau and Roach
AN ACT Relating to naturopathic physicians; amending RCW 18.36A.010, 18.36A.020, 18.36A.030, 18.36A.040, 18.36A.050, 18.36A.070, 18.06.050, 18.74.010, 18.120.020, 18.130.040, and 43.70.470; adding new sections to chapter 18.36A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 19.68 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5935 by Senators Jacobsen, Oke, Snyder, McDonald, Spanel, Swecker, Sellar, Morton, Hale, T. Sheldon, Rasmussen, Winsley and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to the recovery of salmon; amending RCW 79.01.2951 and 79.01.2955; adding a new chapter to Title 75 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 5936 by Senators Gardner, Winsley, Haugen, Patterson and Goings
AN ACT Relating to creation of the trip reduction program; and adding a new chapter to Title 47 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SJR 8207 by Senator McCaslin
Extending length of legislative terms.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
SHB 1061 by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives K. Schmidt, Fisher, Radcliff, Sullivan, Skinner and Hankins) (by request of Legislative Transportation Committee)
Modifying provisions concerning the freight mobility strategic investment board.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
EHB 1097 by Representatives Cairnes, Constantine, Sheahan, Murray, Kastama, Edwards, K. Schmidt, Fisher and Rockefeller
Allowing a regional transit authority to establish fines for certain civil infractions.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1139 by Representatives Sheahan, Constantine and Kenney
Removing a director of a nonprofit corporation from office.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1142 by Representatives Constantine and McDonald (by request of Statute Law Committee)
Making technical corrections to various criminal laws.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
EHB 1151 by Representatives Linville, G. Chandler, Cooper and Koster (by request of Department of Agriculture)
Updating or repealing dairy or food laws.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
HB 1152 by Representatives McMorris, G. Chandler, Linville and Cooper (by request of Department of Agriculture)
Regulating private applicator licenses.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
HB 1159 by Representatives Hurst, Sheahan, Constantine and Kenney
Comporting with Internal Revenue Code language.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1164 by Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Koster and Cooper (by request of Department of Health)
Changing the definition of public water system.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
HB 1203 by Representatives Pflug, Hurst, Mitchell, Miloscia, Fortunato, Stensen and Cairnes
Authorizing state highway bonds.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5924 was referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5928 was held on the desk.
MOTION
At 12:04 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 17, 1999.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate