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THIRD DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Wednesday, January 12, 2000
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present except Senators Benton, Finkbeiner, Goings, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Oke, Patterson and Sellar. Because of the snow and road conditions, on motion of Senator West, Senators Benton, Finkbeiner, Goings, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Oke, Patterson and Sellar were all excused.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Izaak Fox and Sarah Burn, presented the Colors. Reverend Mary McGonigal, pastor of the Lacey Presbyterian Church, offered the prayer.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MESSAGE FROM STATE OFFICE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
P. O. Box 42560
Olympia, Washington 98504-2560
January 7, 2000
Mr. Tony Cook
Secretary of the Senate
P.O. Box 40482
Olympia, Washington 98504-0482
Re: Report to the Legislature - Nonnutritive Substances in Fertilizers
Dear Mr. Cook:
Enclosed is the first Report to the Legislature on the LEVELS OF NONNUTRITIVE SUBSTANCES IN FERTILIZERS. Under RCW 15.54.433, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Ecology, in consultation with the Department of Health, are to biennially prepare a Report to the Legislature presenting information on levels of nonnutritive substances in fertilizers as well as the results from agency testing of sampled products.
If you have any questions about the report or would like additional copies of the report, please call me at 902-1812. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mary Beth Lang
Assistance to the Director
The Department of Agriculture Report on Nonnutritive Substances in Fertilizers is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6243 by Senators Costa, McCaslin, Kline, Long, Prentice, Zarelli, Fairley, Gardner, Thibaudeau, Heavey, Goings, Kohl-Welles, Haugen, Rasmussen and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to restitution to the estate of crime victims; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.142; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6244 by Senators Costa, McCaslin, Kline, Long, Prentice, Zarelli, Fairley, Gardner, Thibaudeau, Heavey, Goings, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to the extension of juvenile court jurisdiction to enforce a penalty assessment; amending RCW 13.40.300; adding a new section to chapter 13.40 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6245 by Senators Costa, Long, Brown, Gardner, Heavey, Haugen, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles, Winsley, Thibaudeau and Eide
AN ACT Relating to providing child day-care licensing information to the public through a toll-free number; adding new sections to chapter 74.15 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6246 by Senators Costa, McCaslin, Kline, Long, Prentice, Zarelli, Fairley, Gardner, Thibaudeau, Heavey, Haugen, Kohl-Welles, Winsley and Oke
AN ACT Relating to penalty assessments for crimes committed before June 6, 1996; amending RCW 7.68.035; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6247 by Senators Heavey, Kline, Costa, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to strict liability for injuries or death caused by firearms; adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6248 by Senators Heavey, Johnson, McCaslin and Costa
AN ACT Relating to parking meter violations in cities over four hundred thousand population; and adding a new section to chapter 35.20 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6249 by Senators Gardner, Horn, Spanel, Hale, Jacobsen, Heavey, Snyder and McCaslin
AN ACT Relating to continuing professional education for certified public accountants; and amending RCW 18.04.105.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 6250 by Senators Rasmussen, Loveland, Morton, Brown, T. Sheldon, Swecker, Stevens, Eide and Gardner (by request of Department of Agriculture)
AN ACT Relating to tax exemptions and credits for structures and equipment used to reduce agricultural burning of cereal grains and field and turf grass grown for seed; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; creating a new section; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6251 by Senators Rasmussen, Morton, Swecker and Stevens (by request of Department of Agriculture)
AN ACT Relating to horticultural plants and facilities; amending RCW 15.13.250, 15.13.260, 15.13.265, 15.13.270, 15.13.280, 15.13.285, 15.13.290, 15.13.300, 15.13.310, 15.13.320, 15.13.335, 15.13.340, 15.13.360, 15.13.370, 15.13.380, 15.13.390, 15.13.400, 15.13.410, 15.13.420, 15.13.425, 15.13.430, 15.13.440, 15.13.445, 15.13.450, 15.13.455, 15.13.470, 15.13.480, and 15.13.490; adding new sections to chapter 15.13 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 15.09 RCW; decodifying RCW 15.13.460, 15.13.930, and 15.13.950; repealing RCW 15.09.130 and 15.13.350; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6252 by Senators Rasmussen, Morton, T. Sheldon, Swecker and Stevens (by request of Department of Agriculture)
AN ACT Relating to structural pest inspections; amending RCW 15.58.030, 15.58.150, 15.58.233, 15.58.040, and 15.58.210; adding new sections to chapter 15.58 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6253 by Senators Rasmussen, Swecker and Stevens (by request of Department of Agriculture)
AN ACT Relating to custom meat slaughter and preparation; amending RCW 16.49.435, 16.49.680, 16.49.440, 16.49.690, 16.49.610, 16.49.451, 16.49.700, 16.49.710, 16.49.444, 16.49.510, and 16.49.670; adding new sections to chapter 16.49 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 16.57 RCW; recodifying RCW 16.49.435, 16.49.680, 16.49.440, 16.49.690, 16.49.610, 16.49.451, 16.49.700, 16.49.710, 16.49.444, 16.49.510, and RCW 16.49.670; repealing RCW 16.49.441, 16.49.442, 16.49.454, 16.49.500, 16.49.630, and 16.49.635; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6254 by Senators Rasmussen and Morton
AN ACT Relating to taxation of natural or manufactured gas used for growing agricultural crops, poultry, or livestock; and amending RCW 82.12.022 and 82.16.010.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6255 by Senators Rasmussen, Prentice, Morton, Franklin, Heavey, Brown and Goings
AN ACT Relating to anhydrous ammonia; adding a new chapter to Title 15 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6256 by Senators Rasmussen, Loveland, Morton, Prentice and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to labeling of state food products; adding a new section to chapter 15.28 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 15.62 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 15.65 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 15.66 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 15.85 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 15.86 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6257 by Senators Rasmussen, Morton and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to fresh fruit sales; and repealing RCW 15.21.010, 15.21.020, 15.21.030, 15.21.040, 15.21.050, 15.21.060, 15.21.070, 15.21.900, 15.21.910, and 15.21.920.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6258 by Senators Patterson, Prentice, Shin, Eide, Heavey, Costa, Gardner, Deccio, Brown, Kline, McAuliffe, Franklin, Goings, Bauer and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to marketing credit cards to college students; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 6259 by Senators Patterson, Prentice, Shin, Eide, Heavey, Deccio, Gardner, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Kline, Thibaudeau, Franklin, Bauer, Goings and Costa
AN ACT Relating to issuing credit cards to persons under the age of twenty-one; and adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 6260 by Senators Rasmussen, Heavey, Haugen, Goings, Oke and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to manufacture of a controlled substance with children present; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.310; adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6261 by Senators Rasmussen and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to chlorine in drinking water; adding a new section to chapter 70.119A RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
SB 6262 by Senators Rasmussen, Morton and Brown
AN ACT Relating to notice of tariff changes by water companies; amending RCW 80.28.060; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Technology and Telecommunications.
SB 6263 by Senators Zarelli, Brown, Haugen, Swecker and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to drivers' licenses; and amending RCW 46.20.100.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6264 by Senators Eide, Costa, Swecker, Gardner, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Patterson, Brown, Haugen, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Sheahan, Rasmussen, Fairley, Goings and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to intermediate drivers' licenses; amending RCW 46.20.091, 46.20.100, 46.20.105, 46.20.311, and 46.20.342; adding new sections to chapter 46.20 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6265 by Senators Eide, Haugen, Kline, Swecker, Gardner, Rasmussen, Costa, Kohl-Welles, Brown, Patterson, McAuliffe, Prentice and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to accident reports; and amending RCW 46.52.030.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6266 by Senators Eide, Fraser, McAuliffe and Kline
AN ACT Relating to habitat protection; and amending RCW 35.67.010, 36.89.010, 36.89.030, 36.94.010, 36.94.020, 85.38.180, 86.15.010, and 86.15.100.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
SB 6267 by Senator Sellar
AN ACT Relating to the establishment of boundaries when creating a metropolitan park district; amending RCW 35.61.010, 35.61.020, 35.61.030, 35.61.040, 35.61.050, 35.61.250, and 84.09.030; and adding a new section to chapter 35.61 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6268 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Long, Costa and Thibaudeau (by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission)
AN ACT Relating to violation of foreign protection orders; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.320 and 9.94A.440; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6269 by Senators T. Sheldon and Hochstatter
AN ACT Relating to a state employment freeze; creating a new section; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6270 by Senators Eide and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to penalties for alcohol violators; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.61.5055.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6271 by Senators Prentice, Winsley and Patterson (by request of State Treasurer Murphy and Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson)
AN ACT Relating to increasing the size of the state investment board; amending RCW 43.33A.020; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 6272 by Senators Franklin, McCaslin, Heavey, Long, Sheahan, Goings, Hargrove and Snyder
AN ACT Relating to divulging private communication; and reenacting and amending RCW 9.73.030.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6273 by Senators Franklin, Fraser, Winsley, Thibaudeau, Patterson, Costa, Fairley, Brown, Wojahn and Kline
AN ACT Relating to lead-based paint activities; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; creating new sections; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6274 by Senators Patterson, Wojahn and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to replacement ballots; amending RCW 29.36.124; and adding a new section to chapter 29.36 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6275 by Senators McAuliffe and Zarelli (by request of Public Works Board)
AN ACT Relating to authorization for projects recommended by the public works board; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6276 by Senator Snyder
AN ACT Relating to authorizing inclusion of cities and towns within emergency medical service districts; and amending RCW 36.32.480.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6277 by Senators B. Sheldon, Swecker, Jacobsen, Franklin, Morton, Costa, Fraser, Eide, Spanel, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to authorizing cost-reimbursement agreements for leases and environmental permits; adding a new section to chapter 43.21A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.30 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.300 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.94 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
SB 6278 by Senators Haugen, Gardner, Horn and Costa
AN ACT Relating to regulating the use of traffic safety cameras; amending RCW 46.63.030 and 46.63.140; adding a new section to chapter 46.63 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6279 by Senators Haugen and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to exotic pets; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6280 by Senators Haugen, Honeyford, Loveland and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to the task force on archaeology and historic preservation; and amending 1999 c 309 s 117 (uncodified).
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6281 by Senators Haugen, Prentice, Costa and Oke
AN ACT Relating to the designation of state ferries as no smoking areas; and amending RCW 47.56.730.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6282 by Senators Haugen, Heavey, Gardner, Horn, McCaslin, Winsley and Costa
AN ACT Relating to duties of drivers involved in traffic accidents resulting in injury or death; amending RCW 46.52.020; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6283 by Senators Gardner, Horn, Haugen and Sellar
AN ACT Relating to transportation projects; amending RCW 47.20.755, 47.20.765, and 47.20.775; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6284 by Senators Hargrove and Kline
AN ACT Relating to individually identifiable DNA testing information; amending RCW 10.97.060, 10.97.130, 13.50.050, 70.02.010, 70.41.190, and 70.83.050; reenacting and amending RCW 70.24.105; and adding a new section to chapter 70.02 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6285 by Senators Hargrove, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Oke and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to establishing Pearl Harbor remembrance day; and amending RCW 1.16.050.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6286 by Senators Hargrove and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to authorizing the use of hotel and motel tax proceeds for law enforcement efforts directed toward tourism areas; and amending RCW 67.28.1815.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6287 by Senators Snyder and Zarelli
AN ACT Relating to dredge spoils; and amending RCW 79.90.160.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 6288 by Senators Patterson, Prentice, Eide, McAuliffe and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to nonpartisan elections; and amending RCW 29.21.070.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6289 by Senators Patterson and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to the day when a political committee's account books must be open for inspection; and amending RCW 42.17.080.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6290 by Senator Patterson
AN ACT Relating to the direct petition method of annexation; and amending RCW 35.13.130.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6291 by Senators Honeyford and Rossi
AN ACT Relating to incorporations of new cities and towns; amending RCW 36.93.150; and adding a new section to chapter 36.93 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6292 by Senators Morton, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Rossi, McCaslin, Honeyford, Sheahan, Stevens and Oke
AN ACT Relating to timber sales; and adding a new chapter to Title 79 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 6293 by Senators Jacobsen and Oke
AN ACT Relating to ballast water management; adding a new chapter to Title 75 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 6294 by Senators Jacobsen, Haugen and Oke
AN ACT Relating to aquatic nuisance species; amending RCW 77.12.020; and adding a new chapter to Title 75 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 6295 by Senators Heavey, McCaslin, Johnson, T. Sheldon, Swecker, Long and Deccio
AN ACT Relating to garnishment proceedings; amending RCW 6.27.005, 6.27.090, 6.27.100, 6.27.190, 6.27.250, and 6.27.320; and adding a new section to chapter 6.27 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6296 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Jacobsen, Shin, Thibaudeau, Bauer, Fairley, Patterson, B. Sheldon, McAuliffe and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to increasing access to education for recipients of temporary assistance for needy families; amending RCW 74.08A.250; adding new sections to chapter 74.08A RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6297 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Shin, McAuliffe, Sheahan and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to graduate student assistants' tuition exemptions; and amending RCW 28B.15.014 and 28B.15.615.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6298 by Senators Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Sheahan, Shin, B. Sheldon, Bauer, Winsley and Kline
AN ACT Relating to educational opportunities for employees of school districts and educational service districts; and amending RCW 28B.15.558.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6299 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Sheahan, Shin, Bauer and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to resident tuition at institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.012; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6300 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Long, Hargrove, Horn, Costa, Brown and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to annual reports of, and recommendations for improvements in, equal access to delivery of human services by state agencies; and adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6301 by Senators Winsley and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to general contractor/construction manager self-performance; and amending RCW 39.10.060.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6302 by Senators Winsley and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to building engineering systems for the alternative public works process; and amending RCW 39.10.050.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6303 by Senators Winsley and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to payment of retained percentages on public improvement contracts using the general contractor/construction manager method; and amending RCW 60.28.011.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6304 by Senators McCaslin and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to reissuance of license plates; and amending RCW 46.16.233.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6305 by Senators Franklin and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to guardians ad litem; amending RCW 11.88.090, 13.34.100, 13.34.102, 13.34.105, 26.12.175, and 26.12.177; adding new sections to chapter 26.12 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 11.88 RCW; and adding new sections to chapter 13.34 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6306 by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the nursing facility payment system; amending RCW 74.46.020, 74.46.370, 74.46.421, and 74.46.431; reenacting and amending RCW 74.46.506; and repealing RCW 74.46.908.Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6307 by Senators Morton, Haugen, Honeyford, T. Sheldon, Gardner, Sellar and Hochstatter
AN ACT Relating to county roads that cross county boundaries; and amending RCW 36.75.160 and 36.75.210.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6308 by Senators Hargrove, Long and Costa (by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development)
AN ACT Relating to compliance with federal standards for monitoring sex offenders; amending RCW 9A.44.135, 9A.44.140, 10.01.200, and 72.09.330; and reenacting and amending RCW 70.48.470.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6309 by Senators Morton, Rasmussen, Rossi, Sellar, Hochstatter, McCaslin, Honeyford, Sheahan and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to grazing leases; and amending RCW 79.01.242, 79.28.040, and 79.28.050.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 6310 by Senators Gardner, Horn, Oke, Loveland, Stevens, Wojahn, Bauer, Rasmussen, McAuliffe and Costa (by request of Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee)
AN ACT Relating to government accountability through the state sunset review process; amending RCW 43.131.020, 43.131.030, 43.131.040, 43.131.090, 43.131.100, 43.131.130, 43.131.150, and 43.131.900; adding new sections to chapter 43.131 RCW; repealing RCW 43.131.050, 43.131.060, 43.131.070, and 43.131.080; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6311 by Senators Kline, Fairley and Hochstatter
AN ACT Relating to contractor surety bonds; and amending RCW 18.27.040.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 6312 by Senators Morton, Oke, Haugen, Sellar, Gardner, Hochstatter, Hargrove, McCaslin, Rasmussen, Honeyford, Sheahan and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to public hearings on proposed conservation areas; and amending RCW 79.71.060.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SJM 8015 by Senators Honeyford, Rasmussen, Fairley, Oke, Patterson, Heavey, Rossi, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Winsley, Bauer, Stevens and Kohl-Welles
Requesting businesses owned by disabled persons be a subcategory of minority business enterprises.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SJM 8016 by Senators Morton, Jacobsen, Rasmussen, Rossi, Sellar, Hochstatter, Hargrove, McCaslin, Honeyford, Winsley, Sheahan and Stevens
Requesting support to combat Douglas fir bark beetles.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SCR 8422 by Senators T. Sheldon, Swecker, Fraser, Oke, Kohl-Welles, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Heavey, Thibaudeau, Rossi, Prentice, Hale, Fairley, Morton, McAuliffe, Gardner, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Haugen, Eide, Kline, Patterson, Franklin, Winsley and Costa
Creating a committee to improve tribal relations.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Senator Fraser: “A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. In looking around the Senate Chamber, I believe I see more Western Washington legislators here than Eastern Washington legislators, which shows how adaptable we are to the snow.”
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the follow bills, which were in the Committee on Rules, were referred to the Committees as designated with the exception of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5113, which will be referred to the Committee on Energy, Technology and Telecommunications. Senate Bill No. 5351, Senate Bill No. 5388 and Senate Bill No. 5489 will remain in the Committee on Rules.
PROPOSED REFERRAL OF BILLS IN SENATE RULES
SENATE BILLS - THIRD READING
Bill No. Description Sponsors Requested By Referred *
ESB 5013 f Criminal history record information Prentice,Winsley,etc. Gambling Commission CTHF
SB 5024 f Property tax value averaging Loveland,Winsley WM
SSB 5032 Retirement system option Fraser,etc. Joint Comm/Pension WM
Policy
SB 5033 f PERS plan 1 separation Winsley,Fraser,etc. Joint Comm/Pension WM
Policy
SB 5038 f Criminal justice training comm Goings,Prentice,etc. Criminal Justice JUD
Training Comm.
SSB 5059 Radioactive waste transport Brown,etc. EQWR
SB 5060 Highway bonds Eide,Goings,etc. . TRAN
SSB 5061 $ Transportation budget Haugen,etc. OFM TRAN
SB 5071 Political campaign advertising Patterson,Prentice,etc. . SLG
ESSB 5082 f Biomedical waste inactivation Swecker,etc. EQWR
SSB 5099 f Commercial vehicle enforcement Haugen,etc. TRAN
SB 5106 f Drugs/property contamination Eide,Morton,etc. Dept of Health EQWR
SB 5113 f Water co. rate increases T.Sheldon ETT
SB 5124 Prize promotion disclosures Prentice,Winsley CTHF
SSB 5148 f Permit assistance center B.Sheldon,etc. Dept of Ecology EQWR
SSB 5149 Occupational therapy Thibaudeau,etc. HEA
SB 5152 Collective bargaining Kline,Fairley,etc. LWD
SSB 5160 Surplus computer equipment Oke,etc. SLG
SB 5170 School district name changes Haugen,McAuliffe,etc. EDU
SSB 5176 Refusal to leave school grounds McAuliffe,etc.. EDU
SSB 5177 f Retired substitute teachers McAuliffe,etc. EDU
SSB 5181 $ Operating budget, supplemental Loveland,etc. Governor Locke WM
SB 5186 f Planting stock certification Rasmussen Dept of Agriculture ARED
ESB 5187 f Dairy and food laws Rasmussen Dept of Agriculture ARED
SB 5188 f Private pesticide applicator Rasmussen,Morton Dept of AgricultureARED
SSB 5192 f Motor carrier drug testing Goings,etc. TRAN
SB 5193 Truck, tractor, trailer information Goings,Benton,etc. TRAN
SSB 5199 Tuberculosis control Thibaudeau,etc. Dept of Health HEA
SB 5200 Secretary of health authority Thibaudeau,Deccio,etc. Dept of Health HEA
SSB 5212 f School safety plans McAuliffe,etc. EDU
SB 5240 f Birth defects surveillance Costa,Deccio,etc. Dept of Health HEA
SSB 5248 State-wide custody contracts Loveland,etc. State Treasurer CTHF
ESB 5250 f Women's health programs Wojahn,Sellar,etc. HEA
SB 5258 Investment board/securities Snyder,Sellar,etc. Investment Board CTHF
SSB 5260 Equal access to justice Kline,etc. JUD
SSB 5264 f Motorcycle endorsement Horn,etc. TRAN
ESSB 5268 Metropolitan park districts Kohl-Welles,etc. SLG
SB 5275 f Lewis and Clark bicentennial Bauer,Snyder,etc. SLG
SSB 5283 Transportation improvement board Goings,etc. Trans/Improvement Board TRAN
SB 5284 Multimodal transportation programs Gardner,Goings,etc. Trans/Improvement Board TRAN
SSB 5309 Chapter 46.20 RCW editing Haugen TRAN
SSB 5328 f Guides and outfitters/taxation Morton,etc. WM
ESB 5330 f Military/higher ed tuition Brown,Goings,etc. HIE
ESB 5336 Sewer facility capacity charges Kline,Kohl-Welles,etc. SLG
SB 5343 Foster parents/school information Jacobsen,Shin,etc. HSC
ESB 5346 f Horse racing comm /record check Prentice,Heavey,etc. CTHF
SB 5353 Dairy commission Rasmussen,Morton,etc. ARED
SB 5355 Medicare replacement policies Thibaudeau,Costa,etc. Insurance Commissioner HEA
SSB 5359 Tobacco litigation moneys Thibaudeau,etc.. Governor Locke and
Attorney General WM
SSB 5363 Civil service reform act Fairley,etc. Governor Locke LWD
SB 5370 Competitive bid requirements Patterson,Horn,etc. Dept of General Adm SLG
SSB 5376 Sentencing Costa,etc. JUD
SB 5380 Intersection stops Goings,Benton,etc. Dept of Transportation
and State Patrol TRAN
SB 5381 Motorist information signs T.Sheldon,Benton,etc. Dept of Transportation TRAN
SSB 5383 f Transportation safety/security Haugen,etc. Dept of Transportation TRAN
SSB 5386 Economic development plan Shin,etc. CTHF
SSB 5387 Economic development activities B.Sheldon,etc. CTHF
SSB 5400 Municipal research council Haugen,etc. WM
SB 5410 f Board of education compensation McAuliffe,Rasmussen, Board of Education EDU
SSB 5413 f Teacher assessment/certification McAuliffe,etc. Board of Education
Supt of Public Instruction
and Governor LockeEDU
SSB 5415 Boards, commissions, programs Patterson,etc. Governor Locke SLG
SSB 5430 $f Women's health advisory committee Wojahn,etc. HEA
ESSB 5433 f Biomedical waste disposal Fraser,etc. EQWR
SB 5434 f International services/tax Loveland,Fraser,etc. WM
ESB 5437 f Podiatric physician/surgeon Thibaudeau,Deccio,etc. HEA
SB 5443 f Alcohol/drug hearing fees Kline,Rossi,etc. JUD
SSB 5453 Regional transportation planning Horn,etc. TRAN
SB 5454 Reports to secretary of transportation Horn,Haugen,etc. TRAN
SSB 5465 f Family planning services Costa,etc. DSHS HEA
ESSB 5480 f Drug-affected infants Patterson,etc. HSC
SB 5483 f State parks volunteers McAuliffe,Oke,etc. Parks and Recreation
CommissionNRPR
SB 5484 State park concessions McAuliffe,Rossi,etc. Parks and Recreation
Commission NRPR
SSB 5491 f Public works/apprentices Costa,etc. LWD
SSB 5492 Assault on transit Haugen,etc. JUD
SB 5496 f Electronic taxpayer Brown,Finkbeiner,etc Dept of Revenue ETT
SB 5497 f Cowlitz Co. dredge spoils Snyder,Zarelli NRPR
SSB 5501 Summer school jump start pro Rasmussen,etc. EDU
SB 5503 f Sewer service T.Sheldon,Haugen,etc. WM
SSB 5510 f Collecting unpaid taxes Oke,etc. WM
SB 5514 Vocational excellence award Shin,Kohl-Welles,etc. HIE
ESSB 5516 f Tobacco prevention and control Thibaudeau,etc. HEA
SSB 5528 f Construction services/tax Loveland,etc. Dept of Revenue WM
SB 5529 f Property tax exemptions Loveland,Winsley Dept of Revenue WM
SB 5530 f Property tax levy corrections Loveland,Winsley Dept of Revenue WM
ESSB 5531 f Tax code updated Loveland,etc. Dept of Revenue WM
ESSB 5533 Work force development board Fairley,etc. Governor Locke LWD
SB 5538 f Sentencing Costa,McCaslin,etc. JUD
SSB 5547 f School medical assistance McAuliffe,etc. EDU
SSB 5549 f Offender medical release Kohl-Welles,etc., Sentencing Guidelines
Commission HSC
2SSB 5556 Fuel tax transfers Fraser,etc. TRAN
E2SSB 5557 f Street youth placement Hargrove,etc. HSC
SB 5560 f Disabled supported employment Franklin,Deccio,etc. DSHS HEA
SSB 5561 Vulnerable adults Thibaudeau,etc. DSHS HEA
ESB 5568 f Self-employment assistance B.Sheldon,Winsley,etc. LWD
SSB 5578 Forensic lab services Patterson,etc. Forensic Investigation
CouncilSLG
SB 5579 Farm machinery tires Loveland,Honeyford,etc. TRAN
SB 5584 f Real estate excise tax Fraser,Winsley Dept of Revenue WM
ESSB 5593 f Professional educator board McAuliffe,etc. Governor Locke EDU
ESB 5597 f Airborne/waterborne pathogens Fraser,Swecker,etc. EQWR
E2SSB 5598 f WA promise scholarship McAuliffe,etc. Governor Locke HIE
ESSB 5608 f Machinery/equipment tax exemption Snyder,etc. Department of Revenue WM
ESB 5613 f Salmon recovery Jacobsen,Fraser NRPR
SB 5617 f Driver's license/nonresident Horn,Goings,etc. TRAN
SB 5624 f Prostitution offenses assessment Kohl-Welles,Hargrove,etc. HSC
ESB 5631 f Vocational rehabilitation Wojahn,Winsley,etc. LWD
SSB 5657 f Veterinary medical facilities Kohl-Welles,etc. CTHF
ESSB 5659 Civil actions/arbitration Heavey,etc. JUD
ESB 5675 f Highway noise mitigation Thibaudeau,Patterson,etc. TRAN
SSB 5679 Growth management loans/grants Morton,etc. SLG
2SSB 5681 f Electricity taxation study Brown ETT
SSB 5683 Puget Sound salmon recovery Jacobsen,etc. NRPR
SB 5684 f Small business tax reporting Thibaudeau,McDonald,etc. Dept of Revenue WM
SB 5703 f Marine recreation land dredging Hargrove NRPR
2ESB 5704 f Medical marijuana Rules Kohl-Welles,Thibaudeau HEA
SSB 5710 Zoo/aquarium funding Wojahn,etc. SLG
E2SSB 5730 Landfill operator responsibility Rasmussen,etc. EQWR
ESSB 5743 Community and tech college training Kohl-Welles,etc., State Board for Community
and Tech Colleges HIE
SB 5748 RCW 13.34.130 tech corrections Stevens HSC
ESSB 5750 Transportation planning Benton,etc. TRAN
SB 5760 Fire protection district annexation Goings,Haugen,etc. SLG
SSB 5764 Public works contract/actions Heavey,etc. JUD
SSB 5770 Special needs transportation Gardner,etc. TRAN
SSB 5792 Board of education recommendations McAuliffe, Board of Education EDU
SSB 5793 Sexually transmittd disease Thibaudeau,etc. HEA
SSB 5797 f School class size McAuliffe,etc. EDU
ESSB 5800 Commercial fertilizer Rasmussen Dept of Agriculture ARED
SSB 5810 Artesian well public access Fraser,etc. EQWR
ESSB 5812 f Health care claim payment Thibaudeau,etc. HEA
ESSB 5813 f Health plan medical director Thibaudeau,etc. HEA
ESB 5819 Unemployment benefits Shin,Costa,etc. Governor Locke LWD
SSB 5822 Publ transportation benefit area Haugen,etc. TRAN
ESSB 5848 f Basic health plan coverage Hargrove,etc. HEA
SSB 5850 Retirement allowances Haugen,etc. WM
SB 5869 f Service or repair contracts Prentice,Hale,etc. Attorney General CTHF
ESB 5881 f Youth access to tobacco Thibaudeau,Oke,etc. Governor Locke and
Attorney General HEA
ESB 5886 Vehicle emission standards Fraser,Fairley,etc. EQWR
SSB 5893 Cut flower arrangement business Haugen,etc. ETT
SSB 5902 Higher ed financial aid Kohl-Welles,etc. HIE
SSB 5903 f Indian housing authorities Prentice,etc. WM
ESSB 5914 f Growth management/housing Patterson,etc. SLG
SSB 5929 Local vehicle excise tax Haugen,etc. TRAN
SB 5951 Child abuse protection Costa,Long,etc. DSHS HSC
ESSB 5955 Leg. transportation committee Snyder,etc. TRAN
ESSB 5957 Food labeling task force Johnson,etc. ARED
SSB 5963 $ 1999 supplemental appropriations Loveland,etc. WM
SSB 5989 f Aircraft registration fees/tax Haugen,etc. TRAN
SSB 6003 f Liquor control board Snyder,etc. Governor Locke CTHF
ESB 6004 f Mobile home park managers Winsley,Prentice,etc. CTHF
SB 6010 Higher ed fee waivers West,Jacobsen,etc. HIE
SSB 6031 Regional transportation corridors Haugen,etc. TRAN
SSB 6032 f Direct tax payment permits Spanel,etc. WM
ESSB 6035 f Year 2000 citizens' protection Swecker JUD
SB 6037 f Retirement allowance agreement Shin,Prentice WM
SSB 6058 f Agriculture growing/packing tax Loveland,etc. Dept of Revenue WM
ESSB 6067 $ Health insurance coverage Thibaudeau HEA
SJM 8000 Prostate cancer research Kohl-Welles,Deccio,etc. HEA
SJM 8010 Aquatic nuisance management Jacobsen,Oke NRPR
SSJR 8200 Judge qualifications McCaslin,etc. JUD
ESCR 8408 Leg building commission Bauer SLG
SCR 8411 Equal access to justice Kline,Heavey JUD
SENATE BILLS - SECOND READING
SB 6109 $ School safety program funding McAuliffe,Eide,etc. EDU
SCR 8412 Economic development committee Prentice,Patterson,etc. CTHF.
REFERRAL OF X FILE BILLS TO COMMITTEE
SENATE BILLS - THIRD READING
Bill No. Description Sponsors Proposed Action Referred*
SJR 8204 f School levy authorization McAuliffe,Winsley,etc. SPI (EDU)
SENATE BILLS - SECOND READING
SB 5025 Ethics in public service Spanel,Long Legislative Ethics Board (SLG)
SB 5031 f TRS plan 3 investment gains Long,Fraser,etc. Joint Committee on
Pension Policy (WM)
SB 5035 f Court funding and improvements Heavey,McCaslin,etc. Board for Judicial
Administration (JUD)
SB 5078 $f Parks and recreation facilities Jacobsen,Goings,etc. (NRPR)
SB 5092 Deadly weapon display Goings,Costa (JUD)
SB 5098 $f Women's commission Kohl-Welles,Winsley,etc. (SLG)
SB 5104 f Steelhead catch and release Haugen,Swecker,etc. (NRPR)
SB 5107 f Puget Sound action team Fairley,Fraser (EQWR)
SB 5136 f Domestic violence/unemployment Fairley,Patterson,etc. (LWD)
SB 5144 f Relocation assistance Patterson,Winsley (SLG)
SB 5145 Condemnation actions/fees Patterson,Winsley (SLG)
SB 5150 County commissioner election McCaslin,Patterson (SLG)
SB 5158 Criminal street gangs Honeyford,Kline,etc. (JUD)
SB 5236 f Sexually violent offenders/records Hargrove,Long,etc. Dept of Corrections(HSC)
SB 5244 Development/comprehensive plans Kline,Heavey,etc. (SLG)
SB 5256 Investment board/disclosure Snyder,Sellar,etc. Investment Board (CTHF)
SB 5257 f Investment board record checks Snyder,Sellar,etc. Investment Board (CTHF)
SB 5259 Investment board/trust funds Snyder,Sellar,etc. Investment Board (CTHF)
SB 5271 OFM reports to legislature Hochstatter,Gardner,etc. (SLG)
SB 5289 $f Water resource management Fraser,Morton,etc. Governor Locke (EQWR)
SB 5293 f Family leave Fairley,Brown,etc. (LWD)
SB 5297 f School levy authorization McAuliffe,Winsley,etc. Supt of Public Instruction (EDU)
SB 5302 f Antiharassment jurisdiction Roach,Heavey
SB 5342 f Railroad company fees Haugen,Benton,etc. Utilities and Transportation
Commission (TRAN)
SB 5360 Fuel tax rate and distribution Horn,Haugen,etc. (TRAN)
SB 5367 Worker fall protection Kline,Prentice,etc. (LWD)
SB 5377 f Occupational drivers' license Kline,Rossi,etc. (JUD)
SB 5393 f Personal watercraft operation Haugen,Johnson,etc. (TRAN)
SB 5408 f Medal of valor Benton,Hale,etc. (WM)
SB 5412 Educator technology training McAuliffe,Sellar,etc. (EDU)
SB 5444 f Land use cases/attorney fees Kline,Wojahn,etc. (SLG)
SB 5462 f Homeless services Hargrove,Wojahn,etc. Dept of Community, Trade
and Ec Development,
DSHS (HSC)
SB 5466 f Juvenile offender basic training Costa,Long,etc. DSHS (HSC)
SB 5467 Medical care tax levies Costa,Eide,etc. (SLG)
SB 5475 General administration director Patterson,Horn,etc. General Administration (SLG)
SB 5481 Manufactured housing siting Prentice,Winsley,etc. (CTHF)
SB 5487 f Court procedure fees Heavey,Long,etc. (JUD)
SB 5520 f Juvenile offender sentencing Costa,McCaslin,etc. (HSC)
SB 5540 f Hospital licensing information Deccio,Wojahn,etc. Dept of Health (HEA)
SB 5544 Water-sewer dist. assumption Patterson (SLG)
SB 5554 Comm/tech college board duties Costa,Shin,etc. State Board for Community
and Tech Colleges (HIE)
SB 5571 f Commercial vehicle violations Gardner,Benton,etc. State Patrol (TRAN)
SB 5572 HOV lane violations Heavey,Horn,etc. State Patrol (TRAN)
SB 5574 Fire death reports Kohl-Welles,Hale,etc. State Patrol (SLG)
SB 5588 Health carrier advertising Wojahn,Snyder,etc. (HEA)
SB 5680 f Railroad rights-of-way use Haugen,Swecker,etc. (TRAN)
SB 5721 Limited liability from workers' comp Heavey,McCaslin (JUD)
SB 5815 Social card games/tax Prentice,Winsley,etc. (CTHF)
SB 5888 Historic cemeteries Fraser,Winsley Dept of Community, Trade and
Ec Development (SLG)
SB 5894 f Whidbey Island game farm Haugen,Gardner (NRPR)
SB 5908 f Landlord-tenant act Winsley,Prentice,etc. (CTHF)
SB 5922 $f Compulsive gambling Prentice,Winsley,etc. (CTHF)
SB 6051 Vehicle registration payment Gardner,Patterson,etc. (TRAN)
SB 6055 Adverse possession Heavey,Rossi,etc. (JUD)
SB 6056 f New drivers under 18 Shin,Haugen,etc. (TRAN)
SB 6074 f State retirement information Fraser,Long,etc. (WM)
SJM 8005 Marijuana Kohl-Welles,Thibaudeau,etc. (HEA)
SJR 8207 Legislative term length McCaslin (SLG)
* COMMITTEE ACRONYMS
ARED - Agriculture and Rural Economic Development
CTHF - Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
EDU - Education
ETT - Energy, Technology and Telecommunications
EQWR - Environmental Quality and Water Resources
HEA - Health and Long-Term Care
HIE - Higher Education
HSC - Human Services and Corrections
JUD -Judiciary
LWD -Labor and Workforce Development
NRPR -Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
SLG -State and Local Government
TRAN -Transportation
WM -Ways and Means
MOTION
At 10:17 a.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Thursday, January 13, 2000.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate