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FORTY-THIRD DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, February 21, 2000
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 17, 2000
SB 5857 Prime Sponsor, Senator Goings: Providing alternative financing mechanisms for regional transit authorities. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5857 be substituted therefore and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Costa, Eide, Heavey, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 2000
SHB 2022 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Higher Education: Expanding the national guard scholarship program. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Sheahan and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 2000
EHB 2322 Prime Sponsor, Representative Esser: Amending the partnership and limited liability company acts. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 2000
HB 2328 Prime Sponsor, Representative Lantz: Decreasing filing fees for petition for unlawful harassment. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 2000
HB 2329 Prime Sponsor, Representative McDonald: Changing descriptions in judgments involving real property. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long and McCaslin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 2000
HB 2339 Prime Sponsor, Representative O'Brien: Ranking the penalty for foreign protection order violations. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 2000
EHB 2340 Prime Sponsor, Representative O'Brien: Providing for removal of offenders from the drug offender sentencing alternative who are subject to a deportation order. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2000
HB 2440 Prime Sponsor, Representative Mitchell: Making driver licensing laws more understandable. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Costa, Eide, Heavey, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2000
HB 2496 Prime Sponsor, Representative Delvin: Creating an exemption for out-of-state certificate of approval holders that furnish wine or beer to nonprofit charitable organizations. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Gardner, Hale, Heavey, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2000
HB 2532 Prime Sponsor, Representative Fisher: Allowing the department of transportation to recognize volunteer pilots. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Costa, Eide, Heavey, Horn, Johnson, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 2000
EHB 2559 Prime Sponsor, Representative Carlson: Changing advanced college tuition payment program provisions. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Sheahan and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2000
SHB 2590 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance: Extending the expiration date on certain pollution liability insurance programs. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Gardner, Hale, Heavey, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2000
ESHB 2617 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation: Extending regulation of excursion cruise services. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Costa, Eide, Heavey, Horn, Johnson, Morton, Patterson, Prentice, Sheahan, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2000
HB 2848 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hatfield: Safeguarding securities. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Gardner, Hale, Heavey, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2000
SHB 2863 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation: Establishing insurance coverage provisions for regional transit authorities. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Costa, Eide, Heavey, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Morton, Patterson, Prentice, Sheahan, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
February 16, 2000
GA 9054 JOE BOWEN, appointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending June 17, 2000, as a member of the Human Rights Commission.
Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
February 16, 2000
GA 9184 JUDGE ROBERT W. WINSOR, reappointed October 20, 1998, for a term ending September 25, 2002, as a member of the Clemency and Pardons Board.
Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
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Passed to the Committee on Rules.
February 16, 2000
GA 9243 JULIA L. GARRATT, appointed July 23, 1999, for a term ending April 15, 2004, as a member of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board.
Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
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Passed to the Committee on Rules.
February 16, 2000
GA 9247 RUSSELL D. HAUGE, reappointed August 12, 1999, for a term ending August 2, 2002, as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
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Passed to the Committee on Rules.
February 17, 2000
GA 9267 A. MICHELE MAHER, reappointed May 24, 1999, for a term ending June 30, 2005, as a member of the Transportation Commission.
Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Costa, Eide, Heavey, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Sheahan, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
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Passed to the Committee on Rules.
February 16, 2000
GA 9297 CYRUS R. VANCE, reappointed August 23, 1999, for a term ending August 2, 2002, as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
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Passed to the Committee on Rules.
February 18, 2000
GA 9298 MARILYN WALTON, appointed August 6, 1999, for a term ending September 30, 2000, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Tacoma Community College District No. 22.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Sheahan and B. Sheldon.
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Passed to the Committee on Rules.
February 16, 2000
GA 9301 JENNY WIELAND, reappointed August 12, 1999, for a term ending August 2, 2002, as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
Passed to the Committee on Rules.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, February 22, 2000.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate