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TWENTY SIXTH DAY

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MORNING SESSION

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House Chamber, Olympia, Friday, February 2, 2001

The House was called to order at 9:55 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Ogden presiding).

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

INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING

HB 1410by Representatives Veloria, Cody, Campbell, Romero, Kenney, Tokuda, Cooper, McIntire, Wood, Linville, O'Brien, Edwards, Edmonds, Dickerson and Kagi

 AN ACT Relating to cigarette fire safety; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; prescribing penalties; and providing a contingent effective date.

Held on First Reading.

HB 1448by Representatives Ruderman, Schual-Berke, Ericksen, Cody, Edmonds, Linville, McIntire, Hunt, Edwards, McDermott, Fromhold, Esser and Miloscia

 AN ACT Relating to authorizing local governments to restrict or prohibit smoking in public places; and amending RCW 70.160.080.

Held on First Reading.

HB 1549by Representatives Schual-Berke, Cody, Campbell, Conway, Schmidt, Fromhold, Kenney, Rockefeller, McIntire, Miloscia, Edwards, Hunt, Edmonds, O'Brien, Ogden and Kagi; by request of Governor Locke & Attorney General

 AN ACT Relating to regulation of tobacco products under the access to minors statutes; and amending RCW 70.155.030 and 70.155.040.

Held on First Reading.

HB 1736by Representatives Hatfield, Mitchell, Hurst, Talcott and Schoesler

 AN ACT Relating to licensing criteria for motor vehicle dealers; amending RCW 46.70.070; reenacting and amending RCW 46.70.041; and adding a new section to chapter 46.70 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1737by Representatives McMorris, B. Chandler, Armstrong, Pearson, Sump, Roach, Dunn, Carrell, Schindler, Schoesler, Mielke, Casada and Mulliken

 AN ACT Relating to records of pistol purchases or transfers; and amending RCW 9.41.129, 9.41.090, and 9.41.110.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1738by Representatives O'Brien, Ballasiotes, Lovick and Cairnes

 AN ACT Relating to supervision of offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.030, 9.94A.720, and 9.94A.129; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.120; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1739by Representatives Bush, Schmidt, Romero, Miloscia, Anderson, Campbell, Talcott, Esser and Casada; by request of Secretary of State

 AN ACT Relating to protecting the integrity of elections; amending RCW 29.07.092, 29.07.260, 29.07.440, 29.08.080, 29.10.125, 29.10.185, 29.60.030, 29.85.240, 36.27.020, and 46.20.155; adding new sections to chapter 29.07 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 29.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29.85 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1740by Representatives Hunt, Jarrett, Fromhold, Rockefeller, Schual-Berke, Edwards, Ogden and Conway; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

 AN ACT Relating to technology in schools; and amending RCW 28A.150.260.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1741by Representatives Hunt, Fromhold, Alexander and Armstrong

 AN ACT Relating to health care benefits for blind vendors; amending RCW 74.18.230; and adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1742by Representatives Gombosky, Cox, Cody, Schual-Berke, Edwards and Santos

 AN ACT Relating to regional health care access demonstration projects; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; and making an appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1743by Representative Kenney; 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.15.066, 28B.15.067, 28B.15.069, and 28B.15.100; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1744by Representatives Cairnes, Roach, Marine, O'Brien, Hurst, Lovick, Delvin, Esser and Jackley

 AN ACT Relating to actions and proceedings for damages brought against law enforcement officers; and amending RCW 4.96.041.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1745by Representatives Lambert and Dickerson; by request of Department of Social & Health Services

 AN ACT Relating to child support technical amendments regarding medical support; and amending RCW 26.18.170.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1746by Representatives Haigh, Schoesler, Rockefeller, Benson, Wood, Jackley, Lantz, Doumit, Eickmeyer and Ogden

 AN ACT Relating to the student transportation funding formula; and amending RCW 28A.160.180.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1747by Representatives Haigh, Doumit, McDermott, Rockefeller, Eickmeyer, Quall, Lantz, Kessler, Schual-Berke, Linville, Ogden and Santos

 AN ACT Relating to changing the state special education funding formula; and amending RCW 28A.150.390.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1748by Representatives Miloscia, Keiser, Dunshee, Cooper, Conway, McIntire and Kenney

 AN ACT Relating to prequalifying contractors; and adding a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1749by Representatives Morris and Cairnes

 AN ACT Relating to authorizing the governor to enter into tax compacts with up to three federally recognized tribes on a pilot basis; adding a new section to chapter 82.02 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1750by Representatives Fisher, Mitchell, Simpson, Schindler, Wood, Hurst and Ogden

 AN ACT Relating to street vacations; and amending RCW 35.79.030.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1751by Representatives Cooper, Conway, Lantz and Jackley

 AN ACT Relating to property tax levies; amending RCW 84.52.043 and 84.52.065; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1752by Representatives Clements, Grant, G. Chandler, B. Chandler, Linville, Lisk, McMorris, Armstrong, Schoesler and Mulliken

 AN ACT Relating to wildlife damage claims on rangeland suitable for grazing or browsing of domestic livestock; amending RCW 77.36.005, 77.36.010, 77.36.030, 77.36.040, 77.36.050, and 77.36.080; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

HB 1753by Representatives Ballasiotes, Darneille, Skinner, Cody, Schual-Berke, Campbell and Tokuda

 AN ACT Relating to the medication outreach program; and adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1754by Representatives Schmidt, Dunshee and Romero; by request of Secretary of State

 AN ACT Relating to election certification and training; creating a new section; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1755by Representatives Kenney, Cox, Gombosky, Lantz, Skinner, Edmonds, Jarrett and Keiser

 AN ACT Relating to the college awareness project; adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW; creating a new section; and making appropriations.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1756by Representatives Buck, Sump, Doumit, Pennington, B. Chandler, Kessler, Mulliken and Clements

 AN ACT Relating to limitations on fishery licenses; and amending RCW 77.70.410, 77.70.420, 77.65.100, and 77.65.110.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

HB 1757by Representatives Carrell and Anderson

 AN ACT Relating to law libraries; adding a new section to chapter 27.24 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1758by Representatives Murray, Santos, McDermott, Tokuda, Ruderman, Darneille and Jackley

 AN ACT Relating to civil unions; amending RCW 26.04.020, 26.12.220, 36.18.010, 43.70.150, 43.70.160, 70.58.005, 70.58.104, 70.58.107, and 9A.64.010; adding a new chapter to Title 26 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1759by Representatives Darneille, Schual-Berke, McDermott, Santos, Murray, Tokuda and Wood

 AN ACT Relating to the sale of hypodermic syringes; and amending RCW 69.50.412, 69.50.4121, and 70.115.050.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1760by Representatives Cox, Boldt, Lambert, Casada, Mielke, Campbell, Mulliken, Sump, G. Chandler, Schindler and Talcott

 AN ACT Relating to defining eligibility for benefits provided to state employees; amending RCW 41.05.065; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; and providing for submission of this act to a vote of the people.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1761by Representatives Ogden, Tokuda, Edmonds, Dunshee, Ruderman, Delvin, Cody, Jarrett, Edwards, Darneille, Kagi and Santos

 AN ACT Relating to licensed mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers; amending RCW 18.120.020, 18.130.040, 5.60.060, 18.100.050, 18.205.090, 25.05.510, 25.15.045, and 48.43.087; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.44.010; adding a new section to chapter 70.02 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; and repealing RCW 18.19.010, 18.19.020, 18.19.030, 18.19.040, 18.19.050, 18.19.060, 18.19.070, 18.19.080, 18.19.090, 18.19.100, 18.19.110, 18.19.120, 18.19.130, 18.19.140, 18.19.150, 18.19.160, 18.19.170, 18.19.180, 18.19.190, 18.19.900, and 18.19.901.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1762by Representatives Kessler, Lisk, Cairnes, Morris, Eickmeyer, Marine, Roach, Talcott, Armstrong, Linville, Schoesler, Campbell, Esser, Casada, Bush and Mulliken

 AN ACT Relating to syrup taxes; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1763by Representatives McIntire, Bush, Keiser and Ogden; by request of Insurance Commissioner

 AN ACT Relating to protecting the confidentiality of information relating to insurance; adding a new section to chapter 48.02 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1764by Representatives Ruderman, Ballasiotes, Dunshee, O'Brien, Barlean, Gombosky, Kessler and Tokuda

 AN ACT Relating to juvenile sex offender registration; and amending RCW 9A.44.140.

Referred to Committee on Juvenile Justice.

HB 1765by Representatives Linville, G. Chandler, Kessler, Pearson, Eickmeyer, Grant, DeBolt, Schoesler, Buck, B. Chandler, Doumit, Casada and Mulliken

 AN ACT Relating to providing a tax rate for manufacturers of dairy products comparable to other processors of agricultural commodities; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.260; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

HB 1766by Representatives Ericksen and Casada

 AN ACT Relating to city and county jails; amending RCW 70.48.020, 70.48.090, 70.48.180, 70.48.190, and 70.48.220; and adding a new section to chapter 70.48 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1767by Representatives O'Brien, Simpson, Haigh, Schmidt, Conway, Kenney, Bush, Cairnes, Veloria, Anderson, Campbell and Lovick

 AN ACT Relating to special armed forces license plates; reenacting and amending RCW 46.16.305; adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW; repealing RCW 73.04.110 and 73.04.115; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1768by Representatives Keiser, Campbell, Darneille, Pennington, Hunt, Cody, Edmonds, Schual-Berke, Morris, Edwards, Linville, Conway and Santos

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

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1769by Representatives G. Chandler, B. Chandler, Clements, Armstrong, Lisk, Delvin and Mulliken

 AN ACT Relating to nonuse of water for sufficient cause; and amending RCW 90.14.043, 90.14.140, 90.14.160, 90.14.170, and 90.14.180.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

HB 1770by Representatives McDermott, Schmidt, Haigh, Miloscia, Dunshee, McMorris, Morris, Romero, Esser, Lambert, Schindler, Dickerson and Ogden

 AN ACT Relating to contributions made to a candidate who loses a primary; and amending RCW 42.17.640.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1771by Representatives McMorris, Grant, G. Chandler and B. Chandler

 AN ACT Relating to exempting items included in cooperator files of a conservation district from public disclosure requirements; and adding a new section to chapter 89.08 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

HB 1772by Representatives Schual-Berke, Skinner, Fisher, Cody, Ogden, Lovick, Kenney, Cooper, Keiser, Darneille and Kagi

 AN ACT Relating to child passenger safety restraint systems; amending RCW 46.61.687 and 46.61.688; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1773by Representatives Boldt, Mielke and B. Chandler

 AN ACT Relating to water quality investigations involving dairy farms; and amending RCW 90.64.030.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

HB 1774by Representatives Pennington, Conway, Skinner, Cody, Ballasiotes, Schual-Berke, Campbell, Darneille, Anderson, Armstrong, Roach, Talcott, Edwards, Wood, Schoesler, Santos, Esser, Dunn, Casada, Bush and Mulliken

 AN ACT Relating to creating a senior pharmacy assistance program; and adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HJM 4004by Representatives Poulsen, DeBolt, Berkey, Casada, Wood, Anderson, Cooper, Esser, Ruderman, Delvin, Linville, Keiser, Ogden, Conway and Simpson

 Requesting a reduction of wholesale energy costs.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.

HJM 4005by Representatives Roach, Kirby, Marine, Miloscia, Cairnes, Bush, Anderson, Morell, Lambert, Pennington, Casada and Ogden

 Requesting that the dependent care tax credit be expanded to include parents who stay at home to care for children.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HJR 4209by Representatives Hurst, Dunn, Wood, Cooper, Haigh, Quall, Veloria, Edwards, Eickmeyer, Tokuda, Keiser, Ogden and Kagi

 Amending the state Constitution to modify levy procedures for schools.

Referred to Committee on Education.

There being no objection, the bills, memorials and resolution listed on the day's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

January 30, 2001

HB 1018 Prime Sponsor, Representative Pennington: Providing tax relief for disasters. Reported by Committee on Finance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Cairnes, Republican Co-Chair; Morris, Democratic Co-Chair; Berkey, Democratic Vice Chair; Roach, Republican Vice Chair; Carrell; Conway; Pennington; Santos and Veloria.

Voting yea: Representatives Cairnes, Morris, Berkey, Roach, Carrell, Conway, Pennington, Santos and Veloria.

Excused: Representative Van Luven.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 30, 2001

HB 1055 Prime Sponsor, Representative Haigh: Exempting certain leasehold interests from leasehold excise tax. Reported by Committee on Finance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Cairnes, Republican Co-Chair; Morris, Democratic Co-Chair; Berkey, Democratic Vice Chair; Roach, Republican Vice Chair; Conway; Pennington; Santos and Veloria.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representatives Carrell.

Voting yea: Representatives Cairnes, Morris, Berkey, Roach, Conway, Pennington, Santos and Veloria.

Voting nay: Representative Carrell.

Excused: Representative Van Luven.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 31, 2001

HB 1099 Prime Sponsor, Representative Santos: Outlining requirements for the operation of a PACE program in Washington state. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended.

On page 2, line 16, after "insurance" strike ",letters of credit"

On page 2, line 21, strike all of section 3, and insert:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 48.01 RCW to read as follows:

The activities and operations of PACE programs, as defined in section 2 of this act and as authorized under sections 1894, 1905(a), and 1934 of the social security act, when registered, certified, licensed, or otherwise recognized or designated as a PACE program by the Washington state department of social and health services, are exempt from the requirements of this title."

Correct the title.

Signed by Representatives Benson, Republican Co-Chair; Hatfield, Democratic Co-Chair; Bush, Republican Vice Chair; McIntire, Democratic Vice Chair; Cairnes; DeBolt; Keiser; Miloscia; Roach; Santos and Simpson.

Voting yea: Representatives Benson, Hatfield, Bush, McIntire, Cairnes, DeBolt, Keiser, Miloscia, Roach, Santos and Simpson.

Excused: Representative Barlean.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 30, 2001

HB 1125 Prime Sponsor, Representative Cairnes: Limiting the combined sales tax rate on lodging. Reported by Committee on Finance

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Cairnes, Republican Co-Chair; Morris, Democratic Co-Chair; Berkey, Democratic Vice Chair; Roach, Republican Vice Chair; Carrell; Conway; Pennington; Santos and Veloria.

Voting yea: Representatives Cairnes, Morris, Berkey, Roach, Carrell, Conway, Pennington, Santos and Veloria.

Excused: Representative Van Luven.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 31, 2001

HB 1217 Prime Sponsor, Representative Benson: Reducing the mortgage brokers business and occupation tax rate. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Benson, Republican Co-Chair; Hatfield, Democratic Co-Chair; Bush, Republican Vice Chair; Cairnes; DeBolt; Miloscia; Roach; Santos and Simpson.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives McIntire, Democratic Vice Chair; Keiser.

Voting yea: Representatives Benson, Hatfield, Bush, Cairnes, DeBolt, Miloscia, Roach, Santos and Simpson.

Voting nay: Representatives McIntire and Keiser.

Excused: Representative Barlean.

Passed to Committee on Finance.

January 31, 2001

HJR 4202 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sommers: Investing state investment board funds. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Benson, Republican Co-Chair; Hatfield, Democratic Co-Chair; Bush, Republican Vice Chair; McIntire, Democratic Vice Chair; Cairnes; DeBolt; Keiser; Miloscia; Roach; Santos and Simpson.

Voting yea: Representatives Benson, Hatfield, Bush, McIntire, Barlean, Cairnes, DeBolt, Keiser, Miloscia, Roach, Santos and Simpson.

Excused: Representative Barlean.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

There being no objection, the bills and resolution listed on the day's committee reports under the fifth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

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

There being no objection, the House adjourned until 9:55 a.m., February 5, 2001, the 29^th Legislative Day.

CLYDE BALLARD, SpeakerFRANK CHOPP, Speaker

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief ClerkCYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk