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SIXTY-EIGHTH DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Cherberg Building, Olympia, Friday, March 16, 2001
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. 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
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
March 15, 2001
GA 9063 JAMES DAGNON, appointed October 1, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2005, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Bellevue Community College District No. 8.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9065 DEBRA D. DORAN, appointed August 22, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2004, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Olympic Community College District No. 3.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9075 F. MURRAY “RED” HASKELL, appointed October 1, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2006, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Western Washington University.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9086 STEVEN W. KOCH, appointed January 10, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2004, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Bellingham Technical College District No. 25.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9091 WAYNE J. MARTIN, appointed October 1, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2005, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Columbia Basin Community College District No. 19.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9099 THOMAS C. MOSER, appointed October 2, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2005, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Skagit Valley Community College District No. 4.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9101 PARIJAT NANDI, appointed September 19, 2000, for a term ending May 31, 2001, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Western Washington University.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9129 VAGMAYI, appointed June 1, 2000, for a term ending May 31, 2001, as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Evergreen State College.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9150 ADDISON JACOBS, appointed November 28, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2005, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Clark Community College District No. 14.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 15, 2001
GA 9157 MIKE SELLS, appointed October 1, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2006, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Central Washington University.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Carlson, Horn, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
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MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
March 14, 2001
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1012, and the same is herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk
CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk
March 14, 2001
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1092,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1234,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1365,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1394,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1418,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1545,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1590,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1606,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1728,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1739,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1763,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1781,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1793.
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1953,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2005,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2034,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2079,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2191, and the same are herewith transmitted.
CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk
March 9, 2001
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed HOUSE BILL NO. 1983, and the same is herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk
CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6149 by Senators Long and Hargrove (by request of Governor Locke and Attorney General Gregoire)
AN ACT Relating to siting and operation of a less restrictive alternative treatment facility on McNeil Island; amending RCW 36.70A.103; adding a new section to chapter 71.09 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
EHB 1012 by Representatives Mitchell, Fisher, Poulsen, McDermott, Ogden and Dunn
Allowing Washington state ferry fares to be increased in excess of the fiscal growth factor.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
EHB 1092 by Representatives Lambert, Miloscia, Talcott, Pearson, Cairnes, Boldt, Anderson, D. Schmidt, Simpson, Bush and Mielke
Changing the property tax exemption for church and church camp property.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SHB 1234 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Clements, Conway, Lisk, Wood, B. Chandler, Kessler, Kenney, Hurst, Keiser, Simpson, Ogden, Lovick, Morris, McIntire, D. Schmidt, Ruderman, O'Brien, Schual-Berke, Edwards, Kagi, Cody and Edmonds) (by request of Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and Department of Labor and Industries)
Revising apprenticeship law to respond to a 1999 United States department of labor audit.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SHB 1365 by House Committee on Children and Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Doumit, Pflug, Tokuda, Boldt, Pennington, Rockefeller, Hatfield, Eickmeyer, Campbell, Edwards, Cairnes, Murray, Cody, Jackley, Mastin, Kirby, Buck, Kessler, Chopp, McIntire, Grant, Morris, Lisk, Ruderman, Van Luven, Kenney, Conway, Kagi and Schual-Berke)
Requiring the department of health to publicize a list of recalled infant and child products.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
HB 1394 by Representatives Eickmeyer, Schoesler, Rockefeller, Sump, Jackley, Kessler, Cox and Dunshee
Clarifying the use of county road funds in salmon recovery projects.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
ESHB 1418 by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Gombosky, McMorris, Mulliken, Pennington, Ahern, Wood, Ogden, Benson, Reardon, Linville, Haigh, Miloscia, Simpson, McIntire, Santos, Rockefeller and Kessler)
Promoting community revitalization.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
SHB 1545 by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Esser, Carrell and Cody)
Regulating nonprofit organizations.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
2SHB 1590 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Clements, Conway, Skinner, Gombosky, Mitchell, Edmonds, Hatfield, Keiser, Kenney, Kagi, McIntire, Wood, Ruderman, Santos and Hurst)
Supporting the practice of breastfeeding.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
EHB 1606 by Representatives Clements, Crouse, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Schoesler and Lisk
Crediting certain charges for irrigation pumping installations.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
E2SHB 1728 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Schual-Berke, Skinner and Cody)
Regulating the activities of insurance third-party administrators.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SHB 1739 by House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Bush, D. Schmidt, Romero, Miloscia, Anderson, Campbell, Talcott, Esser and Casada) (by request of Secretary of State Reed)
Protecting the integrity of elections.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SHB 1763 by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives McIntire, Bush, Keiser and Ogden) (by request of Insurance Commissioner Kreidler)
Protecting the confidentiality of information relating to insurance.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SHB 1781 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives H. Sommers, Sehlin, Clements, Conway and Kenney) (by request of Liquor Control Board)
Making payment of agency commissions for agency liquor vendor stores.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SHB 1793 by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Hatfield and McDermott)
Revising court filing fees for tax warrants and recovery of state agency overpayments.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
ESHB 1953 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Kessler and Buck)
Modifying manufactured home provisions.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
HB 1983 by Representatives Benson and Hatfield
Modifying "debt collector" so the term excludes affiliates of creditors that service creditor's accounts.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
EHB 2005 by Representatives Morris, Schoesler, Grant, Barlean, Kessler, Doumit, Poulsen and Linville
Changing the taxation of property previously owned by the federal government.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
ESHB 2034 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Hankins, O'Brien, Kagi, Reardon, Lambert, Boldt, Schoesler, Linville, Van Luven, Morris, Mastin, Murray, Santos, Talcott, Grant, Morell, Lisk, Dickerson, Carrell, Quall, Delvin, Miloscia, Conway, Buck, Kenney, Esser, Mulliken, G. Chandler, Bush, Ruderman, Benson, Haigh, Rockefeller, McDermott, Tokuda, Lovick, B. Chandler, Veloria, Dunn, Casada, Mielke, Pearson, Roach, Cooper, Simpson, Jackley, Ogden, Kessler, Anderson, DeBolt, Crouse, Pennington, Mitchell, Cairnes, D. Schmidt, Ericksen, Barlean, Pflug, Ahern, Cox, Hatfield, Doumit, Dunshee, Eickmeyer, Keiser, Poulsen, Gombosky, Romero, Fisher, Kirby and Hurst)
Authorizing optometrists to use and prescribe approved drugs for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes without limitation upon the methods of delivery in the practice of optometry.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SHB 2079 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke and Campbell)
Creating a program to certify refracting opticians.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
ESHB 2191 by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Sehlin, Lisk and Fromhold)
Providing property tax exemptions for certain property leased by public entities.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
MOTION
At 10:03 a.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Monday, March 19, 2001.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate