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NINTH DAY

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NOON SESSION

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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, January 22, 2002

      The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Costa, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

January 21, 2002

SB 5079             Prime Sponsor, Senator Gardner: Updating motor vehicle tax provisions. Reported by Committee on Transportation

      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5079 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Eide, Finkbeiner, Horn, Kastama, Keiser, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2002

SB 5162             Prime Sponsor, Senator Benton: Allowing private entities to operate state-owned safety rest areas. Reported by Committee on Transportation

      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5162 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Benton, Eide, Finkbeiner, Horn, Kastama, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2002

SB 5209             Prime Sponsor, Senator Tim Sheldon: Allowing federally recognized Indian tribes to buy surplus real property from the department of transportation. Reported by Committee on Transportation

      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5209 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Eide, Horn, Kastama, Keiser, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2002

SB 5218             Prime Sponsor, Senator Eide: Regulating the sale, distribution, and installation of air bags. Reported by Committee on Transportation

      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5218 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Eide, Finkbeiner, Horn, Kastama, Keiser, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2002

SB 5592             Prime Sponsor, Senator Kastama: Making a technical amendment regarding the motor vehicle excise tax. Reported by Committee on Transportation

      MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Eide, Finkbeiner, Horn, Kastama, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2002

SB 5782             Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Enforcing seat belt laws as a primary action. Reported by Committee on Transportation

      MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Eide, Kastama, Keiser, Oke, Prentice, Shin and Swecker.

MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Benton, Finkbeiner, Horn and McDonald.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2002

SB 5949             Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Erecting and maintaining motorist information sign panels. Reported by Committee on Transportation

      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5949 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Finkbeiner, Horn, Kastama, McAuliffe, Oke, Shin and Swecker.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2002

SB 6232             Prime Sponsor, Senator Rasmussen: Revising crimes relating to possession of ammonia. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

      MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Kastama, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Poulsen, Roach, Thibaudeau and Zarelli.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2002

SB 6233             Prime Sponsor, Senator Rasmussen: Clarifying references to ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and ammonia. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6233 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Kastama, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Poulsen, Roach, Thibaudeau and Zarelli.

      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

January 22, 2002

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      I have the honor to advise you that on January 22, 2002, Governor Locke approved the following Senate Bill entitled:

      SENATE BILL NO. 6296

      Relating to the timeline for submission of a redistricting plan by the redistricting commission.

Sincerely,

Everett H. Billingslea, General Counsel

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6570             by Senators Long, Hargrove, Oke, Haugen and Rasmussen

AN ACT Relating to notification to coworkers of employment of sexually violent predator; and amending RCW 71.09.340.

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

SB 6571             by Senators Franklin, Gardner, Fraser, Winsley, Keiser, McCaslin, Hargrove, Regala, Shin, Jacobsen, Snyder, Poulsen, Costa, B. Sheldon, Kastama, Spanel, Haugen, Fairley, Thibaudeau, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles and Oke

AN ACT Relating to information about ballot measures; amending RCW 29.81.250; and adding a new section to chapter 29.79 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

SB 6572             by Senators Rasmussen, Morton, Carlson and Benton

AN ACT Relating to conservation district supervisors; amending RCW 29.13.020; adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.

SB 6573             by Senators Regala, Winsley, Hochstatter, Eide, Rossi, Honeyford, Johnson, Jacobsen, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to providing optional service credit for substitute service to members of the school employees' retirement system; amending RCW 41.35.010 and 41.35.030; and adding a new section to chapter 41.35 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

SB 6574             by Senators McAuliffe, Long, Regala, Winsley, Kohl-Welles, Eide, Franklin, Deccio, Costa, Thibaudeau, Rasmussen and Johnson

AN ACT Relating to offering health care benefit plans to school district employees; amending RCW 41.05.011; and reenacting and amending RCW 41.05.075.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 6575             by Senator Hargrove

AN ACT Relating to natural area preserves; and amending RCW 79.70.030, 79.70.060, and 79.70.080.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

SB 6576             by Senator Hargrove

AN ACT Relating to supervision of juvenile offenders; amending RCW 13.40.020; reenacting and amending RCW 13.40.210; adding a new section to chapter 13.40 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 13.40.212.

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

SB 6577             by Senators Gardner, Roach and Costa

AN ACT Relating to identification of subcontractors on public works contracts; amending RCW 39.30.060; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

SB 6578             by Senators B. Sheldon, Finkbeiner, Poulsen, Rossi and T. Sheldon

AN ACT Relating to leases for personal wireless communication facilities; and amending RCW 58.17.040.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.

SB 6579             by Senators Prentice, Winsley and Keiser (by request of Department of Labor and Industries)

AN ACT Relating to occupational safety and health impacts grants; adding new sections to chapter 49.17 RCW; and making an appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

SB 6580             by Senator Swecker

AN ACT Relating to the public disclosure commission; and amending RCW 42.17.350, 42.17.370, and 42.17.410.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

SB 6581             by Senators Poulsen, Jacobsen, Spanel and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to Puget Sound marine resource committees; amending RCW 79.24.580; adding a new chapter to Title 77 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

SB 6582             by Senators Poulsen, Rossi and Fraser (by request of Department of Revenue)

AN ACT Relating to improving property tax administration by merging double amendments, correcting out-of-date terminology, and clarifying procedures; amending RCW 36.68.525, 84.09.030, 84.09.037, 84.14.110, 84.38.130, and 84.40.020; reenacting and amending RCW 84.33.130, 84.33.140, and 84.34.108; creating new sections; and repealing RCW 84.33.120.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

SB 6583             by Senator Spanel (by request of Office of Financial Management)

AN ACT Relating to personal use fishing license fees; amending RCW 77.32.470 and 77.32.520; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

SB 6584             by Senators Thibaudeau and Deccio (by request of Department of Health)

AN ACT Relating to syphilis laboratory tests; and amending RCW 70.24.100.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

SB 6585             by Senators Thibaudeau and Deccio (by request of Department of Social and Health Services)

AN ACT Relating to requiring support payments for developmentally disabled children in out-of-home care as a result of the budget deficit; and amending RCW 13.34.160, 13.34.270, 74.13.031, 74.13.350, and 74.20A.030.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

SB 6586             by Senators Thibaudeau and Deccio (by request of Department of Health)

AN ACT Relating to the human immunodeficiency virus insurance program; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; repealing RCW 74.09.757; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

SB 6587             by Senators Thibaudeau and Deccio (by request of Department of Health)

AN ACT Relating to eye banks; and repealing RCW 68.50.630.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

SB 6588             by Senators Rasmussen and Swecker

AN ACT Relating to food service rules; and adding a new section to chapter 43.20 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.

SB 6589             by Senators Keiser and Long

AN ACT Relating to advance directives for mental health treatment; amending RCW 11.94.010, 11.88.010, and 11.88.030; adding a new chapter to Title 71 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

SB 6590             by Senators McAuliffe, Rossi and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to improving K-12 preparedness and performance through promoting better oral health; adding new sections to chapter 43.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

SB 6591             by Senators Prentice and Oke (by request of Department of Revenue)

AN ACT Relating to revising the tobacco products tax by imposing the tax upon those persons who acquire tobacco products for resale from persons who are immune from state tax; amending RCW 82.26.010, 82.26.020, 82.26.025, and 82.26.030; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

SB 6592             by Senators Prentice, T. Sheldon and Oke

AN ACT Relating to increasing the number of eligible tribes for cigarette tax contracts; and amending RCW 43.06.460.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

SB 6593             by Senators Regala, Poulsen, Winsley, B. Sheldon, Fraser and McAuliffe

AN ACT Relating to mitigating the impacts of revenue reductions on local governments; and adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

SB 6594             by Senators Carlson, Costa, Hargrove and Long (by request of Joint Select Committee on the Equitable Distribution of Secure Community Transition Facilities)

AN ACT Relating to the implementation of the recommendations of the joint select committee on the equitable distribution of secure community transition facilities; amending RCW 36.70A.200, 71.09.020, 71.09.285, 71.09.305, 71.09.255, and 36.70A.103; adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 71.09 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

SB 6595             by Senator Poulsen (by request of Board for Judicial Administration)

AN ACT Relating to the membership of the commission on judicial conduct; and amending RCW 2.64.020.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 6596             by Senators McCaslin, Brown, Long, Sheahan, Johnson, Kline, Roach and West

AN ACT Relating to the number of district court judges in Spokane county; and amending RCW 3.34.010.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 6597             by Senators Winsley, Gardner, Kohl-Welles, B. Sheldon and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to alternative public works contracting procedures; and amending RCW 39.10.051, 39.10.061, 39.10.067, and 39.10.902.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

SB 6598             by Senators Kohl-Welles, Horn, Jacobsen, Winsley, Johnson, Prentice, Rossi, Hewitt, Eide, McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Finkbeiner

AN ACT Relating to natural science and wildlife education; adding new sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 6599             by Senators Fairley and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to reducing littering of beverage containers by authorizing a redemption program; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.

SJR 8225           by Senator Poulsen (by request of Board for Judicial Administration)

Revising the membership of the commission on judicial conduct.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Costa, Senate Bill No. 6593 was referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.

MOTION

      At 12:04 p.m., on motion of Senator Costa, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2002.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate