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FIFTY EIGHTH LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION

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NINETEEN DAY

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House Chamber, Olympia, Friday, January 31, 2003

The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the Speaker. The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.

The flags were escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Ben Wolfram and Lynessa Booth. Prayer was offered by Reverend Tony Irving, St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Lacey.

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

INTRODUCTION & FIRST READING

HB 1578 by Representatives Haigh, Cairnes, Gombosky, Benson, Fromhold, Rockefeller, Lantz, Anderson and Alexander; by request of Department of Health

AN ACT Relating to fees for certified copies of vital records; and amending RCW 70.58.107.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1579 by Representatives O'Brien, Delvin, Kagi, Mastin, Sullivan and Wood

AN ACT Relating to decriminalizing "fine only" criminal statutes; amending RCW 7.48.250, 66.20.340, and 88.02.110; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1580 by Representatives Lantz, Carrell, Flannigan, Campbell, Morris and Pettigrew

AN ACT Relating to personality rights; and amending RCW 63.60.020, 63.60.040, and 63.60.070.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1581 by Representatives Gombosky, Wood, Ahern and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to parking and business improvement areas; and amending RCW 35.87A.010, 35.87A.020, 35.87A.030, 35.87A.040, and 35.87A.180.

Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

HB 1582 by Representatives Schual-Berke, Rockefeller and Sullivan; by request of Insurance Commissioner

AN ACT Relating to forming market assistance plans and joint underwriting associations; amending RCW 48.22.050; adding a new chapter to Title 48 RCW; and repealing RCW 48.88.010, 48.88.020, 48.88.030, 48.88.040, 48.88.050, and 48.88.070.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1583 by Representatives Kirby and Campbell

AN ACT Relating to requirements for issuing salary warrants for judges; and amending RCW 2.56.040.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1584 by Representatives Lantz, Carrell, Flannigan and Campbell; by request of Administrative Office of the Courts

AN ACT Relating to the administrative office of the courts; amending RCW 2.14.110, 2.43.020, 2.43.030, 2.43.070, 2.56.010, 2.56.020, 2.56.030, 2.56.120, 2.56.150, 2.56.180, 2.68.020, 2.70.050, 3.46.030, 3.50.020, 3.66.010, 3.66.070, 9.73.230, 9.94A.660, 9.94A.855, 10.64.120, 10.98.080, 10.98.100, 10.98.160, 13.34.102, 13.64.080, 13.70.130, 26.12.177, 26.12.802, 26.12.804, 26.18.210, 26.18.220, 26.19.011, 26.19.035, 26.19.050, 26.26.065, 26.50.030, 26.50.035, 35.20.030, 36.01.050, 36.18.018, 43.70.540, 43.101.280, 46.20.286, 74.14C.100, and 82.14.310; amending 2000 c 111 s 8 (uncodified); amending 1983 c 199 s 2 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.660, 9.94A.850, 9.94A.850, and 43.08.250; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1585 by Representatives Simpson, Lovick, Cooper, Cairnes, Conway, Roach, O'Brien, Hinkle, Delvin, Rockefeller and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to the Washington state patrol retirement system, plan 1; amending RCW 44.44.040, 41.45.050, 41.45.060, 41.45.020, and 44.44.060; reenacting and amending RCW 41.45.070; adding new sections to chapter 43.43 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1586 by Representatives Schual-Berke, Roach, Priest, Upthegrove, Simpson, Shabro, Ruderman, Miloscia, Nixon and O'Brien

AN ACT Relating to siting secure community transition facilities; reenacting and amending RCW 71.09.020; adding a new section to chapter 71.09 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1587 by Representatives Hudgins, Conway, Campbell, Hunt, Simpson, Cooper, Wood, McCoy and Kenney

AN ACT Relating to medical examinations under the industrial insurance system; amending RCW 51.32.110, 51.36.070, and 51.32.112; adding a new section to chapter 51.36 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 51.32.112; and repealing RCW 51.32.114.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1588 by Representatives Kenney, Conway, Campbell, Wood and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to the duty of good faith and fair dealing to injured workers; amending RCW 51.48.080, 51.28.050, and 51.28.055; adding a new section to chapter 51.48 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1589 by Representatives Murray and Woods

AN ACT Relating to tow truck permit fees; amending RCW 46.44.0941; and repealing RCW 46.44.015.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1590 by Representatives Murray and Woods

AN ACT Relating to paying for tow truck services required by an automobile accident; and adding a new section to chapter 48.22 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1591 by Representatives Gombosky, Cairnes and McIntire; by request of Department of Revenue

AN ACT Relating to modifying excise tax interest provisions; amending RCW 82.32.050 and 82.32.060; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1592 by Representatives Simpson and Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to special license plates; amending RCW 46.16.233 and 46.16.314; adding new sections to chapter 46.16 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1593 by Representatives Berkey, Mielke, Dunshee, Haigh, Benson, Romero, Ahern, Moeller, Wood, Hinkle and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to delivery of endorsements by recording officers; and amending RCW 65.04.090.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1594 by Representatives Berkey, Haigh, Dunshee, Romero, Mielke, Benson, Ahern, Moeller, Wood, Alexander, Hinkle and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to chief financial officers in charter counties; amending RCW 36.22.140 and 36.40.030; and reenacting and amending RCW 36.40.040.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1595 by Representatives Benson and Boldt

AN ACT Relating to providing health benefits for certificated instructional staff; and amending RCW 28A.400.200 and 28A.400.410.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1596 by Representatives Dunshee, Romero, Haigh, Benson, Wood, Moeller and Sullivan

AN ACT Relating to the surcharge for preservation of historical documents; and amending RCW 36.22.170.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1597 by Representatives Mielke, Armstrong, Boldt, Orcutt, Wood, Woods, Kristiansen, Campbell, Hatfield, Sump and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to physical examinations for commercial drivers' licenses; amending RCW 46.25.070; adding new sections to chapter 46.25 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1598 by Representatives Schual-Berke, McMahan, Lantz, Moeller, Ruderman, Cody, Pflug, Morrell, McDermott, Quall, Kenney, Rockefeller, Wood, Anderson, Kagi, Hunt, Campbell and Miloscia

AN ACT Relating to tobacco product sampling; amending RCW 70.155.010, 70.155.050, 70.155.090, 70.155.100, 82.24.120, and 82.24.230; repealing RCW 70.155.060 and 82.24.270; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1599 by Representatives Conway, Cairnes, Cooper, Delvin, Haigh, Linville, Schoesler, Hunt, Sullivan and Kenney

AN ACT Relating to allowing public safety workers to retire early in the public employees' retirement system, plan 2; amending RCW 41.40.630; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1600 by Representatives Linville, Cairnes, O'Brien, Delvin, Simpson, Sullivan and Campbell

AN ACT Relating to liquor control board law enforcement officers' membership in the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2 for periods of future service; amending RCW 41.26.030; and adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1601 by Representatives Anderson, Sullivan, Campbell, McMahan and Talcott

AN ACT Relating to law enforcement vehicles in high occupancy vehicle lanes; and amending RCW 81.100.020, 46.61.165, and 47.52.025.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1602 by Representatives Morrell, Campbell, Edwards and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to the Washington state patient safety act; adding new sections to chapter 70.41 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1603 by Representatives Flannigan, Campbell, Fromhold, Moeller, Armstrong, Cairnes, Simpson, O'Brien and Delvin

AN ACT Relating to hearings for antiharassment protection orders; and amending RCW 10.14.070.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1604 by Representatives Cody, Edwards, Conway, Schual-Berke, Morrell, Moeller, Clibborn, Simpson, Wood and Campbell

AN ACT Relating to increasing the number of health care facilities that are prohibited from requiring employees to perform overtime work; amending RCW 49.28.130 and 72.01.042; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1605 by Representatives Ruderman, Anderson, Sullivan and Miloscia

AN ACT Relating to a statewide justice information network; amending RCW 10.98.160; and adding new sections to chapter 10.98 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.

SB 5001 by Senators Zarelli, McCaslin, Kastama, T. Sheldon, Carlson, Esser and Sheahan

AN ACT Relating to assault as a predicate for felony murder; amending RCW 9A.32.050; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

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

There being no objection, the rules were suspended, and SENATE BILL NO. 5001 was placed on the Second Reading.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

January 29, 2003

HB 1120 Prime Sponsor, Representative Romero: Creating a citizen oversight panel to measure performance of the state's transportation system. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Murray, Chairman; Simpson, Vice Chairman; Campbell; Clibborn; Cooper; Dickerson; Edwards; Flannigan; Hatfield; Hudgins; Lovick; Morris; Rockefeller; Romero; Sullivan; Wallace and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Ericksen, Ranking Minority Member; Jarrett, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Anderson; Armstrong; Bailey; Hankins; Kristiansen; Mielke; Nixon; Schindler; Shabro and Woods.

January 29, 2003

HB 1121 Prime Sponsor, Representative Wallace: Implementing performance audits of transportation-related agencies. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Murray, Chairman; Simpson, Vice Chairman; Ericksen, Ranking Minority Member; Jarrett, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Anderson; Armstrong; Bailey; Campbell; Clibborn; Cooper; Dickerson; Edwards; Flannigan; Hankins; Hatfield; Hudgins; Kristiansen; Lovick; Mielke; Morris; Nixon; Rockefeller; Romero; Schindler; Shabro; Sullivan; Wallace; Wood and Woods.

January 29, 2003

HB 1122 Prime Sponsor, Representative Morris: Streamlining transportation governance. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Murray, Chairman; Simpson, Vice Chairman; Campbell; Clibborn; Cooper; Dickerson; Flannigan; Hankins; Hatfield; Hudgins; Lovick; Morris; Rockefeller; Romero; Sullivan; Wallace and Wood.

January 29, 2003

HB 1214 Prime Sponsor, Representative Cody: Making prescription drugs more available. Reported by Committee on Appropriations

MAJORITY recommendation: The second substitute bill be substituted therefor and the second substitute do pass and do not pass the substitute bill proposed by Committee on Health Care. Signed by Representatives Sommers, Chairman; Fromhold, Vice Chairman; Cody; Conway; Dunshee; Grant; Hunter; Kagi; Kenney; Kessler; Linville; McIntire; Miloscia; Ruderman and Schual-Berke.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Sehlin, Ranking Minority Member; Pearson, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Alexander; Boldt; Buck; Clements; Cox; DeBolt; McDonald and Pflug.

There being no objection, HOUSE BILL NO. 1120, HOUSE BILL NO. 1121, HOUSE BILL NO. 1122 and HOUSE BILL NO. 1214 were placed on the Second Reading calendar.

There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the rules committee was relieved of HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 4003, and the joint memorial was placed on the Second Reading.

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

There being no objection, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., February 3, 2003, the 22^nd Day of the Regular Session.

FRANK CHOPP, Speaker CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk