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FIFTY EIGHTH LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION

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TWENTY FIFTH DAY

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House Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, February 6, 2003

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

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

INTRODUCTION & FIRST READING

HB 1724 by Representatives Cody, Dickerson, Pflug, Skinner, Hunt, Alexander and Kenney; by request of Department of Services for the Blind

AN ACT Relating to changing provisions on the department of services for the blind; amending RCW 74.18.010, 74.18.020, 74.18.050, 74.18.060, 74.18.070, 74.18.090, 74.18.110, 74.18.120, 74.18.130, 74.18.140, 74.18.150, 74.18.170, 74.18.180, 74.18.200, 74.18.210, and 74.18.230; adding new sections to chapter 74.18 RCW; and repealing RCW 74.18.160 and 74.18.250.

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

HB 1725 by Representatives Cooper and Upthegrove

AN ACT Relating to catch record cards; and amending RCW 77.32.430 and 77.32.256.

Referred to Committee on Fisheries, Ecology & Parks.

HB 1726 by Representatives Haigh and Armstrong; by request of Office of Financial Management

AN ACT Relating to an employer's indebtedness to a deceased person for unpaid wages, labor, or services performed; and amending RCW 49.48.120.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1727 by Representatives O'Brien and Kirby

AN ACT Relating to death certificates of sex offenders supplied to law enforcement agencies; and amending RCW 70.58.107.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

HB 1728 by Representatives O'Brien, Sump and Kirby

AN ACT Relating to community and technical college special police; and adding new sections to chapter 28B.50 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1729 by Representatives O'Brien, Kagi and Berkey

AN ACT Relating to inmate funds; and amending RCW 51.32.040.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1730 by Representatives Condotta, Armstrong, Sump, Newhouse, Holmquist, Hinkle, Clements, Kristiansen, Chandler, Pearson, Skinner, Schoesler and Buck

AN ACT Relating to purchase of land by state agencies; and adding a new section to chapter 79.01 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

HB 1731 by Representatives Kenney, Cox and Chase; by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board

AN ACT Relating to the educational opportunity grant program; and amending RCW 28B.101.005, 28B.101.010, 28B.101.020, and 28B.101.040.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1732 by Representatives Roach, Cairnes, Schual-Berke and Condotta

AN ACT Relating to requiring voter approval for port district property taxes; and amending RCW 53.36.020.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1733 by Representatives McIntire, Benson, Gombosky, Kenney, Jarrett, Ruderman, Dunshee and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to creating the Washington voluntary accounts program; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092; and adding a new chapter to Title 41 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1734 by Representatives Romero, Hinkle, Moeller, Delvin, Grant, Jarrett and Flannigan; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development

AN ACT Relating to state building codes; amending RCW 19.27.031, 19.27.080, and 19.27.110; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1735 by Representatives Murray, Jarrett, Gombosky, Romero, Simpson, Kenney and Wood

AN ACT Relating to regulation of streets; amending RCW 82.80.070; adding new sections to chapter 35.77 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 82.80.040, 82.80.050, and 82.80.060; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1736 by Representatives Lantz, Carrell, Boldt, Dickerson and Kenney

AN ACT Relating to the role of guardians for persons with developmental disabilities; amending RCW 11.88.030, 11.88.095, 11.92.043, 11.92.190, 71A.10.060, and 71A.10.070; and amending 1998 c 216 s 9 (uncodified).

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1737 by Representatives McIntire, Morris, Conway and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to repealing outdated and unused tax preferences; amending RCW 15.76.165, 43.52.460, 82.04.050, 82.04.260, and 82.08.0255; creating a new section; repealing RCW 82.35.010, 82.35.020, 82.35.040, 82.35.050, 82.35.070, 82.35.080, 82.35.900, 82.61.010, 82.61.030, 82.61.050, 82.61.060, 82.61.080, 82.61.090, 82.61.900, 82.61.901, 48.14.029, 82.04.4329, 82.08.0276, 82.08.0295, 82.29A.135, 84.56.450, 84.36.300, 82.66.010, 82.66.020, 82.66.040, 82.66.050, 82.66.060, 82.66.900, and 82.66.901; and providing effective dates.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1738 by Representatives Haigh and Armstrong; by request of Office of Financial Management

AN ACT Relating to the recoupment of state employee salary and wage overpayments; and adding new sections to chapter 49.48 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1739 by Representatives Alexander, Sommers, Romero and Hunt; by request of Department of General Administration

AN ACT Relating to funding services within the department of general administration; amending RCW 43.19.565 and 43.19.615; reenacting and amending RCW 43.79A.040; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 43.19.605.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1740 by Representatives Hunt, Pearson, Sullivan, Haigh, McDermott, Tom, Miloscia, Hinkle, Simpson, Conway, Fromhold, Bush, Hudgins, Ahern, Hatfield, Pettigrew, Clibborn, Dickerson, Linville, Morris, Dunshee, Wallace, Schual-Berke, Veloria, Chase, Romero, Ruderman and Condotta

AN ACT Relating to restrictions on local access to broadcasts of professional sports; adding a new section to chapter 36.102 RCW; and providing a contingent effective date.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.

HB 1741 by Representatives Romero, Lantz, Mielke, O'Brien, Edwards, Chase and Schindler

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting discrimination against consumers' choices in housing; adding a new section to chapter 19.86 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 1742 by Representatives Rockefeller, Eickmeyer, McIntire, Lantz, Woods and Haigh

AN ACT Relating to public facilities districts; and amending RCW 36.100.030.

Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

HB 1743 by Representatives Cooper, Upthegrove, Sump, Pearson and Anderson; by request of Department of Ecology

AN ACT Relating to hazardous waste; and adding a new section to chapter 70.105 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Fisheries, Ecology & Parks.

HB 1744 by Representatives Lovick and Campbell

AN ACT Relating to court fees; and amending RCW 27.24.070, 36.18.016, 36.18.020, and 4.12.090.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1745 by Representatives Kessler, Romero, Jarrett, Ruderman, Nixon, Clibborn, Rockefeller, Dickerson, Simpson, McDermott, Kenney, Linville and Wood

AN ACT Relating to laying hens; amending RCW 16.52.185; and adding a new section to chapter 16.52 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1746 by Representatives Alexander, Conway, DeBolt, Chandler and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to electrical contractor licenses; and amending RCW 19.28.041.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1747 by Representatives McIntire, Santos, Conway, McDermott and Kenney

AN ACT Relating to uniform local business license taxes on software businesses; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1748 by Representatives Sommers, Alexander, Fromhold, Kenney, Sehlin, Dunshee and Kagi

AN ACT Relating to hiring retired members of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1; amending RCW 41.32.570, 41.40.037, and 41.40.037; repealing 2001 c 317 s 1; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 1749 by Representatives Grant, Schoesler, Ahern, Benson and Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to withdrawals of public ground waters; and amending RCW 90.44.050.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

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.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

February 4, 2003

HB 1098 Prime Sponsor, Representative Lantz: Authorizing electronic notice and other communications within the Washington nonprofit corporation act. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Lantz, Chairman; Moeller, Vice Chairman; Carrell, Ranking Minority Member; McMahan, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Campbell; Flannigan; Kirby and Newhouse.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 4, 2003

HB 1240 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sullivan: Providing tax incentives for biodiesel and alcohol fuel production. Reported by Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Morris, Chairman; Ruderman, Vice Chairman; Crouse, Ranking Minority Member; Nixon, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Anderson; Blake; Bush; DeBolt; Hudgins; Kirby; McMahan; Romero; Sullivan; Tom; Wallace and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representative Delvin.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

February 4, 2003

HB 1241 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sullivan: Providing tax incentives for the distribution and retail sale of biodiesel and alcohol fuels. Reported by Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representative Delvin.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

February 4, 2003

HB 1242 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sullivan: Establishing requirements for the use of biodiesel by state agencies. Reported by Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Morris, Chairman; Ruderman, Vice Chairman; Crouse, Ranking Minority Member; Nixon, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Blake; Hudgins; Kirby; Romero; Sullivan; Tom; Wallace and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Anderson; Bush; DeBolt; Delvin and McMahan.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 4, 2003

HB 1243 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sullivan: Establishing a biodiesel pilot project for school transportation. Reported by Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Morris, Chairman; Ruderman, Vice Chairman; Crouse, Ranking Minority Member; Nixon, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Blake; Bush; Hudgins; Kirby; Romero; Sullivan; Tom; Wallace and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Anderson; DeBolt; Delvin and McMahan.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

There being no objection, the bills listed on the day's committee reports sheet 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 10:00 a.m., February 7, 2003, the 26^th Day of the Regular Session.

FRANK CHOPP, Speaker CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk