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FIFTY EIGHTH LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION

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SIXTY EIGHTH DAY

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House Chamber, Olympia, Friday, March 21, 2003


             The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding). 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 Camille Torres and Camille Weber. Prayer was offered by Father Chaplain Zula Johnston, 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

 

HJM 4025         by Representatives Chandler, Grant, Condotta, Newhouse, Clements, Boldt and Armstrong


             Requesting a preference for Washington wines and water.


             Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

 

SSB 5053          by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hale, McCaslin, Schmidt, Honeyford, Parlette, T. Sheldon, Hewitt, Johnson and Oke)


             AN ACT Relating to requiring legislative authority for agencies to adopt rules that exceed federal standards; and adding a new section to chapter 34.05 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on State Government.

 

SSB 5120          by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Rossi, Kline, Oke, Roach, Esser, Swecker, Deccio, Stevens, Benton, Hale, Hewitt, Mulliken, Honeyford, Johnson, Schmidt, Sheahan and Horn)


             AN ACT Relating to drivers convicted of alcohol offenses; and amending RCW 46.20.720 and 46.20.311.


             Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

ESSB 5150       by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Roach and Stevens)


             AN ACT Relating to providing for the election of library trustees; amending RCW 27.12.190; and adding a new section to chapter 27.12 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Local Government.

 

SSB 5152          by Senate Committee on Land Use & Planning (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Honeyford, Mulliken, Stevens and Zarelli)


             AN ACT Relating to the authority of the Columbia river gorge commission; and adding a new section to chapter 43.97 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on State Government.

 

SSB 5160          by Senate Committee on Land Use & Planning (originally sponsored by Senators Morton, Mulliken, McCaslin, Benton, Honeyford, Stevens, Sheahan, Deccio, Swecker, Hale, Parlette and T. Sheldon)


             AN ACT Relating to growth management act counties with less than ten thousand population, less than eighteen percent taxable land base, and only one incorporated city; amending RCW 36.70A.040; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.


             Referred to Committee on Local Government.

 

SSB 5212          by Senate Committee on Commerce & Trade (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Rasmussen, Roach, Mulliken, T. Sheldon and Parlette)


             AN ACT Relating to electricians; and amending RCW 19.28.091 and 19.28.261.


             Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

 

SSB 5235          by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Morton and Doumit)


             AN ACT Relating to the state environmental policy act requirements for class I, II, and III forest practices on state trust lands; adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 79.68 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

 

ESSB 5247       by Senate Committee on Highways & Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Horn, Haugen, Esser, Jacobsen, Kastama, Prentice, Oke, Swecker and Schmidt)


             AN ACT Relating to alternative local option fuel taxes; amending RCW 82.80.010 and 36.120.050; and adding new sections to chapter 82.80 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SSB 5251          by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Thibaudeau, Shin and Kline)


             AN ACT Relating to foreign judgments; and amending RCW 4.64.030 and 6.36.035.


             Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SSB 5274          by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Hale, Horn, Stevens and Haugen; by request of Secretary of State)


             AN ACT Relating to funding of the archives division; amending RCW 40.14.025, 40.14.027, and 36.22.175; and adding new sections to chapter 40.14 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on State Government.

 

SB 5340            by Senators Horn, Haugen and T. Sheldon; by request of Governor Locke


             AN ACT Relating to modifying the commute trip reduction program; amending RCW 70.94.527, 82.08.0287, 82.12.0282, and 82.44.015; repealing RCW 47.01.900 and 82.67.050; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.


             Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5346            by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Doumit, Morton, Rasmussen, Hargrove, Horn and Spanel


             AN ACT Relating to damage to property; adding a new section to chapter 77.55 RCW; and declaring an emergency.


             Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

 

SSB 5355          by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Jacobsen, Esser, Rasmussen, Parlette, Swecker, Sheahan, McCaslin and Mulliken)


             AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the use of voluntary intoxication as a defense against a criminal charge; and amending RCW 9A.16.090 and 9A.08.010.


             Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

ESSB 5375       by Senate Committee on Parks, Fish & Wildlife (originally sponsored by Senators Doumit, Oke, Haugen, Swecker, Prentice, Hale, Reardon and Rasmussen)


             AN ACT Relating to regulatory reform of the hydraulic project approval program; amending RCW 77.55.100; adding new sections to chapter 77.55 RCW; and creating a new section.


             Referred to Committee on Fisheries, Ecology & Parks.

 

ESB 5379         by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Carlson, Regala, Parlette, McAuliffe and Winsley


             AN ACT Relating to dependency petition hearings; and amending RCW 13.34.115.


             Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

 

SB 5380            by Senators Stevens, Honeyford and Schmidt


             AN ACT Relating to clarifying the definition of ordinary high water mark; amending RCW 90.58.030; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.


             Referred to Committee on Fisheries, Ecology & Parks.

 

ESSB 5400       by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water (originally sponsored by Senator Swecker)


             AN ACT Relating to geoducks; and adding a new section to chapter 79.96 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Fisheries, Ecology & Parks.

 

SB 5422            by Senators Benton, Prentice and Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner


             AN ACT Relating to the sale of single premium credit insurance; and adding a new section to chapter 48.18 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

 

SSB 5451          by Senate Committee on Financial Services, Insurance & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Prentice, Winsley, Keiser and Reardon; by request of Department of Financial Institutions)


             AN ACT Relating to escrow agents and officers; amending RCW 18.44.011, 18.44.031, 18.44.041, 18.44.051, 18.44.071, 18.44.081, 18.44.091, 18.44.101, 18.44.111, 18.44.121, 18.44.127, 18.44.195, 18.44.201, 18.44.410, 18.44.430, and 18.44.450; adding new sections to chapter 18.44 RCW; and repealing RCW 18.44.131.


             Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

 

ESSB 5492       by Senate Committee on Financial Services, Insurance & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Mulliken, Keiser and Winsley)


             AN ACT Relating to timeshares; and adding a new section to chapter 64.36 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

 

SSB 5497          by Senate Committee on Highways & Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Esser, Haugen and Oke; by request of Department of Transportation)


             AN ACT Relating to moving and relocation expenses; and amending RCW 8.26.035.


             Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SSB 5500          by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Johnson, Haugen, Esser, Thibaudeau, McCaslin and Horn)


             AN ACT Relating to interlocal agreements for court services among municipalities; amending RCW 3.50.020 and 3.50.805; and creating a new section.


             Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5515            by Senators Johnson, Kline and Sheahan


             AN ACT Relating to the board of industrial insurance appeals; and amending RCW 51.52.010 and 51.52.104.


             Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

 

ESSB 5522       by Senate Committee on Commerce & Trade (originally sponsored by Senators T. Sheldon, Brandland, Carlson and Hale)


             AN ACT Relating to the privatization of liquor sales; amending RCW 66.08.026, 66.08.150, 66.08.220, 66.24.440, 66.08.050, 66.08.235, 66.04.010, 66.16.030, 66.16.040, 66.20.160, 66.20.180, and 66.24.380; adding a new chapter to Title 66 RCW; and providing an expiration date.


             Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

 

SSB 5537          by Senate Committee on Highways & Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Prentice, Esser, Rossi, Finkbeiner, Johnson, T. Sheldon, Roach and Stevens)


             AN ACT Relating to transportation alternatives in central Puget Sound; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; and creating a new section.


             Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SSB 5578          by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Winsley, T. Sheldon, Brandland, Reardon, Franklin, Esser, Haugen and Hargrove)


             AN ACT Relating to bed hold for boarding home residents; and adding a new section to chapter 18.20 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Health Care.

 

SSB 5584          by Senate Committee on Highways & Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Jacobsen, T. Sheldon, Morton, Deccio, Rossi and Sheahan)


             AN ACT Relating to dissolution of regional transit authorities; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; and creating a new section.


             Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SSB 5596          by Senate Committee on Children & Family Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Parlette and Winsley)


             AN ACT Relating to custodial assault at juvenile rehabilitation facilities and institutions; and amending RCW 13.40.460.


             Referred to Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Law.

 

SSB 5658          by Senate Committee on Land Use & Planning (originally sponsored by Senators Mulliken, Haugen, T. Sheldon, Morton and Rasmussen)


             AN ACT Relating to the use of best available science in developing critical areas policies and regulations; amending RCW 36.70A.172; and creating a new section.


             Referred to Committee on Local Government.

 

SB 5696            by Senators Honeyford, Prentice, Mulliken, Rasmussen, Deccio, Doumit and Parlette


             AN ACT Relating to sheepherder housing; amending RCW 70.114A.020; and adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

 

SB 5726            by Senators Morton, Rasmussen, Brandland, Parlette, Swecker and Jacobsen


             AN ACT Relating to eligibility to be a director of a cooperative association; and amending RCW 23.86.080.


             Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SSB 5733          by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Winsley, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles)


             AN ACT Relating to fairness and protection in boarding homes and adult family homes; and amending RCW 18.20.050, 18.20.110, and 70.128.060.


             Referred to Committee on Health Care.

 

ESSB 5742       by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Benton and Esser)


             AN ACT Relating to procedures for rehiring retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1; amending RCW 41.32.010, 41.32.570, 41.40.010, and 41.40.037; creating a new section; and repealing 2001 c 317 s 1.


             Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

 

SB 5790            by Senators Franklin, Deccio, Winsley and Kline


             AN ACT Relating to certificate of need exemptions for nursing facilities; amending RCW 70.38.111; and declaring an emergency.


             Referred to Committee on Health Care.

 

SB 5801            by Senators Winsley, Benton, Kastama, Reardon and Schmidt


             AN ACT Relating to job order contracting for public works; amending RCW 39.10.020, 39.08.030, 39.30.060, 60.28.011, and 39.10.902; adding a new section to chapter 39.10 RCW; and adding new sections to chapter 39.12 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on State Government.

 

ESSB 5889       by Senate Committee on Agriculture (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker and Rasmussen)


             AN ACT Relating to animal feeding operations; amending RCW 90.64.030, 90.64.150, and 90.48.260; adding a new section to chapter 90.64 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.


             Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

 

SSB 5891          by Senate Committee on Agriculture (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker and Rasmussen)


             AN ACT Relating to livestock identification; amending RCW 16.57.010, 16.57.015, 16.57.020, 16.57.023, 16.57.025, 16.57.030, 16.57.040, 16.57.050, 16.57.080, 16.57.090, 16.57.100, 16.57.120, 16.57.130, 16.57.140, 16.57.150, 16.57.160, 16.57.165, 16.57.170, 16.57.180, 16.57.200, 16.57.210, 16.57.220, 16.57.230, 16.57.240, 16.57.260, 16.57.270, 16.57.275, 16.57.280, 16.57.290, 16.57.300, 16.57.310, 16.57.320, 16.57.330, 16.57.340, 16.57.360, 16.57.370, 16.57.400, 16.57.410, 16.58.020, 16.58.030, 16.58.040, 16.58.050, 16.58.060, 16.58.070, 16.58.080, 16.58.095, 16.58.100, 16.58.110, 16.58.130, 16.58.140, 16.58.150, 16.58.160, 16.58.170, 16.65.010, 16.65.015, 16.65.020, 16.65.030, 16.65.037, 16.65.040, 16.65.042, 16.65.050, 16.65.080, 16.65.090, 16.65.100, 16.65.140, 16.65.170, 16.65.190, 16.65.200, 16.65.235, 16.65.260, 16.65.270, 16.65.280, 16.65.300, 16.65.340, 16.65.350, 16.65.380, 16.65.390, 16.65.400, 16.65.420, 16.65.424, 16.65.440, and 16.65.445; adding new sections to chapter 16.57 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 16.65 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 16.57.380, 16.65.110, 16.65.422, and 16.65.423; prescribing penalties; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.


             Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

 

ESSB 5903       by Senate Committee on Children & Family Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens and Carlson)


             AN ACT Relating to juvenile offender sentences; amending RCW 13.40.160; adding new sections to chapter 13.40 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.


             Referred to Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Law.

 

ESB 5949         by Senators Deccio and Thibaudeau


             AN ACT Relating to hospital emergency services; and adding a new section to chapter 70.41 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Health Care.

 

SB 5959            by Senators Esser, Poulsen, Schmidt, Eide, Stevens, T. Sheldon, Reardon and Finkbeiner


             AN ACT Relating to allowing approaches to partially controlled limited access highways for the deployment of personal wireless facilities; amending RCW 47.52.001; and adding a new section to chapter 47.52 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.

 

ESB 5965         by Senator McCaslin


             AN ACT Relating to public facilities district boards of directors in counties in which the largest city has at least forty percent of the population and the second largest city has at least fifteen percent of the population; and amending RCW 36.100.020.


             Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

 

ESSB 5969       by Senate Committee on Agriculture (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker and Rasmussen)


             AN ACT Relating to natural resource protection in Skagit county; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.


             Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

 

ESSB 6011       by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Rossi)


             AN ACT Relating to the business and occupation tax treatment of staffing businesses; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.


             Referred to Committee on Finance.

 

SSB 6012          by Senate Committee on Land Use & Planning (originally sponsored by Senators Mulliken, T. Sheldon and Morton)


             AN ACT Relating to shoreline management; amending RCW 90.58.020, 90.58.030, 90.58.065, 90.58.090, 90.58.100, 90.58.120, 90.58.130, 90.58.140, 90.58.180, 90.58.190, 90.58.195, 90.58.200, 90.58.250, and 90.58.340; adding a new chapter to Title 90 RCW; and repealing RCW 90.58.060 and 90.58.080.


             Referred to Committee on Local Government.

 

SJM 8012         by Senators Fraser, Morton and Kline


             Asking the federal energy regulatory commission to withdraw a new pricing policy proposal.


             Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.

 

SSCR 8402       by Senate Committee on Commerce & Trade (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Reardon, Fairley, West, Benton, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Winsley)


             Encouraging legislator trade mission participation.


             Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.


             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.


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


             There being no objection, the Committee on Judiciary was relieved of further consideration of SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5242, and the bill was referred to the Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.


             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., March 24, 2003, the 71st Day of the Regular Session.


FRANK CHOPP, Speaker                                                                                  CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk