FORTY-THIRD DAY
NOON SESSION
Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, February 21, 2005
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MOTION
There being no objection, the Senate advanced to the first order of business.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
February 16, 2005
SB 5038 Prime Sponsor, Honeyford: Increasing penalties for failure to yield to emergency vehicles or police vehicles. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5038 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 2005
SB 5041 Prime Sponsor, McCaslin: Revising deadly weapon and firearm sentence range enhancements. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5041 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
February 16, 2005
SB 5054 Prime Sponsor, Johnson: Regarding patient authorization of disclosure of health care information. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5054 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2005
SB 5084 Prime Sponsor, McAuliffe: Establishing a foster youth postsecondary education and training coordination committee. Reported by Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5084 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Berkey, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Pflug, Pridemore, Vice Chair, Higher Education; Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Schmidt, Schoesler, Shin and Weinstein, Vice Chair, Early Learning & K-12
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Mulliken
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 18, 2005
SB 5360 Prime Sponsor, Brandland: Making the certificate of academic achievement a requirement for running start eligibility. Reported by Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5360 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Berkey, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Pflug, Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Schmidt, Schoesler, Shin and Weinstein
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2005
SB 5395 Prime Sponsor, Kastama: Requiring voting devices to produce paper records. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5395 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kastama, Chair; Berkey, Vice Chair; Fairley, Haugen, Kline, McCaslin, Mulliken, Pridemore and Roach
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 2005
SB 5417 Prime Sponsor, Weinstein: Restricting access to motor vehicles for persons arrested for alcohol offenses (John's Law). Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 2005
SB 5433 Prime Sponsor, Kline: Changing the membership of the commission on judicial conduct. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 2005
SB 5434 Prime Sponsor, Kline: Revising standards for antiharassment protection order hearings. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 2005
SB 5435 Prime Sponsor, Kline: Granting the municipal courts jurisdiction for antiharassment protection orders. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2005
SB 5452 Prime Sponsor, Franklin: Prohibiting genetic testing as a condition of life insurance. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5452 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Berkey, Vice Chair; Benson, Brandland, Delvin, Franklin, Keiser, Prentice, Schmidt and Spanel
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 2005
SB 5453 Prime Sponsor, Delvin: Providing civil immunity for broadcasters participating in the Amber alert. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2005
SB 5459 Prime Sponsor, Shin: Restricting the information on recorded documents. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5459 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kastama, Chair; Berkey, Vice Chair; Fairley, Haugen, Kline, McCaslin, Mulliken, Pridemore and Roach
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2005
SB 5499 Prime Sponsor, Kastama: Clarifying and standardizing various election procedures. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5499 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kastama, Chair; Berkey, Vice Chair; Fairley, Haugen, Kline and Pridemore
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Mulliken and Roach
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 2005
SB 5531 Prime Sponsor, Kline: Providing indigent defense services. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
February 17, 2005
SB 5581 Prime Sponsor, Brown: Establishing the life sciences discovery fund. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5581 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Brown, Keiser and Prentice
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Honeyford and Parlette
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
February 17, 2005
SB 5638 Prime Sponsor, McAuliffe: Changing student assessment provisions. Reported by Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5638 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Berkey, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Mulliken, Pflug, Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Schmidt, Schoesler, Shin and Weinstein, Vice Chair, Early Learning & K-12
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
February 17, 2005
SB 5682 Prime Sponsor, Keiser: Regulating beer and wine sampling. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5682 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Brown, Honeyford, Keiser, Parlette and Prentice
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 16, 2005
SB 5685 Prime Sponsor, Kline: Administering the state-funded civil representation of indigent persons. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Esser, Hargrove, Johnson and Rasmussen
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
February 16, 2005
SB 5691 Prime Sponsor, Esser: Authorizing jury source lists to be divided by jury assignment area. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2005
SB 5745 Prime Sponsor, Roach: Modifying primary election law. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5745 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kastama, Chair; Berkey, Vice Chair; Fairley, Kline, McCaslin, Mulliken, Pridemore and Roach
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 17, 2005
SB 5746 Prime Sponsor, Kastama: Requiring the state to assume a share of primary and general election costs. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5746 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kastama, Chair; Berkey, Vice Chair; Fairley, Haugen, Kline, McCaslin, Mulliken, Pridemore and Roach
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
February 16, 2005
SJR 8207 Prime Sponsor, Kline: Changing the membership of the commission on judicial conduct. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Weinstein, Vice Chair; Carrell, Esser, Hargrove, Johnson, McCaslin, Rasmussen and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Eide, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 5041 and Senate Bill No. 5685 which were referred to the Committee on Ways & Means.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the fourth order of business.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
February 18, 2005
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed the following bill{s}:
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1219,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1316,
and the same are herewith transmitted.
RICHARD NAFZIGER, Chief Clerk
February 21, 2005
MR. PRESIDENT:
The Speaker has signed:
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5097,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5151,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
RICHARD NAFZIGER, Chief Clerk
MOTION
There being no objection, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6006 by Senators Honeyford, Mulliken and Parlette
AN ACT Relating to voter registration; amending RCW 29A.08.115, 29A.08.115, 29A.08.210, and 29A.08.220; adding a new section to chapter 29A.84 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6007 by Senators Finkbeiner and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to safety in children's placement services; amending RCW 13.34.132, 13.34.136, 13.34.260, and 74.13.250; adding new sections to chapter 13.34 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6008 by Senators Hargrove, Stevens and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to guardianship of dependent children; amending RCW 13.34.030, 13.34.110, 13.34.145, 13.34.230, 13.34.231, 13.34.232, 13.34.233, 13.34.234, 13.34.236, and 13.32A.030; reenacting and amending RCW 74.15.020; adding new sections to chapter 13.34 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6009 by Senators Thibaudeau, Sheldon, Schmidt, Kline, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to adding a tribal representative to the state board of health; and reenacting and amending RCW 43.20.030.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
AN ACT Relating to employment rights of peace corps volunteers; and adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6011 by Senators Rasmussen and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to performance and interpretation of nerve conduction tests and performance of needle electromyography; amending RCW 18.71.030; adding a new section to chapter 18.71 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.57 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6012 by Senators Spanel, Oke, Weinstein, Esser and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to parking and business improvement areas; and amending RCW 35.87A.010.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to a study of hazards of unused trailer hitches; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6014 by Senators Kline, Parlette, Kohl-Welles and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to ensuring that employers are not charged for claims made due to injuries during emergencies or disasters; and amending RCW 51.16.130.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6015 by Senators Morton and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to the payment of motor vehicle gross weight fees; amending RCW 46.16.135; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6016 by Senators Jacobsen, Poulsen and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to local transportation funding options; amending RCW 82.80.010 and 82.80.070; adding new sections to chapter 82.80 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 35.77 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 82.80.040, 82.80.050, and 82.80.060; and providing effective dates.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SJM 8019 by Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Berkey, Doumit, McAuliffe, Franklin, Keiser, Regala, Fairley, Prentice, Jacobsen, Fraser and Haugen
Requesting the United States trade representative to create a federal-state international trade policy commission.
Referred to Committee on International Trade & Economic Development.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
SHB 1219 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Schual-Berke, Morrell, Kessler, Simpson, Campbell, P. Sullivan, Williams, Chase, Dickerson, Quall, Kenney, O'Brien, Clibborn, Conway, Green, Lantz, Sells, Kagi, Ormsby, Wallace, McIntire, Upthegrove, Hasegawa and Kilmer)
AN ACT Relating to authorizing a prescription drug purchasing consortium; adding new sections to chapter 70.14 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
2SHB 1316 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Simpson, Kessler, Morrell, Kilmer, Upthegrove, Clibborn, Hasegawa, Conway, Roberts, Takko, Moeller, Kagi, Dickerson, Campbell and Ormsby)
AN ACT Relating to importation of prescription drugs from Canadian wholesalers; amending RCW 18.64.046; adding a new section to chapter 18.64 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated.
MOTION
At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon Tuesday, February 22, 2005.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate