EIGHTEENTH DAY
NOON SESSION
Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 25, 2007
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
January 23, 2007
SB 5058 Prime Sponsor, Marr: Establishing the eastern Washington state veterans' cemetery. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Pridemore, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Brandland, Carrell, Fairley, Hatfield, Hewitt, Hobbs, Honeyford, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Oemig, Parlette, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Tom and Zarelli
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 23, 2007
SB 5123 Prime Sponsor, Hobbs: Protecting persons with veteran or military status from discrimination. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5123 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Kline, Pridemore, Roach and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 23, 2007
SB 5193 Prime Sponsor, Brandland: Authorizing donation of unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5193 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Tom, Vice Chair; Carrell, McCaslin, Roach and Weinstein
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 24, 2007
SB 5242 Prime Sponsor, Hobbs: Establishing an internship program for wounded combat veterans. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5242 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Marr, Vice Chair; Murray, Vice Chair; Berkey, Clements, Delvin, Eide, Holmquist, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Kilmer, Pflug, Spanel and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 23, 2007
SB 5253 Prime Sponsor, Kilmer: Creating a list of and decal for veteran-owned businesses. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Kline, Pridemore, Roach and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 24, 2007
SB 5280 Prime Sponsor, Jacobsen: Providing postsecondary education grants for national guard and military families. Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5280 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Shin, Chair; Kilmer, Vice Chair; Berkey, Delvin and Schoesler
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
January 23, 2007
SGA 9091 ALLYSON BROOKS, appointed July 25, 2006, for the term ending at the governor's pleasure, as a Director of the Dept. of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Kline, Pridemore, Roach and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the third order of business.
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
January 17, 2007
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following appointment, subject to your confirmation.
JEAN-LUC DEVIS, appointed September 25, 2006, for the term ending at the governor's pleasure, as a Director of the Department of Printing.
Sincerely,
CHRISTINE O. GREGOIRE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the appointee listed on the Gubernatorial Appointment report was referred to the committee as designated.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5593 by Senators Fairley, Benton, Haugen, Schoesler, Sheldon, Kline, Swecker, Roach and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to the state board for volunteer firefighters and reserve officers; and amending RCW 41.24.250.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5594 by Senators Kastama, Pridemore and Berkey
AN ACT Relating to petition method of annexation; amending RCW 35A.01.040 and 35.13.130; and repealing RCW 35.13.171, 35.13.172, 35.13.173, and 35.13.174.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5595 by Senators Holmquist, Hatfield, Honeyford, Shin, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Morton, Roach and Parlette
AN ACT Relating to the excise taxation of persons engaged in farming and farming services; amending RCW 82.04.330; adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 5596 by Senators Franklin, Benton, Kline, Poulsen, Keiser and Roach
AN ACT Relating to discrimination against chiropractors; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5597 by Senators Franklin, Benton, Zarelli, Kauffman, Kline, Carrell, Poulsen, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Delvin and Roach
AN ACT Relating to contracts with chiropractors; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5598 by Senators Oemig, Prentice, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Regala, Kastama, Rasmussen and Shin
AN ACT Relating to facilitating the statewide initiative and referendum processes under Article II, section 1 of the state Constitution; amending RCW 29A.32.070, 29A.72.250, and 29A.72.260; adding a new chapter to Title 29A RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5599 by Senators Schoesler, Poulsen and Morton
AN ACT Relating to distributions of tax proceeds from thermal electric generating facilities; and amending RCW 54.28.010 and 54.28.055.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications.
SB 5600 by Senators Delvin, Berkey, Stevens, Benton, Swecker, Kastama, Sheldon, Kilmer, Roach and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to sales tax exemptions and remittances for nonresidents; and amending RCW 82.08.0273.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5601 by Senators Oemig, Kline, Roach, Swecker, Rockefeller, Berkey, Kohl-Welles and Parlette
AN ACT Relating to primary election voters' pamphlets; and amending RCW 29A.32.010 and 29A.32.036.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5602 by Senators Roach, Kline and Swecker
AN ACT Relating to presidential primary ballots; and amending RCW 29A.56.040.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5603 by Senators Roach, Fairley and Swecker
AN ACT Relating to updating public records provisions; amending RCW 36.22.175, 42.17.020, 10.97.140, 42.56.240, 42.56.320, and 43.07.380; adding new sections to chapter 40.14 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 40.14.010, 40.14.020, 40.14.022, 40.14.024, 40.14.025, 40.14.027, 40.14.030, 40.14.040, 40.14.050, 40.14.060, 40.14.070, 40.14.080, 40.14.100, 40.14.110, 40.14.120, 40.14.130, 40.14.140, 40.14.150, 40.14.160, 40.14.170, and 40.14.180.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5604 by Senators Roach, Oemig, Hatfield and Swecker
AN ACT Relating to candidates for elective office; amending RCW 29A.20.111, 29A.20.121, 29A.20.151, 29A.20.171, 29A.20.181, 29A.20.191, 29A.20.201, 29A.24.031, 29A.24.070, 29A.24.091, 29A.24.131, 29A.24.320, 29A.28.041, 29A.32.031, 29A.36.121, 29A.36.191, 29A.40.061, 29A.52.321, 29A.56.320, 29A.80.051, and 35.02.086; adding new sections to chapter 29A.24 RCW; recodifying RCW 29A.28.011 and 29A.28.021; and repealing RCW 29A.20.131, 29A.20.141, and 29A.20.161.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5605 by Senators Keiser, Parlette, Swecker, Franklin and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to insurance coverage of pharmacy services; adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5606 by Senators Kastama, Roach, Keiser, Swecker, Fairley, Stevens and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to improving the cardiac delivery system in the state of Washington by creating a new statutory certificate of need category for adult nonemergent interventional cardiology for hospitals without on-site open heart surgery programs; adding new sections to chapter 70.38 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
AN ACT Relating to exempting historical property owned by the United States government from leasehold excise taxation; and reenacting and amending RCW 82.29A.130.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5608 by Senators Berkey, Holmquist, Schoesler, Roach, Rasmussen, Hatfield, McCaslin and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to providing a sales tax exemption for trail grooming on private and state-owned land; and adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5609 by Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles, Clements and Shin
AN ACT Relating to health care eligibility for part-time academic employees of community and technical colleges; amending RCW 41.05.053; and amending 2006 c 308 s 1 (uncodified).
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5610 by Senators Pridemore, Honeyford, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Murray, Brandland, Hatfield, Parlette and Shin
AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for amenities purchased by lodging businesses for use by lodging guests; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 5611 by Senators Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles, Pflug, Clements and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to a location endorsement to certain licenses for microbreweries and domestic breweries; amending RCW 66.24.244 and 66.24.240; reenacting and amending RCW 66.24.244 and 66.24.240; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 5612 by Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Kauffman, Sheldon, Shin, Delvin, Brown, Roach and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to establishing a statewide online business training and entrepreneurial curriculum; and adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.
SB 5613 by Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Kauffman, Shin, Delvin, Brown and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to entrepreneurial training opportunities; and amending RCW 28C.18.060.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.
SB 5614 by Senators Rockefeller, Poulsen, Tom and Kline
AN ACT Relating to investment cost recovery incentives for renewable energy systems; and amending RCW 82.16.110 and 82.16.120.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications.
SB 5615 by Senators Rockefeller and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to penalties against convicted motor vehicle offenders to pay for chemical dependency and prevention programs; amending RCW 3.50.100, 3.62.020, 3.62.090, 10.82.070, 3.46.120, 3.62.040, and 35.20.220; adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5616 by Senators Marr, McCaslin, Brown, Oemig, Kastama, Regala, McAuliffe, Kilmer, Berkey, Keiser, Spanel, Eide, Murray, Shin and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the creation of health sciences and services authorities; reenacting and amending RCW 42.56.270 and 42.56.270; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 35 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 5617 by Senators Weinstein, Tom and Oemig
AN ACT Relating to the authority of a watershed management partnership to exercise powers of its forming governments; and adding a new section to chapter 39.34 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5618 by Senators Shin, Clements, Sheldon, Rasmussen, Kilmer and Kastama
AN ACT Relating to assisting manufacturers; amending RCW 24.50.010; creating a new section; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.
SB 5619 by Senators Pflug, Keiser, Parlette, Marr, Weinstein, Fairley, Kastama, Kline and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to informed consent to health care; amending RCW 7.70.020, 7.70.040, 7.70.050, and 7.70.060; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
AN ACT Relating to the civil service commissions for sheriffs' offices; and amending RCW 41.14.050.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5621 by Senators Kastama, Rasmussen, Clements, Hatfield and Shin
AN ACT Relating to the creation of certified capital companies to promote economic development through investment in start-up and emerging Washington businesses; adding a new section to chapter 48.14 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.
SB 5622 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Roach, Keiser, Hobbs, Poulsen, Zarelli, Spanel, Shin, Pridemore, Kline, Hatfield, Kilmer, Oemig, Hargrove, Murray, McAuliffe and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining for certain employees of institutions of higher education and related boards; and amending RCW 41.80.005.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 5623 by Senators Carrell, Brandland, Holmquist, Shin and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to providing a salary bonus for teachers in high market demand subjects; adding a new section to chapter 28A.405 RCW; making an appropriation; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5624 by Senators Kastama, Tom, Fairley, Pflug, Carrell and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting discrimination against licensed health care providers; and adding a new section to chapter 48.30 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5625 by Senators Hargrove and Pridemore
AN ACT Relating to contracts for jail services with counties and cities in adjacent states; and amending RCW 70.48.090.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 5626 by Senators McAuliffe, Tom, Hobbs, Eide, Oemig, Weinstein, Clements, Kauffman, Murray and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to training for school directors; adding a new section to chapter 28A.343 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5627 by Senators McAuliffe, Clements, Tom, Weinstein, Rockefeller, Oemig, Kastama, Hobbs, Pridemore, Eide, Franklin, Shin, Regala, Marr, Murray, Spanel, Hargrove, Kline, Kilmer, Haugen, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to basic education funding; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5628 by Senators Oemig, Fairley, Pridemore and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to electing the president of the United States by national popular vote; amending RCW 29A.56.320; adding a new section to chapter 29A.56 RCW; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5629 by Senators Oemig, Kilmer and Rockefeller
AN ACT Relating to modifying provisions on the canvassing of ballots; amending RCW 29A.60.160 and 29A.60.170; reenacting and amending RCW 29A.60.160; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SJR 8217 by Senators Carrell, Kastama, Brandland, Regala and Stevens
Repealing a conflicting residency requirement for voting in a presidential election.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
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 12:06 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2007.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate