SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
THIRTY NINTH DAY
House Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, February 21, 2008.
The House was called to order at 9:55 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Morris presiding).
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
HB 3376 by Representatives Dunn and McCune
AN ACT Relating to reporting of impaired drivers by health care professionals; amending RCW 70.02.050; and adding new sections to chapter 70.02 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SSB 5256 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Roach, Fairley, Kastama, Eide, Hobbs, Fraser, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Franklin, Kilmer, Honeyford and Keiser)
AN ACT Relating to excluding veterans benefits from the income calculation for the retired person property tax relief program; amending RCW 84.36.383; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
E2SSB 5271 by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Pridemore, Benton, Kline, Swecker, Roach and Rasmussen)
AN ACT Relating to modifying the dates on which a special election may be held; and amending RCW 29A.04.321 and 29A.04.330.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
SSB 5566 by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin and Kohl-Welles)
AN ACT Relating to providing for privacy protection for certain voter registration information; and amending RCW 29A.40.091.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
SSB 6210 by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Benton)
AN ACT Relating to the registration of sex offender e-mail addresses or other internet communication names or identities; and adding a new section to chapter 9A.44 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.
2SSB 6220 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice and Kohl-Welles)
AN ACT Relating to delegation of nursing tasks to care for persons with diabetes; amending RCW 18.79.260 and 18.88A.210; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
AN ACT Relating to pesticide registration and license fees; amending RCW 15.58.070, 15.58.180, 15.58.200, 15.58.205, 15.58.210, 15.58.220, 17.21.070, 17.21.110, 17.21.122, 17.21.126, 17.21.129, and 17.21.220; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
SB 6313 by Senators McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Tom, Delvin, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Fairley and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to disability history month; adding a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Education.
ESSB 6360 by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Pflug, Keiser, Swecker, Fairley, Hewitt, Schoesler and Kohl-Welles)
AN ACT Relating to establishing a work group on primary care medical practice; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
SSB 6389 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Schoesler, Hobbs, Rasmussen, Marr, Franklin and Kilmer)
AN ACT Relating to exempting certain military housing from property and leasehold excise taxes; amending RCW 84.36.010 and 82.29A.130.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
SSB 6426 by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Shin, Swecker, Rasmussen, Fairley, Berkey, Rockefeller, Eide, Schoesler, Fraser, Kauffman, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe)
AN ACT Relating to an interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; amending RCW 28A.210.080, 28A.210.320, 28A.225.015, 28A.225.160, 28A.225.210, 28A.225.225, 28A.225.280, 28A.225.330, 28A.230.040, 28A.230.050, 28A.230.060, and 28A.230.090; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.655.061; and adding a new chapter to Title 28A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
E2SSB 6438 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Rockefeller, Oemig, Honeyford, Murray, Delvin and Pridemore)
AN ACT Relating to a statewide high-</hyphen>speed internet deployment and adoption initiative; adding new sections to chapter 43.105 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.
SSB 6448 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Zarelli, Keiser, Delvin, Kline, Brown, Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Shin, Pflug, McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Kilmer)
AN ACT Relating to intensive behavior support services for children with developmental disabilities; adding a new chapter to Title 71A RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services.
ESSB 6466 by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Tom, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Stevens, Delvin, Shin and Carrell)
AN ACT Relating to instruction in world languages; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6471 by Senators Weinstein, Kauffman, Tom, Fairley, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Kline
AN ACT Relating to protecting consumers by regulating loans under the consumer lo AN ACT and mortgage broker practices act; amending RCW 31.04.025, 31.04.035, and 19.146.010; and repealing RCW 31.04.005.
Referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection.
E2SSB 6502 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig, Rasmussen and Kline)
AN ACT Relating to mercury reduction; amending RCW 70.95M.010, 70.95M.020, 70.95M.050, and 70.95M.080; adding a new section to chapter 70.95M RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 70.95M.090; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Select Committee on Environmental Health.
SSB 6527 by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama and Kline)
AN ACT Relating to the transfer of motor vehicle certificate of ownership and license registration; amending RCW 46.12.101; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.
ESSB 6560 by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Morton, Delvin and Swecker)
AN ACT Relating to public utility district contracts; amending RCW 54.04.070 and 54.04.082; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
ESSB 6573 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Brandland, Kauffman, Delvin, Benton, Roach, McAuliffe and Rasmussen)
AN ACT Relating to providing additional revenues for public safety, including law enforcement officers and firefighters plan 2 pension plan benefits; adding new sections to chapter 41.26 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
ESB 6591 by Senators Benton and Berkey
AN ACT Relating to insurance producers; amending RCW 48.03.020, 48.05.140, 48.05.180, 48.05.465, 48.13.220, 48.14.020, 48.14.040, 48.14.095, 48.15.080, 48.15.140, 48.15.160, 48.18.100, 48.18.180, 48.18.220, 48.18.240, 48.18.289, 48.18.292, 48.18.543, 48.18A.035, 48.18A.060, 48.20.013, 48.20.042, 48.20.072, 48.21A.040, 48.23.380, 48.23.420, 48.23A.040, 48.23A.070, 48.23A.080, 48.24.080, 48.25.140, 48.30.100, 48.30.140, 48.30.150, 48.30.157, 48.30.170, 48.30.200, 48.30.240, 48.30.260, 48.30.270, 48.31.111, 48.31.141, 48.36A.310, 48.36A.330, 48.41.060, 48.43.105, 48.43.335, 48.44.011, 48.44.020, 48.44.164, 48.44.230, 48.46.023, 48.46.170, 48.46.243, 48.46.260, 48.46.340, 48.50.070, 48.56.020, 48.56.080, 48.62.121, 48.62.151, 48.66.055, 48.66.120, 48.76.090, 48.84.050, 48.84.060, 48.92.040, 48.92.090, 48.92.095, 48.92.120, 48.94.005, 48.94.040, 48.97.005, 48.97.015, 48.97.020, 48.97.025, 48.97.900, 48.98.010, 48.98.015, 48.98.020, 48.98.030, 48.99.030, 48.115.001, 48.115.005, 48.115.010, 48.115.015, 48.115.020, 48.115.025, 48.115.030, 48.115.035, 48.115.040, 48.120.005, 48.120.010, 48.125.030, 48.135.010, 51.12.020, and 70.47.015; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.260; adding a new section to chapter 48.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.23A RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection.
SB 6638 by Senators Murray, Roach, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Kline, Kauffman, Jacobsen, Eide and Pflug
AN ACT Relating to reallocation of existing lodging taxes for support of heritage and arts programs in a county with a population of one million or more; amending RCW 67.28.180, 67.28.1815, and 82.14.049; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
ESB 6641 by Senators Regala, Zarelli and Carrell
AN ACT Relating to providing that voter-approved property tax increases do not permanently increase a taxing district's levy base, unless expressly stated in the ballot proposition; amending RCW 84.55.050; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
SB 6653 by Senators Murray, Holmquist, Schoesler, Roach and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit; and adding a new section to chapter 41.26 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
SSB 6710 by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser and Marr)
AN ACT Relating to standards for fire protection of hospitals; and amending RCW 70.41.080 and 18.160.050.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
SB 6722 by Senators Regala, Delvin, Schoesler, Pridemore and Shin
AN ACT Relating to the creation and use of the cleanup settlement account; amending RCW 43.84.092; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092 and 43.84.092; adding a new section to chapter 70.105D RCW; providing an effective date; providing a contingent effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
ESSB 6730 by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Delvin, Shin and Kohl-Welles)
AN ACT Relating to child care at institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.135.010 and 28B.135.030; adding a new section to chapter 28B.135 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SSB 6777 by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators McDermott, Brown, Murray, Kohl-Welles and Pridemore)
AN ACT Relating to clarifying interests in certain state lands; adding a new section to chapter 79.105 RCW; creating new sections; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
SSB 6805 by Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Kline and Kohl-Welles)
AN ACT Relating to promoting farm and forest land preservation and environmental restoration through conservation markets; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
ESSB 6809 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Pridemore, McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Eide, Oemig, Hatfield, Regala, Fraser, Brown, Fairley, Tom, Kilmer, Keiser, Franklin, Kauffman, Kline, Rasmussen, Spanel, Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles)
AN ACT Relating to providing a tax exemption for working families measured by the federal earned income tax credit; adding new sections to chapter 82.08 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
ESB 6821 by Senators Hatfield and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to fish and wildlife harvest management; and amending RCW 42.56.430, 77.80.010, and 77.80.020.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
SB 6891 by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Carrell, Brandland and Roach
AN ACT Relating to children's administration social workers; adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services.
SSB 6898 by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline and Hargrove)
AN ACT Relating to felony sentencing; amending RCW 9.94A.510, 9.94A.535, 9.94A.190, and 9.94A.850; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.
SJM 8028 by Senators Shin, Berkey, Honeyford, Hobbs, Swecker, Delvin, Roach, Rasmussen and Benton
Requesting that the President and Congress support the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
There being no objection, the bills and memorial 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 eleventh order of business.
There being no objection, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 22, 2008, the 40th Day of the Regular Session.
FRANK CHOPP, Speaker
BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk