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SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
EIGHTEENTH DAY
House Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 29, 2009
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 1777 by Representatives Cody, Orcutt, Herrera, Green, Morrell, Jacks, Probst and Moeller
AN ACT Relating to requiring certificates of need for certain hospitals; and amending RCW 70.38.105 and 70.38.111.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
HB 1778 by Representative Blake
AN ACT Relating to modernizing certain provisions in Title 77 RCW regarding fish and wildlife; amending RCW 77.15.050, 77.15.700, 77.15.310, 77.15.320, 77.15.610, 77.32.470, 77.65.010, 77.65.370, 77.65.440, 77.15.510, 77.65.480, and 77.15.552; and repealing RCW 77.12.065.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
HB 1779 by Representatives Appleton, Roach, Wood, Liias and Quall
AN ACT Relating to clarifying rental car company charges, surcharges, and fees to be included in rental car agreements; adding a new section to chapter 48.115 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1780 by Representatives Priest, O'Brien, Moeller, Johnson, Morrell, Pedersen, Green, Appleton, Goodman and Sullivan
AN ACT Relating to repealing the expiration date for the version of RCW 70.48.130 that provides for the continuation of current practice regarding the financial responsibility for costs of medical care provided to arrestees; repealing 2007 c 259 s 76 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on General Government Appropriations.
HB 1781 by Representatives Goodman, Moeller, O'Brien, Green, Ormsby and Wood
AN ACT Relating to increasing the proportion of state public defense funding that constitute city moneys; and amending RCW 10.101.070 and 10.101.080.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1782 by Representatives Goodman, Roberts, Walsh, Dickerson, Darneille, Kagi and Nelson
AN ACT Relating to encouraging early and consistent engagement of parents in children's dependency matters; reenacting and amending RCW 13.34.062; adding a new section to chapter 13.34 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services.
HB 1783 by Representatives Liias, Williams, Hunt, White, Pedersen, Darneille, Appleton, Green, Santos and Ormsby
AN ACT Relating to the legislative youth advisory council; amending RCW 28A.300.801; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
HB 1784 by Representatives Liias, Chase, Hasegawa, Appleton and Ormsby
AN ACT Relating to expanding the authority of the public disclosure commission to include the open public meetings act and the public records act; amending RCW 42.17.360, 42.17.365, 42.17.367, 42.17.369, 42.17.3691, 42.17.370, 42.17.375, 42.17.380, 42.30.120, 18.25.210, 18.32.765, 18.71.430, 18.79.390, 29A.04.225, 42.17.020, 42.17.3691, 42.17.395, 42.17.647, 42.17.660, 42.17.690, 43.70.695, 43.370.050, and 70.168.090; adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 42.17.350, 42.17.360, 42.17.362, 42.17.365, 42.17.367, 42.17.369, 42.17.3691, 42.17.370, 42.17.375, and 42.17.380; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
HB 1785 by Representatives Armstrong, O'Brien, Condotta and Kelley
AN ACT Relating to the Washington state patrol chief for a day program; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.
HB 1786 by Representatives Ormsby, Campbell, Hunt, Hasegawa, Dunshee, Conway, Sullivan, Van De Wege, Chase and Wood
AN ACT Relating to defining independent contractor for purposes of prevailing wage; and adding a new section to chapter 39.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1787 by Representative Kelley
AN ACT Relating to political advertising sponsor identification; amending RCW 42.17.510; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
HB 1788 by Representatives O'Brien, Bailey, Smith, Blake, Herrera, Warnick, Sells, Hope, Morrell and McCune
AN ACT Relating to vulnerable adults; amending RCW 30.22.210, 74.34.020, 74.34.035, 74.34.050, 74.34.063, 74.34.067, 74.34.080, and 74.34.095; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.533; adding new sections to chapter 74.34 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 74.34.021 and 74.34.068; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
HB 1789 by Representatives Dammeier, O'Brien, Dickerson, Hurst, Klippert, Morrell, Orwall, Green, Walsh and Darneille
AN ACT Relating to allowing the department of corrections to rely upon jail certification in the calculation of release dates for offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.728; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services.
HB 1790 by Representatives O'Brien, Hurst, Dickerson, Orwall, Green, Morrell, Dammeier, Klippert, Walsh, Darneille, Kelley, Probst and Hudgins
AN ACT Relating to including domestic violence court order violations to the list of offenses eligible for notification; amending RCW 72.09.712 and 72.09.714; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services.
HB 1791 by Representatives Dickerson, O'Brien, Hurst, Green, Dammeier, Morrell, Orwall, Walsh and Wood
AN ACT Relating to clarifying certain community custody and drug offender sentencing alternative sentencing provisions; amending RCW 9.94A.505 and 9.94A.660; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services.
HB 1792 by Representatives Dickerson, O'Brien, Hurst, Morrell, Orwall, Green, Dammeier, Klippert, Walsh, Kelley and Ormsby
AN ACT Relating to establishing search and arrest authority provisions of offenders by department of corrections personnel; and amending RCW 9.94A.631.
Referred to Committee on Human Services.
HB 1793 by Representatives Williams, Goodman, Nelson, White, Pedersen, Roberts, Upthegrove and Eddy
AN ACT Relating to alternative student transportation; amending RCW 47.30.050; and adding new sections to chapter 47.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1794 by Representative Moeller
AN ACT Relating to calculating child support; and amending RCW 26.19.020, 26.19.065, 26.19.071, 26.19.075, and 26.19.080.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1795 by Representatives Liias, Roach, Rodne, Goodman and Sullivan
AN ACT Relating to establishing chapter 46.55 RCW as the exclusive remedy for any claims resulting from the impoundment of a motor vehicle; amending RCW 46.55.120; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1796 by Representatives Goodman, Green and Ormsby
AN ACT Relating to drug-related overdose prevention and treatment; and adding new sections to chapter 69.50 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.
HB 1797 by Representatives White, Priest, Springer, Anderson, Miloscia, Nelson, McCoy, Rodne, Simpson and Sullivan
AN ACT Relating to a rural and resource lands study; adding a new section to chapter 43.79 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1798 by Representatives Miloscia, Hunt, Seaquist, Green, Darneille, Liias, Pettigrew, Conway, Kenney and Hudgins
AN ACT Relating to allowing voter registration up to and on election day; amending RCW 29A.08.145 and 29A.08.820; reenacting and amending RCW 29A.04.611; adding a new section to chapter 29A.08 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.
HB 1799 by Representatives Campbell, Pettigrew, Moeller, Chase and Wood
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 Committee on Environmental Health.
HB 1800 by Representatives Green, O'Brien, McCune, Anderson and Sullivan
AN ACT Relating to limiting mandatory overtime for corrections officers and sergeants employed by a city or county jail; and amending RCW 49.28.130 and 49.28.140.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1801 by Representatives Green, Williams, McCune, O'Brien and Sullivan
AN ACT Relating to interest arbitration for employees of juvenile court services administered under 13.20.060; and amending RCW 41.56.030.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1802 by Representatives Hudgins, Simpson, Sullivan and Moeller
AN ACT Relating to collector vehicles; amending RCW 46.16.015; and adding new sections to chapter 46.16 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1803 by Representatives Hudgins, Hasegawa, Santos, Chase and Ormsby
AN ACT Relating to protecting persons with disabilities from harassment; and amending RCW 9A.46.020.
Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.
HB 1804 by Representatives Hudgins, Morris and Van De Wege
AN ACT Relating to tax incentives for the production, distribution, sale, and use of alcohol fuel, wood biomass fuel, biodiesel fuel, and biodiesel feedstock; amending RCW 82.04.4335, 82.08.960, 82.12.960, 82.29A.135, 84.36.635, and 84.36.640; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.260, 82.32.590, and 82.32.600; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; providing an effective date; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.
HB 1805 by Representatives Kirby and Chase
AN ACT Relating to limiting fees on small loans when a licensee has loaned a borrower an aggregate of seven hundred dollars in the previous thirty days; and amending RCW 31.45.073.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1806 by Representatives Kirby, Santos and Chase
AN ACT Relating to limiting the amount of small loans to an aggregate of seven hundred dollars; and amending RCW 31.45.073.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1807 by Representative Kelley
AN ACT Relating to small loan rollovers; and amending RCW 31.45.010 and 31.45.073.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1808 by Representatives Hinkle, Morrell, Bailey, Green and Kelley
AN ACT Relating to an interdisciplinary work group with faculty from a paramedic training program and an associate degree in nursing program; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 1809 by Representatives Chase and Moeller
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 Committee on Environmental Health.
HB 1810 by Representatives Flannigan, Campbell, Green, Conway, Morrell, Kirby and McCune
AN ACT Relating to local retail sales and use tax for parks and recreation, trails, and open space allocation; and adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1811 by Representatives Hinkle, Haler, Short, Kretz, Chandler, Ericksen, Kristiansen, Chase and McCune
AN ACT Relating to including small hydroelectric generation as eligible renewable resources; and amending RCW 19.285.030.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.
HB 1812 by Representatives Newhouse, Conway, Chandler, Moeller and Sullivan
AN ACT Relating to wine labels; and amending RCW 66.28.110.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1813 by Representatives Hunt, Probst, Priest, Sullivan, Liias, Quall, Carlyle, Kelley, Santos and Ormsby
AN ACT Relating to a statewide effort to establish and meet graduation and reengagement goals; amending RCW 28A.305.130, 28A.175.075, 28C.18.060, 28B.50.090, 43.330.050, and 70.190.100; adding new sections to chapter 28A.175 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 50.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1814 by Representatives Kenney, Wood, Green, Conway, Hunt, Hasegawa, Simpson, Ormsby, Williams, Sells, Miloscia, Darneille, Santos, Chase and Hudgins
AN ACT Relating to farm labor contracting activities; amending RCW 19.30.010, 19.30.030, 19.30.040, 19.30.045, 19.30.050, 19.30.060, 19.30.110, 19.30.120, 19.30.170, 19.30.190, and 19.30.200; adding new sections to chapter 19.30 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1815 by Representatives Sullivan, Orcutt, Hinkle, Simpson, Blake, Kristiansen, Haigh, Ericks, Van De Wege, Hope, Newhouse, Roach, Armstrong, Morrell, Takko, Campbell, McCune and Rolfes
AN ACT Relating to current use valuation under the property tax open space program; and amending RCW 84.34.020 and 84.34.108.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1816 by Representatives Morrell, Bailey, Eddy, Rodne, Crouse and Hudgins
AN ACT Relating to changing provisions related to wireless phone numbers used by directory providers; amending RCW 19.250.030, 19.250.070, and 19.250.050; and repealing RCW 19.250.020 and 19.250.060.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.
HB 1817 by Representatives Hunt, Cox, Appleton, Conway, Dunshee, Green, Moeller, Williams, Chase and Quall
AN ACT Relating to education; amending RCW 28A.150.210, 28A.150.220, 28A.150.315, 28A.150.250, 28A.150.260, 28A.150.380, 28A.150.410, 28A.160.150, 28A.165.055, 28A.180.080, 84.52.043, 84.55.005, 84.52.0531, and 84.52.0531; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.150.370; adding new sections to chapter 28A.150 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.79 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Education Appropriations.
HB 1818 by Representatives Dickerson, Orcutt, Hunter and Carlyle
AN ACT Relating to clarifying the application of the high technology retail sales and use tax deferral provided by chapter 82.63 RCW; amending RCW 82.63.010, 82.63.020, and 82.63.045; adding new sections to chapter 82.63 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1819 by Representatives Upthegrove, Dunshee, Dickerson, McCoy, Rolfes, Eddy, Hunt, White, Appleton, Carlyle, Darneille, Kagi, Pedersen, Conway, Sells, Nelson, Chase and Ormsby
AN ACT Relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; amending RCW 70.235.005, 70.235.010, 70.235.030, 70.94.151, and 43.21B.110; adding new sections to chapter 70.235 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing expiration dates.
Held on first reading.
HJM 4008 by Representatives Wallace, Simpson, Clibborn, Morris, Liias, Darneille, Moeller, Santos and Wood
Requesting increased funding and legislative actions to advance transportation services to those with special transportation needs.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
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 with the exception of HOUSE BILL NO. 1819 which was held on first reading.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
January 28, 2009
HB 1076 Prime Sponsor, Representative Rolfes: Allowing crime victims to submit input to the department of corrections regarding an offender's placement in work release. Reported by Committee on Human Services
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Dickerson, Chair; Orwall, Vice Chair; Dammeier, Ranking Minority Member; Green; Klippert; Morrell; O'Brien and Walsh.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 27, 2009
HB 1097 Prime Sponsor, Representative Kirby: Regarding special assessments for conservation district activities and programs. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources
MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Blake, Chair; Jacks, Vice Chair; Chandler, Ranking Minority Member; Smith, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Kretz; Liias; McCoy; Nelson; Ormsby; Pearson; Van De Wege and Warnick.
Referred to Committee on General Government Appropriations.
January 27, 2009
HB 1322 Prime Sponsor, Representative Green: Repealing scoliosis screening in schools. Reported by Committee on Health Care & Wellness
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Cody, Chair; Driscoll, Vice Chair; Ericksen, Ranking Minority Member; Bailey; Green; Hinkle; Kelley; Moeller; Morrell and Pedersen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 28, 2009
HJM 4000 Prime Sponsor, Representative O'Brien: Requesting passage of the federal act to restore payment of county health care costs. Reported by Committee on Human Services
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Dickerson, Chair; Orwall, Vice Chair; Dammeier, Ranking Minority Member; Green; Morrell; O'Brien and Walsh.
MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representative Klippert.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 27, 2009
HJM 4004 Prime Sponsor, Representative Van De Wege: Naming a certain portion of state route number 110 the "Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Highway." Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Clibborn, Chair; Liias, Vice Chair; Roach, Ranking Minority Member; Rodne, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Armstrong; Cox; Driscoll; Eddy; Ericksen; Finn; Flannigan; Herrera; Johnson; Klippert; Kristiansen; Morris; Sells; Shea; Simpson; Springer; Takko; Wallace; Williams and Wood.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
There being no objection, the bills and memorials listed on the day’s committee reports 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.
The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) announced the following committee appointments:
Representative Alexander was appointed to the Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations as Assistant Ranking Minority Member, replacing Representative Herrera.
Representative Herrera was appointed to the Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
There being no objection, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., January 30, 2009, the 19th Day of the Regular Session.
FRANK CHOPP, Speaker
BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk