SIXTY-FIFTH DAY
NOON SESSION
Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator McDermott, 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
March 16, 2009
HB 1016 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hunt: Changes membership on the capitol campus design advisory committee. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Roach; McDermott and Pridemore.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1028 Prime Sponsor, Representative Armstrong: Concerning services provided by television reception improvement districts. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; McDermott and Pridemore.
MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Roach.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1034 Prime Sponsor, Representative Morrell: Concerning rental or lease of armories. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Roach; McDermott and Pridemore.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
EHB 1049 Prime Sponsor, Representative Rolfes: Concerning veterans' relief. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Roach; McDermott and Pridemore.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1050 Prime Sponsor, Representative Kelley: Adjusting veterans' scoring criteria. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; McDermott and Pridemore.
MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Roach.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
EHB 1053 Prime Sponsor, Representative Moeller: Increasing raffle ticket prices. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning raffle ticket prices. ) Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Keiser, Vice Chair; Holmquist; Franklin; Honeyford; King and Kline.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1088 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hunter: Clarifying prospectively the measure of the taxes imposed on public utility districts as provided in chapter 54.28 RCW. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Tom, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Hobbs; Keiser; Kline; Kohl-Welles; McDermott; Pflug; Pridemore; Regala and Rockefeller.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Zarelli; Brandland; Parlette and Schoesler.
MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Carrell.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1155 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hinkle: Concerning billing for medical services provided through special education programs. Reported by Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Pflug; Becker; Fairley; Murray and Parlette.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1217 Prime Sponsor, Representative Simpson: Providing the gambling commission with authority to determine locations where amusement games may be conducted. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Keiser, Vice Chair; Holmquist; Franklin; Honeyford; King and Kline.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1270 Prime Sponsor, Representative Green: Permitting electronic signatures on applications for public assistance and for benefits administered by the health care authority. Reported by Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Pflug; Becker; Fairley; Marr; Murray and Parlette.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1273 Prime Sponsor, Representative Condotta: Allowing counties, cities, and towns to conduct raffles under certain terms and conditions. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Keiser, Vice Chair; Holmquist; Franklin; Honeyford; King and Kline.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
SHB 1291 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Local Government & Housing: Changing library district annexation provisions. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Roach; McDermott and Pridemore.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1338 Prime Sponsor, Representative Conway: Qualifying for good cause for late filing of reports, contributions, penalties, or interest. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Keiser, Vice Chair; Holmquist; Franklin; Honeyford; King and Kline.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1339 Prime Sponsor, Representative Conway: Correcting statutory references. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Keiser, Vice Chair; Holmquist; Franklin; Honeyford; King and Kline.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1389 Prime Sponsor, Representative Blake: Applying RCW 41.56.430 through 41.56.490 to employees working under a site certificate issued under chapter 80.50 RCW. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Keiser, Vice Chair; Franklin and Kline.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Holmquist; Honeyford and King.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
SHB 1414 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Health Care & Wellness: Concerning health care assistants. Reported by Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Pflug; Becker; Fairley; Murray and Parlette.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1515 Prime Sponsor, Representative Driscoll: Allowing electronic approval of vital records. Reported by Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Pflug; Becker; Fairley; Murray and Parlette.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
SHB 1518 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Commerce & Labor: Regarding prohibited practices in accountancy. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Keiser, Vice Chair; Holmquist; Franklin; Honeyford; King and Kline.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1562 Prime Sponsor, Representative Liias: Changing the requirements for graduating without a certificate of academic achievement or a certificate of individual achievement. Reported by Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; King; Hobbs; Holmquist; McDermott; Roach and Tom.
March 16, 2009
HB 1596 Prime Sponsor, Representative Green: Protecting a woman's right to breastfeed in a place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Oemig, Vice Chair; Roach; McDermott and Pridemore.
Passed to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
March 16, 2009
ESHB 1669 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance: Addressing the deposit of public funds. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Tom, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Zarelli; Hobbs; Keiser; Kline; Kohl-Welles; McDermott; Parlette; Pflug; Pridemore; Regala; Rockefeller and Schoesler.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Brandland.
MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Carrell.
Passed to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.
March 16, 2009
HB 1678 Prime Sponsor, Representative Van De Wege: Providing a minimum retirement allowance for members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 who were disabled in the line of duty before January 1, 2001. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Tom, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Zarelli; Brandland; Carrell; Hobbs; Keiser; Kline; Kohl-Welles; McDermott; Parlette; Pflug; Pridemore; Regala; Rockefeller and Schoesler.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1682 Prime Sponsor, Representative Newhouse: Concerning horticultural pest and disease boards. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hatfield, Chair; Ranker, Vice Chair; Schoesler; Becker; Haugen; Morton and Shin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
HB 1878 Prime Sponsor, Representative Jacks: Authorizing the transfer of accumulated leave of employees of the state school for the blind and the school for the deaf. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Tom, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Zarelli; Brandland; Carrell; Hobbs; Keiser; Kline; Kohl-Welles; McDermott; Parlette; Pflug; Pridemore; Regala; Rockefeller and Schoesler.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 2009
SHB 2052 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Ways & Means: Delaying the implementation of the health insurance partnership. Reported by Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Pflug; Becker; Fairley; Marr; Murray and Parlette.
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
March 16, 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 Health & Long-Term Care
MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Pflug; Becker; Fairley; Marr; Murray and Parlette.
Passed to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
MOTION
On motion of McDermott, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of House Bill No. 1562 which was placed on the second reading calendar under suspension of the rules.
MOTION
On motion of Senator McDermott, the Senate advanced to the fourth order of business.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 16, 2009
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed the following bills:
and the same is herewith transmitted.
BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
The President signed:
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator McDermott, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate