MORNING SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Wednesday, January 22, 2014

The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present with the exception of Senators King, Rivers and Sheldon.

The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard consisting of Pages Danielle Scanes and Jonah Perez, presented the Colors. Deacon Tony Irving, St. Benedict Episcopal Church of Olympia offered the prayer.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.

SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL

Snohomish County, Washington

MOTION NO. 14-027

MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE VACANCY IN

WASHINGTON STATE SENATE DISTRICT 21

WHEREAS, a vacancy was created in the office of Washington State Senator, District 21, due to the resignation of Senator Paull Shin; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article II, Section 15, of the Washington State Constitution, three persons were nominated by the county central committee of the Snohomish County Democrats, the party represented by Mr. Shin, for consideration of appointment to the office of State Senator by the Snohomish County Council; and

WHEREAS, on January 21, 2014, the County Council conducted interviews with the three nominees and examined the qualifications of each nominee to fill the vacancy until a successor is elected and qualified;

NOW, THEREFORE, ON MOTION, pursuant to Article II, Section 15, of the Washington Constitution, the Snohomish County Council hereby appoints Marko Liias to the office of Washington State Senator, District 21, until a successor is duly elected and qualified after the 2014 general election.

PASSED this 21^st day of January 2014.

SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL

Snohomish County, Washington

Dave Somers,

Chairperson

ATTEST:

Valerie Loffler, Clerk of the Council

MOTION

There being no objection, the Senate advanced to the first order of business.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

January 21, 2014

SB 5826 Prime Sponsor, Senator Conway: Addressing the shared leave pool. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Conway; Dansel; Hasegawa, Ranking Member and McCoy.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SB 5969 Prime Sponsor, Senator O'Ban: Providing for awarding academic credit for military training. Reported by Committee on Higher Education

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5969 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Bailey, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Frockt; Kohl-Welles, Ranking Member; McAuliffe and Tom.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SB 5972 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pearson: Specifying recovery for fire damages to public or private forested lands. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources & Parks

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5972 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Pearson, Chair; Dansel; Hargrove and Hewitt.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Kline.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Parlette.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SB 5973 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rolfes: Creating the community forest trust account. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources & Parks

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5973 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Pearson, Chair; Dansel; Hargrove; Hewitt; Kline and Parlette.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SB 5991 Prime Sponsor, Senator Ericksen: Studying nuclear power as a replacement for electricity generated from the combustion of fossil fuels. Reported by Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5991 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Ericksen, Chair; Billig; Brown; Chase; Honeyford; Litzow; McCoy, Ranking Member.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SB 6004 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hasegawa: Concerning the election of public hospital district boards of commissioners. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Conway; Dansel; Hasegawa, Ranking Member and McCoy.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SB 6005 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Eliminating the human resources director. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6005 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Conway; Dansel; Hasegawa, Ranking Member and McCoy.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SB 6033 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bailey: Providing parity of consumer protection procedures for all students attending licensed private vocational schools. Reported by Committee on Higher Education

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Bailey, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Frockt; Kohl-Welles, Ranking Member; McAuliffe and Tom.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SCR 8409 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bailey: Approving the workforce training and education coordinating board's high skills high wages plan. Reported by Committee on Higher Education

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Bailey, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Frockt; Kohl-Welles, Ranking Member; McAuliffe and Tom.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

January 21, 2014

SGA 9231 ROBERT K ST. JOHN, appointed on April 22, 2013, for the term ending at the governor’s pleasure, as Director of the Consolidated Technology Services. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Conway; Dansel; Hasegawa, Ranking Member and McCoy.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2014

SGA 9237 CHRIS LIU, appointed on June 1, 2013, for the term ending at the governor’s pleasure, as Director of the Department of Enterprise Services. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Conway; Dansel; Hasegawa, Ranking Member and McCoy.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

MOTION

On motion of Fain, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 5973 which was referred to the Committee on Ways & Means.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6336 by Senators Dammeier, Frockt, Hill, Billig, Kohl-Welles and Tom

AN ACT Relating to promoting expanded learning opportunities as a strategy to close the educational opportunity gap and prevent summer learning loss; adding new sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6337 by Senators Hill, McAuliffe, Dammeier and Rolfes

AN ACT Relating to implementing selected education reforms using recommendations from the quality education council's 2014 report to the legislature; amending RCW 28A.150.550, 28A.290.010, 28A.165.005, 28A.165.035, 28A.150.220, and 28A.230.090; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6338 by Senators Dammeier, Darneille, Angel, Keiser, Honeyford and Tom

AN ACT Relating to giving preferences to housing trust fund projects that involve collaboration between local school districts and housing authorities to help children of low-income families succeed in school; and amending RCW 43.185.070.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 6339 by Senators Fraser, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Benton, Hasegawa, Chase, Keiser and Kline

AN ACT Relating to coercion of involuntary servitude; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.40.010; adding a new section to chapter 9A.40 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6340 by Senator Hill

AN ACT Relating to aligning student transportation formulas with 2013 session laws; amending RCW 28A.160.192; adding a new section to chapter 28A.715 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6341 by Senators Hargrove, Chase and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to establishing the LEED plus W high-performance building standard; amending RCW 39.35D.020, 39.35D.030, 39.35D.040, 39.35D.060, 39.35D.070, and 39.35D.090; adding a new section to chapter 39.35D RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SB 6342 by Senators Ranker and Kline

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the use of leaf blowers by state agencies; and amending RCW 43.19.003 and 43.19.125.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SB 6343 by Senators Chase, Ranker and Kline

AN ACT Relating to genetically engineered fin fish; amending RCW 77.125.020, 69.04.932, and 69.04.934; adding a new section to chapter 77.125 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6344 by Senators Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Mullet, Schoesler and Kline

AN ACT Relating to inmate postsecondary education degree programs to reduce recidivism; and amending RCW 72.09.460 and 72.09.465.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6345 by Senators McCoy, Pearson, Chase and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to the arrest of individuals who suffer from chemical dependency; amending RCW 13.40.042 and 13.40.080; adding a new section to chapter 10.31 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6346 by Senators Becker and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to creating the public employees' benefits board benefits account; and reenacting and amending RCW 41.05.120.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6347 by Senators Becker and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to clarifying employee eligibility for benefits from the public employees' benefits board and conforming the eligibility provisions with federal law; amending RCW 41.05.009, 41.05.011, 41.05.065, 41.05.066, 41.05.095, and 41.05.195; and reenacting and amending RCW 41.05.080.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6348 by Senators Roach, Hasegawa, Benton, Tom, Braun, Bailey, Chase, Keiser and Mullet

AN ACT Relating to personal financial affairs reporting by public hospital district officials; and amending RCW 42.17A.705.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SB 6349 by Senators Roach, Angel and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to eminent domain; and amending RCW 35.81.080.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SB 6350 by Senators Roach, Padden and Kline

AN ACT Relating to damages for persons injured by violations of the state Constitution; and adding a new chapter to Title 7 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6351 by Senators Roach, Angel, Hill, Bailey, Braun, Becker, Honeyford and Padden

AN ACT Relating to home and community-based services programs for dependents of military service members; and adding a new section to chapter 74.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6352 by Senators Fain, Hobbs, Angel, Chase, Pedersen, Ericksen, Kohl-Welles and Roach

AN ACT Relating to providing an exemption for certain lodging services from the convention and trade center tax; amending RCW 36.100.040; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6353 by Senators Pedersen and O'Ban

AN ACT Relating to the uniform power of attorney act; amending RCW 11.88.080, 11.86.021, 11.88.010, 11.103.030, 30.22.170, 70.122.130, 71.32.020, 71.32.050, 71.32.060, 71.32.100, 71.32.180, 71.32.200, and 71.32.260; adding a new chapter to Title 11 RCW; and repealing RCW 11.94.010, 11.94.020, 11.94.030, 11.94.040, 11.94.043, 11.94.046, 11.94.050, 11.94.060, 11.94.070, 11.94.080, 11.94.090, 11.94.100, 11.94.110, 11.94.120, 11.94.130, 11.94.140, 11.94.150, 11.94.900, and 11.94.901.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6354 by Senators Dammeier, Rivers and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to ensuring that navigators associated with the health benefit exchange protect private health care information; and amending RCW 43.71.075.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6355 by Senators Hobbs, Sheldon, Hatfield and King

AN ACT Relating to projects of statewide significance for economic development and transportation; amending RCW 43.157.005, 43.157.020, and 43.157.030; and reenacting and amending RCW 43.157.010.

Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

SB 6356 by Senator Angel

AN ACT Relating to naming the chair and vice chair of state and county political committees; and amending RCW 29A.80.020 and 29A.80.030.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SB 6357 by Senator Angel

AN ACT Relating to cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring; amending RCW 18.16.030, 18.16.050, 18.16.060, 18.16.110, 18.16.130, 18.16.140, 18.16.170, 18.16.175, 18.16.180, 18.16.190, 18.16.200, 18.16.290, and 18.16.900; and reenacting and amending RCW 18.16.020.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

SB 6358 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Bailey, Frockt, Becker, Chase and Tom

AN ACT Relating to disseminating financial aid policies to admitted and prospective students; adding a new section to chapter 28B.92 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

SB 6359 by Senators Hobbs, Hasegawa, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Darneille, Mullet, Kline, Hatfield, Frockt, Nelson, Pedersen, McAuliffe, Cleveland, Fraser, Conway, McCoy, Ranker, Eide, Billig and Liias

AN ACT Relating to preserving health insurance coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy by requiring health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2015, that provide coverage for maternity care or services to provide a covered person with substantially equivalent coverage to permit the voluntary termination of a pregnancy, by prohibiting a health plan from limiting in any way a woman's access to services related to the voluntary termination of a pregnancy other than terms and conditions generally applicable to the health plan's coverage of maternity care or services including applicable cost sharing, by not limiting in any way a woman's constitutionally or statutorily protected right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy, by clarifying that health plans are not required to cover abortions that would be unlawful under RCW 9.02.120, by providing an exemption for a multistate plan that does not cover the voluntary termination of pregnancies under federal law, by making the provisions of this act inapplicable to the minimum extent necessary to avoid noncompliance with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, and by clarifying that nothing in this act affects the statutory right of objection based on conscience or religion as set forth in RCW 48.43.065; and adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6360 by Senator Keiser

AN ACT Relating to including mental health prescriptions in electronic medical records; amending RCW 41.05.021 and 70.02.230; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6361 by Senators Angel, Sheldon, Hatfield, Brown, Hobbs, Conway, Mullet, Keiser, Cleveland and Rivers

AN ACT Relating to incrementally increasing the distribution percentage of liquor revolving fund revenues under RCW 66.08.190 to cities and counties; amending RCW 66.08.190; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6362 by Senators Bailey, Becker, Frockt, Kohl-Welles and Tom

AN ACT Relating to creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education; and amending RCW 28B.15.102, 42.16.010, 44.28.816, and 43.88.110.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

SB 6363 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Darneille, O'Ban, Hargrove and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to creating a statewide ombuds for behavioral health services; and adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6364 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Keiser, Rolfes and Cleveland

AN ACT Relating to parental rights and responsibilities of sexual assault perpetrators and survivors; amending RCW 26.09.191 and 26.33.170; reenacting and amending RCW 26.26.011; and adding new sections to chapter 26.26 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6365 by Senators Frockt, McAuliffe, O'Ban, Fain, Litzow, Pedersen, Darneille, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Tom, Liias and Cleveland

AN ACT Relating to creating a pilot program to provide educational stability for homeless children; adding a new section to chapter 43.185C RCW; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 6366 by Senators Honeyford, Roach and King

AN ACT Relating to making tax preferences for the bee industry permanent; amending RCW 82.04.630, 82.08.0204, 82.08.200, and 82.12.0204; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6367 by Senator Mullet

AN ACT Relating to medication synchronization and dispensing fee standardization; and adding a new section to chapter 48.44 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6368 by Senators Roach, Holmquist Newbry, Benton, Sheldon, Padden, Chase, Eide, Mullet and Dammeier

AN ACT Relating to adjusting the dollar threshold for substantial development under the shoreline management act for certain pleasure craft-related construction; and reenacting and amending RCW 90.58.030.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 6369 by Senator Baumgartner

AN ACT Relating to the removal of snow from streets that are part of state highways; and amending RCW 47.24.020.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6370 by Senators King, Eide and Kohl-Welles

AN ACT Relating to a tuition and fees exemption for children and surviving spouses of certain highway workers; and amending RCW 28B.15.380.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6371 by Senator Roach

AN ACT Relating to removing the requirement that candidates and authorized political committees must file contribution and expenditure reports electronically; and amending RCW 42.17A.245.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SB 6372 by Senator Roach

AN ACT Relating to ensuring growth management hearings board members meet qualifications relating to land use experience; and amending RCW 36.70A.250 and 36.70A.260.

Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

SB 6373 by Senators Roach, O'Ban, Sheldon and Litzow

AN ACT Relating to instruction in Spanish and Chinese languages; creating new sections; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Eduction.

SB 6374 by Senators Roach and Padden

AN ACT Relating to parent and child relationship termination; and amending RCW 13.34.132, 13.34.180, 26.09.191, 26.26.505, and 26.33.170.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6375 by Senators Roach and Schoesler

AN ACT Relating to the sale of in-vehicle electronic toll collection system equipment; and adding a new section to chapter 47.56 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6376 by Senators McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Chase

AN ACT Relating to including information on preventing sexual abuse and violence in sexual health education; and amending RCW 28A.300.475.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 6351 which was referred to the Committee on Health Care and Senate Bill No. 6370 which was referred to Committee on Higher Education.

MOTION

At 10:09 a.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Thursday, January 23, 2014.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate

5826

Committee Report.................................................................. 1

5969

Committee Report.................................................................. 1

5972

Committee Report.................................................................. 1

5973

Committee Report.................................................................. 1

Other Action........................................................................... 2

5991

Committee Report.................................................................. 1

6004

Committee Report.................................................................. 2

6005

Committee Report.................................................................. 2

6033

Committee Report.................................................................. 2

6336

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

6337

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

6338

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

6339

Introduction & 1^st Reading..................................................... 2

6340