NOON SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, 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

February 24, 2014

ESHB 1417 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Local Government: Regarding irrigation district administration. Reported by Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hatfield, Chair; Brown; Eide; Hobbs; Honeyford, Ranking Member and Schoesler.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 1783 Prime Sponsor, Representative Seaquist: Concerning health district banking. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 1785 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hunt, S.: Authorizing de minimis use of state resources to provide information about programs that may be authorized payroll deductions. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

SHB 2098 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight: Making conforming amendments made necessary by reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2100 Prime Sponsor, Representative Johnson: Creating Seattle University special license plates. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Eide, Co-Chair; King, Co-Chair; Angel; Brown; Cleveland; Fain, Budget Leadership Cabinet; Liias; Mullet and Rolfes.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

SHB 2105 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Government Operations & Elections: Promoting transparency in government by requiring public agencies with governing bodies to post their agendas online in advance of meetings. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2115 Prime Sponsor, Representative Johnson: Concerning the composition of the officer promotion board. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2137 Prime Sponsor, Representative Johnson: Modifying provisions governing commercial motor vehicles. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Eide, Co-Chair; Hobbs, Vice Co-Chair; King, Co-Chair; Angel; Brown; Cleveland; Fain, Budget Leadership Cabinet; Liias; Mullet and Rolfes.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2208 Prime Sponsor, Representative Haigh: Concerning heavy civil construction projects. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

ESHB 2374 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Government Operations & Elections: Making nonsubstantive changes to procurement law. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2405 Prime Sponsor, Representative Buys: Regarding hemp as a component of commercial animal feed. Reported by Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hatfield, Chair; Brown; Eide; Hobbs; Honeyford, Ranking Member and Schoesler.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2437 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hunter: Clarifying employee eligibility for benefits from the public employees' benefits board and conforming the eligibility provisions with federal law. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Becker, Chair; Dammeier, Vice Chair; Angel; Bailey; Cleveland; Keiser; Parlette; Pedersen, Ranking Member.

Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.

February 24, 2014

HB 2446 Prime Sponsor, Representative Gregerson: Simplifying procedures for obtaining an order for refund of property taxes. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2515 Prime Sponsor, Representative Christian: Concerning the treatment of population enumeration data, including exempting it from public inspection and copying. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2547 Prime Sponsor, Representative Ormsby: Providing for the creation of a less than countywide port district within a county containing no port districts. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2555 Prime Sponsor, Representative Dunshee: Concerning alternative contracting performance goals. Reported by Committee on Governmental Operations

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Conway; Hasegawa, Ranking Member and McCoy.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 24, 2014

HB 2700 Prime Sponsor, Representative Stonier: Creating breast cancer awareness special license plates. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Eide, Co-Chair; Hobbs, Vice Co-Chair; King, Co-Chair; Angel; Brown; Cleveland; Fain, Budget Leadership Cabinet; Liias; Mullet and Rolfes.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated.

MOTION

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

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6573 by Senators Hargrove and Hill

AN ACT Relating to changing the effective date of modifications to the aged, blind, and disabled and the housing and essential needs programs; and amending 2013 2nd sp.s. c 10 s 10 (uncodified).

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, the measure listed on the Introduction and First Reading report was referred to the committee as designated.

On motion of Senator Fain and without objection, the rules were suspended and the following measures listed on the “Disposition of Bills” sheet were referred to the Committee on Rules, X file: Senate Bill No. 5202, Senate Bill No. 5251, Senate Bill No. 5392, Senate Bill No. 5454, Senate Bill No. 5471, Senate Bill No. 5499, Senate Bill No. 5597, Senate Bill No. 5680, Senate Bill No. 5713, Senate Bill No. 5735, Senate Bill No. 5741, Senate Bill No.5826, Senate Bill No. 5908, Senate Bill No. 5963, Senate Bill No. 5978, Senate Bill No. 5988, Senate Bill No. 5992, Senate Bill No. 5997, Senate Bill No. 6004, Senate Bill No. 6006, Senate Bill No. 6009, Senate Bill No. 6015, Senate Bill No. 6029, Senate Bill No. 6033, Senate Bill No. 6036, Senate Bill No.6061, Senate Bill No. 6063, Senate Bill No. 6072, Senate Bill No. 6080, Senate Bill No. 6083, Senate Bill No. 6087, Senate Bill No. 6089, Senate Bill No. 6098, Senate Bill No. 6103, Senate Bill No. 6109, Senate Bill No. 6131, Senate Bill No. 6139, Senate Bill No. 6146, Senate Bill No. 6148, Senate Bill No. 6160, Senate Bill No. 6169, Senate Bill No. 6172, Senate Bill No. 6177, Senate Bill No. 6185, Senate Bill No. 6193, Senate Bill No. 6195, Senate Bill No. 6200, Senate Bill No. 6212, Senate Bill No. 6214, Senate Bill No. 6227, Senate Bill No. 6236, Senate Bill No. 6238, Senate Bill No. 6246, Senate Bill No. 6288, Senate Bill No. 6295, Senate Bill No. 6296, Senate Bill No. 6298, Senate Bill No. 6300, Senate Bill No. 6307, Senate Bill No. 6331, Senate Bill No. 6334, Senate Bill No. 6345, Senate Bill No. 6390, Senate Bill No. 6391, Senate Bill No. 6394, Senate Bill No. 6404, Senate Bill No. 6416, Senate Bill No. 6420, Senate Bill No. 6428, Senate Bill No. 6443, Senate Bill No. 6448, Senate Bill No. 6454, Senate Bill No. 6455, Senate Bill No. 6474, Senate Bill No. 6482, Senate Bill No. 6489, Senate Bill No. 6497, Senate Bill No. 6507, Senate Bill No. 6509, Senate Bill No. 6524, Senate Bill No. 6534, Senate Joint Memorial No. 8000, Senate Joint Memorial No. 8011, Senate Joint Memorial No. 8013

MOTION

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

MOTION

Senator Conway moved adoption of the following resolution:

SENATE RESOLUTION
8692

By Senators Conway, Darneille, Billig, McCoy, Liias, Ranker, Hargrove, Eide, Keiser, Pedersen, Hatfield, Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Mullet, Fraser, Nelson, Dammeier, O'Ban, Roach, Becker, Angel, and Chase

WHEREAS, R. Ted Bottiger's career in politics and public service spanned the period from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama, from his first election to the House of Representatives in 1964, to his recently completed service on the Port of Tacoma Commission; and

WHEREAS, Ted Bottiger served the people of Pierce County, the State of Washington, the Northwest region, and the nation with selfless dedication, consummate skill, and a great sense of humor; and

WHEREAS, Ted Bottiger made a particular mark in the Washington State Senate, where he served as chair of the Energy and Utilities Committee at a time of dramatic change in the energy sector, when Mideast oil supply instability brought worldwide upheaval, and when Senator Bottiger served as chair of a special joint legislative committee whose investigative oversight of the Washington Public Power Supply System led to the unraveling of our state's then-ambitious nuclear power plant construction program; and

WHEREAS, Ted Bottiger enjoyed the shortest stint on record for a Senate Majority Leader in 1981 due to one member of the 25-24 majority switching parties; and

WHEREAS, Ted Bottiger returned to the helm of the Senate as Majority Leader in 1983 and effectively steered the Senate with a narrow majority through efforts to recover from the very severe recession of 1981-82; and

WHEREAS, Among his many legislative accomplishments, Ted Bottiger's leadership was critical to eliminating the sales tax on food, ending the state budget accounting gimmick known as the 25th month, helping Washington become the first state to improve aircraft safety by requiring large, brightly colored balls to be installed on power lines near airports, and helping secure agreement on the landmark Puyallup land claims settlement; and

WHEREAS, Ted Bottiger's statesmanship was on full display when, as Senate Minority Leader, he helped the Senate Majority Leader secure passage of controversial legislation needed to balance the state budget and said of the event, "The role of the Queen's loyal opposition must be just that, loyal. We shouldn't sink the ship," he concluded, expressing his deep commitment to values transcending partisanship; and

WHEREAS, Ted Bottiger effectively brought the needs and priorities of Pierce County residents, rural, urban, and suburban, to the forefront, leading to breakthrough projects, revitalized infrastructure, and a transformed spirit of optimism in communities across Pierce County; and

WHEREAS, Ted Bottiger exemplified through his unique brand of leadership a devotion in equal measures to principle and pragmatism, to process and substance, to ideas and people, and to humor and seriousness of purpose; and

WHEREAS, Ted Bottiger always remembered who the majority leader was at his home in rural Graham, namely his beloved wife Darlene Bottiger, and he generally wasn't recognized in Olympia for the devoted husband, father, and family man he was;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate honor and remember the life and legacy of Senator R. Ted Bottiger - a gifted leader who never lost sight of the big picture nor the people impacted by state policy and funding decisions, a tireless public servant who never stopped looking for ways to contribute toward improving the lives and well-being of the people of Pierce County and the State of Washington, a dedicated husband and father, and a trusted, loyal, and true friend to all who knew him; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to R. Ted Bottiger's wife, Darlene Bottiger, and his daughters Tedene Bottiger and Teri Blair.

Senator Conway spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8692.

The motion by Senator Conway carried and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

At 12:07 p.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2014.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate

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