NOON SESSION
Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, February 16, 2015
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 o’clock 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 13, 2015
SB 5213 Prime Sponsor, Senator Warnick: Allowing sales of growlers of wine. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Baumgartner, Chair; Braun, Vice Chair; Hasegawa, Ranking Minority Member; Conway; Keiser; King and Warnick.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 12, 2015
SB 5412 Prime Sponsor, Senator Angel: Addressing the regulation of service contracts. Reported by Committee on Law & Justice
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Padden, Chair; O'Ban, Vice Chair; Pearson and Roach.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Pedersen, Ranking Minority Member; Darneille and Kohl-Welles.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 13, 2015
SB 5418 Prime Sponsor, Senator Keiser: Creating a pilot program to improve care for catastrophically injured workers. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5418 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Baumgartner, Chair; Braun, Vice Chair; Hasegawa, Ranking Minority Member; Conway; Keiser; King and Warnick.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 12, 2015
SB 5500 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Permitting retired law enforcement officers to carry firearms on school facilities. Reported by Committee on Law & Justice
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Padden, Chair; O'Ban, Vice Chair; Pearson and Roach.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Pedersen, Ranking Minority Member; Darneille and Kohl-Welles.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 12, 2015
SB 5579 Prime Sponsor, Senator Dammeier: Exempting certain firearms transfers involving licensed security guards from background check requirements. Reported by Committee on Law & Justice
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5579 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Padden, Chair; O'Ban, Vice Chair; Pearson and Roach.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Pedersen, Ranking Minority Member; Darneille and Kohl-Welles.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 12, 2015
SB 5615 Prime Sponsor, Senator Benton: Exempting certain firearms transfers involving military members, law enforcement officers, and corrections officers from background check requirements. Reported by Committee on Law & Justice
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Padden, Chair; O'Ban, Vice Chair; Pearson and Roach.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Pedersen, Ranking Minority Member; Darneille and Kohl-Welles.
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 5985 by Senator Dansel
AN ACT Relating to extending the date for allowing certain counties and cities to not plan under the growth management act; and amending RCW 36.70A.040.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.
SB 5986 by Senators Becker, Keiser, Cleveland, Bailey, Jayapal, Dammeier, Frockt, Brown, Warnick, Parlette and Conway
AN ACT Relating to creating a board of telemedicine; amending RCW 43.70.010; adding new sections to chapter 43.70 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SB 5987 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias and Litzow
AN ACT Relating to transportation revenue; amending RCW 82.36.025, 82.38.030, 82.38.030, 46.68.090, 46.68.090, 46.09.520, 46.10.530, 79A.25.070, 46.17.355, 46.17.365, 46.17.323, 46.25.052, 46.25.060, 46.25.100, 46.20.202, 46.17.050, 46.17.060, 47.60.322, 46.12.650, 36.73.065, 82.80.140, 82.14.045, 81.104.140, 81.104.160, 84.52.043, 84.52.043, 84.52.010, 84.52.010, 84.04.120, and 81.77.170; amending 2013 c 225 s 650 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092, 43.84.092, 46.09.520, and 81.104.170; adding a new section to chapter 46.68 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.37 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.16A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.17 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 36.57A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.80 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 81.104 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.29 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 82.38.083; repealing 2013 c 225 s 305; prescribing penalties; providing effective dates; providing contingent effective dates; providing expiration dates; providing contingent expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5988 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias and Litzow
AN ACT Relating to additive transportation funding and appropriations; amending RCW 46.68.030, 46.68.280, 46.68.290, and 47.60.530; creating new sections; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5989 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias and Litzow
AN ACT Relating to authorizing bonds for transportation funding; adding new sections to chapter 47.10 RCW; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5990 by Senators King, Fain, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, Hewitt, Becker, Brown and Bailey
AN ACT Relating to transferring certain state sales and use taxes collected on transportation projects to the connecting Washington account; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5991 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Warnick, Sheldon, Becker and Brown
AN ACT Relating to activities at the department of transportation funded by the environmental legacy stewardship account; reenacting and amending RCW 70.105D.170; providing an effective date; providing a contingent effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5992 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Warnick, Sheldon, Becker and Brown
AN ACT Relating to modifying certain requirements for ferry vessel construction; amending RCW 47.60.005, 47.60.010, 47.60.810, 47.60.814, 47.60.820, and 47.56.030; adding a new section to chapter 47.60 RCW; repealing RCW 47.56.780; providing an effective date; providing a contingent effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5993 by Senators King, Fain, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Warnick, Sheldon, Hewitt, Becker and Brown
AN ACT Relating to public works contracts and projects; amending RCW 39.04.320, 39.12.026, and 39.12.020; adding a new section to chapter 47.01 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5994 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, Hewitt, Becker, Brown and Bailey
AN ACT Relating to permits for state transportation corridor projects; amending RCW 70.95.030; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.01 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 36.01 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 35A.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 90.58 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW; providing an effective date; providing a contingent effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5995 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, O'Ban, Becker, Brown and Bailey
AN ACT Relating to modifying the transportation system policy goal of mobility; amending RCW 47.04.280; providing an effective date; providing a contingent effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5996 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, O'Ban, Hewitt, Becker and Brown
AN ACT Relating to Washington state department of transportation projects; amending RCW 47.01.300; adding a new section to chapter 47.01 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 47 RCW; providing an effective date; providing a contingent effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5997 by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, O'Ban, Hewitt, Becker and Brown
AN ACT Relating to transportation project delivery; amending RCW 47.20.785; creating a new section; providing an effective date; providing a contingent effective date; providing a contingent expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5998 by Senator Roach
AN ACT Relating to the protection of groundwater; and amending RCW 90.54.020.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.
SB 5999 by Senator Darneille
AN ACT Relating to the caseload forecast council; amending RCW 43.88C.010, 43.215.456, and 43.185C.220; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6000 by Senator Dansel
AN ACT Relating to joint meetings of multiple county legislative authorities; and adding a new section to chapter 36.32 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.
SB 6001 by Senators Cleveland, Chase and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the definition of a newspaper; amending RCW 82.04.214; amending 2012 2nd sp.s. c 6 s 704 (uncodified); providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6002 by Senators Chase, Keiser, McAuliffe, McCoy, Hasegawa and Jayapal
AN ACT Relating to pesticide application in school facilities; adding new sections to chapter 28A.345 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6003 by Senator Hobbs
AN ACT Relating to conservation districts' special assessments; and amending RCW 89.08.400.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6004 by Senators Braun, Honeyford and Hatfield
AN ACT Relating to the acquisition of coal displacement power; adding a new section to chapter 80.04 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.
SB 6005 by Senator Braun
AN ACT Relating to establishing the state average annual wage as the maximum compensation to be used for calculating state retirement benefits; and amending RCW 28B.10.410, 41.32.010, 41.32.035, 41.35.010, 41.35.430, 41.37.010, 41.37.220, 41.40.010, and 41.40.048.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6006 by Senators Jayapal, Miloscia, Fraser, Padden and Conway
AN ACT Relating to increasing the capability of state agencies to develop lean cultures and implement lean performance management strategies through the development of lean curricula and pilot programs administered by the department of enterprise services; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Accountability & Reform.
SB 6007 by Senators Roach and Padden
AN ACT Relating to theft of rental property; amending RCW 9A.56.096; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 6008 by Senators Chase, Roach, Hasegawa and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to approval of a tax levy by a public hospital district board; and amending RCW 70.44.060.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.
SB 6009 by Senator Parlette
AN ACT Relating to providing sales and use tax exemptions to persons who suffered property damage in a catastrophic wildfire as defined in this act; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
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 exceptions of Senate Bill No. 6002 and Senate Bill No. 6003 which were referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.
Senator Fraser announced a meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus immediately following adjournment.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 o’clock noon Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate
5213
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5412
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5418
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5500
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5579
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5615
Committee Report.................................................................. 1
5985
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 1
5986
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5987
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5988
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5989
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5990
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5991
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5992
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5993
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5994
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5995
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5996
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 2
5997
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
5998
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
5999
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
6000
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
6001
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
6002
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
Other Action........................................................................... 3
6003
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
Other Action........................................................................... 3
6004
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
6005
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
6006
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
6007
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
6008
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3
6009
Introduction & 1st Reading..................................................... 3