The House was called to order at 12:00 p.m. by the Speaker (Representative Tharinger presiding).

Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the third order of business.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

May 2, 2017

MR. SPEAKER:

The Senate has passed:

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5001,

SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5135,

SECOND ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5239,

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5303,

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5431,

SENATE BILL NO. 5442,

THIRD SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5558,

SENATE BILL NO. 5614,

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5729,

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5741,

and the same are herewith transmitted.

Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary

May 2, 2017

MR. SPEAKER:

The Senate has passed:

SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5294,

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5316,

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5866,

SECOND ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5891,

SECOND ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5893,

and the same are herewith transmitted.

Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary

There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.

INTRODUCTION & FIRST READING

HB 2208 by Representative Hudgins

AN ACT Relating to authorizing criminal background investigations for current and prospective employees and contractors with access to federal tax information; and adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government, Elections & Information Technology.

HB 2209 by Representative Klippert

AN ACT Relating to designating English as the official language of the state; adding new sections to chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on State Government, Elections & Information Technology.

SSB 5001 by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators O'Ban, Angel, Miloscia, Becker, Padden, Honeyford, King and Fortunato)

AN ACT Relating to the election and authority of regional transit authority board members; amending RCW 81.112.010 and 81.112.030; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 81.112.040; and providing a contingent effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

2SSB 5135 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rivers, Rolfes, Zeiger, Walsh, Angel, Keiser, Mullet, Cleveland, Hunt, Bailey, King, Warnick, Brown, Fain, Ranker, Van De Wege, Conway and Wellman)

AN ACT Relating to modifying the Washington main street program by increasing the total amount of tax credits allowed under the program and making administrative changes to the program; amending RCW 82.73.020 and 82.73.030; adding a new section to chapter 82.73 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing a contingent expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

E2SSB 5239 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Warnick, Takko, Ericksen, Becker, Walsh, Angel, Wilson, Schoesler, Honeyford, Pearson, Brown and Padden)

AN ACT Relating to ensuring that water is available to support development; amending RCW 19.27.097, 36.70A.070, 58.17.110, 90.03.247, and 90.54.120; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

2ESSB 5294 by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Padden and O'Ban)

AN ACT Relating to addressing the department of corrections early release error; amending RCW 72.09.010, 43.06.010, 42.40.040, 49.60.210, and 42.40.110; adding new sections to chapter 72.09 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

SSB 5303 by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Rolfes, Chase, Hawkins, Warnick, Bailey and Ranker)

AN ACT Relating to aquatic invasive species management; amending RCW 43.43.400, 77.120.110, 82.16.020, 77.120.070, 77.135.160, 77.120.010, 77.135.110, and 77.135.120; reenacting and amending RCW 88.02.640, 88.02.640, 77.15.160, and 77.135.010; adding new sections to chapter 77.135 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 77.120 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 77.12.879; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

ESB 5316 by Senators Fortunato, Rossi, Rivers, Miloscia, Padden, Becker, Braun, Angel, Warnick, Schoesler, Brown, Zeiger and Wilson

AN ACT Relating to the removal of provisions that are no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington; amending RCW 43.320.017, 70.95.532, 80.01.080, 48.18A.035, 48.25.140, 48.29.015, 21.20.880, 43.70.900, 29A.04.510, 35A.39.010, 44.05.080, 47.06.110, 82.42.090, and 82.80.070; adding a new section to chapter 42.30 RCW; recodifying RCW 42.32.030; decodifying RCW 43.320.012, 43.320.013, 43.320.014, 43.320.015, 43.320.016, 43.320.901, 15.15.900, 50.06.010, 50.13.010, 50.13.910, 50.38.900, 50.38.902, 50.60.902, 50.65.905, 50.70.902, 28A.315.075, 29A.04.903, 29A.04.905, 42.56.901, 42.56.902, 42.56.903, 71A.10.805, 10.77.900, 10.77.920, 10.77.930, 71.05.910, 71.05.920, 71.05.930, 71.24.900, 71.34.901, 5.45.920, 43.41.035, 43.41.940, 43.41.950, 43.41.981, and 43.88.910; and repealing RCW 66.08.230, 66.08.250, 66.12.020, 28A.305.900, 28A.305.901, 28A.630.005, 70.94.505, 70.95N.270, 70.104.070, 70.104.090, 80.36.901, 70.104.100, 21.20.886, 31.04.501, 48.102.190, 35.13A.0301, 70.22.005, 71A.20.190, 28B.65.010, 28B.65.020, 28B.65.030, 28B.65.040, 28B.65.050, 28B.65.060, 28B.65.070, 28B.65.080, 28B.65.110, 28B.65.900, 28B.65.905, 2.56.031, 10.77.810, 10.77.820, 71.24.055, 2.56.250, 9.04.040, 43.30.8351, 76.01.080, 76.01.090, 76.09.380, 77.12.605, 77.12.710, 79A.20.005, 79A.20.010, 79A.20.030, 79A.20.900, 43.31.088, 43.31.522, 43.31.524, 43.31.800, 43.31.805, 43.31.810, 43.31.820, 43.31.830, 43.31.832, 43.31.833, 43.31.834, 43.31.840, 43.31.850, 47.01.141, 47.60.645, 47.78.010, 82.44.180, 82.80.040, 82.80.050, 82.80.060, 82.14.046, and 82.50.510.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

ESSB 5431 by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Warnick, Takko, Brown, Hawkins, Liias, Schoesler, Honeyford and Fortunato)

AN ACT Relating to protection of composting from nuisance lawsuits; amending RCW 7.48.305; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

SB 5442 by Senators Fortunato and Pedersen

AN ACT Relating to expanding the permitted uses of surplus funds from boater education card fees to certain boating safety programs and activities; and amending RCW 79A.60.630, 79A.60.650, and 79A.60.640.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

3SSB 5558 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Darneille, O'Ban and Angel)

AN ACT Relating to issuing a two-year identicard for offenders released from prison facilities; amending RCW 46.20.117 and 46.20.117; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

SB 5614 by Senators Darneille, Hasegawa and Kuderer

AN ACT Relating to diversion agreements and counsel and release agreements by modifying the conditions under which both may be entered into and mandating eligibility for automatic destruction; and amending RCW 13.40.070 and 13.50.270.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Human Services.

ESSB 5729 by Senate Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Senators Liias, Miloscia and Kuderer)

AN ACT Relating to legislative technology; amending RCW 44.68.010, 44.68.020, 44.68.030, 44.68.035, 44.68.040, 44.68.050, 44.68.060, 44.68.065, 44.68.080, 44.68.085, 44.68.090, 44.68.100, and 44.68.105; and decodifying RCW 44.68.900.

Referred to Committee on State Government, Elections & Information Technology.

ESB 5741 by Senator King

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the collection of fuel taxes within tribal jurisdictions; amending RCW 82.38.031 and 82.38.035; adding a new section to chapter 82.38 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

E2SSB 5866 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Hobbs, Braun, Mullet, Frockt and Warnick)

AN ACT Relating to creating a tax court for the state of Washington; amending RCW 2.04.110, 34.05.030, 39.88.060, 79.125.450, 82.01.090, 82.29A.060, 82.32.150, 82.32.160, 82.32.170, 82.32.180, 82.49.060, 84.08.060, 84.08.130, 84.33.091, 84.34.065, 84.36.850, 84.39.020, 84.40.038, 84.48.080, 84.52.018, 84.56.290, 84.69.020, 84.69.030, and 84.69.180; reenacting and amending RCW 34.12.020 and 42.17A.705; adding a new chapter to Title 2 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 82.03.010, 82.03.020, 82.03.030, 82.03.040, 82.03.050, 82.03.060, 82.03.070, 82.03.080, 82.03.090, 82.03.100, 82.03.110, 82.03.120, 82.03.130, 82.03.140, 82.03.150, 82.03.160, 82.03.170, 82.03.180, 82.03.190, and 82.03.200; and providing contingent effective dates.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

2ESB 5891 by Senators Zeiger and Conway

AN ACT Relating to eliminating the use of the high school science assessment as a graduation prerequisite; and amending RCW 28A.655.061, 28A.655.065, and 28A.655.068.

Referred to Committee on Education.

2ESB 5893 by Senators O'Ban, Rossi, Becker, Rivers, Miloscia, King, Bailey, Braun, Wilson, Walsh, Zeiger, Angel, Warnick, Brown, Honeyford, Fortunato, Pearson, Padden, Fain, Schoesler and Hawkins

AN ACT Relating to the administration of motor vehicle excise taxes by regional transit authorities; amending RCW 82.44.135, 81.104.160, 82.44.035, and 81.104.190; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

There being no objection, the bills listed on the day’s introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

There being no objection, the House adjourned until 9:55 a.m., May 8, 2017, the 15th Day of the 1^st Special Session.

FRANK CHOPP, Speaker

BERNARD DEAN, Chief Clerk

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