NOON SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia

Monday, January 23, 2017

The Senate was called to order at 12:00 o’clock noon by the President of the Senate, Lt. Governor Habib presiding. 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

January 19, 2017

SB 5007 Prime Sponsor, Senator Angel: Addressing surplus line broker licensing. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5007 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Chair; Mullet, Ranking Minority Member; Fain; Hobbs and Kuderer.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2017

SB 5013 Prime Sponsor, Senator Warnick: Concerning the disposition of tenant property placed upon the nearest public property. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Chair; Mullet, Ranking Minority Member; Fain and Hobbs.

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2017

SB 5015 Prime Sponsor, Senator Warnick: Concerning unlawful detainer actions for at-will tenancies. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Chair; Mullet, Ranking Minority Member; Fain and Hobbs.

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2017

SB 5025 Prime Sponsor, Senator Miloscia: Concerning the age of individuals at which sale or distribution of tobacco and vapor products may be made. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Bailey; Baumgartner; Fain; Miloscia and O'Ban.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Kuderer; Keiser; Mullet and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports.

January 19, 2017

SB 5042 Prime Sponsor, Senator Angel: Authorizing funeral planning and funeral services as noninsurance benefits under group life and disability insurance policies. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Chair; Mullet, Ranking Minority Member; Fain; Hobbs and Kuderer.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2017

SB 5079 Prime Sponsor, Senator McCoy: Concerning dental health services in tribal settings. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5079 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Mullet; O'Ban and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2017

SB 5125 Prime Sponsor, Senator Braun: Defining independent contractor relationships in the context of real estate licensing. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Baumgartner, Chair; Keiser, Ranking Minority Member; Conway; Rossi; Saldaña and Wilson.

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

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2017

SB 5144 Prime Sponsor, Senator Angel: Addressing the Washington state credit union act. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Chair; Mullet, Ranking Minority Member; Fain; Hobbs and Kuderer.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2017

SB 5157 Prime Sponsor, Senator Angel: Repealing an expiration date for legislation enacted in 2015 regarding pawnbroker fees and interest rates. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Chair; Mullet, Ranking Minority Member; Fain; Hobbs and Kuderer.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 19, 2017

SB 5190 Prime Sponsor, Senator Conway: Concerning the member requirement for bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Baumgartner, Chair; Keiser, Ranking Minority Member; Conway; Hasegawa; Rossi; Saldaña and Wilson.

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 third order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

November 29, 2016

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following appointment, subject to your confirmation.

LINDA WILLIAMS, appointed November 29, 2016, for the term ending June 17, 2021, as a Chair of the Industrial Insurance Appeals Board.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment 9235.

December 6, 2016

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following appointment, subject to your confirmation.

RICARDO E. SANCHEZ, appointed December 6, 2016, for the term ending January 12, 2021, as Member of the State Board of Education.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment 9236.

December 16, 2016

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.

PAUL A. PASTOR, reappointed December 16, 2016, for the term ending August 2, 2018, as Member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment 9237.

December 27, 2016

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following appointment, subject to your confirmation.

YONA MAKOWSKI, appointed December 27, 2016, for the term ending December 31, 2019, as Member of the Investment Board.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment 9238.

January 16, 2017

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.

GUY R. NORMAN, reappointed January 16, 2017, for the term ending January 15, 2021, as Member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment 9239.

January 16, 2017

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.

BRUCE REID, reappointed October 4, 2013, for the term ending September 30, 2018, as Member of the Lake Washington Institute of Technology Board of Trustees.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Higher Education as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment 9240.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, all appointees listed on the Gubernatorial Appointments 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 5380 by Senators Zeiger and Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to exempting property owned or used by community and technical colleges from property tax; amending RCW 84.36.050; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

SB 5381 by Senators Baumgartner and Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to making the customized training program permanent; and repealing RCW 28B.67.902.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

SB 5382 by Senators Liias, Hobbs, Walsh, King, Takko, Saldaña and Cleveland

AN ACT Relating to the issuance of identicards at a reduced cost to applicants who are under the age of eighteen and without a permanent residence address; amending RCW 46.20.117 and 46.20.117; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 5383 by Senators Bailey, Angel, Takko and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to the taxation and permitting of vessels in Washington; amending RCW 82.08.700 and 82.12.700; 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 providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development.

SB 5384 by Senators Fortunato and Takko

AN ACT Relating to the development of cooperative agreements to expand recreational access on privately owned lands; and amending RCW 4.24.210.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5385 by Senator Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to creating a fossil fuel carbon pollution tax; amending RCW 47.66.070; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; and providing a contingent expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5386 by Senators Pedersen, Miloscia, Hunt, Fain and Billig

AN ACT Relating to strengthening the initiative process by providing for more comprehensive review before initiatives receive ballot titles; amending RCW 29A.72.010, 29A.72.020, 29A.72.030, and 43.07.120; adding new sections to chapter 29A.72 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5387 by Senators Pedersen, Angel, Rolfes and Fain

AN ACT Relating to cremation by biochemical hydrolysis; amending RCW 68.04.020, 68.04.080, 68.04.120, 68.04.170, 68.04.260, 68.04.270, 68.05.175, 68.05.195, 68.05.245, 68.05.390, 68.24.010, 68.24.150, 68.50.108, 68.50.110, 68.50.130, 68.50.140, 68.50.160, 68.50.185, 68.50.240, 68.50.270, 68.64.120, 70.95K.010, 70.95M.090, 73.08.070, 18.39.170, 18.39.217, and 18.39.410; and adding new sections to chapter 68.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5388 by Senators Zeiger, Sheldon, Kuderer, Padden, Wilson, Conway, Fortunato, Hobbs, Becker, Warnick and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to unlawful entry on certain properties; adding new sections to chapter 9A.52 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5389 by Senators Miloscia and Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to civil service qualifications; amending RCW 41.08.070, 41.12.070, 41.14.100, 43.101.080, and 43.101.095; and adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5390 by Senators Liias and Bailey

AN ACT Relating to grandfathering the accrual of vacation leave above the statutory maximum for certain employees of the Washington state ferries; amending RCW 43.01.040; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 5391 by Senators Zeiger, Hobbs, O'Ban and Conway

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the powers, duties, and functions of the department of veterans affairs; amending RCW 43.60A.020, 43.60A.100, 43.60A.151, 43.60A.154, 43.60A.155, 43.60A.190, 72.36.115, and 73.08.005; reenacting and amending RCW 43.60A.150; and decodifying RCW 43.60A.901, 43.60A.902, and 43.60A.905.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5392 by Senators Rolfes, Sheldon, Ranker and Bailey

AN ACT Relating to ferry advisory committees; amending RCW 47.60.286, 47.60.290, 47.60.300, 47.60.310, and 47.60.330; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 5393 by Senators Warnick, Liias, Takko and Pearson

AN ACT Relating to including fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with the forest practices rules in the streamlined permit process provided in RCW 77.55.181; and amending RCW 77.55.181.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5394 by Senators Rivers, Takko, Hasegawa, Braun, Chase, Warnick, Honeyford, Rolfes and Zeiger

AN ACT Relating to the forestry riparian easement program; and amending RCW 76.13.120.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5395 by Senators Rivers and Mullet

AN ACT Relating to strengthening the timing and content of disclosures by continuing care retirement communities; and amending RCW 18.390.030, 18.390.060, and 18.390.070.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 5396 by Senators Angel, Liias, Wellman, O'Ban and Cleveland

AN ACT Relating to municipal access to local financial services; amending RCW 39.58.010, 39.58.060, and 39.58.108; and repealing RCW 39.58.240.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

SB 5397 by Senators Warnick, Liias, Walsh, Nelson, O'Ban, Billig, Kuderer, King, Honeyford and Wilson

AN ACT Relating to disclosure in initiatives, referenda, and recall petitions; amending RCW 29A.56.160, 29A.72.110, 29A.72.120, 29A.72.130, and 29A.72.170; adding a new section to chapter 29A.72 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29A.84 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5398 by Senators Miloscia, Hunt and Zeiger

AN ACT Relating to modification of precinct and district boundary lines; amending RCW 44.05.100 and 29A.16.050; and reenacting and amending RCW 29A.16.040.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5399 by Senators O'Ban, Miloscia, Darneille and Pearson

AN ACT Relating to the use of background checks for persons who work with children, persons with developmental disabilities, and vulnerable adults; and amending RCW 35.21.920, 35A.21.370, 36.01.300, and 35.61.130.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 5400 by Senators Zeiger, O'Ban, Hunt, Rivers, Cleveland, Becker, McCoy, Rolfes and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to disclosure of health-related information with persons with a close relationship with a patient; amending RCW 70.02.010, 70.02.050, and 70.02.230; reenacting and amending RCW 70.02.010 and 70.02.230; adding a new section to chapter 70.02 RCW; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 5401 by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Miloscia, Keiser and Conway

AN ACT Relating to prescription drug cost transparency; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 5402 by Senators Liias, Walsh, Billig, Hobbs, King and Sheldon

AN ACT Relating to the Cooper Jones bicyclist safety advisory council; adding a new section to chapter 43.59 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 5403 by Senators O'Ban and Conway

AN ACT Relating to ferry district authority; and amending RCW 36.54.120.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 5404 by Senators Rivers, Liias, Zeiger, Wellman and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to sunscreen in schools; adding a new section to chapter 28A.210 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

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

SB 5405 by Senator Wilson

AN ACT Relating to protection for occupants of national guard facilities; and adding a new section to chapter 38.40 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5406 by Senator Becker

AN ACT Relating to department of social and health services responses to reports of abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect in certain long-term care settings; and amending RCW 74.34.063.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SJM 8005 by Senator O'Ban

Requesting that the Interstate 5 bridges over the Nisqually River be named for and recognize the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

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. 5400 which was designated to the Committee on Health Care and referred to the Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

MOTION

At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 o'clock p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate

HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate

5007

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

5013

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

5015

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

5025

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

5042

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

5079

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

5125

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

5144

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

5157

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

5190

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

5380

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5381

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5382

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5383

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5384

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5385

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5386

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5387

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5388

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5389

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5390

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5391

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5392

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5393

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 3

5394