MORNING SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

The Senate was called to order at 10:02 a.m. 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.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

Washington State Senate

Senator Brian Dansel

7th Legislative District

January 24, 2017

Office of the Governor

Legislative Building

416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Suite 200

Olympia, WA 98504

Re: Resignation from the Washington State Senate as of January 24, 2017

Dear Governor Inslee:

I am writing to notify you that I am resigning my 7th District Senate seat as of Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 at 1:00 pm.

Therefore, pursuant to RCW 42.12.020, please accept my resignation from the Washington State Senate effective at 1:00 pm, January 24, 2017.

If you have any questions, or if I may provide any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Senator Brian Dansel

7th District

MOTION

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

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

January 24, 2017

SB 5034 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rivers: Concerning local government financial reports. Reported by Committee on Local Government

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Vice Chair; Palumbo and Sheldon.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 24, 2017

SB 5036 Prime Sponsor, Senator Takko: Clarifying the authority and procedures for unit priced contracting by public utility districts. Reported by Committee on Local Government

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Vice Chair; Palumbo and Sheldon.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 24, 2017

SB 5062 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hunt: Extending the period for which a bond levy may be increased. Reported by Committee on Local Government

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Vice Chair; Palumbo and Sheldon.

Passed to Committee on Rules.

January 24, 2017

SB 5119 Prime Sponsor, Senator Takko: Concerning water-sewer districts. Reported by Committee on Local Government

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Vice Chair; Palumbo and Sheldon.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 24, 2017

SB 5121 Prime Sponsor, Senator Takko: Concerning fire protection district tax levies. Reported by Committee on Local Government

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Vice Chair; Palumbo and Sheldon.

Passed to Committee on Rules.

January 24, 2017

SB 5122 Prime Sponsor, Senator Takko: Concerning fire commissioner compensation. Reported by Committee on Local Government

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Angel, Vice Chair; Palumbo and Sheldon.

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 exceptions of Senate Bill No. 5062 and Senate Bill No. 5121 which were designated to the Committee on Rules and 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 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 Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5443 by Senators Brown, Darneille, Miloscia, Becker, Rivers, McCoy, Sheldon, Walsh, Chase, Bailey, Hobbs, Ericksen, Warnick, Angel, Honeyford, Rolfes, Padden, Billig, Zeiger, Wilson, Conway and Fain

AN ACT Relating to fiscal notes; amending RCW 43.88A.010 and 43.88A.020; adding a new section to chapter 43.88A RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 5444 by Senators Frockt, Wellman, Kuderer, Chase, Darneille and Ranker

AN ACT Relating to enhanced background checks and licensure for assault weapons and large capacity magazines; amending RCW 9.41.010, 9.41.090, 9.41.094, 9.41.097, 9.41.0975, 9.41.110, 9.41.124, and 9.41.129; adding new sections to chapter 9.41 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5445 by Senators Padden, O'Ban, Sheldon and Chase

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the use of eminent domain for economic development; amending RCW 35.81.080; and adding a new chapter to Title 8 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5446 by Senators Becker, Frockt, Cleveland and Rivers

AN ACT Relating to exempting certain hospitals from certificate of need requirements for the addition of psychiatric beds until June 2019; amending RCW 70.38.111 and 70.38.260; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 5447 by Senator Conway

AN ACT Relating to the methods of services provided by the office of public guardianship; and amending RCW 2.72.005, 2.72.010, 2.72.020, 2.72.030, and 11.28.120.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5448 by Senators Rivers, Chase, Zeiger, Walsh, Miloscia, Fain and Warnick

AN ACT Relating to no required psychotropic medication use for students; amending RCW 26.44.050; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW.

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

SB 5449 by Senators Liias, Zeiger and Billig

AN ACT Relating to digital citizenship, media literacy, and internet safety in schools; amending RCW 28A.650.010 and 28A.650.045; adding a new section to chapter 28A.650 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

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

SB 5450 by Senators Liias, Warnick, Ranker, Fain, Miloscia, Zeiger, Wilson and McCoy

AN ACT Relating to use of cross-laminated timber for building construction; and adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

SB 5451 by Senators Rivers and Palumbo

AN ACT Relating to transfer of immature marijuana plants and marijuana seeds between licensed marijuana researchers and licensed marijuana producers; amending RCW 69.50.366, 69.50.372, and 69.50.382; and reenacting and amending RCW 69.50.101.

Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5452 by Senators Honeyford and Warnick

AN ACT Relating to local and community projects; adding a new section to chapter 43.63A RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 5453 by Senators Honeyford and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to school construction assistance grants for small, rural school districts; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.525 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 5454 by Senator Frockt

AN ACT Relating to allowing fire protection district annexations and mergers within a reasonable geographic proximity and eliminating cross-county restrictions for annexations to a fire protection district; and amending RCW 52.04.061, 52.04.071, 52.04.081, 52.04.091, 52.04.101, 52.04.111, 52.04.121, 52.04.131, 52.04.171, and 52.06.010.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

SB 5455 by Senators Miloscia, Zeiger and Pearson

AN ACT Relating to enhancing statewide cybersecurity performance through information assessment; amending RCW 43.105.020, 43.105.052, 43.105.111, and 43.105.220; adding a new section to chapter 43.105 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5456 by Senators Braun and Bailey

AN ACT Relating to unpaid accounts; amending RCW 4.16.040 and 19.52.010; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

SB 5457 by Senators Becker and Cleveland

AN ACT Relating to expanding patient access to health services through telemedicine and store and forward technology by requiring parity in payment for services; amending RCW 48.43.735, 41.05.700, and 74.09.325; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 5458 by Senator Takko

AN ACT Relating to changing the date in which community impact statements are provided to the department of corrections; and amending RCW 72.09.285.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5459 by Senators Rolfes, Zeiger and Billig

AN ACT Relating to the beginning educator support team program; amending RCW 28A.415.265; and creating a new section.

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

SB 5460 by Senators Keiser and King

AN ACT Relating to extending the redetermination timeline regarding appeals to the department of labor and industries; reenacting and amending RCW 49.17.140; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5461 by Senators Rolfes, Pearson, Zeiger and Ranker

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the disestablishment of paternity if genetic testing shows by clear and convincing evidence that a man is not the genetic father of a child; amending RCW 26.26.310, 26.26.320, 26.26.335, 26.26.530, 26.26.535, 26.26.600, and 26.26.405; adding a new section to chapter 26.26 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5462 by Senators Carlyle, Ranker, Rolfes, Darneille, Hunt, Billig, McCoy, Pedersen and Wellman

AN ACT Relating to oil transportation safety; amending RCW 88.40.025, 88.40.030, 88.40.040, 88.16.190, 90.56.370, 82.23B.020, 82.23B.030, 90.56.200, 90.56.240, 90.56.510, 90.56.565, 90.56.210, 90.56.220, 90.56.230, and 80.50.060; reenacting and amending RCW 88.40.011, 88.40.020, 82.23B.010, and 80.50.020; adding new sections to chapter 90.56 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 82.23B.040; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5463 by Senators Palumbo, Frockt, Pedersen, Saldaña, Carlyle, Hunt, Kuderer, Rolfes, Darneille, Keiser, Liias, Billig, McCoy and Wellman

AN ACT Relating to protecting public safety through responsible storage of firearms; adding new sections to chapter 9.41 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5464 by Senators Hasegawa, Saldaña, Wellman, Keiser, Chase, Conway, Ranker, Liias, Kuderer, Hunt, Darneille, Frockt, Cleveland, McCoy, Nelson, Palumbo and Rolfes

AN ACT Relating to establishing the Washington investment trust; amending RCW 30A.04.020, 43.08.135, and 43.84.080; reenacting and amending RCW 42.56.270 and 42.56.400; adding a new section to chapter 39.58 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating a new section; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

SB 5465 by Senators Miloscia, Hasegawa, Rolfes, O'Ban, Darneille and Angel

AN ACT Relating to creating an office of the corrections ombuds; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5466 by Senators McCoy, Chase and Fortunato

AN ACT Relating to construction projects in state waters; amending RCW 77.55.141, 77.55.181, 77.55.231, and 77.55.291; adding new sections to chapter 77.55 RCW; repealing RCW 77.55.321; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5467 by Senators Brown, Baumgartner, Rivers, King, Takko, Miloscia, Bailey, Ericksen, Angel, Honeyford, Becker, Braun, Padden and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to including nuclear energy in the definition of a "qualified alternative energy resource" for the purposes of RCW 19.29A.090; and amending RCW 19.29A.090.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5468 by Senators Brown, Baumgartner, Sheldon, Hobbs, King, Walsh, Rivers, Takko, Miloscia, Bailey, Ericksen, Honeyford, Angel, Becker, Braun and Padden

AN ACT Relating to including nuclear energy in the principles that guide development and implementation of the state's energy strategy; and amending RCW 43.21F.088.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5469 by Senators Fain and Sheldon

AN ACT Relating to automatic voter registration of certain licensees; amending RCW 29A.08.110 and 29A.08.350; adding new sections to chapter 29A.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5470 by Senators Brown, Hobbs, Rivers, Becker, Takko, Ericksen and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to advancing the development of renewable energy by improving the permitting process for geothermal resources exploration; and amending RCW 78.60.010, 78.60.070, and 78.60.120.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5471 by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Bailey, Rolfes, Brown and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to ensuring access to primary care services for medicaid beneficiaries by applying the medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under medicaid by providers of primary care services; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 5472 by Senator Pearson

AN ACT Relating to requiring ballot drop boxes in all communities; and amending RCW 29A.40.160.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5473 by Senator Pearson

AN ACT Relating to authorizing counties to establish and conduct polling place voting; amending RCW 29A.32.241 and 29A.40.010; adding a new section to chapter 29A.04 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 29A RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5474 by Senator Pearson

AN ACT Relating to initiating proactive steps to address elk hoof disease; amending RCW 77.12.047 and 77.12.240; adding new sections to chapter 77.12 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5475 by Senators Brown, Baumgartner, Rivers, Takko, King, Sheldon, Bailey, Ericksen, Angel, Honeyford, Miloscia, Becker, Braun and Hobbs

AN ACT Relating to providing a business and occupation tax exemption for manufacturers of small modular reactors; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5476 by Senators Frockt, Palumbo, Conway, Nelson, Ranker, Darneille, Hasegawa, Billig, Hunt, Saldaña, Kuderer, Rolfes, Keiser, Liias and Pedersen

AN ACT Relating to expanding state need grant eligibility; amending RCW 28B.92.060; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

SB 5477 by Senators Zeiger, Keiser, Miloscia, Kuderer, Fortunato, Palumbo, Hasegawa, Rivers, Pearson, Ranker and Van De Wege

AN ACT Relating to adding medical conditions to the presumption of occupational diseases and extending the presumption to certain publicly employed firefighters and investigators and law enforcement; and amending RCW 51.32.185.

Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5478 by Senators Wilson and Pedersen

AN ACT Relating to allowing notaries and proof of identity for advance directives; and amending RCW 70.122.030.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5479 by Senators Saldaña, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Chase, Hunt, Darneille, Ranker, Conway, Wellman, Cleveland, Keiser, Carlyle, Liias, Kuderer and Pedersen

AN ACT Relating to establishing a shared parental leave program; amending RCW 41.04.655; adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5480 by Senators Saldaña, Wellman, Hasegawa, Chase, Hunt, Darneille, Ranker, Conway, Keiser, Cleveland, Takko, Liias, Kuderer, Rolfes, Pedersen and Miloscia

AN ACT Relating to improving voter registration by providing new residential tenants with voter registration information; and adding a new section to chapter 29A.08 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

SB 5481 by Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Becker, Kuderer and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to breast cancer; and adding a new section to chapter 70.01 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 5482 by Senators Mullet, Walsh, Darneille, Saldaña, Zeiger and Keiser

AN ACT Relating to the preservation and creation of affordable housing; amending RCW 82.45.060; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SHB 1059 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Lytton, Sullivan, Kagi, Fitzgibbon, Dolan, Kilduff, Frame, Pollet, Senn, Ormsby, Jinkins, Bergquist, Farrell, Blake, Hudgins, Tarleton and Cody)

AN ACT Relating to delaying implementation of revisions to the school levy lid; amending RCW 84.52.0531; amending 2013 c 242 s 10, 2012 1st sp.s. c 10 s 10, 2010 c 237 ss 9, 8, and 10, and 2016 c 202 s 56 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 84.52.0531; creating a new section; providing effective dates; and providing expiration dates.

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 exception of Senate Bill No. 5453 which was designated to the Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education and was referred to the Committee on Ways & Means.

MOTION

At 10:03 a.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 o'clock noon Thursday, January 26, 2017.

CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate

HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate

1059-S

Introduction & 1st Reading........................... 4

5034

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

5036

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

5062

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

Other Action.................................................. 1

5119

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

5121

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

Other Action.................................................. 1

5122

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

5442