EIGHTY FIFTH DAY
Senate Chamber, Olympia
Monday, April 3, 2017
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 oclock 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
March 30, 2017
SB 5135 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rivers: 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. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5135 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Carlyle and Hasegawa.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
SB 5768 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rossi: Concerning a leasehold excise tax credit for properties of market value in excess of ten million dollars and for certain major international airport leases. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5768 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Carlyle; Darneille; Fain; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Hasegawa and Keiser.
MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Billig and Conway.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
SB 5853 Prime Sponsor, Senator Walsh: Concerning career and technical education funding. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5853 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
ESHB 1115 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Education: Concerning paraeducators. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended by Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
HB 1166 Prime Sponsor, Representative Griffey: Concerning fire protection district tax levies. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
HB 1267 Prime Sponsor, Representative DeBolt: Creating the wastewater treatment plant operator certification account. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
SHB 1314 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Health Care & Wellness: Addressing health care authority auditing practices. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
2SHB 1402 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Appropriations: Concerning the rights and obligations associated with incapacitated persons and other vulnerable adults. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended by Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
SHB 1526 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Finance: Exempting multipurpose senior citizen centers from property taxation. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
SHB 1532 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Finance: Concerning the exemption of property taxes for nonprofit homeownership development. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended by Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Carlyle; Hasegawa and Padden.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
HB 1709 Prime Sponsor, Representative Chandler: Authorizing the transfer of public employees' retirement system service credit to the public safety employees' retirement system due to differing definitions of full-time. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler and Warnick.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
EHB 2005 Prime Sponsor, Representative Lytton: Improving the business climate in this state by simplifying the administration of municipal general business licenses. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 30, 2017
EHB 2107 Prime Sponsor, Representative Schmick: Concerning the addition of services for long-term placement of mental health patients in community settings that voluntarily contract to provide the services. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Carlyle; Darneille; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Padden; Pedersen; Rivers; Schoesler; Warnick and Zeiger.
MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Conway and Hasegawa.
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 STATE OFFICERS
The following reports were submitted to the Office of the Secretary and received by the Senate:
Health Care Authority SmartHealth Effectiveness, October - December 2016 in accordance with Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2376, report date March 31, 2017;
Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2016 pursuant to 39.19.030 RCW, report date March 1, 2017;
Department of Social & Health Services - WorkFirst Maintenance of Effort and Work Participation Rate, April - June 2016 in accordance with Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2376, report date December 2, 2016;
Department of Social & Health Services - Individual Provider Overtime Quarterly Expenditures pursuant to 74.39A.275 RCW, report date March 1, 2017;
Department of Social & Health Services Child Fatality Report, April - June 2016 pursuant to 74.13.640 RCW, report date June 30, 2016;
Department of Social & Health Services - Child Fatality Report, July - September 2016 pursuant to 74.13.640 RCW, report date September 30, 2016;
Department of Social & Health Services - Foster and Adoptive Home Placement Annual Report for 2016 pursuant to 74.13.031 RCW, report date December 1, 2015;
Department of Transportation Toll Division Proviso Report, October - December 2016 in accordance with Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2524, report date February 27, 2017; and
Department of Transportation Grant Program Examination 2016 pursuant to 47.66.080 RCW, report date March 23, 2016.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
March 31, 2017
TO THE HONORABLE LT. GOVERNOR CYRUS HABIB,
THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.
KECIA L. RONGEN, reappointed March 30, 2017, for the term ending April 15, 2022, as Member of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board.
Sincerely,
JAY INSLEE, Governor
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9259.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Fain, the appointee listed on the Gubernatorial Appointment report was referred to the committee as designated.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Fain, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5918 by Senators Ericksen and Chase
AN ACT relating to providing incentives for carbon reduction investments in rural manufacturing; and amending RCW 19.285.030, 19.285.040, and 19.285.070.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Fain, the measure listed on the Introduction and First Reading report was referred to the committee as designated.
MOTION
At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 o'clock a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017.
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate
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