The House was called to order at 9:55 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Lovick 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

February 14, 2018

MR. SPEAKER:

The Senate has passed:

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5731,

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5917,

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5935,

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6162,

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6241,

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6386,

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6548,

and the same are herewith transmitted.

Brad Hendrickson, Secretary

February 14, 2018

MR. SPEAKER:

The Senate has passed:

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6029,

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6362,

and the same are herewith transmitted.

Brad Hendrickson, Secretary

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

INTRODUCTION & FIRST READING

HB 2992 by Representatives Chapman, Maycumber and Muri

AN ACT Relating to modifying the business and occupation tax structure for rural manufacturers and timber and wood product manufacturers, extractors, and wholesalers; amending RCW 82.04.240, 82.04.240, 82.04.440, 82.04.260, 82.04.261, and 82.32.790; creating new sections; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; providing a contingent effective date; and providing contingent expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

ESSB 5328 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Hobbs, Bailey, Becker, Miloscia, Angel, Brown, Sheldon, Rivers, Warnick and Rossi)

AN ACT Relating to creating a community aviation revitalization board; reenacting and amending RCW 43.79A.040; and adding a new chapter to Title 47 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

ESSB 5397 by Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Warnick, Liias, Walsh, Nelson, O'Ban, Billig, Kuderer, King, Honeyford, Wilson, Pedersen, Hunt, Wellman, Saldaña and Carlyle)

AN ACT Relating to disclosure in initiatives, referenda, and recall petitions; adding new sections to chapter 42.17A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29A.04 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

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

ESSB 5513 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, Hasegawa, Miloscia, Rolfes, Saldaña, Keiser, Wellman, Conway, Chase, Billig, Kuderer, Hunt, McCoy and Darneille)

AN ACT Relating to increasing tax exemption transparency and accountability; amending RCW 43.06.400, 82.33.060, 43.88.030, and 43.88.055; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

ESB 5731 by Senators Chase and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to acceptance of additional high school equivalency tests; amending RCW 28B.50.536; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

ESB 5917 by Senators Mullet, Palumbo, Wilson, Frockt, Rolfes and Liias

AN ACT Relating to a systemwide credit policy regarding international baccalaureate exams; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

E2SSB 5935 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Sheldon and Carlyle)

AN ACT Relating to enhancing consumer access, affordability, and quality of broadband and advanced telecommunications services; amending RCW 35.99.010, 80.36.135, 80.36.630, 80.36.650, 80.36.690, and 53.08.370; amending 2013 2nd sp.s. c 8 s 212 (uncodified); adding a new section to chapter 35.99 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.330 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 34.12 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 43.330.400, 43.330.403, 43.330.406, 43.330.409, 43.330.412, 43.330.415, 43.330.418, and 43.330.421; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Technology & Economic Development.

SB 6052 by Senators Walsh, Carlyle, Kuderer, McCoy, Pedersen, Billig, Dhingra, Cleveland, Liias, Darneille, Keiser, Hunt, Wellman, Chase, Miloscia, Saldaña and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder; amending RCW 10.95.030; and repealing RCW 10.95.040, 10.95.050, 10.95.060, 10.95.070, 10.95.080, 10.95.090, 10.95.100, 10.95.110, 10.95.120, 10.95.130, 10.95.140, 10.95.150, 10.95.160, 10.95.170, 10.95.180, 10.95.185, 10.95.190, and 10.95.200.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SSB 6124 by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Dhingra, Palumbo, Mullet, Frockt, Takko, Darneille, Rolfes, Billig, Cleveland, Kuderer, Wellman, Carlyle, Ranker, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Nelson, Keiser, McCoy, Van De Wege, Chase and O'Ban)

AN ACT Relating to clarifying that court hearings under the involuntary commitment act may be conducted by video; and amending RCW 71.05.020.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

ESSB 6161 by Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Hunt, Fain, Rivers, Kuderer, Saldaña, Zeiger, Bailey, Carlyle, Conway, Wilson, Rolfes, Wellman, Hasegawa, Honeyford, Darneille, Angel, Liias, Walsh, O'Ban, Sheldon, Palumbo, Fortunato, Hobbs, Short, Mullet, Van De Wege and Wagoner)

AN ACT Relating to establishing a training course for campaign treasurers; reenacting and amending RCW 42.17A.210; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17A RCW.

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

E2SSB 6162 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Zeiger, Wellman, Palumbo and Mullet)

AN ACT Relating to defining dyslexia as a specific learning disability and requiring early screening for dyslexia; amending RCW 28A.165.035 and 28A.710.040; adding new sections to chapter 28A.155 RCW; and adding new sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Education.

ESB 6213 by Senators Ranker, Conway, Hobbs, Keiser, Van De Wege, Palumbo, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Hunt, Walsh, Kuderer, Wellman and Fortunato

AN ACT Relating to the presumption of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation by adding medical conditions to the presumption and extending the presumption to certain publicly employed firefighters and investigators and law enforcement; and amending RCW 51.32.185.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

ESSB 6226 by Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Conway, Cleveland, Kuderer and Saldaña)

AN ACT Relating to improving health outcomes for injured workers by facilitating better access to medical records and telemedicine; and amending RCW 51.36.070.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

ESSB 6241 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Fain, Mullet and Keiser)

AN ACT Relating to the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board program; amending RCW 41.05.740, 41.05.006, 41.05.009, 41.05.011, 41.05.021, 41.05.022, 41.05.023, 41.05.026, 41.05.050, 41.05.055, 41.05.065, 41.05.066, 41.05.075, 41.05.080, 41.05.085, 41.05.140, 41.05.225, 41.05.300, 41.05.320, 41.04.205, 28A.400.350, 41.05.120, 41.05.123, 41.05.143, 43.79A.040, 28A.400.280, and 41.05.700; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.400.275 and 42.56.400; adding new sections to chapter 41.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.710 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

ESB 6379 by Senators Fain, Keiser, Takko and Short

AN ACT Relating to requiring a public hearing before a local government may remove a recorded restrictive covenant from land owned by the local government; and amending RCW 35.21.960, 35A.21.410, and 36.01.350.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

E2SSB 6386 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Warnick, Takko, Rivers, Short, Becker, Hunt, Van De Wege, Schoesler, Braun, Honeyford, Conway, Wagoner and Zeiger)

AN ACT Relating to ensuring the funding of fairs; amending RCW 15.76.115; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

SSB 6531 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Pedersen, Warnick, Carlyle, Rivers, Keiser, Fain, Rolfes, King, Hobbs, Nelson, O'Ban, Zeiger, Billig, Bailey, Darneille, Miloscia, Frockt, Cleveland, Conway, Wellman, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Chase, Hunt, Van De Wege, Takko, Dhingra, Liias, Ranker, Palumbo, McCoy, Saldaña, Wilson, Angel, Wagoner and Short)

AN ACT Relating to the school construction assistance program; amending RCW 28A.525.166; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

ESSB 6548 by Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Palumbo and Van De Wege)

AN ACT Relating to establishing the joint legislative task force on fire service administration; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

ESSB 6587 by Senate Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Hasegawa and Van De Wege)

AN ACT Relating to the transparency of local taxing districts; adding a new section to chapter 87.03 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.58 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 85.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.58A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.58 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.95 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 57.02 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35.92 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

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 10:00 a.m., February 19, 2018, the 43rd Day of the Regular Session.

FRANK CHOPP, Speaker

BERNARD DEAN, Chief Clerk

2992

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5328-S

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5397-S

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5513-S

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5731

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5917

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5935-S2

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6029-S2

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6052

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6124-S

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6161-S

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6162-S2

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6213

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6226-S

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6241-S

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6362-S2

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6379

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6386-S2

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6531-S

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6548-S

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6587-S

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