THIRTY SIXTH DAY

 


MORNING SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia

Monday, February 12, 2018

 

The Senate was called to order at 9:02 a.m. by the President of the Senate, Lt. Governor Habib presiding. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present with the exceptions of Senators Baumgartner and Walsh.

The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard consisting of Pages Miss Isha Singh and Mr. Kavi Singh, presented the Colors.

Miss Skylah Brinkerhoff led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The prayer was offered by Rabbi Yosef Schtroks Director, Chabad Jewish Center of Olympia, Tumwater.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate advanced to the third order of business.

 

MESSAGE FROM STATE OFFICERS

 

Department of Agriculture – “Preliminary Assessment of Allowing Industrial Hemp to Be Sold or Transferred to Marijuana Processors”, in accordance with Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5131;

Department of Corrections“Extraordinary Medical Placement Report for 2016”, pursuant to 72.09.620 RCW;

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction – “Special Education Safety Net Workgroup: Interim Report”, in accordance with Engrossed House Bill No. 2242;

Department of Social & Health Services – “Juvenile Firearm and Gang Offenders, 2017 Report”, pursuant to Substitute Senate Bill No. 5883;

Foster and Adoptive Home Placement Annual Report for 2017”, pursuant to 74.13.031 RCW;

Violations, Penalties, and Actions Relating to Persons on Conditional Release to a Less Restrictive Placement, 2017 Report”, pursuant to 71.09.325 RCW;

Juvenile Court Block Grant Report for 2017”, pursuant to 13.40.540 RCW;

Evidence-Based Practice Institute, A Plan to Seek Additional Funding for 2017/18”, pursuant to Substitute Senate Bill No. 5883;

Agency Fees for Review and Approval of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs”, in accordance with Substitute Senate Bill No. 5883.

 

The reports listed were submitted to the Secretary of the Senate and made available online by the Office of the Secretary.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate advanced to the eighth order of business.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Hasegawa moved adoption of the following resolution:

 

SENATE RESOLUTION

8706

 

By Senators Hasegawa, Hobbs, Brown, Ranker, Billig, Saldaña, Wagoner, Kuderer, Conway, and Takko

 

WHEREAS, Seventy-six years ago, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which deprived all Japanese-Americans of their constitutional liberties without due process of law, and which authorized the United States military to forcibly remove and incarcerate more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast, including 13,000 Japanese-American residents of Washington State; and

WHEREAS, The first civilian evacuation order gave Japanese-Americans from Bainbridge Island less than one week to leave behind homes, personal belongings, farms, businesses, friends, and family, allowed them only two suitcases of personal belongings, and transported them to hastily constructed detention centers, like Camp Harmony located in the horse stalls on the grounds of the Washington State Fair in Puyallup where they were held until more permanent concentration camps could be built in more remote locations, like Hunt, Idaho (Minidoka) and Tule Lake, California, which is where most Japanese-Americans from the Puget Sound region were held; and

WHEREAS, This drastic course of action allegedly aimed to prevent acts of espionage and sabotage by Japanese-Americans who were deemed untrustworthy and disloyal to the United States even though no evidence was ever presented to support such distrust; and

WHEREAS, On March 23, 1943, the War Department organized a segregated unit of Japanese-Americans, and, from within those American concentration camps where they and their families were incarcerated, surrounded by barbed wire and armed guards, thousands responded to questions of their loyalty and patriotism by volunteering to serve in the segregated Army unit known as the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which went on to amass a battle record unmatched in United States military history earning 7 Presidential Unit Citations, 21 Medals of Honor, 29 Distinguished Service Crosses, a Distinguished Service Medal, 588 Silver Stars, more than 4,000 Bronze Stars, 22 Legion of Merit Medals, 15 Soldier's Medals, 9,486 Purple Hearts, and a total of 16 decorations from the governments of France and Italy; and

WHEREAS, Equally loyal and patriotic Japanese-Americans fought to protect our constitutional rights and liberties through dissent, like Minoru Yasui, Fred Korematsu, and University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi who was arrested, convicted, and imprisoned for defying the military curfew on select civilians and challenging the constitutionality of the exclusion and incarceration orders; and

WHEREAS, Korematsu and Hirabayashi were eventually awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their principled actions and sacrifices; and

WHEREAS, In 1982, the Congressional Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians found "no military or security reason for the internment" of persons of Japanese ancestry, but instead found the denial of constitutional rights "was caused by racial prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership"; and

WHEREAS, In 1976, President Gerald Ford rescinded Executive Order 9066 saying, "I call upon the American people to affirm with me this American Promise—that we have learned from the tragedy of that long-ago experience forever to treasure liberty and justice for each individual American, and resolve that this kind of action shall never again be repeated"; and

WHEREAS, In 1979, newly elected Washington State Congressman Mike Lowry introduced H.R. 5977 which would become The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 when signed 10 years later by President Ronald Reagan who said, "So what is most important in this bill has less to do with property than with honor, for here, we admit a wrong. Here we reaffirm our commitment as a nation to equal justice under the law"; and

WHEREAS, In 2010, the United States Congress recognized the unparalleled record of Nisei soldiers by awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, who fought in Europe, and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) of the U.S. Army who fought in the Pacific Theater as interpreters and code breakers; and

WHEREAS, Throughout Washington State, survivors of the European and Asian Pacific battlefields of World War II and of American incarceration camps continue to live their golden years in quiet contrast to their extraordinary acts of patriotism, conscience, and valor;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That on this 76th Anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, the Senate, along with the people of Washington State, pause to acknowledge and reflect on the significance of Executive Order 9066 and its effect in denying constitutional freedoms and protections. We also reflect on our democracy's greatness in recognizing the need to correct this failure, and the need for constant vigilance to protect our constitutional rights and freedoms; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the Japanese-American internees, constitutional protectors, and World War II veterans from the State of Washington, honor their patience, heroism, sacrifice, and loyalty, and remember the lessons, rights, and responsibilities that come with the phrase, "liberty and justice for all"; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the Nisei Veterans Committee, the Military Intelligence Service-Northwest Association, the Japanese-American Citizens League National and Seattle Chapter, the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington State, the Japanese American National Museum, and the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience.

 

Senators Hasegawa, Hobbs, Brown, Rolfes, Zeiger, Chase and Fortunato spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8706.

The motion by Senator Hasegawa carried and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Liias moved that Rule 15 be suspended for the remainder of the day for the purposes of allowing continued floor action.

 

Editor’s Note:  Senate Rule 15 establishes the floor schedule and calls for a lunch and dinner break of 90 minutes each per day during regular daily sessions.

 

Senator Fain objected to the motion by Senator Liias.

 

Senator Liias spoke in favor of the motion to suspend Rule 15 for the remainder of the day.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Bailey, Senators Baumgartner and Walsh were excused.

 

Senator Fain spoke against the motion to suspend Rule 15 for the remainder of the day.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Liias that Senate Rule 15 be suspended for the remainder of the day.

The motion by Senator Liias carried and Senate Rule 15 was suspended for the remainder of the day by a rising vote.

 

MOTION TO LIMIT DEBATE

 

Pursuant to Rule 29, on motion of Senator Liias and without objection, senators were limited to speaking but once and for no more than three minutes on each question under debate for the remainder of the day by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

At 9:42 a.m., on motion of Senator Liias, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President.

 

Senator Fain announced a meeting of the Republican Caucus immediately.

Senator McCoy announced a meeting of the Democratic Caucus immediately.

 

The Senate was called to order at 11:15 a.m. by President Habib.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate reverted to the seventh order of business.

 

THIRD READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

 

MOTION

 

Senator Frockt moved that Joel Benoliel, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9149, be confirmed as a member of the University of Washington Board of Regents.

Senator Frockt spoke in favor of the motion.

 

APPOINTMENT OF JOEL BENOLIEL

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Joel Benoliel, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9149, as a member of the University of Washington Board of Regents.

 

The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Joel Benoliel, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9149, as a member of the University of Washington Board of Regents and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

Joel Benoliel, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9149, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the University of Washington Board of Regents.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Pedersen moved that Elyse M. Balmert, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9260, be confirmed as a member of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board.

Senator Pedersen spoke in favor of the motion.

 

APPOINTMENT OF ELYSE M. BALMERT

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Elyse M. Balmert, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9260, as a member of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board.

 

The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Elyse M. Balmert, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9260, as a member of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

Elyse M. Balmert, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9260, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Mullet moved that Greg B. Markley, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9291, be confirmed as a member of the State Investment Board.

Senator Mullet spoke in favor of the motion.

 

APPOINTMENT OF GREG B. MARKLEY

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Greg B. Markley, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9291, as a member of the State Investment Board.

 

The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Greg B. Markley, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9291, as a member of the State Investment Board and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

Greg B. Markley, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9291, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the State Investment Board.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate reverted to the fourth order of business.

 

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

 

February 9, 2018

MR. PRESIDENT:

The House has passed:

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1047,

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1600,

ENGROSSED FOURTH SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1827,

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2259,

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2489,

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2565,

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2570,

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2578,

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2839,

and the same are herewith transmitted.

NONA SNELL, Deputy Chief Clerk

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate advanced to the sixth order of business.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6034, by Senators Rolfes, Sheldon, Angel, Hunt, Chase, Kuderer and Hasegawa

 

Authorizing limited retail telecommunications services for public utility districts that provide only sewer, water, and telecommunications on the effective date of this act.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Rolfes, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6034 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6034 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Rolfes moved that the following striking amendment no. 496 by Senator Rolfes be adopted:

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 54.16 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(a) "Broadband" means networks of deployed telecommunications equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed internet access and other advanced telecommunications services.

(b) "Inadequate" means internet retail service that does not meet one hundred percent of the standards detailed in the service level agreement.

(c) "Partnership payment structure" means a group of or individual property owners who agree to pay a term payment structure for infrastructure improvements to their property.

(d) "Petition" means a formal written request for retail internet service by property owners on the public utility district broadband network.

(e) "Service level agreement" means a standard agreement, adopted during an open public meeting, between the retail internet service provider and the public utility that describes the required percentage of broadband download and upload speed and system availability, customer service, and transmission time.

(2) Any public utility district that, as of the effective date of this section, provides only water, sewer, and wholesale telecommunications services in a county with an area less than five hundred square miles and is located west of the Puget Sound may provide end-user internet services to end users on the public utility district's broadband network located within the public utility district boundaries only when all of the existing providers of end-user internet service on the public utility district's broadband network cease to provide end-user service or provide inadequate end-user service as determined in the manner prescribed by this section.

(3) Upon receiving a petition meeting the requirements of subsection (4) of this section, a public utility district board of commissioners may hold up to three meetings to:

(a) Verify the signature or signatures of the property owners on the petition and certify the petition;

(b) Determine and submit findings that the retail internet service available to the petitioners served by the public utility district's broadband network is either nonexistent or inadequate as defined in the service level agreement adopted by the commissioners for all existing internet service providers on the public utility district's broadband network; and

(c) By resolution, authorize the public utility district to provide retail internet service to end users on the public utility district's broadband network.

(4) A petition meets the requirements of subsection (3) of this section if it is delivered to a public utility district board of commissioners, declares that the signatories on the public utility district's broadband network have no or inadequate retail internet service providers, requests the public utility district to provide the retail internet service, and is signed by one of the following:

(a) A majority of a group, including homeowners' associations, of any geographical area within the public utility district, who have developed a partnership payment structure to finance broadband deployment with the public utility district; or

(b) Any individual who has developed a partnership payment structure to finance broadband deployment with the public utility district.

(5) For the purposes of this section, the adequacy of retail internet service is determined by measuring retail internet service to end users on the public utility district's broadband network and comparing it with service standards in the public utility district service level agreement used for all public utility district network providers. Measurement of the existing retail internet service provider's service must be quantified by measuring the service with speed and capacity devices and software. Additionally, a retail internet service provider may submit its own assessment of its service level for consideration by the commission within thirty days of the first meeting conducted under subsection (3) of this section.

(6) The commissioners of a public utility district may by resolution authorize the public utility district to provide or contract for provision of internet services to end users on the public utility district's broadband network when it is determined that no service or inadequate service exists for the individual or petitioners identified in subsection (4) of this section.

(7)(a) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, in case of failure to reach an agreement on the adequacy of retail internet service, the commissioners must request an appointment of an administrative law judge under Title 34 RCW to hear the dispute.

(b) The commissioners must provide a written notice, together with a copy of the dispute, and may require the disputing parties to attend a hearing before the administrative law judge, at a time and place to be specified in the written notice.

(c) The place of any such hearing may be the office of the commissioners or another place designated by the commissioners. The disputed information must be presented at the hearing.

(d) Upon review and consideration of all of the evidence, the administrative law judge must determine if the retail internet service is inadequate or nonexistent as defined in this section. Upon making a determination, the administrative law judge must state findings of fact and must issue and file a determination with the commissioners.

(8) If a provider of end-user service is a company regulated by the utilities and transportation commission, the company may choose to have the commission resolve disputes concerning the service level agreement under the process established in RCW 54.16.340. For the purposes of this subsection, "company" includes subsidiaries or affiliates.

(9) Any public utility district providing cable television service under this section must secure a cable television franchise, pay franchise fees, and any applicable taxes to the local cable franchise authority as required by federal law.

(10) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, nothing in this section may be construed or is intended to confer upon the utilities and transportation commission any authority to exercise jurisdiction over locally regulated utilities.

(11) All rates for retail internet services offered by a public utility district under this section must be fair and nondiscriminatory, except the public utility district may set tiers of service charges based on service demands of the end user, including commercial and residential rates.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 34.12 RCW to read as follows:

When requested by the public utility district commissioners, the chief administrative law judge shall assign an administrative law judge to conduct proceedings under section 1 of this act."

On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "act;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 34.12 RCW."

 

Senator Rolfes spoke in favor of adoption of the striking amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of striking amendment no. 496 by Senator Rolfes to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6034.

The motion by Senator Rolfes carried and striking amendment no. 496 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Rolfes, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6034 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Rolfes, Angel and Sheldon spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6034.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6034 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 45; Nays, 2; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Schoesler and Short

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6034, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5450, by Senators Liias, Warnick, Ranker, Fain, Miloscia, Zeiger, Wilson, McCoy, Chase, Mullet and Frockt

 

Concerning the use of cross-laminated timber for building construction.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Takko moved that the following striking amendment no. 578 by Senators Liias and Takko be adopted:

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 19.27 RCW to read as follows:

(1) As used in this section, "mass timber products" means a type of building component or system that uses large panelized wood construction, including:

(a) Cross-laminated timber;

(b) Nail laminated timber;

(c) Glue laminated timber;

(d) Laminated strand timber;

(e) Dowel laminated timber;

(f) Laminated veneer lumber;

(g) Structural composite lumber; and

(h) Wood concrete composites.

(2) The building code council shall adopt rules for the use of mass timber products for residential and commercial building construction. Rules adopted for the use of mass timber products by the state building code council must consider applicable national and international standards."

On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "of" strike the remainder of the title and insert "mass timber for building construction; and adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW."

 

Senators Takko and Short spoke in favor of adoption of the striking amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of striking amendment no. 578 by Senators Liias and Takko to Senate Bill No. 5450.

The motion by Senator Takko carried and striking amendment no. 578 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5450 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Liias, Short, Sheldon and Padden spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5450.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5450 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 45; Nays, 2; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Honeyford and Schoesler

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5450, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5493, by Senators Conway, Hasegawa, Keiser, Miloscia, Hobbs, Takko, Wellman, Chase, Darneille, Hunt and Saldaña

 

Establishing the prevailing rate of wage based on collective bargaining agreements or other methods if collective bargaining agreements are not available.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Conway, Substitute Senate Bill No. 5493 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 5493 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Conway, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 5493 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Conway and King spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

Senator Braun spoke against passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5493.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5493 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 32; Nays, 15; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Takko, Van De Wege, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Hawkins, Honeyford, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Short, Wagoner, Warnick and Wilson

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5493, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6140, by Senators King, Van De Wege and Sheldon

 

Promoting the efficient and effective management of state-managed lands.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Rolfes and without objection, the following amendment no. 430 by Senator Rolfes on page 5, line 4 to Senate Bill No. 6140 was withdrawn.

 

On page 5, after line 4, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  (1) Within existing appropriations, the department of natural resources must prepare an evaluation of use authorizations and leases of state-owned aquatic lands for industrial and commercial uses in existence on January 1, 2018, except for use authorizations and leases for purposes of marinas and moorage. The evaluation must include:

(a) A summary of each lease and use authorization, including lease term, rental rate, and use conditions;

(b) A listing of annual revenues obtained from each lease and use authorization;

(c) The methods or formula used to value and establish payment for each lease and use authorization;

(d) A summary of actual inspections conducted and monitoring reports submitted over the previous ten years relating to compliance with the terms of the lease or use authorization as well as compliance with all applicable water quality and other local, state, or federal environmental, public health, and safety standards;

(e) A description of the applicable requirements for inspection and monitoring under the terms of the leases and use authorizations as well as other applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements;

(f) A summary of any lease and use authorization compliance activities performed by the department to ensure the protection of the state's aquatic resources, consistent with RCW 79.105.010, is maintained.

(2) The department of natural resources must submit the evaluation, including any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2018."

Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "79.17.200;" insert "creating a new section;"

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Rolfes and without objection, the following amendment no. 495 by Senator Rolfes on page 5, line 4 to Senate Bill No. 6140 was withdrawn.

0. 

On page 5, after line 4, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  (1) Within existing appropriations, the department of natural resources must prepare an evaluation of leases and easements of state-owned aquatic lands for industrial and commercial uses in existence on January 1, 2018, except leases for purposes of marinas and moorage. The evaluation must include:

(a) A summary of each lease and easement, including lease term, rental rate, and use conditions;

(b) A listing of annual revenues obtained from each lease and easement;

(c) A summary of the methods or formula used to value and establish payment for each type of lease and easement;

(d) A summary description of inspection and monitoring efforts completed over the previous ten years relating to compliance with the terms of the lease or easement as well as compliance with all applicable water quality and other local, state, or federal environmental, public health, and safety standards;

(e) A summary description of the applicable requirements for inspection and monitoring under the terms of the leases and easements as well as other applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements;

(f) A summary description of the lease and easement compliance activities performed by the department to ensure the protection of the state's aquatic resources, consistent with RCW 79.105.010, is maintained.

(2) The department of natural resources must submit the evaluation, including any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2018."

Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "79.17.200;" insert "creating a new section;"

 

MOTION

 

Senator Van De Wege moved that the following amendment no. 514 by Senators Braun and Van De Wege be adopted:

 

On page 5, after line 4, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  A new section is added to chapter 79.10 RCW under the subchapter heading "general provisions" to read as follows:

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department must evaluate the department's lands portfolio and revenue streams, management practices, and transaction processes, and develop options and recommendations designed to ensure the state's fiduciary duty is being met and increase the amount and stability of revenue from state lands and state forestland over time. The evaluation must seek to account for the volatility of forest product markets and consider ways to mitigate the impact of market downturns on its revenues.

(a) The evaluation must specifically include an analysis of options that would leverage the earning potential for high value, low performing portions of state lands, with suggested legislative recommendations to enhance revenue generation from these types of lands, including transitioning lower performing assets to higher revenue production.

(b) The evaluation must develop alternatives and recommendations relating to fully addressing the existing arrearage volume, including annual updates to the appropriate committees of the legislature on specific progress towards meeting, and the updated timeline to fully address, this shortfall within the ten-year time frame identified by the board of natural resources in November 2017.

(c) The evaluation must evaluate and develop alternatives and recommendations relating to calculating and addressing arrearage, with a particular focus on ensuring the stability of revenue from state lands and state trust lands over time.

(d) The evaluation must include an assessment of factors that restrict the department from prudent management and revenue production.

(e) Regarding state forestlands, the evaluation must specifically include an analysis of options and recommendations for:

(i) The creation of a unitary trust for the revenue derived from state forestlands. The evaluation must include methods for allocating disbursements to the benefiting counties, and include consultation with the affected counties and their association;

(ii) Any alternative management focus, such as returning the lands to the counties for their management, leasing the lands to private timber investment management organizations, and transition of lands into higher revenue producing assets; and

(iii) Any other options for legislative consideration.

(2) The department must develop methods or tools to estimate the current asset value of state lands and state forestlands, as defined in RCW 79.02.010. The methods should be designed to be as accurate and resource efficient as possible and be designed to allow repeated estimates over time. The methods must allow for the segregation of different asset classes, and at a minimum allow for the tracking values over time for the following: Forestland, irrigated agricultural land, nonirrigated agricultural land, and commercial real estate land. The department may recommend other asset classes to track in addition to those listed.

(3) The department may utilize the services of a contractor for any portion of the evaluation, analysis, and tool and method development required by this section.

(4) The department must provide a final report to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives by June 30, 2020, that includes the evaluation, analysis, and tools and methods required by this section. The department must provide progress reports by December 1, 2018, and December 1, 2019.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 7.  (1) Within existing appropriations, the department of natural resources must prepare an evaluation of leases and easements of state-owned aquatic lands for industrial and commercial uses in existence on January 1, 2018, except leases for purposes of marinas and moorage. The evaluation must include:

(a) A summary of each lease and easement, including lease term, rental rate, and use conditions;

(b) A listing of annual revenues obtained from each lease and easement;

(c) A summary of the methods or formula used to value and establish payment for each type of lease and easement;

(d) A summary description of inspection and monitoring efforts completed over the previous ten years relating to compliance with the terms of the lease or easement as well as compliance with all applicable water quality and other local, state, or federal environmental, public health, and safety standards;

(e) A summary description of the applicable requirements for inspection and monitoring under the terms of the leases and easements as well as other applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements;

(f) A summary description of the lease and easement compliance activities performed by the department to ensure the protection of the state's aquatic resources, consistent with RCW 79.105.010, is maintained.

(2) The department of natural resources must submit the evaluation, including any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2018."

Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "79.17.200;" insert "adding a new section to chapter 79.10 RCW; creating a new section;"

 

Senators Van De Wege, Braun, King and Wellman spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 514 by Senators Braun and Van De Wege on page 5, after line 4 to Senate Bill No. 6140.

The motion by Senator Van De Wege carried and amendment no. 514 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator King, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6140 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator King spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6140.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6140 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 43; Nays, 4; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Billig, Frockt, Hasegawa and Liias

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6140, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6230, by Senators Conway, Chase, Saldaña, Wellman, Hasegawa, Keiser and Hunt

 

Concerning the collective bargaining rights of the professional personnel of port districts.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Takko moved that the following amendment no. 428 by Senator Takko be adopted:

 

On page 1, after line 18, insert the following:

"Sec. 2.  RCW 53.18.060 and 1967 c 101 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

No labor agreement or contract entered into by a port district shall:

(1) Restrict the right of the port district in its discretion to hire;

(2) Limit the right of the port to secure its regular or steady employees from the local community; ((and))

(3) Include within the same agreements: (a) Port security personnel((, or)) and (b) port supervisory personnel; and

(4) Include within the same bargaining unit: (a) Port professional personnel and (b) port supervisory personnel."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "53.18.010" insert "and 53.18.060"

 

Senators Takko, Braun and Conway spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 428 by Senator Takko on page 1, after line 18 to Senate Bill No. 6230.

The motion by Senator Takko carried and amendment no. 428 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Conway, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6230 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Conway and Braun spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6230.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6230 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 29; Nays, 18; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Hawkins, Honeyford, King, O'Ban, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner, Warnick and Wilson

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6230, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6187, by Senators Palumbo, Carlyle, McCoy, Hobbs, Wellman, Sheldon, Hawkins, Mullet, Conway and Brown

 

Concerning the electrification of transportation.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Palumbo, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6187 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6187 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Ericksen moved that the following amendment no. 534 by Senator Ericksen be adopted:

 

On page 2, line 38, after "rebates." insert "Incentive programs offered under this subsection may not increase costs to ratepayers in excess of one-quarter of one percent."

On page 3, line 25, after "rebates." insert "Incentive programs offered under this subsection may not increase costs to customers in excess of one-quarter of one percent."

 

Senators Ericksen and Palumbo spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 534 by Senator Ericksen on page 2, line 38 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6187.

The motion by Senator Ericksen carried and amendment no. 534 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Palumbo, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6187 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Palumbo and Ericksen spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6187.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6187 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 39; Nays, 8; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Billig, Braun, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Takko, Van De Wege, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Becker, Brown, Hasegawa, Schoesler, Short, Wagoner, Warnick and Wilson

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6187, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

MOTION

 

At 12:14 p.m., on motion of Senator Liias, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President for the purposes of lunch and caucuses.

 

Senator Becker announced a meeting of the Republican Caucus at 12:45 p.m.

Senator McCoy announced a meeting of the Democratic Caucus at 1:15 p.m.

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

 

The Senate was called to order at 2:26 p.m. by President Habib.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6407, by Senator Darneille

 

Concerning private case management of child welfare services.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Darneille, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6407 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Darneille spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6407.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6407 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6407, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5539, by Senators Billig, Padden, Pedersen and Baumgartner

 

Creating a pilot program for the supervision of motor vehicle-related felonies.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Billig, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 5539 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Billig and Padden spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 5539.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 5539 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 46; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senator Braun

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5539, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6368, by Senators Warnick, Honeyford and Van De Wege

 

Updating laws concerning agricultural fairs, youth shows, and exhibitions.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Warnick, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6368 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Warnick, Chase and Becker spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6368.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6368 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6368, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

 

The President welcomed and introduced the family of Senator Rivers who were seated in the gallery and recognized by the senate: Mr. Fred Rivers, husband; Ms. Jinny Lisac, mother in law; Mrs. Jennifer Rivers, sister in law; and Mr. Derick Rivers, son.

 

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

 

Senator Rivers:  “Thank you.  Mr. President, I am so honored to have my family here today.  Some of them have travelled from far distances and it is really, it is such a great moment for me that they can see the pride that I take in this body and in this institution and my colleagues and the work we are doing here.  So, thank you so much for recognizing them and I just want everyone to know that they are just awesome people, even though they are my in-laws, they are amazing.  And I am glad they could be here to see us hard at work.  Thank you.”

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6529, by Senators Saldaña, Ranker, Cleveland, Rolfes, Van De Wege, Miloscia, Chase, Conway, McCoy, Hunt, Keiser and Hasegawa

 

Protecting agricultural workers and community members from pesticides.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Saldaña, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6529 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6529 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Warnick and without objection, the following amendment no. 508 by Senators Saldaña and Warnick on page 1, line 3 to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6529 was withdrawn.

 

On page 1, after line 3, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  (1) The legislature finds that farmers, farmworkers, and the broader community share an interest in minimizing human exposure to pesticide.

(2) The legislature recognizes that huge gains in minimizing human exposure have been made by the agricultural industry through a combination of scientific advancements, ongoing education and training, usage of safety equipment, improved technologies, and proper monitoring and regulation. In 2014, the legislature created a temporary farm work group that included representatives of both growers and workers. The 2014 farm work group jointly identified administrative recommendations to minimize public health issues posed by pesticide drift. The 2014 farm work group recognized that following necessary operating procedures and best management practices, thorough operator training, and good communication prevents or greatly reduces pesticide drift exposure. Through such collaborative efforts, the state has had significant gains in decreasing pesticide exposure on farms.

(3) The legislature finds that collaboration between state agencies and the farming community can assist in further minimizing exposure of agricultural workers to pesticide drift."

Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 1, line 6, after "applications." insert "The work group shall:

(a) Review existing state and federal laws regulating pesticides and their application;

(b) Arrange for a presentation on new pesticide application technology; and

(c) Review the reports of the former pesticide incident reporting and tracking review panel created under RCW 70.104.080 (repealed)."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "and" strike the remainder of the title and insert "creating new sections."

 

MOTION

 

Senator Warnick moved that the following amendment no. 593 by Senators Saldaña and Warnick be adopted:

 

On page 1, after line 3, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  (1) The legislature finds that farmers, farmworkers, and the broader community share an interest in minimizing human exposure to pesticide.

(2) The legislature recognizes that huge gains in minimizing human exposure have been made by the agricultural industry through a combination of scientific advancements, ongoing education and training, usage of safety equipment, improved technologies, and proper monitoring and regulation. In 2014, the legislature created a temporary farm work group that included representatives of both growers and workers. The 2014 farm work group jointly identified administrative recommendations to minimize public health issues posed by pesticide drift. The 2014 farm work group recognized that following necessary operating procedures and best management practices, thorough operator training, and good communication prevents or greatly reduces pesticide drift exposure. Through such collaborative efforts, the state has had significant gains in decreasing pesticide exposure on farms.

(3) The legislature finds that collaboration between state agencies and the farming community can assist in further minimizing exposure of agricultural workers to pesticide drift.

(4) This section expires December 31, 2018."

Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 1, line 6, after "applications." insert "The work group shall:

(a) Review existing state and federal laws regulating pesticide safety and application;

(b) Arrange for a presentation on new pesticide application technology and review other technologies used throughout the nation to increase pesticide application safety;

(c) Review the structure of the former pesticide incident reporting and tracking review panel created under RCW 70.104.080 (repealed) to determine whether a similar group should be created; and

(d) Review current data and reports from Washington state agencies and relevant agencies in other states that may be helpful in developing strategies to improve pesticide application safety."

On page 2, after line 32, insert the following:

"(8) This section expires December 31, 2018."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "group;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "creating new sections; and providing expiration dates."

 

Senators Warnick and Saldaña spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 593 by Senators Saldaña and Warnick on page 1, after line 3 to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6529.

The motion by Senator Warnick carried and amendment no. 593 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Saldaña, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6529 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Saldaña and Warnick spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6529.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6529 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 45; Nays, 2; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Ericksen and Wagoner

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6529, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5700, by Senators Ranker, Rivers, Liias, Pedersen, Darneille, Chase and Kuderer

 

Requiring training for long-term care providers on the needs of the LGBTQ population.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Ranker, Substitute Senate Bill No. 5700 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 5700 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Ranker and without objection, the following amendment no. 570 by Senator Ranker to Substitute Senate Bill No. 5700 was withdrawn.

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 5.  RCW 74.39A.341 and 2015 c 152 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) All long-term care workers shall complete twelve hours of continuing education training in advanced training topics each year. ((This requirement applies beginning July 1, 2012.))

(2) Of the twelve hours of continuing education training required by subsection (1) of this section, two hours must provide cultural competency training on issues relating to the LGBTQ population as follows:

(a) Long-term care workers who are licensed on or after the effective date of this section must complete the one-time training by their next continuing education due date after December 31, 2019;

(b) After completing the one-time training, long-term care workers are not required to take the one-time training again until the department approves changes to the curriculum. If there are approved changes in the curriculum based upon revised department competencies, all long-term care workers must take the new curriculum as set forth in the Washington administrative code.

(3) Completion of continuing education as required in this section is a prerequisite to maintaining home care aide certification under chapter 18.88B RCW.

(((3))) (4) Unless voluntarily certified as a home care aide under chapter 18.88B RCW, subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:

(a) An individual provider caring only for his or her biological, step, or adoptive child;

(b) Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW;

(c) ((Before January 1, 2016, a long-term care worker employed by a community residential service business;

(d))) A person working as an individual provider who provides twenty hours or less of care for one person in any calendar month; or

(((e))) (d) A person working as an individual provider who only provides respite services and works less than three hundred hours in any calendar year.

(((4))) (5) Only training curriculum approved by the department may be used to fulfill the training requirements specified in this section. The department shall only approve training curriculum that:

(a) Has been developed with input from consumer and worker representatives; ((and))

(b) Requires comprehensive instruction by qualified instructors; and

(c) For the one-time training described in subsection (2) of this section, contributes to an evidence and outcome-based approach, and meets the training's learning objectives that will be defined in rule.

(((5))) (6) Individual providers under RCW 74.39A.270 shall be compensated for training time required by this section.

(((6))) (7) The department of health shall adopt rules to implement subsection (1) of this section.

(((7))) (8) The department shall adopt rules to implement subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  A new section is added to chapter 70.128 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Adult family homeowners or resident managers must complete two hours on a one-time basis of department-approved cultural competency training relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) population. The department must approve the training curriculum, program, and instructors required by this section, and develop a form owners or resident managers may use for self-reporting completion of this requirement.

(2) The training required by this section must be completed as follows:

(a) All adult family homeowners or resident managers who are licensed on the effective date of this section must complete the one-time training by the facility's next license renewal after December 31, 2019;

(b) All adult family homeowners or resident managers who become licensed after the effective date of this section must complete the training by the time of their first license renewal;

(c) After completing the one-time training, adult family homeowners or resident managers are not required to take the training again until the department approves changes to the learning objectives as established in the Washington administrative code. If there are approved changes to the learning objectives, adult family homeowners or resident managers, and all long-term care workers, must take a new training as set forth in the Washington administrative code.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 7.  A new section is added to chapter 18.20 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Assisted living facility licensees or administrators must complete two hours on a one-time basis of department-approved cultural competency training relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) population. The department must approve the training curriculum, program, and instructors required by this section, and develop a form licensees may use for self-reporting completion of this requirement.

(2) The training required by this section must be completed as follows:

(a) All assisted living facility owners or administrators who are licensed on the effective date of this section must complete the one-time training by the time of the facility's next license renewal after December 31, 2019;

(b) All assisted living facility owners or administrators who become licensed after the effective date of this section must complete the training by the time of their first license renewal;

(c) After completing the one-time training, assisted living facility owners or administrators are not required to take the training again until the department approves changes to the learning objectives as established in the Washington administrative code. If there are approved changes to the learning objectives, assisted living facility owners or administrators, and all long-term care workers, must take a new training as set forth in the Washington administrative code.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 8.  A new section is added to chapter 18.51 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Nursing home licensees must complete two hours on a one-time basis of department-approved cultural competency training relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) population. The department must approve the training curriculum, program, and instructors required by this section, and develop a form licensees may use for self-reporting completion of this requirement.

(2) The training required by this section must be completed as follows:

(a) All nursing homeowners or administrators who are licensed on the effective date of this section must complete the one-time training by the time of the home's next license renewal after December 31, 2019;

(b) After completing the one-time training, nursing homeowners or administrators are not required to take the training again until the department approves changes to the learning objectives as established in the Washington administrative code. If there are approved changes to the learning objectives, all nursing homeowners or administrators, and all long-term care workers, must take a new training as set forth in the Washington administrative code."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "population;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 74.39A.341; adding a new section to chapter 70.128 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.20 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 18.51 RCW."

 

MOTION

 

Senator Ranker moved that the following striking amendment no. 595 by Senators Liias, Ranker and Rivers be adopted:

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 9.  RCW 74.39A.341 and 2015 c 152 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) All long-term care workers shall complete twelve hours of continuing education training in advanced training topics each year. ((This requirement applies beginning July 1, 2012.))

(2) Of the twelve hours of continuing education training required by subsection (1) of this section, time must be allocated, as established by the department in rule, to provide cultural competency training on issues relating to the LGBTQ population as follows:

(a) Long-term care workers who are licensed on or after the effective date of this section must complete the one-time training by their next continuing education due date after December 31, 2019;

(b) After completing the one-time training, long-term care workers are not required to take the one-time training again until the department approves changes to the curriculum. If there are approved changes in the curriculum based upon revised department competencies, all long-term care workers must take the new curriculum as set forth in the Washington Administrative Code.

(3) Completion of continuing education as required in this section is a prerequisite to maintaining home care aide certification under chapter 18.88B RCW.

(((3))) (4) Unless voluntarily certified as a home care aide under chapter 18.88B RCW, subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:

(a) An individual provider caring only for his or her biological, step, or adoptive child;

(b) Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW;

(c) ((Before January 1, 2016, a long-term care worker employed by a community residential service business;

(d))) A person working as an individual provider who provides twenty hours or less of care for one person in any calendar month; or

(((e))) (d) A person working as an individual provider who only provides respite services and works less than three hundred hours in any calendar year.

(((4))) (5) Only training curriculum approved by the department may be used to fulfill the training requirements specified in this section. The department shall only approve training curriculum that:

(a) Has been developed with input from consumer and worker representatives; ((and))

(b) Requires comprehensive instruction by qualified instructors; and

(c) For the one-time training described in subsection (2) of this section, contributes to an evidence and outcome-based approach, and meets the training's learning objectives that will be defined in rule.

(((5))) (6) Individual providers under RCW 74.39A.270 shall be compensated for training time required by this section.

(((6))) (7) The department of health shall adopt rules to implement subsection (1) of this section.

(((7))) (8) The department shall adopt rules to implement subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 10.  A new section is added to chapter 70.128 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Adult family home owners and resident managers must complete a one-time department-approved cultural competency training relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) population. The department must approve the training curriculum, program, and instructors required by this section, and develop a form home owners and resident managers may use for self-reporting completion of this requirement.

(2) The training required by this section must be completed as follows:

(a) Adult family home owners and resident managers of adult family homes that are licensed on the effective date of this section must complete the one-time training by the facility's next license renewal after December 31, 2019;

(b) Adult family home owners and resident managers of adult family homes that are licensed after the effective date of this section must complete the training by the time of the facility's first license renewal;

(c) Adult family home owners who work on-site of the facility less than two days per license year are not required to complete the training;

(d) After completing the one-time training, adult family home owners and resident managers are not required to take the training again until the department approves changes to the learning objectives as established in the Washington Administrative Code. If there are approved changes to the learning objectives, adult family home owners, resident managers, and all long-term care workers, must take a new training as set forth in the Washington Administrative Code.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 11.  A new section is added to chapter 18.20 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Assisted living facility owners and administrators must complete a one-time department-approved cultural competency training relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) population. The department must approve the training curriculum, program, and instructors required by this section, and develop a form facility owners and administrators may use for self-reporting completion of this requirement.

(2) The training required by this section must be completed as follows:

(a) Owners and administrators of assisted living facilities that are licensed on the effective date of this section must complete the one-time training by the time of the facility's next license renewal after December 31, 2019;

(b) Owners and administrators of assisted living facilities that become licensed after the effective date of this section must complete the training by the time of the facility's first license renewal;

(c) Assisted living facility owners who work on-site of the facility less than two days per license year are not required to complete the training;

(d) After completing the one-time training, assisted living facility owners and administrators are not required to take the training again until the department approves changes to the learning objectives as established in the Washington Administrative Code. If there are approved changes to the learning objectives, assisted living facility owners, administrators, and all long-term care workers, must take a new training as set forth in the Washington Administrative Code.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 12.  A new section is added to chapter 18.51 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Nursing home owners and administrators must complete a one-time department-approved cultural competency training relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) population. The department must approve the training curriculum, program, and instructors required by this section, and develop a form home owners and administrators may use for self-reporting completion of this requirement.

(2) The training required by this section must be completed as follows:

(a) Owners and administrators of nursing homes that are licensed on the effective date of this section must complete the one-time training by the time of the facility's next license renewal after December 31, 2019;

(b) Owners and administrators of nursing homes that become licensed after the effective date of this section must complete the training by the time of the facility's first license renewal;

(c) Nursing home owners who work on-site of the facility less than two days per license year are not required to complete the training;

(d) After completing the one-time training, nursing home owners and administrators are not required to take the training again until the department approves changes to the learning objectives as established in the Washington Administrative Code. If there are approved changes to the learning objectives, all nursing home owners, administrators, and all long-term care workers, must take a new training as set forth in the Washington Administrative Code."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "population;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 74.39A.341; adding a new section to chapter 70.128 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.20 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 18.51 RCW."

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of striking amendment no. 595 by Senators Liias, Ranker and Rivers to Substitute Senate Bill No. 5700.

The motion by Senator Ranker carried and striking amendment no. 595 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Ranker, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5700 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Ranker and Rivers spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5700.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5700 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 29; Nays, 18; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Takko, Van De Wege and Wellman

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fortunato, Hawkins, Honeyford, Miloscia, O'Ban, Padden, Schoesler, Short, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5700, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

 

President Habib: “Senators are reminded that they must be on the floor, physically on the floor, when casting their votes.  Don’t think I won’t know.” [Laughter]

 

Editor’s Note:  Senate Rule 22.1 prescribes that senators must be within the bar of the senate when voting.

 

POINT OF INQUIRY

 

Senator Padden:  “Point of information, Mr. President.  What, may I ask, are the consequences for a member who votes from the wings?”

 

President Habib:  “The consequences are, the senator will act as though … We’ll call the Senator’s name again, the President will call the Senator’s name again at the end of the roll call and have them physically appear so as to ensure that Senator Padden, though your voice is quite distinctive, it could be that a Joe Pesci sound-alike standing in the wings voted with your vote and would disenfranchise the good people of the 4th Legislative District.  So, we would hate for that to happen.”

 

Senator Padden:  “Very good.  And the other thing I would point out is you do have a very keen ear Mr. President.”

 

President Habib:  “Thank you Senator Padden.”

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6013, by Senators Frockt, Darneille, Keiser, Palumbo, Kuderer and Hasegawa

 

Concerning behavioral rehabilitation services.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Frockt, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6013 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6013 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Frockt, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6013 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Frockt and O'Ban spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6013.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6013 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6013, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6222, by Senators Carlyle, O'Ban, Frockt, Darneille, Walsh, Zeiger, Palumbo, Hasegawa, Billig, Hunt and Kuderer

 

Concerning expansion of extended foster care eligibility.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Carlyle, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6222 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6222 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Carlyle, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6222 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Carlyle and O'Ban spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6222.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6222 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6222, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6223, by Senators Carlyle, O'Ban, Walsh, Frockt, Darneille, Zeiger, Palumbo, Hunt, Kuderer, Wellman and Liias

 

Concerning equitable educational outcomes for foster children and youth from preschool to postsecondary education.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Carlyle, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6223 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6223 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Carlyle moved that the following striking amendment no. 575 by Senator Carlyle be adopted:

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1  The legislature intends with this act to powerfully leverage current collaboration and investments to align services, outcome measures, accountability, and resources to facilitate educational equity by 2027 for children and youth in foster care and children and youth experiencing homelessness. The goal of this effort is that children and youth in foster care and children and youth experiencing homelessness achieve educational outcomes at the same rate as their general student population peers throughout the educational continuum from preschool to postsecondary education.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2  (1) For the purposes of this section, "children and youth in foster care" means children and youth under the placement and care authority of the department of children, youth, and families, a federally recognized tribe, or another child-placing agency; and children and youth who have experienced foster care and have achieved permanency.

(2) The department of children, youth, and families, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of commerce office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs, and the student achievement council must convene a work group with aligned nongovernmental agencies, including a statewide nonprofit coalition that is representative of communities of color and low-income communities focused on educational equity, to create a plan for children and youth in foster care and children and youth experiencing homelessness to facilitate educational equity with their general student population peers and to close the disparities between racial and ethnic groups by 2027. The work group must:

(a) Review the educational outcomes of children and youth in foster care and children and youth experiencing homelessness, including:

(i) Kindergarten readiness, early grade reading, school stability, high school completion, postsecondary enrollment, and postsecondary completion; and

(ii) Disaggregated data by race and ethnicity;

(b) Consider the outcomes, needs, and services for children and youth in foster care and children and youth experiencing homelessness, and the specific needs of children and youth of color and those with special education needs;

(c) Map current education support services, including eligibility, service levels, service providers, outcomes, service coordination, data sharing, and overall successes and challenges;

(d) Engage stakeholders in participating in the analysis and development of recommendations, including foster youth and children and youth experiencing homelessness, foster parents and relative caregivers, birth parents, caseworkers, school districts and educators, early learning providers, postsecondary education advocates, and federally recognized tribes;

(e) Make recommendations for an optimal continuum of education support services to foster and homeless children and youth from preschool to postsecondary education that would provide for shared and sustainable accountability to reach the goal of educational parity, including recommendations to:

(i) Align indicators and outcomes across organizations and programs;

(ii) Improve racial and ethnic equity in educational outcomes;

(iii) Ensure access to consistent and accurate annual educational outcomes data;

(iv) Address system barriers such as data sharing;

(v) Detail options for governance and oversight to ensure educational services are continually available to foster and homeless children and youth regardless of status;

(vi) Detail a support structure that will ensure that educational records, educational needs, individualized education programs, credits, and other records will follow children and youth when they transition from district to district or another educational program or facility;

(vii) Explore the option of creating a specific statewide school district that supports the needs of and tracks the educational progress of children and youth in foster care and children and youth experiencing homelessness; and

(viii) Identify where opportunities exist to align policy, practices, and supports for students experiencing homelessness and foster students; and

(f) Outline which recommendations can be implemented using existing resources and regulations and which require policy, administrative, and resource adjustments.

(3) The work group should seek to develop an optimal continuum of services using research-based program strategies and to provide for prevention, early intervention, and seamless transitions.

(4) Nothing in this section permits disclosure of confidential information protected from disclosure under federal or state law, including but not limited to information protected under chapter 13.50 RCW. Confidential information received by the work group retains its confidentiality and may not be further disseminated except as allowed under federal and state law.

(5) By December 17, 2018, the work group must provide a report to the legislature on its analysis as described under this section, the recommended plan, and any legislative and administrative changes needed to facilitate educational equity for children and youth in foster care and children and youth experiencing homelessness with their general student population peers by 2027.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3  This act takes effect July 1, 2018.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4  This act expires December 31, 2018."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "education;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "creating new sections; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date."

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of striking amendment no. 575 by Senator Carlyle to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6223.

The motion by Senator Carlyle carried and striking amendment no. 575 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Carlyle, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6223 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Carlyle, Zeiger, Wellman and Miloscia spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6223.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6223 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 45; Nays, 2; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Padden and Schoesler

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6223, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6274, by Senators Ranker, Palumbo, Keiser, Wellman, Darneille, Liias, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Hunt and Saldaña

 

Helping foster and homeless youth complete apprenticeships.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Ranker, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6274 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6274 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Ranker, the rules were suspended, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6274 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Ranker spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6274.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6274 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 35; Nays, 12; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Bailey, Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fortunato, Honeyford, King, Padden, Schoesler, Short and Wilson

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6274, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate advanced to the seventh order of business.

 

THIRD READING

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5180, by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Bailey, Walsh, Darneille, Keiser, Palumbo and Conway)

 

Establishing the legislative advisory committee on aging.

 

The bill was read on Third Reading.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the rules were suspended and Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5180 was returned to second reading for the purpose of amendment.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Bailey moved that the following striking amendment no. 572 by Senators Bailey and Cleveland be adopted:

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 13.  (1)(a) Beginning July 1, 2019, the legislative advisory committee on aging is established, with members as provided in this subsection.

(i) In consultation with the majority and minority leaders, the president of the senate shall appoint two members from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate.

(ii) In consultation with the majority and minority leaders, the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two members from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives.

(iii) The department of social and health services and the health care authority shall cooperate with the committee and maintain liaison representatives, who are nonvoting members.

(b) The committee shall choose its cochairs from among its legislative membership. The members representing the majority caucus of the senate shall convene the initial meeting of the committee.

(c) The committee, where appropriate, may consult with individuals from the public and private sector or ask the individuals to establish an advisory committee. Members of such an advisory committee are not entitled to expense reimbursement.

(2) The committee may review issues of importance to the state's aging community as well as issues of importance to individuals with disabilities in Washington. These may include housing issues, long-term care issues, health and wellness issues, transportation issues, financial issues, and other issues determined by the committee.

(3) Staff support for the committee shall be provided by the senate committee services and the house of representatives office of program research.

(4) Legislative members of the committee are reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members are not entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses if they are elected officials or are participating on behalf of an employer, governmental entity, or other organization. Any reimbursement for other nonlegislative members is subject to chapter 43.03 RCW.

(5) The expenses of the committee shall be paid jointly by the senate and the house of representatives. Committee expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their successor committees.

(6) This section expires July 1, 2021."

On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "aging;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "creating a new section; and providing an expiration date."

 

MOTION

 

Senator Palumbo moved that the following amendment no. 581 by Senators Bailey and Palumbo to striking amendment no. 572 be adopted:

 

On page 1, line 26 of the amendment, after "health and wellness issues," insert "malnutritional issues,"

 

Senator Palumbo spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 581 by Senators Bailey and Palumbo on page 1, line 26 to striking amendment no. 572.

The motion by Senator Palumbo carried and amendment no. 581 was adopted by voice vote.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of striking amendment no. 572 by Senators Bailey and Cleveland as amended to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5180.

The motion by Senator Bailey carried and striking amendment no. 572 as amended was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Bailey, the rules were suspended, Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5180 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Bailey and Cleveland spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5180.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5180 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5180, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

 

Senator Becker:  “Thank you Mr. President.  Well, I just want to say ‘Happy Anniversary’ to my husband.  It is a very personal day today but, since I have been in the Senate, I have not spent but one day with him on our anniversary.  And this happens to be our forty-fifth anniversary and I think it is something that I am pretty proud of and proud that I’ve married a man that I have been able to love for forty-five years.  Not many people can say that anymore, I think.  You know, I met him on a blind date.  My roommate introduced me to him and we played spoons and he cheated and I thought he was a really bad person.  But, I will tell you on another date, and we were done with our date and I had to go out on one of my flights, because at the time I was a stewardess, and my car broke down and I called him and he came immediately and helped me and I think that’s the day I totally fell in love with him.  Because it was pouring down rain and he got me there to work on time.  My little sister used to hate him because he didn’t take me enough places.  Well. he has made up for that.  And my family, it was funny because in my family, Mr. President, it seemed like no matter who I brought home, no matter what age I was, they weren’t good enough.  And this one, well I told my parents he was good enough.  And so we have two daughters and we have three grandchildren, two young men and one six year old, phenomenally smart, young granddaughter and so I think I have to share he bought me this lovely bouquet of flowers and I forgot to bring them in today because I was enjoying them when I got ready for work in my fifth-wheel this morning.  But it is really a neat thing, we had a wedding at our house and we all had to dance and whoever they named off for what year, how many years you’ve been in your relationship of marriage, we were the second to the longest, in staying on the floor.  And somebody beat us, they were like five years more that us. So marriage is a very important thing to me and when we take our vows, my husband and I swore to those vows and, to my knowledge, we both have been very truthful to those vows and so I just want to say Mr. President my husband would not cheat on anybody, nor would he lie to anybody so I believe him immensely.  It’s just a really neat thing and it’s really fun to talk about him in such a positive light because a lot of times I just get mad at him.  He doesn’t move fast enough for me.  You know, when we are building a fence, ‘Come on Bob, hurry up.’  When we were doing the siding on our house, ‘Come on Bob, we’ve got three boards up to your one.’ You know, but you know what, it’s okay.  Forty-five years is a pretty neat thing to celebrate.  And we dated for three years before that, so I figure we’ve got forty-eight years under our belt.  So thank you Mr. President.  Bob Becker, I love you.  I’ll love you to the day I die and I am so glad we got to meet, get married, have a family, and actually celebrate forty-five years, even if we are not together today.  Thank you Mr. President.”

 

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

 

President Habib: “It is possible, I don’t know, I am speculating.  It is possible Senator Becker that you got married on the day Steve Hobbs came into this world.  I am not sure.  I don’t know how old he is.  It could be.

Woe unto all those, anyone watching as part of Capitol Classroom, all the young people out there that are thinking you are going to become politicians one day, consider wedding dates between May and December.  That is a public announcement for TVW.”

 

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

 

Senator Schoesler:  “Earlier today, in a lighter moment, I suggested that Bob Becker should get a sympathy card, but that teasing aside.  Bob, having visited, is a remarkable man and I can’t think of anything better than a man who has stayed with such a wonderful woman for forty-five years.”

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5020, by Senators Hasegawa, Hunt, Keiser and Chase

 

Concerning certain state ethnic and cultural diversity commissions.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Hunt moved that Substitute Senate Bill No. 5020 not be substituted for Senate Bill No. 5020 and that the substitute bill be not adopted.

Senator Miloscia objected to the motion by Senator Hunt.

 

Senator Hunt and Hasegawa spoke in favor of the motion by Senator Hunt to not adopt the substitute bill.

Senator Miloscia spoke against the motion by Senator Hunt to not adopt the substitute bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Hunt to not adopt the substitute bill and the motion carried by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Hasegawa, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 5020 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Hasegawa and Miloscia spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 5020.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 5020 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5020, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6329, by Senators Takko, Angel and Chase

 

Clarifying the authority and procedures for contracting by public port districts.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Takko, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6329 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6329 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Short moved that the following amendment no. 532 by Senator Short be adopted:

 

On page 2, line 37, after "official", strike "must award contracts under this subsection as equitably as possible among qualified contractors, including", and insert "shall make his or her best effort to reach out to qualified contractors, including certified"

 

Senators Short and Takko spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 532 by Senator Short on page 2, line 37 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6329.

The motion by Senator Short carried and amendment no. 532 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Takko, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6329 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Takko and Short spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6329.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6329 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 46; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senator Padden

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6329, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6102, by Senators Ranker, Cleveland, Saldaña, Darneille, Palumbo, Nelson, Wellman, Dhingra, Keiser, Billig, Kuderer, Rolfes, Frockt, Takko, McCoy, Carlyle, Hasegawa, Mullet, Pedersen, Conway, Chase, Liias, Van De Wege and Hunt

 

Enacting the employee reproductive choice act.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Ranker, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6102 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6102 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Warnick moved that the following amendment no. 598 by Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Brown, Rivers, Short, Warnick and Wilson be adopted:

 

On page 4, line 8, strike all of section 7

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "RCW" strike "49.60.030 and"

 

Senator Warnick spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Ranker spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 598 by Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Brown, Rivers, Short, Warnick and Wilson on page 4, line 8 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6102.

The motion by Senator Warnick did not carry and amendment no. 598 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Ranker, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6102 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Ranker, Keiser and Cleveland spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

Senators Fortunato, Warnick, Padden, Wilson, Miloscia, O'Ban, Angel, Becker and Ericksen spoke against passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6102.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6102 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 26; Nays, 21; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege and Wellman

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fortunato, Hawkins, Honeyford, King, Miloscia, O'Ban, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6102, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6273, by Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Fain, Mullet, Palumbo and Saldaña

 

Concerning state charity care law.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Cleveland, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6273 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6273 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Cleveland, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6273 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Cleveland, Rivers and Becker spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6273.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6273 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6273, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6157, by Senators Short, Kuderer, Rivers, Cleveland, Palumbo, Nelson, Becker, Walsh, Warnick and Van De Wege

 

Regarding prior authorization.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Short, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6157 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Short moved that the following amendment no. 574 by Senator Short be adopted:

 

On page 1, at the beginning of line 14, strike "eight" and insert "six"

 

Senators Short and Cleveland spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 574 by Senator Short on page 1, line 14 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157.

The motion by Senator Short carried and amendment no. 574 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Short, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Short, Cleveland and Miloscia spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Mullet, Senator Hobbs was excused.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6157 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 42; Nays, 4; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Ericksen, Honeyford, Mullet and Schoesler

Excused: Senators Baumgartner, Hobbs and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6157, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6147, by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Walsh, Kuderer, Nelson, Carlyle, Angel, Hasegawa and Keiser

 

Concerning prescription drug insurance continuity of care.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Rivers, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6147 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6147 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Rivers, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6147 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Rivers, Cleveland and Keiser spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6147.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6147 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 38; Nays, 9; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Nelson, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Ericksen, Hobbs, Honeyford, King, Mullet, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo and Schoesler

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6147, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6236, by Senators Chase, Hasegawa and Palumbo

 

Establishing the Washington state economic growth commission.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Chase, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6236 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6236 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Braun and without objection, the following amendment no. 597 by Senator Braun on page 1, line 7 to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6236 was withdrawn.

 

On page 1, at the beginning of line 7, strike "growth" and insert "gardening"

On page 1, line 13, after "economic" strike "growth" and insert "gardening"

On page 1, at the beginning of line 2 of the title, strike "growth" and insert "gardening"

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Chase, the rules were suspended, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6236 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Chase spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

Senator Schoesler spoke against passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6236.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6236 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 30; Nays, 17; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick and Wellman

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fortunato, Hawkins, Honeyford, King, O'Ban, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Short, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6236, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6142, by Senators Liias and Walsh

 

Revising the authority of commissioners of courts of limited jurisdiction.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Liias, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6142 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6142 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Liias, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6142 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Liias spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

Senator Padden spoke against passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6142.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6142 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 45; Nays, 2; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Honeyford and Padden

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6142, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6550, by Senators Darneille and Saldaña

 

Concerning diversion of juvenile offenses.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Darneille, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6550 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Darneille moved that the following amendment no. 500 by Senator Darneille be adopted:

 

On page 2, line 26, after "(d)))" insert "(a) an alleged offender is accused of an offense that is defined as a serious violent offense or sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030; or (b)"

 

Senators Darneille and O'Ban spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 500 by Senator Darneille on page 2, line 26 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550.

The motion by Senator Darneille carried and amendment no. 500 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Darneille moved that the following amendment no. 531 by Senators Darneille and O'Ban be adopted:

 

On page 2, line 26, after "(d)))" insert "(a) an alleged offender is accused of an offense that is defined as a sex offense or violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030, other than assault in the second degree or robbery in the second degree; or (b)"

 

Senators Darneille spoke in favor of adoption of amendment no. 501.

 

MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE RECONSIDERATION

 

Senator Fain, having voted on the prevailing side, moved that the rules be suspended and that the senate immediately reconsider the vote by which amendment no. 500 was adopted by the senate.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Fain that the senate immediately reconsider the vote by which amendment no. 500 was adopted by the senate.

The motion by Senator Fain carried and the senate immediately reconsidered the vote by which amendment no. 500 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Darneille moved that the following amendment no. 500 by Senator Darneille be not adopted:

 

On page 2, line 26, after "(d)))" insert "(a) an alleged offender is accused of an offense that is defined as a serious violent offense or sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030; or (b)"

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be to not adopt amendment no. 500 by Senator Darneille on page 2, line 26 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550.

The motion by Senator Darneille carried and amendment no. 500 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Darneille again moved that the following amendment no. 531 by Senators Darneille and O'Ban be adopted:

 

On page 2, line 26, after "(d)))" insert "(a) an alleged offender is accused of an offense that is defined as a sex offense or violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030, other than assault in the second degree or robbery in the second degree; or (b)"

 

Senators Darneille and O’Ban spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 531 by Senators Darneille and O'Ban on page 2, line 26 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550.

The motion by Senator Darneille carried and amendment no. 531 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Darneille moved that the following amendment no. 501 by Senators Darneille and O'Ban be adopted:

 

On page 21, after line 34, insert the following:

"Sec. 5.  RCW 13.50.270 and 2014 c 175 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Subject to RCW 13.50.050(13), all records maintained by any court or law enforcement agency, including the juvenile court, local law enforcement, the Washington state patrol, and the prosecutor's office, shall be automatically destroyed within ninety days of becoming eligible for destruction. Juvenile records are eligible for destruction when:

(i) The person who is the subject of the information or complaint is at least eighteen years of age;

(ii) The ((person's criminal history consists entirely of one diversion agreement or counsel and release entered on or after June 12, 2008)) records in question consist of successfully completed diversion agreements and counsel and release agreements, or both, which were completed on or after the effective date of this section; and

(iii) ((Two years have elapsed since completion of the agreement or counsel and release;

(iv) No proceeding is pending against the person seeking the conviction of a criminal offense; and

(v))) There is no restitution owing in the case.

(b) Notwithstanding this subsection (1), records of successfully completed diversion agreements and counsel and release agreements remain subject to destruction under the terms set forth in subsections (2) through (4) of this section, as well as sealing under RCW 13.50.260.

(c) No less than quarterly, the administrative office of the courts shall provide a report to the juvenile courts of those individuals whose records may be eligible for destruction. The juvenile court shall verify eligibility and notify the Washington state patrol and the appropriate local law enforcement agency and prosecutor's office of the records to be destroyed. The requirement to destroy records under this subsection is not dependent on a court hearing or the issuance of a court order to destroy records.

(((c))) (d) The state and local governments and their officers and employees are not liable for civil damages for the failure to destroy records pursuant to this section.

(2) All records maintained by any court or law enforcement agency, including the juvenile court, local law enforcement, the Washington state patrol, and the prosecutor's office, shall be automatically destroyed within thirty days of being notified by the governor's office that the subject of those records received a full and unconditional pardon by the governor.

(3)(a) A person may request that the court order the records in his or her case destroyed as follows:

(i) A person eighteen years of age or older whose criminal history consists entirely of one diversion agreement or counsel and release entered prior to June 12, 2008. The request shall be granted if the court finds that two years have elapsed since completion of the agreement or counsel and release.

(ii) A person twenty-three years of age or older whose criminal history consists of only referrals for diversion. The request shall be granted if the court finds that all diversion agreements have been successfully completed and no proceeding is pending against the person seeking the conviction of a criminal offense.

(b) If the court grants the motion to destroy records made pursuant to this subsection, it shall, subject to RCW 13.50.050(13), order the official juvenile court record, the social file, and any other records named in the order to be destroyed.

(c) The person making the motion pursuant to this subsection must give reasonable notice of the motion to the prosecuting attorney and to any agency whose records are sought to be destroyed.

(4) Any juvenile justice or care agency may, subject to the limitations in RCW 13.50.050(13) and this section, develop procedures for the routine destruction of records relating to juvenile offenses and diversions.

(a) Records may be routinely destroyed only when the person the subject of the information or complaint has attained twenty-three years of age or older or pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(b) The court may not routinely destroy the official juvenile court record or recordings or transcripts of any proceedings."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "13.40.020," strike "and" and after "13.40.080" insert ", and 13.50.270"

 

Senators Darneille and O'Ban spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 501 by Senators Darneille and O'Ban on page 21, after line 34 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550.

The motion by Senator Darneille carried and amendment no. 501 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Darneille, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Darneille and O'Ban spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 35; Nays, 11; Absent, 1; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Takko, Van De Wege, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Honeyford, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Short, Wagoner, Warnick and Wilson

Absent: Senator Hunt

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6550, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6160, by Senators Kuderer, Darneille and Palumbo

 

Revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Kuderer, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6160 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6160 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Warnick moved that the following amendment no. 600 by Senator Warnick be adopted:

 

On page 19, line 17, after "(4)" insert "(a) If the court finds that the respondent who is sixteen or seventeen years old and committed the offense of robbery in the first degree, drive-by shooting, rape of a child in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, or any violent offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 and was armed with a firearm, and the court finds that the respondent's participation was related to membership in a criminal street gang or advancing the benefit, aggrandizement, gain, profit, or other advantage for a criminal street gang, a period of three months total confinement must be added to the sentence. The additional time must be imposed regardless of the offense's juvenile disposition offense category as designated in RCW 13.40.0357 and must be served consecutively with any other sentencing enhancement.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization, association, or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, having a common name or common identifying sign or symbol, having as one of its primary activities the commission of criminal acts, and whose members or associates individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal street gang activity. This definition does not apply to employees engaged in concerted activities for their mutual aid and protection, or to the activities of labor and bona fide nonprofit organizations or their members or agents.

(5)"

Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

 

Senator Warnick spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Kuderer spoke against adoption of the amendment.

Senator Warnick demanded a roll call.

The President declared that one-sixth of the members supported the demand and the demand was sustained.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, further consideration of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6160 was deferred and the bill held its place on the second reading calendar.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5576, by Senators Keiser, Fortunato, Conway, Miloscia, Hobbs, Takko, Hasegawa, Wellman and Saldaña

 

Addressing compliance with apprenticeship utilization requirements.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Keiser, Third Substitute Senate Bill No. 5576 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 5576 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Keiser, the rules were suspended, Third Substitute Senate Bill No. 5576 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Keiser, Braun and King spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Third Substitute Senate Bill No. 5576.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Third Substitute Senate Bill No. 5576 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 39; Nays, 8; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Takko, Van De Wege, Warnick, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Ericksen, Honeyford, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Short, Wagoner and Wilson

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

THIRD SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5576, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5970, by Senators Frockt, Saldaña, O'Ban and Palumbo

 

Establishing the crisis intervention response team pilot project.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Frockt, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5970 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 5970 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Frockt, the rules were suspended, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5970 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Frockt and Padden spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5970.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5970 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5970, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6491, by Senators O'Ban and Darneille

 

Increasing the availability of assisted outpatient behavioral health treatment.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator O'Ban, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6491 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6491 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

Senator O'Ban moved that the following amendment no. 543 by Senator O'Ban be adopted:

 

On page 3, line 2, after "the" insert "county, an entity appointed by the county, or the"

 

Senator O'Ban spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 543 by Senator O'Ban on page 3, line 2 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6491.

The motion by Senator O'Ban carried and amendment no. 543 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator O'Ban, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6491 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators O'Ban and Darneille spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6491.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6491 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 46; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senator Hasegawa

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6491, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

MOTION

 

At 5:42 p.m., on motion of Senator Liias, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President for the purposes of a meeting of the Committee on Rules.

 

EVENING SESSION

 

The Senate was called to order at 7:11 p.m. by President Habib.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate advanced to the seventh order of business.

 

THIRD READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

 

MOTION

 

Senator Cleveland moved that Alishia Topper, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9292, be confirmed as a member of the Housing Finance Commission.

Senator Cleveland spoke in favor of the motion.

 

APPOINTMENT OF ALISHIA TOPPER

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Alishia Topper, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9292, as a member of the Housing Finance Commission.

 

The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Alishia Topper, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9292, as a member of the Housing Finance Commission and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote:  Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Absent: Senator Ericksen

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

Alishia Topper, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9292, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Housing Finance Commission.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Conway moved that Bud Sizemore, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9070, be confirmed as a member of the Gambling Commission.

Senator Conway spoke in favor of the motion.

 

APPOINTMENT OF BUD SIZEMORE

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Bud Sizemore, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9070, as a member of the Gambling Commission.

 

The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Bud Sizemore, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9070, as a member of the Gambling Commission and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote:  Yeas, 46; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senator Ericksen

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

Bud Sizemore, Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9070, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Gambling Commission.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate reverted to the sixth order of business.

 

The Senate resumed consideration of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6160 which had been deferred earlier in the day.

 

SECOND READING

 

SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6160, by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kuderer, Darneille and Palumbo)

 

Revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five.

 

The motion by Senator Warnick that the following amendment no. 600 by Senator Warnick be adopted was before the senate:

 

On page 19, line 17, after "(4)" insert "(a) If the court finds that the respondent who is sixteen or seventeen years old and committed the offense of robbery in the first degree, drive-by shooting, rape of a child in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, or any violent offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 and was armed with a firearm, and the court finds that the respondent's participation was related to membership in a criminal street gang or advancing the benefit, aggrandizement, gain, profit, or other advantage for a criminal street gang, a period of three months total confinement must be added to the sentence. The additional time must be imposed regardless of the offense's juvenile disposition offense category as designated in RCW 13.40.0357 and must be served consecutively with any other sentencing enhancement.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization, association, or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, having a common name or common identifying sign or symbol, having as one of its primary activities the commission of criminal acts, and whose members or associates individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal street gang activity. This definition does not apply to employees engaged in concerted activities for their mutual aid and protection, or to the activities of labor and bona fide nonprofit organizations or their members or agents.

(5)"

Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

 

On motion of Senator Warnick, the demand by Senator Warnick for a roll call vote on the motion to adopt amendment no. 600 was withdrawn.

Senators Warnick and Kuderer spoke in favor of adoption of amendment no 600.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 600 by Senator Warnick on page 19, line 17 to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6160.

The motion by Senator Warnick carried and amendment no. 600 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Kuderer, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6160 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Kuderer and O'Ban spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6160.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6160 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 35; Nays, 12; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Bailey, Becker, Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege, Warnick, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Honeyford, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner and Wilson

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6160, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6251, by Senators Dhingra, Kuderer, Rolfes, Nelson, Palumbo, Wellman, Mullet, Chase, Keiser, Saldaña and Conway

 

Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Dhingra, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6251 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6251 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Dhingra, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6251 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Dhingra and Angel spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6251.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6251 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6251, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6393, by Senators Braun, Keiser, King, Mullet, Palumbo and Conway

 

Allowing the department to use a different assumption for annual investment returns for the reserve funds for self-insured and state fund pension claims.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Braun, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6393 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Braun and Keiser spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6393.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6393 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6393, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6309, by Senators Darneille, Miloscia, O'Ban, Rivers, Frockt and Hunt

 

Extending the timeline for completing a family assessment response.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Darneille, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6309 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6309 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Darneille, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6309 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Darneille and O'Ban spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6309.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6309 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6309, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6519, by Senators King and Hobbs

 

Revising the establishment of marine pilotage tariffs.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator King, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6519 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6519 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator King, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6519 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator King spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6519.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6519 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 46; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senator Hasegawa

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6519, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6361, by Senators Billig, Baumgartner, Conway, Short and Darneille

 

Authorizing certain cities to establish a limited exemption from local property taxes to encourage redevelopment of vacant lands in urban areas.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Billig, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6361 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6361 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Billig, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6361 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Billig and Chase spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6361.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6361 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 35; Nays, 12; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Billig, Braun, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Brown, Ericksen, Fortunato, Honeyford, King, Rivers, Schoesler, Warnick and Wilson

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6361, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6473, by Senators Liias and Wagoner

 

Preventing fires in rental dwelling units.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Liias, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6473 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6473 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Liias, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6473 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Liias and Angel spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6473.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6473 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 39; Nays, 8; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Padden, Schoesler and Wilson

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6473, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5408, by Senators Cleveland, Miloscia, Kuderer, Saldaña, Frockt, Pedersen, Darneille and Keiser

 

Increasing the notice of termination for tenancies under the residential landlord-tenant act.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Cleveland, Substitute Senate Bill No. 5408 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 5408 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Cleveland, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 5408 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Cleveland and Angel spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

Senator Padden spoke on passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5408.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5408 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 29; Nays, 18; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege and Wellman

Voting nay: Senators Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Hawkins, Honeyford, O'Ban, Padden, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5408, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6367, by Senators Honeyford, Cleveland, Warnick and Walsh

 

Concerning publicly owned industrial wastewater treatment facilities.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Honeyford, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6367 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Honeyford spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6367.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6367 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6367, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6311, by Senators Mullet and Angel

 

Concerning lost or destroyed state warrants, bonds, and other instruments.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Mullet, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6311 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Mullet spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6311.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6311 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6311, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6549, by Senators Rolfes, Cleveland, Conway, Saldaña and Sheldon

 

Expanding the access to baby and child dentistry program to serve children with disabilities.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Rolfes, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6549 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6549 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Rolfes, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6549 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Rolfes spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6549.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6549 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Padden, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6549, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6081, by Senators Palumbo, Carlyle, Mullet, Wellman, Ranker, Keiser, McCoy, Frockt, Rolfes, Pedersen and Hasegawa

 

Concerning distributed generation.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Palumbo, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6081 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Ericksen and without objection, the following amendment no. 536 by Senator Ericksen on page 1, line 13 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081 was withdrawn.

 

On page 1, line 13, after "equal" strike "((0.5)) six" and insert "0.5"

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Ericksen and without objection, the following amendment no. 537 by Senator Ericksen on page 2, line 24 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081 was withdrawn.

 

On page 2, line 24, after "base" insert ";

"(d) Shall list on the residential customer's bill the incremental cost attributable to net metering practices, if the electric utility determines at any point that the credit provided to net metering customers is shifting cost onto residential customers who do not participate in net metering such that the rate impact increases residential electric utility costs on average by twenty-five dollars or more per household per year"

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Ericksen and without objection, the following amendment no. 538 by Senator Ericksen on page 2, line 24 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081 was withdrawn.

 

On page 2, line 24, after "base" insert ";

(d) Shall cease offering net metering at any point that the utility determines that the credit provided to net metering customers is shifting cost onto residential customers who do not participate in net metering such that the rate impact increases residential electric utility costs on average by twenty-five dollars or more per household per year"

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Ericksen and without objection, the following amendment no. 539 by Senator Ericksen on page 4, line 17 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081 was withdrawn.

 

On page 4, line 17, after "code and" strike "adopt changes" and insert "make recommendations to the legislature"

 

MOTION

 

Senator Ericksen moved that the following striking amendment no. 540 by Senator Ericksen be adopted:

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  (1) The department of commerce shall convene a work group to identify issues and laws associated with the future of net metering. The work group must include representatives from consumer-owned utilities, investor-owned utilities, the utilities and transportation commission, the solar industry, and any other relevant participants. The department of commerce shall provide the work group's report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2019. As part of the report, the work group must consider the reduction in utility income associated with different levels of net metering and the increase necessary in retail electric rates to affected rate classes to recoup that income. The work group must specifically evaluate the effect of needed changes to electric rates on low-income customers. The work group should evaluate the differences in income and rate effects among different types of utilities: Consumer-owned and investor-owned; many customers and few customers; and urban, suburban, and rural utilities. Based on this information, the work group must report a range of potential net-metering policies and the impact of those policies to each identified type of utility. The work group may identify a preferred net metering policy applicable to all utilities in the state or a set of policies applicable to each type of utility. The work group shall also provide an inventory of other state's net metering laws and assess their applicability to the circumstances of different types of utilities in Washington state.

(2) This section expires June 30, 2020."

On page 1, beginning on line 1 of the title, after "generation;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "creating a new section; and providing an expiration date."

 

Senator Ericksen spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Palumbo spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of striking amendment no. 540 by Senator Ericksen to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081.

The motion by Senator Ericksen did not carry and striking amendment no. 540 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Rivers moved that the following striking amendment no. 583 by Senator Rivers be adopted:

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 7.  RCW 80.60.020 and 2007 c 323 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) An electric utility:

(a) Shall offer to make net metering available to eligible customers-generators on a first-come, first-served basis until the cumulative generating capacity of net metering systems equals 0.25 percent of the utility's peak demand during 1996. On January 1, 2014, the cumulative generating capacity available to net metering systems will equal ((0.5)) four percent of the utility's peak demand during 1996. Not less than one-half of the utility's 1996 peak demand available for net metering systems shall be reserved for the cumulative generating capacity attributable to net metering systems that generate renewable energy;

(b) Shall allow net metering systems to be interconnected using a standard kilowatt-hour meter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two directions, unless the commission, in the case of an electrical company, or the appropriate governing body, in the case of other electric utilities, determines, after appropriate notice and opportunity for comment:

(i) That the use of additional metering equipment to monitor the flow of electricity in each direction is necessary and appropriate for the interconnection of net metering systems, after taking into account the benefits and costs of purchasing and installing additional metering equipment; and

(ii) How the cost of purchasing and installing an additional meter is to be allocated between the customer-generator and the utility;

(c) Shall charge the customer-generator a minimum monthly fee that is the same as other customers of the electric utility in the same rate class, but shall not charge the customer-generator any additional standby, capacity, interconnection, or other fee or charge unless the commission, in the case of an electrical company, or the appropriate governing body, in the case of other electric utilities, determines, after appropriate notice and opportunity for comment that:

(i) The electric utility will incur direct costs associated with interconnecting or administering net metering systems that exceed any offsetting benefits associated with these systems; and

(ii) Public policy is best served by imposing these costs on the customer-generator rather than allocating these costs among the utility's entire customer base.

(2) If a production meter and software is required by the electric utility to provide meter aggregation under RCW 80.60.030(4), the customer‑generator is responsible for the purchase of the production meter and software.

Sec. 8.  RCW 80.60.030 and 2007 c 323 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

Consistent with the other provisions of this chapter, the net energy measurement must be calculated in the following manner:

(1) The electric utility shall measure the net electricity produced or consumed during the billing period, in accordance with normal metering practices.

(2) If the electricity supplied by the electric utility exceeds the electricity generated by the customer-generator and fed back to the electric utility during the billing period, the customer-generator shall be billed for the net electricity supplied by the electric utility, in accordance with normal metering practices.

(3) If electricity generated by the customer-generator exceeds the electricity supplied by the electric utility, the customer-generator:

(a) Shall be billed for the appropriate customer charges for that billing period, in accordance with RCW 80.60.020; and

(b) Shall be credited for the excess kilowatt-hours generated during the billing period, with this kilowatt-hour credit appearing on the bill for the following billing period.

(4) If a customer-generator requests, an electric utility shall provide meter aggregation.

(a) For customer-generators participating in meter aggregation, kilowatt-hours credits earned by a net metering system during the billing period first shall be used to offset electricity supplied by the electric utility.

(b) Not more than a total of one hundred kilowatts shall be aggregated among all customer-generators participating in a generating facility under this subsection.

(c) Excess kilowatt-hours credits earned by the net metering system, during the same billing period, shall be credited equally by the electric utility to remaining meters located on all premises of a customer-generator at the designated rate of each meter.

(d) Meters so aggregated shall not change rate classes due to meter aggregation under this section.

(5) On ((April 30th)) March 31st of each calendar year, any remaining unused kilowatt-hour credit accumulated during the previous year shall be granted to the electric utility to be used to assist qualified low-income residential customers of the electric utility in paying their electricity bills, without any compensation to the customer-generator.

Sec. 9.  RCW 82.16.090 and 1988 c 228 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

Any customer billing issued by a light or power business or gas distribution business that serves a total of more than twenty thousand customers and operates within the state shall include the following information:

(1) The rates and amounts of taxes paid directly by the customer upon products or services rendered by the light and power business or gas distribution business; ((and))

(2) The rate, origin and approximate amount of each tax levied upon the revenue of the light and power business or gas distribution business and added as a component of the amount charged to the customer. Taxes based upon revenue of the light and power business or gas distribution business to be listed on the customer billing need not include taxes levied by the federal government or taxes levied under chapters 54.28, 80.24, or 82.04 RCW; and

(3) The total amount of kilowatt-hours of electricity consumed for the most recent twelve-month period.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 10.  A new section is added to chapter 19.27 RCW to read as follows:

The state building code council, in consultation with the department of commerce and local governments, shall conduct a study of the state building code and adopt changes necessary to encourage greater use of renewable energy systems as defined in RCW 82.16.110.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 11.  (1) The department of commerce shall convene a work group to identify issues and laws associated with the future of net metering. The work group shall include representatives from consumer-owned utilities, investor-owned utilities, the utilities and transportation commission, the solar industry, and any other relevant participants. The department of commerce shall report the work group's recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2019. The work group recommendations must identify the specific circumstances in which changes in compensation for net metering systems would be warranted and what the policy should be for customer-generators in the same rate class. As part of the recommendations, the work group must consider the reduction in utility income associated with different levels of net metering and must consider if there are any cost shifts to ratepayers associated with net metering. The work group shall also provide an inventory of other state's net metering laws.

(2) This section expires June 30, 2020."

On page 1, beginning on line 1 of the title, after "Relating to" strike the remainder of the title and insert "net metering; amending RCW 80.60.020, 80.60.030, and 82.16.090; adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date."

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Ericksen and without objection, amendment no. 585 by Senator Ericksen on page 1, line 2 to the following striking amendment no. 583 was withdrawn.

 

Beginning on page 1, after line 2 of the amendment, strike all material through "2020." on page 4, line 21, and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  (1) The department of commerce shall convene a work group to identify issues and laws associated with the future of net metering. The work group must include representatives from consumer-owned utilities, investor-owned utilities, the utilities and transportation commission, the solar industry, and any other relevant participants. The department of commerce shall provide the work group's report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2019. As part of the report, the work group must consider the reduction in utility income associated with different levels of net metering and the increase necessary in retail electric rates to affected rate classes to recoup that income. The work group must specifically evaluate the effect of needed changes to electric rates on low-income customers. The work group should evaluate the differences in income and rate effects among different types of utilities: Consumer-owned and investor-owned; many customers and few customers; and urban, suburban, and rural utilities. Based on this information, the work group must report a range of potential net-metering policies and the impact of those policies to each identified type of utility. The work group may identify a preferred net metering policy applicable to all utilities in the state or a set of policies applicable to each type of utility. The work group shall also provide an inventory of other state's net metering laws and assess their applicability to the circumstances of different types of utilities in Washington state.

(2) This section expires June 30, 2020."

On page 4, beginning on line 23 of the title amendment, after "net metering;" strike the remainder of the title amendment and insert "creating a new section; and providing an expiration date."

 

MOTION

 

Senator Ericksen moved that the following amendment no. 587 by Senator Ericksen be adopted:

 

On page 1, line 11 of the amendment, after "equal" strike "((0.5)) four" and insert "0.5"

 

Senator Ericksen spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Palumbo spoke against adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 587 by Senator Ericksen on page 1, line 11 to striking amendment no. 583.

The motion by Senator Ericksen did not carry and amendment no. 587 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Ericksen moved that the following amendment no. 586 by Senator Ericksen be adopted:

 

On page 2, line 11 of the amendment, after "base" insert ";

"(d) Shall list on the residential customer's bill the incremental cost attributable to net metering practices, if the electric utility determines at any point that the credit provided to net metering customers is shifting cost onto residential customers who do not participate in net metering such that the rate impact increases residential electric utility costs on average by twenty-five dollars or more per household per year"

 

 

Senators Ericksen, Schoesler, Angel, Sheldon, Fortunato and Padden spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Palumbo spoke against adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Ericksen demanded a roll call.

The President declared that one-sixth of the members supported the demand and the demand was sustained.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator Ericksen on page 2, line 11 to striking amendment no. 583.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the adoption of the amendment by Senator Ericksen and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote:  Yeas, 22; Nays, 25; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Hawkins, Honeyford, King, Miloscia, O'Ban, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege and Wellman

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Ericksen moved that the following amendment no. 588 by Senator Ericksen be adopted:

 

On page 2, line 11 of the amendment, after "base" insert ";

(d) Shall cease offering net metering at any point that the utility determines that the credit provided to net metering customers is shifting cost onto residential customers who do not participate in net metering such that the rate impact increases residential electric utility costs on average by twenty-five dollars or more per household per year"

 

Senator Ericksen spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Palumbo spoke against adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 588 by Senator Ericksen on page 2, line 11 to striking amendment no. 583.

The motion by Senator Ericksen did not carry and amendment no. 588 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Ericksen moved that the following amendment no. 589 by Senator Ericksen be adopted:

 

On page 4, line 3 of the amendment, after "code and" strike "adopt changes" and insert "make recommendations to the legislature"

 

Senators Ericksen, Schoesler and Fortunato spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Palumbo spoke against adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 589 by Senator Ericksen on page 4, line 3 to striking amendment no. 583.

The motion by Senator Ericksen did not carry and amendment no. 589 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of striking amendment no. 583 by Senator Rivers to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081.

The motion by Senator Rivers carried and striking amendment no. 583 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Palumbo, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Palumbo spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

Senators Ericksen, Angel, Sheldon and Becker spoke against passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6081 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 28; Nays, 19; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fain, Frockt, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege and Wellman

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fortunato, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Honeyford, O'Ban, Padden, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6081, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

 

Senator Ericksen:  “Thank you Mr. President.  As it turns out my TVW viewing audience is just one person, it is my daughter.  And going from .5 to 4 percent is actually seven hundred percent and not eight hundred percent, as she just corrected me via text.”

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 5310, by Senators Hunt, Baumgartner and Mullet

 

Addressing retired teachers working as coaches.

 

MOTIONS

 

On motion of Senator Hunt, Substitute Senate Bill No. 5310 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 5310 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

On motion of Senator Hunt, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 5310 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senators Hunt and Braun spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5310.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5310 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:  Yeas, 43; Nays, 4; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Becker, Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hawkins, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, King, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, O'Ban, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rivers, Rolfes, Saldaña, Sheldon, Short, Takko, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Bailey, Honeyford, Padden and Schoesler

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5310, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

 

Senator Hawkins:  “Well I would just like to wish two happy birthdays: One, to President Lincoln, because it is President Lincoln’s birthday today and also as I learned from a floor speech a couple of days ago, also our very own Senator Hobbs’ birthday.  Happy Birthday Senator Hobbs.”

 

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

 

Senator Honeyford:  “Well thank you.  I thought it was time that we honor a great American.  And on this 209th anniversary of Lincoln’s birthday, I think he deserves our remembrance and our thanks.  And some of the things you may wonder if he is still relevant 209 years later and so I would like to share a story that I heard about Lincoln and it seems that Hugh McCullough who served as Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury once came with a delegation of New York bankers and as the party filed into the room he said to the president in a low voice, ‘These bankers have come to see me about our new loan.  As bankers they are obliged to hold our national securities.  I can vouch for their patriotism and loyalty for the good book says ‘Where the treasure is, there will also be the heart.’ And Mr. Lincoln or President Lincoln replied, ‘There is another text, Mr. McCullough, I remember that might equally apply, “Where the carcass is, there will be the vultures gathered together.’  And you may even know that Lincoln questioned his own relevance in future generations and when the President began his dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg he humbly declared, ‘The world will little note nor long remember what we say here’ and how wrong he was.  You know the Gettysburg Address, we remember those words, we remember his actions, he didn’t simply want to win a war or save the union no more than saving the union he was instrumental in saving the soul of our nation.  And I really believe that deserves a great deal of thanks.  And he put it so simply, ‘a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are equal.’  All men are equal, and Lincoln was a trained lawyer, but his words never bore the shame or legalese, his detest of slavery can be summarized best with his address to an Indiana regiment when he declared, ‘When I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.’  That would be fun to see.  Yet despite the rebellion, despite the spilled blood, or perhaps because of it, Lincoln planned for a post-Civil War peace that would have been conducted with ‘malice towards none and charity to all.’  He was an extraordinary man and I am sure he would be surprised today if he was alive at how well his words are remembered.  We remember the Gettysburg Address because in just over two minutes and ten seconds, Lincoln was able to return America to the principles articulated in our Declaration of Independence.  … I will conclude. …  He gave definition, a new birth of freedom, bring true equality to all of our citizens and in doing so he brought us closer to the fulfilling the promise of our founding, and for that we owe him our remembrance and thanks.  Thank you Mr. President.”

 

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

 

Senator Becker:  “Thank you Mr. President.  Well I too, and I thank Senator Hawkins and Senator Honeyford for talking about President Lincoln’s birthday and I also wanted to say that it is kind of a remarkable day.  When I was first elected my husband and I took a trip back to Michigan and coming back we stopped at Wild Turkey Campground and camped.  And some people told us about Springfield, Illinois where the museum is for President Abraham Lincoln and so we took a detour and went over there and spent the entire day and we probably could have spent two or three days going through that.  And it went through, kind of like a roadway of his life and it started out with showing the family in the cabin and everything, and then him in law school, and him running for election, loosing, and running again.  Then going through all of his main things, writing all of the legislation to free the slaves.  His commitment to freeing all of the people who were in slavery in the south.  And all the battles.  We think that right now in this part of our history we are the only ones that fight.  Oh my goodness, it showed you fighters and people screaming and all the slanderous activities that were happening.  And yet President Lincoln stood strong to free the slaves in the south.  And it was a civil war, he did live to the end of the civil war, the history books back there were amazing but it is his birthday and I am disappointed but I am glad that two of our senators brought up his birthday so that we could actually talk about it.  An impressive person.  I think that he held honor and truth to be dear to his heart and I think that each and every one of us would do really well, and I am not saying we don’t, but to hold honor and truth near and dear to our heart.  If you ever get a chance go back visit the museum and you will experience something that is quite remarkable.  Thank you Mr. President.”

 

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

 

President Habib: “Given the late hour, I would ask members to keep your points of personal privilege to matters that pertain to your participation in the Senate or if they are relevant, truly relevant to the work we are doing.  We are here late at night and I have as much respect for President Lincoln as anybody, I would be happy to sit in any pro forma and hear a resolution in his honor.  Tomorrow we will have the opportunity to honor a wonderful Washingtonian, Governor Spellman.  We want to have the time to be able to do that.  Tonight we need to continue and move legislation.”

 

SECOND READING

 

SENATE BILL NO. 6229, by Senators Van De Wege, Chase, Conway, Wellman, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Keiser, Hunt and Kuderer

 

Requiring employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives reasonable access to new employees for the purposes of presenting information about their exclusive bargaining representative.

 

The measure was read the second time.

 

POINT OF INQUIRY

 

Senator Fain:  “Thank you Mr. President.  I was listening to the remarks of the President a few moments ago and I was trying to think to myself of what part of the little red book the President was speaking from, and I could not come up with a passage, especially in light of the amendment to the rules that were adopted at the beginning of the year that eliminated the provision that had some, that addressed what could be spoken to in points of personal privilege, and so Mr. President I was hoping you could inform us in which rule you were interpreting.”

 

President Habib:  “It is also the President’s prerogative to rule points of personal privilege as dilatory if they are being used to impede the work of the Senate under rule 49, Senator.  And so, my hope was not to have to do that.  I did allow these two speakers to put forward their points of personal privilege, which were on the unfortunate passing of our sixteenth president, some 150 years ago.  And so I did allow that personal privilege for those two senators but if that were to continue it would begin to appear as though members were seeking at this late hour to impede the work of the Senate.  We’ve today had the tremendous opportunity to honor Senator Becker’s marriage, we’ve talked about Senator Hobbs’ birthday, certainly we will have the very sacred opportunity tomorrow to recognize Governor Spellman’s service, we had obviously Senator Gorton on Friday.  It’s important to do these things but I think everyone agrees right now, none of us are here because we enjoy working late into the night.  We have bills to pass.  If there is more to say about President Lincoln, I am sure a resolution could be arranged.  Now, Senator Fain did you have another point?”

 

Senator Fain:  “No, I just wanted to appreciate your long winded response.  It gave me an opportunity to get organized.”

 

President Habib:  “Even I didn’t hit the three minute mark Senator Fain.”

 

Editor’s Note:  Senate Rule 49 prescribes that measures reported by committees shall be referred to the Committee on Rules.  Senate Rule 29 outlines rules of debate.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Braun moved that the following amendment no. 410 by Senator Baumgartner be adopted:

 

On page 1, line 12, after "employer" strike "must" and insert "may, subject to bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representative,"

On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "to" strike "requiring employers to provide" and insert "providing"

 

Senator Braun spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Van De Wege spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 410 by Senator Baumgartner on page 1, line 12 to Senate Bill No. 6229.

The motion by Senator Braun did not carry and amendment no. 410 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Braun moved that the following amendment no. 409 by Senator Baumgartner be adopted:

 

On page 1, line 13, after "new" insert "full-time"

 

Senator Braun spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Van De Wege spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 409 by Senator Baumgartner on page 1, line 13 to Senate Bill No. 6229.

The motion by Senator Braun did not carry and amendment no. 409 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Van De Wege moved that the following amendment no. 608 by Senators Braun, Keiser and Van De Wege be adopted:

 

On page 1, line 19, after "(b)" insert "No employee may be mandated to attend the meetings or presentations by the exclusive bargaining representative.

(c)"

 

Senators Van De Wege and Braun spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 608 by Senators Braun, Keiser and Van De Wege on page 1, line 19 to Senate Bill No. 6229.

The motion by Senator Van De Wege carried and amendment no. 608 was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Braun moved that the following amendment no. 408 by Senator Baumgartner be adopted:

 

On page 1, line 20, after "within" strike "thirty" and insert "ninety"

 

Senators Braun and Keiser spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 408 by Senator Baumgartner on page 1, line 20 to Senate Bill No. 6229.

The motion by Senator Braun carried and amendment no. 408 was adopted by voice vote.

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Braun and without objection, the following amendment no. 407 by Senator Baumgartner on page 2, line 1 to Senate Bill No. 6229 was withdrawn.

 

On page 2, line 1, after "no" strike "less" and insert "more"

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Braun and without objection, the following amendment no. 406 by Senator Baumgartner on page 2, line 5 to Senate Bill No. 6229 was withdrawn.

 

On page 2, line 5, after "representative." insert "However, public funds may not be expended in providing reasonable access to the new employee."

 

MOTION

 

Senator O'Ban moved that the following amendment no. 518 by Senator O'Ban be adopted:

 

On page 2, after line 5, insert the following:

"(c) Immediately prior to, or during, a meeting or presentation by an exclusive bargaining representative authorized under this section, the employer must notify employees of their right to decline membership in the exclusive bargaining representative as a religious objector and explain the accommodation allowed for religious objectors."

 

Senator O'Ban spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Van De Wege spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 518 by Senator O'Ban on page 2, after line 5 to Senate Bill No. 6229.

The motion by Senator O'Ban did not carry and amendment no. 518 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Fain moved that the following amendment no. 402 by Senator Baumgartner be adopted:

 

On page 2, after line 8, insert the following:

"(3) No employee may be required to participate in meetings with or presentations by the exclusive bargaining representative. The employer must inform employees that attendance at exclusive bargaining representative meetings or presentations is voluntary. The employer must not encourage or discourage employees from attending meetings with or presentations by the exclusive bargaining representative."

 

Senator Fain spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Van De Wege spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 402 by Senator Baumgartner on page 2, after line 8 to Senate Bill No. 6229.

The motion by Senator Fain did not carry and amendment no. 402 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Braun moved that the following amendment no. 403 by Senator Baumgartner be adopted:

 

On page 2, after line 8, insert the following:

"(3) Nothing in this section prohibits an employer representative from observing meetings or presentations conducted by an exclusive bargaining representative pursuant to this section."

 

Senator Braun spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Van De Wege spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 403 by Senator Baumgartner on page 2, after line 8 to Senate Bill No. 6229.

The motion by Senator Braun did not carry and amendment no. 403 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Fain moved that the following amendment no. 404 by Senator Baumgartner be adopted:

 

On page 2, after line 8, insert the following:

"(3) An exclusive bargaining representative may not use meetings or presentations conducted pursuant to this section to make political endorsements or to solicit contributions to any political committee, candidate, or ballot proposition, as defined by RCW 42.17A.005."

 

Senator Fain spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Van De Wege spoke against adoption of the amendment.

Senator Fain demanded a roll call.

The President declared that one-sixth of the members supported the demand and the demand was sustained.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator Baumgartner on page 2, line 8, to Senate Bill No. 6229.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the adoption of the amendment by Senator Baumgartner and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote:Yeas, 22; Nays, 25; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Hawkins, Honeyford, King, Miloscia, O'Ban, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege and Wellman

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh.

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Fain and without objection, the following amendment no. 405 by Senator Baumgartner on page 2, line 8 to Senate Bill No. 6229 was withdrawn.

 

On page 2, after line 8, insert the following:

"(3) Upon request, employers must provide at least fifteen minutes to nonprofit organizations wishing to present information to new employees about their legal rights to join and financially support or refrain from joining and financially supporting the exclusive bargaining representative, as reflected by current law. Such information must be neutral in tone and may not encourage or discourage employees from joining or refraining from joining the exclusive bargaining representative."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "representatives" insert "and nonprofit organizations"

 

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

 

On motion of Senator Fain and without objection, the following amendment no. 418 by Senator Baumgartner on page 2, line 8 to Senate Bill No. 6229 was withdrawn.

 

On page 2, after line 8, insert the following:

"(3) Employers may not pay employees for time spent attending presentations by or meetings of the exclusive bargaining representative conducted pursuant to this section."

 

MOTION

 

Senator Ericksen moved that the following amendment no. 422 by Senator Ericksen be adopted:

 

On page 2, after line 8, insert the following:

"(3) Immediately prior to exclusive bargaining representative meetings or presentations conducted pursuant to this section, employers must provide factual information to employees about their current legal rights to join and financially support, or to refrain from joining and financially supporting, the exclusive bargaining representative. The information must be neutral in tone and may not encourage or discourage employees from joining or refraining from joining the exclusive bargaining representative."

 

Senator Ericksen spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Van De Wege spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of amendment no. 422 by Senator Ericksen on page 2, after line 8 to Senate Bill No. 6229.

The motion by Senator Ericksen did not carry and amendment no. 422 was not adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Angel moved that the following amendment no. 479 by Senator Angel be adopted:

 

On page 2, after line 8, insert the following:

"(3) When presenting information about the exclusive bargaining representative under subsection (1) of this section, an exclusive bargaining representative may not engage in any unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited by chapter 19.86 RCW. The attorney general may bring a civil action under chapter 19.86 RCW for violations of this subsection."

 

Senator Angel spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

Senator Keiser spoke against adoption of the amendment.

Senator Angel demanded a roll call.

The President declared that one-sixth of the members supported the demand and the demand was sustained.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator Angel on page 2, line 8, to Senate Bill No. 6229.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the adoption of the amendment by Senator Angel and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote:Yeas, 22; Nays, 25; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fain, Fortunato, Hawkins, Honeyford, King, Miloscia, O'Ban, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson and Zeiger

Voting nay: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege and Wellman

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Van De Wege, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6229 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

Senator Van De Wege spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

Senators Braun, Ericksen and Angel spoke against passage of the bill.

 

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6229.

 

ROLL CALL

 

The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6229 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:   Yeas, 27; Nays, 20; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

Voting yea: Senators Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Cleveland, Conway, Darneille, Dhingra, Fortunato, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, McCoy, Miloscia, Mullet, Nelson, Palumbo, Pedersen, Ranker, Rolfes, Saldaña, Takko, Van De Wege and Wellman

Voting nay: Senators Angel, Bailey, Becker, Braun, Brown, Ericksen, Fain, Hawkins, Honeyford, King, O'Ban, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Sheldon, Short, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson and Zeiger

Excused: Senators Baumgartner and Walsh

 

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6229, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

 

MOTION

 

At 10:11 p.m., on motion of Senator Liias, the Senate adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2018.

 

CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate

 

BRAD HENDRICKSON, Secretary of the Senate

 

 



 


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9070 Bud Sizemore

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9149 Joel Benoliel

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9260 Elyse M. Balmert

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9291 Greg B. Markley

Confirmed...................................................... 3

9292 Alishia Topper

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CHAPLAIN OF THE DAY

Schtroks, Rabbi Yosef, Chabad Jewish Center of Olympia, Tumwater     1

FLAG BEARERS

Singh, Miss Isha............................................ 1

Singh, Mr. Kavi............................................. 1

GUESTS

Brinkerhoff, Miss Skylah.............................. 1

Rivers, Senator Ann, family of................... 10

MESSAGE FROM STATE OFFICERS........... 1

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

Remarks by the President................ 14, 18, 33

WASHINGTON STATE SENATE

Personal Privilege, Senator Becker....... 17, 33

Personal Privilege, Senator Ericksen.......... 32

Personal Privilege, Senator Hawkins.......... 33

Personal Privilege, Senator Honeyford....... 33

Personal Privilege, Senator Rivers.............. 10

Personal Privilege, Senator Schoesler......... 18

Point of Inquiry, Senator Fain..................... 33

Point of Inquiry, Senator Padden................ 14