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ELEVENTH DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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House Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 19, 1995
The House was called to order at 9:55 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Horn presiding).
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READINGS
HB 1260 by Representatives Dyer, Backlund, Hymes, Casada and Kremen
AN ACT Relating to health care liability reform; adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 7.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.130 RCW; and creating a new section.
HB 1261 by Representatives Dyer, Backlund, Hymes, Casada and Kremen
AN ACT Relating to economic incentives for health care coverage; adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 51.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; creating a new section; and recodifying RCW 51.14.010.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1262 by Representatives Dyer, Backlund, Hymes, Casada and Cooke
AN ACT Relating to health care reform; adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 44.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.36A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.46 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.41 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 48.70 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 48.85 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.47 RCW; creating new sections; and repealing RCW 43.72.020.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1263 by Representatives Dyer, Backlund, Hymes, Casada and Kremen
AN ACT Relating to public employee health care coverage; adding new sections to chapter 28A.400 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 41.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.64 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1264 by Representatives Benton, Ebersole, L. Thomas, Campbell, Quall, Costa, D. Schmidt, Boldt, Delvin, Robertson, Sherstad, Conway, Scott and Kremen
AN ACT Relating to public employees' collective bargaining; amending RCW 41.56.465; and reenacting and amending RCW 41.56.030.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1265 by Representatives Mastin, Honeyford and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to exemptions from industrial insurance coverage for persons employed on the family farm; and reenacting and amending RCW 51.12.020.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1266 by Representatives Mastin, Sheldon, Quall, Basich and Grant
AN ACT Relating to health care reform; amending RCW 43.72.010, 43.72.040, 43.72.060, and 43.72.170; repealing RCW 43.72.210 and 43.72.220; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1267 by Representatives Mastin, Costa, Sherstad and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to parking in a parking place reserved for physically disabled persons; amending RCW 46.16.381; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1268 by Representative Mastin
AN ACT Relating to community work experience for recipients of aid to families with dependent children; amending RCW 74.25.010 and 74.25.020; and adding a new section to chapter 74.25 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
HB 1269 by Representatives Cairnes and Veloria
AN ACT Relating to funeral, transportation, and disposition expenses of the department of social and health services; making appropriations; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 1270 by Representatives Morris, Benton, Sheldon, Pennington, Basich, Chappell, Kessler, Schoesler, Boldt, Hatfield, Stevens and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to farm vehicle exceptions to commercial driver's license requirements; and amending RCW 46.25.050.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1271 by Representatives Morris, Blanton, Grant, Schoesler, Sheldon, Sherstad, Quall, Carlson, Hatfield, Mulliken, Elliot, Stevens, McMorris, Backlund, Johnson, Talcott, Kremen and Radcliff
AN ACT Relating to public agency lobbyists; amending RCW 42.17.160 and 42.17.190; and reenacting and amending RCW 43.88.030.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 1272 by Representatives Chandler, Mastin, Blanton, Johnson, Kremen, Sherstad, Elliot and Backlund
AN ACT Relating to gasoline vapor recovery at service stations and other dispensing facilities; adding a new section to chapter 70.94 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1273 by Representatives Fuhrman, Blanton, Elliot and McMorris
AN ACT Relating to refunding motor vehicle fuel and special fuel taxes to Indian tribes; amending RCW 82.36.010; adding new sections to chapter 82.36 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.38 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1274 by Representatives Reams, Sheldon, K. Schmidt, Hargrove, McMahan, Mulliken, Foreman, Sherstad, Elliot, Stevens, Johnson, Talcott and Huff
AN ACT Relating to growth management; amending RCW 36.70A.070, 36.70A.110, 36.70A.210, 36.70A.280, 36.70A.320, 36.70A.350, and 43.62.035; and reenacting and amending RCW 36.70A.030.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 1275 by Representatives McMorris, Morris, Kessler, Buck, Foreman and Basich
AN ACT Relating to extending existing employer workers' compensation group self-insurance; and adding a new section to chapter 51.14 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1276 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Costa, Mastin, Scott and Morris
AN ACT Relating to execution witnesses; and amending RCW 10.95.185.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 1277 by Representatives Cairnes, Scott, Padden and Lambert
AN ACT Relating to reporting of crimes involving the taking or theft of a motor vehicle; and adding a new section to chapter 9A.56 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
HB 1278 by Representatives Lambert, Mason, Costa, Delvin and Huff
AN ACT Relating to restitution; amending RCW 9.94A.142; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
HB 1279 by Representatives Pennington, Morris, Schoesler, Campbell, Boldt, Carrell, Mielke, Van Luven, Hymes, McMahan, Mulliken, Foreman, Blanton, Sherstad, Elliot, Backlund, Johnson, L. Thomas and Huff
AN ACT Relating to sales and distribution of magazines by subscription; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1280 by Representatives Sherstad, Radcliff, Ballasiotes, Blanton, Cole, Tokuda and Dickerson; by request of Department of Corrections
AN ACT Relating to offenders' noncompliance with conditions or requirements of sentences; amending RCW 9.94A.200; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 1281 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Blanton, Quall, Cole, Tokuda, Dickerson, Costa, Conway, Casada, Backlund, Johnson, Talcott and Huff; by request of Department of Corrections
AN ACT Relating to work ethic camps; amending RCW 9.94A.137; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 1282 by Representatives Fuhrman, Mastin, Buck, Goldsmith, Koster, Padden, Mulliken, Lambert, Crouse, Thompson, Basich, Hargrove, Sheldon, McMahan, Pelesky, Sheahan, Boldt and Elliot
AN ACT Relating to certain animals posing a danger to livestock or crops; adding a new section to chapter 77.32 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1283 by Representatives Fuhrman, L. Thomas, Goldsmith, Buck, Basich, Hargrove, Mastin, Boldt, Pennington, Sheldon and McMahan
AN ACT Relating to game animals killed as a result of motor vehicle accidents; and adding a new section to chapter 77.16 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1284 by Representatives Fuhrman, Campbell, Stevens, Goldsmith, Padden, Mulliken, Koster, Crouse, Buck, Thompson, Hargrove, Smith, Pelesky, McMahan, Sheahan, Talcott, Boldt, Pennington and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to testing of unemancipated minors for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV virus; and amending RCW 70.24.105 and 70.24.110;
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
HB 1285 by Representatives L. Thomas, Dellwo, Mielke, Benton, Huff, Wolfe, Campbell, Costa, Pelesky, Dyer, Kessler, Smith and Beeksma
AN ACT Relating to immunity for providing surplus line insurance information to the insurance commissioner; and amending RCW 48.01.190.
HB 1286 by Representatives Buck, Pennington, Fuhrman, Pelesky, Johnson, McMorris, Sheldon, Cairnes, B. Thomas, Kessler, Stevens and Talcott
AN ACT Relating to the regulation of forest practices; amending RCW 76.09.010, 76.09.020, 76.09.050, 76.09.080, and 76.09.090; adding new sections to chapter 76.09 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
HB 1287 by Representatives McMorris, Horn, Chandler, Regala, Mastin, Clements, Koster, Robertson, Johnson, Boldt, Chappell, Schoesler and Rust
AN ACT Relating to forest health and calculating emissions for silvicultural burning; and amending RCW 70.94.665.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1288 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Costa, Sheahan, Van Luven, Lambert, Sheldon, Mielke, Padden, Conway, Delvin, Schoesler, Foreman, Stevens, Thibaudeau, Dickerson, Blanton, Sherstad, Hargrove, Scott, Kessler and Radcliff
AN ACT Relating to inmate name changes; and amending RCW 4.24.130.
HB 1289 by Representatives Ballasiotes, Costa, Sheahan, Van Luven, Lambert, Mason, Mielke, Reams, Delvin, Foreman and Scott
AN ACT Relating to vessels; amending RCW 88.12.155; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.320; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
There being no objection, the bills listed on today's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated with the exceptions of House Bill No. 1260, House Bill No. 1285 and House Bill No. 1288.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fifth order of business.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
January 17, 1995
HI 159 Prime Sponsor, Representative People of the State of Washington: Reported by Committee on Corrections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Ballasiotes, Chairman; Blanton, Vice Chairman; Sherstad, Vice Chairman; Quall, Ranking Minority Member; Tokuda, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Koster; Radcliff; K. Schmidt and Schoesler.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Cole and Dickerson.
Voting Yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, Blanton, Koster, Quall, Radcliff, K. Schmidt, Sherstad, Schoesler and Tokuda.
Voting Nay: Representatives Cole and Dickerson.
Referred to the Committee on Law & Justice.
January 17, 1995
HI 164 Prime Sponsor, Representative People of the State of Washington: Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Reams, Chairman; Goldsmith, Vice Chairman; L. Thomas, Vice Chairman; Hargrove; Honeyford; Hymes; Mulliken; D. Schmidt and Van Luven.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Rust, Ranking Minority Member; Scott, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Chopp; R. Fisher and Wolfe.
Voting Yea: Representatives Goldsmith, Hargrove, Honeyford, Hymes, Mulliken, Reams, D. Schmidt, L. Thomas and Van Luven.
Voting Nay: Representatives Chopp, R. Fisher, Rust, Scott, Sommers and Wolfe.
Referred to the Committee on Law & Justice.
January 18, 1995
HB 1012 Prime Sponsor, Representative L. Thomas: Regulating loans made by pawnbrokers. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives L. Thomas, Chairman; Beeksma, Vice Chairman; Smith, Vice Chairman; Wolfe, Ranking Minority Member; Campbell, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Benton; Costa; Dellwo; Dyer; Huff; Kessler; Mielke and Pelesky.
Voting Yea: Representatives Beeksma, Benton, Costa, Huff, Mielke, Pelesky, Smith, L. Thomas and Wolfe.
Excused: Representatives Campbell, Dellwo, Dyer and Kessler.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 17, 1995
HB 1022 Prime Sponsor, Representative B. Thomas: Reducing property taxes. Reported by Committee on Finance
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass with the following amendment:
On page 4, line 13, strike all of section 5.
Signed by Representatives B. Thomas, Chairman; Boldt, Vice Chairman; Carrell, Vice Chairman; Hymes; Mulliken; Pennington; Schoesler and Van Luven.
MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representatives Morris, Ranking Minority Member; Dickerson, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Campbell and Mason.
Voting Yea: Representatives Boldt, Carrell, Hymes, Mulliken, Pennington, Schoesler, B. Thomas and Van Luven.
Voting Nay: Representatives Campbell, Dickerson, Mason and Morris.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 17, 1995
HB 1023 Prime Sponsor, Representative B. Thomas: Reducing business and occupation tax rates. Reported by Committee on Finance
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives B. Thomas, Chairman; Boldt, Vice Chairman; Carrell, Vice Chairman; Morris, Ranking Minority Member; Campbell; Hymes; Mulliken; Pennington; Schoesler and Van Luven.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Dickerson, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; and Mason.
Voting Yea: Representatives Boldt, Campbell, Carrell, Hymes, Morris, Mulliken, Pennington, Schoesler, B. Thomas and Van Luven.
Voting Nay: Representatives Dickerson and Mason.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 17, 1995
HJM 4000 Prime Sponsor, Representative Reams: Asking Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag. Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Reams, Chairman; Goldsmith, Vice Chairman; L. Thomas, Vice Chairman; Scott, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Chopp; Hargrove; Honeyford; Hymes; Mulliken; D. Schmidt; Sommers; Van Luven and Wolfe.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Rust, Ranking Minority Member; and R. Fisher.
Voting Yea: Representatives Chopp, R. Fisher, Goldsmith, Hargrove, Honeyford, Hymes, Mulliken, Reams, D. Schmidt, Scott, Sommers, L. Thomas, Van Luven and Wolfe.
Voting Nay: Representatives Rust and R. Fisher.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
There being no objection, the bills and memorial listed on today's committee reports under the fifth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
MOTION
There being no objection, the House adjourned until 1:30 p.m., Friday, January 20, 1995.
CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk