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THIRTIETH DAY

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MORNING SESSION


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House Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, February 7, 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 third order of business.


MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE


February 6, 1995


Mr. Speaker:


             The Senate has passed:


SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5322,


and the same is herewith transmitted.


Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary


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


INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING

 

HB 1731           by Representatives Valle, Poulsen and Cole

 

AN ACT Relating to legislative educational expenditures; and amending RCW 43.135.010, 43.135.025, 43.135.035, and 43.135.045.

 

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

 

HB 1732           by Representatives Dyer, Radcliff, Backlund and Goldsmith

 

AN ACT Relating to review of increases in volume-based taxes; amending RCW 66.24.290, 82.08.150, 82.24.020, and 82.24.020; adding a new section to chapter 82.02 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

 

HB 1733           by Representatives Boldt, Padden, B. Thomas, D. Schmidt, Cooke, Stevens, L. Thomas and Goldsmith

 

AN ACT Relating to tax exemptions for nonprofit camps and nonprofit conference centers; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Finance.

 

HB 1734           by Representative Appelwick

 

AN ACT Relating to fees to support state blood and breath alcohol testing programs; amending RCW 46.61.5054; repealing 1994 c 275 s 44 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

HB 1735           by Representatives Goldsmith, Kremen, Jacobsen, K. Schmidt and Quall

 

AN ACT Relating to weight limits for fire trucks; and amending RCW 46.44.091.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

HB 1736           by Representatives Horn, Cairnes, Hickel, Mitchell, L. Thomas and Thompson

 

AN ACT Relating to commercial driving instructors; and amending RCW 46.82.320 and 46.82.330.

 

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

HB 1737           by Representatives Patterson, Cairnes, Mastin, Hatfield, Dickerson and Conway

 

AN ACT Relating to veterans' preferences; and amending RCW 41.04.005.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

HB 1738           by Representatives Pelesky, Cairnes, Stevens, L. Thomas, Beeksma, Silver, Thompson, Foreman, Radcliff, Fuhrman, Huff, Hargrove, Elliot, Mulliken and Goldsmith

 

AN ACT Relating to providing employees notice of rights regarding union security; adding a new section to chapter 28B.52 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.56 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.59 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.64 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 53.18 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 54.04 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

 

HB 1739           by Representatives Hymes, L. Thomas, Mielke, Fuhrman, G. Fisher, Grant and Reams

 

AN ACT Relating to delegation to local municipal jurisdictions of hydraulic project approval authority; and amending RCW 75.20.100.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

HB 1740           by Representatives Mason, Robertson, Chopp, Dickerson, Costa and L. Thomas

 

AN ACT Relating to firearms in state capitol buildings; adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

 

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

HB 1741           by Representatives Chandler and Mastin

 

AN ACT Relating to moneys for wine and wine grape research; and amending RCW 66.08.180, 66.08.190, and 28B.30.068.

 

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

 

HB 1742           by Representatives Mitchell, Casada and K. Schmidt

 

AN ACT Relating to transferring support responsibility for the energy facility site evaluation council to the department of community, trade, and economic development; amending RCW 43.21F.045; reenacting and amending RCW 80.50.030; and adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.

 

HB 1743           by Representatives Dyer, Cody, Thibaudeau, Campbell, Morris, Veloria, Dickerson, Costa and Chopp

 

AN ACT Relating to licensed dental hygienists; adding new sections to chapter 18.29 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

 

HB 1744           by Representatives Huff, Kessler, Casada and Campbell

 

AN ACT Relating to streamlined regulation of small telecommunications companies; amending RCW 80.36.135; adding a new section to chapter 80.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 80.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 80.12 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 80.16 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.

 

HB 1745           by Representatives Stevens, Boldt, Cooke, Koster, McMahan, Lambert, Pelesky, D. Schmidt, Hargrove, Benton, Backlund and Carrell

 

AN ACT Relating to competency examinations for children's services caseworkers; amending RCW 74.14B.010; and adding a new section to chapter 74.14B RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

 

HB 1746           by Representatives Sherstad, McMorris and Hymes

 

AN ACT Relating to overtime wage requirements for commissioned salespeople; and amending RCW 49.46.130.

 

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

 

HB 1747           by Representatives Hatfield, Basich, Morris, Pennington, Mastin and Grant

 

AN ACT Relating to standards for solid waste handling; and amending RCW 70.95.060.

 

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

 

HB 1748           by Representatives Huff, Hargrove, Sheldon, Delvin, McMahan, Basich and Beeksma

 

AN ACT Relating to a sliding scale cap on attorneys' contingent fees; and adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

HB 1749           by Representatives Clements, Lisk, Blanton, Chandler, Lambert, Honeyford, Sheldon, Horn, Skinner, Hargrove, Fuhrman, Stevens, Radcliff, Huff, Schoesler and Backlund

 

AN ACT Relating to defining misconduct for unemployment insurance purposes; and amending RCW 50.04.293.

 

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

 

HB 1750           by Representatives Hickel, Appelwick, Padden, Robertson and Delvin

 

AN ACT Relating to administratively suspending, revoking, denying, or placing in a probationary status a person's license, permit, or privilege to drive; amending RCW 46.20.309, 46.20.308, and 46.20.355; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW; recodifying RCW 46.20.309; repealing RCW 46.20.365; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

 

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

HB 1751           by Representatives Cody, Robertson, Conway, Radcliff, Veloria, Costa, Skinner, Chopp, Blanton, Clements, Dickerson, Benton and Poulsen

 

AN ACT Relating to assault; amending RCW 9A.36.031; and prescribing penalties.

 

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

 

HB 1752           by Representatives Van Luven, Sheldon, Ballasiotes, Hatfield, Sherstad, Radcliff, Jacobsen, Chandler, G. Fisher, Lambert, Dellwo, Mason and Chopp

 

AN ACT Relating to a manufacturing technology extension system; adding a new section to chapter 43.63A RCW; making an appropriation; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

 

HB 1753           by Representatives D. Schmidt, Rust, Reams, L. Thomas, McMorris, Cairnes, Sherstad, Mitchell, Schoesler, Cole, Johnson, Radcliff, Delvin and Dyer

 

AN ACT Relating to city and town annexations; amending RCW 35.13.125, 35.13.130, 35.13.150, 35.13.160, 35A.14.120, 35A.14.140, and 35A.14.150; adding a new section to chapter 35.13 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.14 RCW; and repealing RCW 28A.335.110.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

HB 1754           by Representatives Brumsickle, Valle, Chandler, Benton, Conway, Dickerson, Wolfe, Cole and Chopp

 

AN ACT Relating to public school students learning a second language; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Education.

 

HB 1755           by Representatives Brumsickle, Valle, Conway and Cole

 

AN ACT Relating to the international exchange student and teacher program in public schools; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.310 RCW; and repealing RCW 28A.300.240.

 

Referred to Committee on Education.

 

HB 1756           by Representatives Veloria, Cooke, Cody, Lambert, Thibaudeau, Patterson and Costa

 

AN ACT Relating to dependent children; and amending RCW 13.34.110, 13.34.130, and 13.34.145.

 

Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

 

HB 1757           by Representatives Ebersole and Benton

 

AN ACT Relating to higher education; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 28B.20.100, 28B.20.105, 28B.20.110, 28B.20.130, 28B.30.100, 28B.30.120, 28B.30.125, 28B.30.130, 28B.30.135, 28B.30.150, 28B.35.100, 28B.35.105, 28B.35.110, 28B.35.120, 28B.40.100, 28B.40.105, 28B.40.110, and 28B.40.120; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

 

HB 1758           by Representatives Backlund, Sherstad, Dyer, Morris and Cody

 

AN ACT Relating to repealing the health personnel resources plan, transferring data gathering to the health services commission; amending RCW 43.70.470; adding a new section to chapter 70.170 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.80 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 28B.125.005 and 28B.125.010; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

 

HB 1759           by Representatives Brumsickle, Veloria, Goldsmith and Cody; by request of Secretary of State

 

AN ACT Relating to accessibility of polling and registration places; amending RCW 29.57.010, 29.57.070, 29.57.090, 29.57.100, 29.57.130, 29.57.140, 29.57.150, and 29.57.160; and repealing RCW 29.57.030, 29.57.080, 29.57.110, and 29.57.120.

 

Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

HB 1760           by Representatives Brumsickle and B. Thomas

 

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the illegality of strikes by educational employees; and adding a new section to chapter 41.59 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Education.

 

SSB 5322          by Senators Gaspard, Roach, McDonald, Rinehart, Heavey, Johnson, Franklin, Loveland, West and Winsley

 

Providing a death benefit award.

 

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.


             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 exception of House Bill No. 1732.


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


REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES


February 3, 1995

HB 1046           Prime Sponsor, Representative Dyer: Amending the health services act of 1993. Reported by Committee on Health Care

 

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Dyer, Chairman; Backlund, Vice Chairman; Hymes, Vice Chairman; Casada; Crouse; Sherstad and Skinner.

 

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Dellwo, Ranking Minority Member; Cody, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Conway and Morris.


             Voting Yea: Representatives Backlund, Casada, Crouse, Dyer, Hymes, Sherstad and Skinner.

             Voting Nay: Representatives Cody, Conway, Dellwo and Morris.


             Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.


February 3, 1995

HB 1107           Prime Sponsor, Representative Reams: Eliminating and consolidating boards and commissions. Reported by Committee on Government Operations

 

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Reams, Chairman; Goldsmith, Vice Chairman; L. Thomas, Vice Chairman; Rust, Ranking Minority Member; Scott, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Chopp; R. Fisher; Hargrove; Honeyford; Hymes; Mulliken; D. Schmidt; Sommers; Van Luven and Wolfe.


             Voting Yea: Representatives Chopp, R. Fisher, Goldsmith, Hargrove, Honeyford, Hymes, Mulliken, Reams, Rust, D. Schmidt, Scott, Sommers, L. Thomas, Van Luven and Wolfe.


             Referred to Committee on Appropriations.


February 6, 1995

HB 1245           Prime Sponsor, Representative Sheldon: Delaying the termination date of the business assistance center. Reported by Committee on Trade & Economic Development

 

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Van Luven, Chairman; Radcliff, Vice Chairman; D. Schmidt, Vice Chairman; Sheldon, Ranking Minority Member; Veloria, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Backlund; Ballasiotes; Hatfield; Hickel; Sherstad; Skinner and Valle.


             Voting Yea: Representatives Backlund, Ballasiotes, Hatfield, Hickel, Radcliff, D. Schmidt, Sheldon, Sherstad, Skinner, Valle, Veloria and Van Luven.

             Excused: Representative Mason.


             Referred to Committee on Appropriations.


February 6, 1995

HB 1248           Prime Sponsor, Representative Van Luven: Providing tax deferrals for a new thoroughbred race track facility. Reported by Committee on Trade & Economic Development

 

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Van Luven, Chairman; Radcliff, Vice Chairman; D. Schmidt, Vice Chairman; Sheldon, Ranking Minority Member; Veloria, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Backlund; Ballasiotes; Hatfield; Hickel; Sherstad; Skinner and Valle.


             Voting Yea: Representatives Backlund, Ballasiotes, Hatfield, Hickel, Radcliff, D. Schmidt, Sheldon, Sherstad, Skinner, Valle, Veloria and Van Luven.

             Excused: Representative Mason.


             Referred to Committee on Finance.


February 6, 1995

HB 1287           Prime Sponsor, Representative McMorris: Authorizing silvicultural burning to correct a forest health problem under certain circumstances. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

 

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Chandler, Chairman; Koster, Vice Chairman; McMorris, Vice Chairman; Mastin, Ranking Minority Member; Chappell, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Boldt; Clements; Delvin; R. Fisher; Honeyford; Johnson; Kremen; Poulsen; Regala; Robertson; Rust and Schoesler.


             Voting Yea: Representatives Chandler, Chappell, Clements, Delvin, R. Fisher, Honeyford, Johnson, Koster, Kremen, Mastin, McMorris, Poulsen, Regala, Robertson, Rust and Schoesler.

             Excused: Representative Boldt.


             Referred to Committee on Appropriations.


February 3, 1995

HB 1318           Prime Sponsor, Representative Carlson: Revising provisions for the Washington scholars program. Reported by Committee on Higher Education

 

MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Carlson, Chairman; Mulliken, Vice Chairman; Jacobsen, Ranking Minority Member; Mason, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Benton; Blanton; Delvin; Goldsmith and Sheahan.


             Voting Yea: Representatives Benton, Blanton, Carlson, Delvin, Goldsmith, Jacobsen, Mason, Mulliken and Sheahan.

             Excused: Representatives Kessler and Mastin.


             Referred to Committee on Appropriations.


             There being no objection, the bills listed on today's committee reports under the fifth order of business were referred to the committees so designated with the exception of House Bill No. 1046.


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


MOTION


             There being no objection, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 8, 1995.


CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk