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NINETEENTH DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Friday, January 27, 1995
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Pritchard. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present except Senators Long and Moyer. On motion of Senator Ann Anderson, Senators Long and Moyer were excused.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Joel Merkel and Lianna Wingfield, presented the Colors. Jim Cammack, of the Baha'i Assembly of Tumwater, offered the prayer.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
January 25, 1995
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.
James L. Kirschbaum, reappointed January 25, 1995, for a term ending September 30, 1999, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Eastern Washington University.
Sincerely,
MIKE LOWRY, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
January 25, 1995
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.
Jean Beschel, reappointed January 25, 1995, for a term ending September 30, 2000, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Eastern Washington University.
Sincerely,
MIKE LOWRY, Governor
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
January 25, 1995
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has adopted HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4403, and the same is herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5577 by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen, Morton, Wood, Moyer, Hochstatter, Palmer, Schow and Roach
AN ACT Relating to a general permit system for appropriating agricultural and multi-unit residential water; adding new sections to chapter 90.03 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Senate Select Committee on Water Policy.
SB 5578 by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen, Fraser, Morton, Wood, Roach, Palmer and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to certification of small water supply wells; adding a new section to chapter 90.44 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Senate Select Committee on Water Policy.
SB 5579 by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen, Morton, Wood, Moyer, Palmer and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to a general permit system for appropriating water; adding new sections to chapter 90.03 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Senate Select Committee on Water Policy.
SB 5580 by Senators Bauer and Prince
AN ACT Relating to allowing medical transport services to become a limited health care service contractor; and amending RCW 48.44.035.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5581 by Senators Fraser, Sellar, Prentice, Roach, Snyder, Sutherland, Smith, Hale, Spanel, C. Anderson and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to extending the pollution liability insurance agency; amending RCW 70.148.050 and 70.148.900; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing.
SB 5582 by Senators Spanel, Sellar, McAuliffe, Hargrove, Loveland, Long, Winsley, Moyer and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to tax status of child care providers and nonprofit organizations that provide services to children and families; amending RCW 82.04.339 and 82.04.431; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5583 by Senators Newhouse, Heavey, Deccio, Hale, Palmer, Franklin, Pelz, Fraser, Prentice, Prince, A. Anderson and Winsley (by request of Joint Task Force on Unemployment Insurance)
AN ACT Relating to unemployment insurance contribution rates for successor employers; and amending RCW 50.29.062.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 5584 by Senators Newhouse, Deccio, Hale, Palmer, Franklin, Pelz, Fraser, Prentice, Prince and Winsley (by request of Joint Task Force on Unemployment Insurance)
AN ACT Relating to noncharging of benefits to employers' unemployment insurance experience rating accounts; amending RCW 50.16.094, 50.22.090, and 50.29.020; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 5585 by Senator Quigley
AN ACT Relating to campaign contribution and spending limits; amending RCW 42.17.610, 42.17.620, 42.17.390, 42.17.395, 42.17.640, 42.17.660, 42.17.680, and 42.17.690; adding new sections to chapter 42.17 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29.80 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 5586 by Senator Quigley
AN ACT Relating to telemarketing; and amending RCW 42.17.020.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 5587 by Senator Quigley
AN ACT Relating to architectural plans for school construction; and adding a new section to chapter 39.80 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5588 by Senators C. Anderson, Smith, Long, Prince, Haugen and Schow
AN ACT Relating to private communications; and reenacting and amending RCW 9.73.030.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 5589 by Senators Pelz, Prentice, Spanel, Smith, Franklin, Kohl, Quigley, Fairley, Heavey and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to the minimum hourly wage; amending RCW 49.46.020 and 49.46.020; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 5590 by Senators Newhouse, Heavey, Deccio, Hale, Palmer, Franklin, Pelz, Fraser, Prentice, Prince, Winsley and Kohl (by request of Joint Task Force on Unemployment Insurance)
AN ACT Relating to authorizing voluntary contributions for unemployment insurance; and adding a new section to chapter 50.29 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 5591 by Senators Pelz, Kohl, Sellar and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to longshore and harbor workers' compensation act insurance; amending RCW 48.22.072; repealing 1993 c 177 s 3 and 1992 c 209 s 6 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SB 5592 by Senators Spanel and Swecker
AN ACT Relating to coastal crab fishing licenses; amending RCW 75.30.350, 75.30.360, 75.30.430, 75.30.050, 75.28.125, and 75.28.113; and repealing RCW 75.30.420 and 75.30.450.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 5593 by Senators Hochstatter, Rasmussen, Morton, Swecker, Sellar, Prince, Schow and Oke
AN ACT Relating to ground water permit applications; amending RCW 90.44.050; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Senate Select Committee on Water Policy.
SB 5594 by Senators Hochstatter, McCaslin, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Johnson, Schow and West
AN ACT Relating to lowering tax levy limitations; and amending RCW 84.55.010, 84.55.020, 35.61.210, 70.44.060, and 84.08.115.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5595 by Senator Owen (by request of Office of Financial Management)
AN ACT Relating to funding for two high occupancy vehicle lane projects; amending RCW 47.10.819; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5596 by Senators C. Anderson, Kohl, Fairley, Prince and Pelz
AN ACT Relating to recognizing and regulating the right of mentally competent terminally ill adults voluntarily to request and receive physician aid in dying; amending RCW 70.122.100 and 9A.36.060; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5597 by Senators C. Anderson, Roach, Smith, Schow, McCaslin, Pelz, Hargrove, Long and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to the costs of copying public records; amending RCW 42.17.260 and 42.17.300; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 5598 by Senators Fraser, Swecker, C. Anderson, McAuliffe and Spanel
AN ACT Relating to the centennial clean water fund; amending RCW 70.146.010, 70.146.030, and 70.146.070; reenacting and amending RCW 70.146.060; adding new sections to chapter 70.146 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ecology and Parks.
SB 5599 by Senator Loveland
AN ACT Relating to taxation of dental appliances, devices, restorations, and substitutes; amending RCW 82.04.120, 82.08.0283, and 82.12.0277; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5600 by Senators C. Anderson, Fairley, Rinehart, Kohl, Heavey and Prentice
AN ACT Relating to the jurisdiction of the Washington human rights commission; amending RCW 49.60.010, 49.60.020, 49.60.130, 49.60.175, 49.60.176, 49.60.178, 49.60.180, 49.60.190, 49.60.200, 49.60.215, 49.60.224, and 48.30.300; and reenacting and amending RCW 49.60.030, 49.60.040, 49.60.120, 49.60.222, 49.60.223, and 49.60.225.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 5601 by Senators C. Anderson, Fairley, Prentice and Kohl
AN ACT Relating to expanding the jurisdiction of the human rights commission regarding gender identity; amending RCW 49.60.010, 49.60.020, 49.60.130, 49.60.175, 49.60.176, 49.60.178, 49.60.180, 49.60.190, 49.60.200, 49.60.215, 49.60.224, and 48.30.300; and reenacting and amending RCW 49.60.030, 49.60.040, 49.60.120, 49.60.222, 49.60.223, and 49.60.225.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SB 5602 by Senators Heavey and Prentice
AN ACT Relating to gambling devices; adding a new section to chapter 9.46 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 9.46.235.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SJM 8012 by Senators Newhouse, Heavey, Deccio, Hale, Palmer, Franklin, Fraser, Prentice, Prince and Oke (by request of Joint Task Force on Unemployment Insurance)
Requesting that unemployment benefits be removed from the IRS definition of taxable income.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILL
HCR 4403 by Representatives Horn, Jacobsen, Sheldon, Kessler, Costa and L. Thomas
Calling for a joint session to honor recently deceased members of the legislature.
HOLD.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the rules were suspended, House Concurrent Resolution No. 4403 was advanced to second reading and placed on the second reading calendar.
MOTION
At 10:09 a.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate recessed until 11:45 a.m.
The Senate was called to order at 11:46 a.m. by President Pritchard.
SECOND READING
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4403, by Representatives Horn, Jacobsen, Sheldon, Kessler, Costa and L. Thomas
Calling for a joint session to honor recently deceased members of the legislature.
The concurrent resolution was read the second time.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Snyder, the following amendment was adopted:
On page 1, line 12, after "on" strike "Monday, February 20" and insert "Friday, February 24"
On motion of Senator Snyder, the rules were suspended, House Concurrent Resolution No. 4403, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the concurrent resolution was placed on final passage and adopted.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4403, as amended by the Senate, was adopted by voice vote.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the rules were suspended, House Concurrent Resolution No. 4400, which was held on the desk January 10, 1995, was advanced to second reading and placed on the second reading calendar.
SECOND READING
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4400, by Representatives Foreman and Ebersole
Establishing legislative cutoff dates.
The concurrent resolution was read the second time.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Gaspard, the following amendment was adopted:
On page 2, line 10, after "houses," strike "conference and free"
On motion of Senator Spanel, the rules were suspended, House Concurrent Resolution No. 4400, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the concurrent resolution was placed on final passage and adopted.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4400, as amended by the Senate, was adopted by voice vote.
MOTION
At 11:51 a.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 30, 1995.
JOEL PRITCHARD, President of the Senate
MARTY BROWN, Secretary of the Senate