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SIXTY-EIGHTH DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Friday, March 17, 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 Ann Anderson, Cal Anderson, Owen and Smith.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Jesse Anderson and Robin Hunt, presented the Colors. Reverend Paul Beeman, retired pastor of the United Methodist Church of Olympia, 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.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
March 16, 1995
HB 1015 Prime Sponsor, Representative Padden: Correcting double amendments from the 1994 legislative sessions. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
SHB 1017 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Government Operations: Transferring emergency management functions from the department of community development to the military department. Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McCaslin and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
SHB 1018 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Amending the Washington uniform limited partnership act. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1019 Prime Sponsor, Representative Padden: Transferring certain interests in individual retirement accounts. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1049 Prime Sponsor, Representative Padden: Removing a defense to the crime of criminal conspiracy. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1051 Prime Sponsor, Representative Padden: Authorizing certain court commissioners to impose sanctions for contempt of court. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1063 Prime Sponsor, Representative Padden: Making technical corrections. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1086 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hickel: Revising provisions relating to personal property liens and security interests. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1087 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hickel: Correcting an unconstitutional provision concerning jurisdiction for violations dealing with motor vehicles. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
SHB 1100 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Notifying parents of their children's driver's license suspensions. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
ESHB 1125 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Utilities: Exempting federally licensed dams from state regulation. Reported by Committee on Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Sutherland, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Finkbeiner, Hochstatter and Owen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1176 Prime Sponsor, Representative Delvin: Authorizing Benton county to have one additional district court judge. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
SHB 1182 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Modifying the uniform commercial code. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
SHB 1185 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Revising regulations for the investment of trust funds. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1186 Prime Sponsor, Representative Appelwick: Concerning social security benefits. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
SHB 1241 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Utilities: Providing waivers of electric and gas utility connection charges. Reported by Committee on Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Sutherland, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Finkbeiner, Hochstatter and Owen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1302 Prime Sponsor, Representative Delvin: Revising provisions relating to food stamp crimes. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Smith, Chair; Haugen, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach and Schow.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
ESHB 1452 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Government Operations: Allowing voters to protect a portion of metropolitan park district property taxes from prorationing. Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McCaslin and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1457 Prime Sponsor, Representative Veloria: Renaming the commission on Asian Pacific American affairs. Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McCaslin and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1468 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hymes: Modifying advisory council on historic preservation representation. Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Drew, Hale, McCaslin and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HB 1702 Prime Sponsor, Representative Horn: Regulating wheelchair warranties. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Pelz, Chair; Deccio, Franklin, Fraser, Hale, Newhouse, Palmer and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
SHB 1744 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Utilities: Regulating small telecommunications companies. Reported by Committee on Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Sutherland, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Finkbeiner, Hochstatter and Owen.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
HJM 4003 Prime Sponsor, Representative Chandler: Petitioning Congress to amend the food, drug, and cosmetic act to establish a negligible risk standard for pesticide residue in processed foods. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Agricultural Trade and Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rasmussen, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Morton, Newhouse and Snyder.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 16, 1995
EHJM 4004 Prime Sponsor, Representative Chandler: Petitioning Congress to introduce legislation on pesticide use for minor crops. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Agricultural Trade and Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rasmussen, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Morton, Newhouse and Snyder.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT
March 16, 1995
GA 9129 MATTHEW J. COYLE, reappointed March 1, 1995, for a term ending September 1, 2001, as a member of the Tax and Appeals Board.
Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Drew, Finkbeiner, Hargrove, Fraser, Gaspard, Hochstatter, Long, Moyer, Quigley, Roach, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 15, 1995
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1066,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1305,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1447,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1451,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1461,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1523,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1592,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1601,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1660,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1671,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1724,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1727,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1851,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1860,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1882,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1934,
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1941, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
SHB 1066 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Lisk, Dyer, R. Fisher, Cairnes, Grant, Chandler, Sheldon, Scott and Ballasiotes)
Authorizing agreements regarding smoking in the workplace that provide for a designated enclosed smoking room.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
EHB 1305 by Representatives Johnson, Sheldon, Reams, Mastin, L. Thomas and Basich
Revising restrictions on growth outside of urban growth areas.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SHB 1447 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Lisk, Romero, Fuhrman and Horn)
Changing certain local government gambling taxes.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
ESHB 1451 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Mielke, Lisk, McMorris, Sheldon, Mastin, Horn, Thompson, Hargrove, Sherstad and Basich)
Expanding employer workers' compensation group self-insurance.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
EHB 1461 by Representatives Benton, R. Fisher, Horn, Romero, Chopp, Chandler, Boldt and Robertson (by request of Department of Licensing)
Increasing motor vehicle damage threshold amounts.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
ESHB 1523 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Boldt, Mulliken, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Benton, Pennington, Stevens, Johnson, Sherstad, McMahan, Hargrove, Padden, Sheahan, Campbell, Chandler, D. Schmidt, Koster, Beeksma, Backlund and Smith)
Requiring parental notice of abortion.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
ESHB 1592 by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives L. Thomas, Dellwo, Mielke and G. Fisher)
Crediting certain insurance premium taxes.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
HB 1601 by Representatives D. Schmidt, Carlson, Mulliken, Jacobsen, Koster, Sheldon, Costa, Radcliff, Lambert, Robertson, Carrell, Backlund, Ballasiotes, Skinner, Huff, Johnson, Thompson, Elliot, Wolfe, Talcott, Conway, Kremen, Campbell, Benton, Mason, Cooke and Kessler
Providing tuition and fee waivers for members of the Washington national guard.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SHB 1660 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Lisk and Romero) (by request of Governor Lowry)
Authorizing the director of labor and industries to issue approvals based on national consensus codes and external professional certification.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade.
SHB 1671 by House Committee on Agriculture and Ecology (originally sponsored by Representatives Clements, Chandler, Grant and Mastin)
Revising commodity commission assessment authority.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Agricultural Trade and Development.
ESHB 1724 by House Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Representatives Reams, Rust, L. Thomas, Goldsmith, Ogden, Patterson, Poulsen, Scott, Regala, Mastin, Valle and Chopp) (by request of Governor Lowry)
Revising provisions relating to growth management.
Referred to Committee on Ecology and Parks.
HB 1727 by Representatives Beeksma, Wolfe, L. Thomas, Dyer, Costa and Mielke (by request of Insurance Commissioner Senn)
Eliminating the mandatory offering of personal injury protection insurance.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing.
HB 1851 by Representatives Pennington, Morris, Crouse, Sherstad, Dyer, Radcliff, Honeyford, Mielke, Kremen, Carlson, Sheldon, Campbell, Reams, Mitchell, Horn, Koster, Padden, Elliot, Robertson, Van Luven, D. Schmidt, Schoesler, L. Thomas, Smith, Lisk, Chandler, Fuhrman, McMorris, Benton, Sehlin, Foreman, Hargrove, Brumsickle, Hymes, Buck, Skinner, Blanton, Thompson, B. Thomas and Hickel
Deleting the increased tax on beer allocable to the health services account.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
ESHB 1860 by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives L. Thomas, Goldsmith and Robertson)
Regulating real estate appraisers.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing.
2SHB 1882 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Stevens and Boldt)
Creating the position of inspector general in the Washington state patrol.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
EHB 1934 by Representatives Mielke, Silver, Sommers, L. Thomas, Hankins, Blanton and Honeyford
Establishing benefits for state patrol retirement system members who serve as legislators.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
E2SHB 1941 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Johnson, Brumsickle, Talcott and Thompson)
Improving student learning by focusing on reading literacy.
Referred to Committee on Education.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
The President announced the presence in the Senate Chamber of the 1995 Washington State Apple Blossom royalty and appointed Senators Hale, Morton, Sellar, Loveland, Sheldon and Snyder to escort the honored guests to the rostrum.
The President introduced the Apple Blossom Queen Mari Foreman and Princesses Tanya Rodriques and Tabitha Alexander.
With permission of the Senate, business was suspended to permit Queen Mari to address the Senate.
The committee escorted the special guests from the Senate Chamber and the committee was discharged.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY SINGER
With permission of the Senate, business was suspended to permit Senate Staff member, Patrick Woods, to sing Irish ballads in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Mr. Woods was joined by Senate Counsel, Tony Cook, in singing "Irish Eyes are Smiling."
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Senator Deccio: "A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. On behalf of Senator Wood and Senator McAuliffe, each year I am compelled to tell the rest of the story. Saint Patrick was originally from Italy. His name was Pasquale. The Irish had become so decadent and so immoral in living their lives that the Pope in Rome sent Bishop Pasquale to convert them and convert them, he did, But, in order to save their pride, they persuaded him to change his name to the Anglicized version of Patrick. That's the rest the story."
Further debate ensued.
MOTION
At 10:30 p.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 20, 1995.
JOEL PRITCHARD, President of the Senate
MARTY BROWN, Secretary of the Senate