"WHEREAS, The State of Washington in the United States of America and Taiwan have an extensive cultural, economic, and political relationship; and

      WHEREAS, The manifestation of these relationships can be found in the fact that more than seven and one-half billion dollars in trade was done between the State of Washington and Taiwan in 1993, and Taiwan is the fourth most important source of foreign tourists to Washington; and

      WHEREAS, The State of Washington has chosen to recognize the special nature of the relationship of the partners by the establishment of a Trade Office in Taipei; and

      WHEREAS, The benefits of a continued expansion of trade between the State of Washington and Taiwan include increases in trade-related employment and greater markets for the products of both states; and

      WHEREAS, The State of Washington and Taiwan have worked together to have officially sponsored exchanges in the fine arts, recreation, and political fields; and

      WHEREAS, Such exchanges provide opportunities for the people of the State of Washington and the people of Taiwan to benefit by gaining a greater appreciation for the history, fine arts, political institutions, and culture of each other;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Senate of the State of Washington, the House of Representatives concurring, That the Governor of the State of Washington is requested to enter into a sister state relationship with Taiwan; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Governor of the State of Washington is encouraged to continue to use the influence of the Office of Governor to promote increased trade, cultural exchanges, and tourism between the two sister states; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a Memorandum of Understanding between the states implementing the sister state relationship should identify an association within each state that will, at a minimum:

      (1) Sustain and enhance cooperation between the two states, with special emphasis on urban management and development, arts, trade, culture, and education;

      (2) For the State of Washington, establish a Trade, Investment, and Tourism Committee with representatives from the Governor's Office, the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development, one or more public ports, the tourist and convention industry, the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, one or more economic development councils, and growers of exported agricultural products; and

      (3) For the Province of Taiwan, a similar committee may be established; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the associations and their committees shall have as members representatives of their respective business communities and other interested individuals and entities; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the associations and their committees shall be led by officers to coordinate and energize their activities and raise and provide funds to pay the costs of government officials' activities in the furtherance of the goals of the associations; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the officers and members of both associations shall endeavor to meet together as a group at least annually and will visit one another as frequently as schedules permit, with coordination guided through the exchange of annual work plans and budgets."

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Wojahn, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8402 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the concurrent resolution was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8402.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8402, and the concurrent resolution passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 5.

      Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Owen, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 44.

      Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Fairley, Hale, Loveland and Moyer - 5.

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8402, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.

MOTION

      At 9:32 a.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate was declared to be at ease.

      The Senate was called to order at 10:39 a.m. by President Pritchard.

      There being no objection, the President returned the Senate to the third order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

June 17, 1994

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.

      John Little, reappointed June 17, 1994, for a term ending June 17, 1999, as a member of the Human Rights Commission.

Sincerely,

                                                                                                                                                                                    MIKE LOWRY, Governor

      Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

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

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

April 5, 1995

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House has passed:

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1070,

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1071, and the same are herewith transmitted.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk

April 5, 1995

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House has passed:

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5463,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5479,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5520,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5563,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5575,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5583,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5584,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5609,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5625,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5688,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5699, and the same are herewith transmitted.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk

April 5, 1995

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The Speaker has signed:

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1001,

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1125,

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1285,

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1687,

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1702, and the same are herewith transmitted.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT

      The President signed:

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5463,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5479,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5520,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5563,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5575,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5583,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5584,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5609,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5625,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5688,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5699.

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT

      The President signed:

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1001,

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1125,

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1285,

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1687,

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1702.

      There being no objection, the President advanced the Senate to the fifth order of business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

ESHB 1070        by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Sehlin, Ogden, Dellwo, Schoesler, Sheahan and Chopp) (by request of Office of Financial Management)

Adopting the capital budget.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

SHB 1071          by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Sehlin, Ogden and Dellwo) (by request of Office of Financial Management)

Authorizing general obligation bonds for costs incidental to the 1995-97 biennium.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

MOTION

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

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Kohl, the following resolution was adopted:

SENATE RESOLUTION 1995-8638

By Senators Kohl, Wood, Drew, Fraser, Prentice, McAuliffe, Johnson, Hale, Rinehart, Finkbeiner, Spanel, Sheldon, Wojahn, Long, Hargrove, Haugen, Bauer, Snyder, Franklin, Fairley, Gaspard, Loveland, Pelz, Sutherland, Rasmussen, Quigley, Roach, Schow, Heavey, Smith, Hochstatter and Winsley

      WHEREAS, Children are our most precious resource and represent the future of our nation; and

      WHEREAS, An ever increasing number of Washington State households rely on both parents working outside the home to support their families; and

      WHEREAS, More and more single parents require child care in order to avoid dependence upon welfare; and

      WHEREAS, High-quality child care is essential to the health, safety and well-being of at least 150,000 Washington State children; and

      WHEREAS, The economic vitality of the state depends upon the available of the every potential member of the work force, many of whom rely on child care services; and

      WHEREAS, Our state has thousands of dedicated workers who provide quality child care in homes, centers and schools; and

      WHEREAS, Child care workers typically earn low wages and have limited access to training; and

      WHEREAS, The well-being of our children is the responsibility of parents, community organizations, businesses and government at the local, state and national levels; and

      WHEREAS, Washington State provided $207 million to subsidize child care for needy families during the 1993-95 biennium and the need continues to grow;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate hereby recognizes the value of a statewide system of safe, high-quality and affordable child care; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize on this day, the sixth of April, the valuable contribution of the thousands of professional child care workers across the state who are the foundation of our state's child care system.

      Senators Kohl, Wood and Hochstatter spoke to Senate Resolution 1995-8638.

      There being no objection, the President returned the Senate to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1873, by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Padden, Costa and Hickel) (by request of Attorney General Gregoire)

Regulating consumer leases.

      The bill was read the second time.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Smith, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 1873 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1873.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1873 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 3.

      Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Owen, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 45.

      Absent: Senator Kohl - 1.

      Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Fairley and Moyer - 3.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1873, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1632, by House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Horn, Basich and Fuhrman)

Exchanging certain public lands.

      The bill was read the second time.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator Drew, the following Committee on Natural Resources amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, beginning on line 13, after "areas" strike ", waterways, or other bedlands" and insert "or waterways"

      On motion of Senator Drew, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 1632, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Loveland, Senator Smith was excused.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1632, as amended by the Senate.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1632, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

      Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Owen, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 44.

      Voting nay: Senator Heavey - 1.

      Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Fairley, Moyer and Smith - 4.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1632, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1068, by Representatives Brumsickle, Chappell and Radcliff

Preserving port district debt limits.

      The bill was read the second time.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Haugen, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 1068 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 1068.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 1068 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:

Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

      Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Owen, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 45.

      Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Fairley, Moyer and Smith - 4.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1068, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1679, by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Cole, Lisk, Horn, Cody, Romero, Ballasiotes, Conway, Jacobsen and Patterson)

Revising regulation of security guards and private investigators.

      The bill was read the second time.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator Pelz, the following Committee on Labor, Commerce and Trade amendment was adopted:

      On page 26, line 14, after "(21)" insert "Assisting a client to locate, trace, or contact a person when the investigator knows that the client is prohibited by any court order from harassing or contacting the person whom the investigator is being asked to locate, trace, or contact, as it pertains to domestic violence, stalking, or minor children;

      (22)"

      Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively.

      On motion of Senator Pelz, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1679, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1679, as amended by the Senate.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1679, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 43; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 4.

      Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Owen, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 43.

      Absent: Senators Newhouse and Snyder - 2.

      Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Fairley, Moyer and Smith - 4.

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1679, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1213, by Representatives Brumsickle, Grant, Cody, Basich and McMahan

Revising provisions relating to liability in training of emergency service medical personnel.

      The bill was read the second time.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Quigley, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 1213 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 1213.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 1213 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

      Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Owen, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 46.

      Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Fairley and Moyer - 3.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1213, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1282, by Representatives Fuhrman, Mastin, Buck, Goldsmith, Koster, Padden, Mulliken, Lambert, Crouse, Thompson, Basich, Hargrove, Sheldon, McMahan, Pelesky, Sheahan, Boldt and Elliot

Authorizing landowners to kill coyotes and Columbian ground squirrels.

      The bill was read the second time.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator Drew, the following Committee on Natural Resources amendment was adopted:

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "Sec. 1. RCW 77.12.265 and 1987 c 506 s 35 are each amended to read as follows: