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FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
TWENTY-THIRD DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, May 16, 1995
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Pritchard. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
May 15, 1995
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to advise you that on May 15, 1995, Governor Lowry approved the following Senate Bill entitled:
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5162
Relating to tuition exemptions for veterans.
Sincerely,
KENT CAPUTO, Legal Counsel to the Governor
MOTION
At 10:02 a.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate was declared to be at ease.
The Senate was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by President Pritchard.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SCR 8415 by Senator Gaspard
Exempting Senate Bill No. 6077 and Senate Bill No. 6079 from the resolution limiting the subjects to be considered in the 1995 first special session.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Spanel, the rules were suspended and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8415 was advanced to second reading and placed on the second reading calendar.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Haugen, the following resolution was adopted:
SENATE RESOLUTION 1995-8663
By Senators Haugen, Spanel and McAuliffe
WHEREAS, Richard Reim is retiring after thirty-two years of dedicated service to the state of Washington and Stanwood School District; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Reim was born and raised in the Skagit Valley and graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School; and
WHEREAS, After earning his degree in education from Western Washington College of Education, he began his distinguished teaching career as a sixth grade teacher at Stanwood Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Reim moved from the classroom in 1970 to pursue an administrative role in education, he continued to serve as a mentor, role model, and friend to generations of Stanwood families; and
WHEREAS, In June, he will retire as principal of Church Creek Elementary School, where he has spent almost half of his exemplary career as an educator; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Reim's dedication to his school district has gone beyond his administrative duties, as he volunteered countless hours to serve as chairman of numerous levy and bond election campaigns; and
WHEREAS, While Mr. Reim may soon be gone from his official duties at the Stanwood School District, it will be a long time before his loyalty and contributions to the district will be forgotten;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize and honor Richard Reim for three decades of selfless commitment and dedication to the students and families of the Stanwood School District and wish him much luck and happiness for a well deserved retirement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Richard Reim.
There being no objection, the President reverted the Senate to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
MOTION
On motion of Senator Smith, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9076, Cyrus Vance, Jr., as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, was confirmed.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Loveland, Senators Cal Anderson, Owen and Quigley were excused.
APPOINTMENT OF CYRUS VANCE, JR.
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 40; Nays, 0; Absent, 6; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Drew, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Moyer, Newhouse, Oke, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 40.
Absent: Senators Cantu, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Hale, McCaslin and Strannigan - 6.
Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Owen and Quigley - 3.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Moyer, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9142, Scott Lukins, as an ex-officio member of the Spokane Joint Center for Higher Education, was confirmed.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Ann Anderson, Senators Deccio, Hale, McCaslin and Strannigan were excused.
APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT LUKINS
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 42; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 7.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Moyer, Newhouse, Oke, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 42.
Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Deccio, Hale, McCaslin, Owen, Quigley and Strannigan - 7.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Bauer, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9143, Ramon L. Barnes, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Pierce Community College District No. 11, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF RAMON L. BARNES
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 42; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 7.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Moyer, Newhouse, Oke, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 42.
Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Deccio, Hale, McCaslin, Owen, Quigley and Strannigan - 7.
MOTION
At 2:23 p.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate was declared to be at ease.
The Senate was called to order at 3:28 p.m. by President Pritchard.
SECOND READING
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
MOTION
On motion of Senator Pelz, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9027, James S. Hattori, as Chair of the Lottery Commission, was confirmed.
Senators Pelz and Prentice spoke to the confirmation of James S. Hattori as Chair of the Lottery Commission.
APPOINTMENT OF JAMES S. HATTORI
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 43; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 4.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Moyer, Newhouse, Oke, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 43.
Absent: Senators Rinehart and West - 2.
Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Hale, Owen and Quigley - 4.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Ann Anderson, Senator West was excused.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Pelz, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9036, Sam Kinville, as a member of the Public Employment Relations Commission, was confirmed.
APPOINTMENT OF SAM KINVILLE
The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 40; Nays, 4; Absent, 0; Excused, 5.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Deccio, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Moyer, Newhouse, Oke, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 40.
Voting nay: Senators Cantu, Fraser, Hochstatter and Sellar - 4.
Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Hale, Owen, Quigley and West - 5.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Senator Pelz: "A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. I would like to apologize to the Senate for my bumbling on that gubernatorial appointment. The problem is that the staff has prepared these files, in the past, for Senator Moore, who is much more capable of gleaning through them and coming up with a description, than I was. I've informed them that I need a script."
There being no objection, the President advanced the Senate to the seventh order of business.
THIRD READING
ENGROSSED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8404, by Senators Kohl, Gaspard, Pelz, Winsley, Franklin, Snyder, Sutherland, Haugen, Sheldon, Prentice, Deccio, C. Anderson and Bauer
Establishing a joint select committee on fire suppression.
The concurrent resolution was read the third time.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8404.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8404 and the concurrent resolution passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 4.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Moyer, Newhouse, Oke, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Smith, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 44.
Absent: Senator Snyder - 1.
Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Hale, Owen and Quigley - 4.
ENGROSSED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8404, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.
There being no objection, the President returned the Senate to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SENATE BILL NO. 6058, by Senator Loveland
Modifying local public health governance and financing.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Loveland, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6058 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6058 and the substitute bill was placed on second reading and read the second time.
On motion of Senator Loveland, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6058 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 Senate Bill No. 6058.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6058 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 39; Nays, 6; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, A., Bauer, Deccio, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Newhouse, Oke, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Roach, Schow, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 39.
Voting nay: Senators Cantu, Hochstatter, Morton, Moyer, Palmer and Sellar - 6.
Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Hale, Owen and Quigley - 4.
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6058, 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
SENATE BILL NO. 6010, by Senators McAuliffe and Rinehart
Affecting the funding formula for the learning assistance program.
The bill was read the second time.
MOTION
Senator Hochstatter moved that the following amendment by Senators Ann Anderson and Hochstatter be adopted:
On page 1, line 14, after "students" strike "and a poverty factor"
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senators Ann Anderson and Hochstatter on page 1, line 14, to Senate Bill No. 6010.
The motion by Senator Hochstatter failed and the amendment was not adopted.
MOTION
On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6010 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 Senate Bill No. 6010.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6010 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 35; Nays, 10; Absent, 1; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Deccio, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gaspard, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, Morton, Moyer, Newhouse, Oke, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Sheldon, Smith, Snyder, Spanel, Sutherland, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 35.
Voting nay: Senators Cantu, Hochstatter, Johnson, McCaslin, McDonald, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Strannigan and Swecker - 10.
Absent: Senator Anderson, A. - 1.
Excused: Senators Anderson, C., Hale and Owen - 3.
SENATE BILL NO. 6010, 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.
MOTION
At 4:59 p.m., on motion of Senator Spanel, the Senate adjourned until 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 17, 1995.
JOEL PRITCHARD, President of the Senate
MARTY BROWN, Secretary of the Senate