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TWENTY-SIXTH DAY

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MORNING SESSION

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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Friday, February 7, 1997

      The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Pro Tempore Newhouse. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President Pro Tempore that all Senators were present except Senator Zarelli. On motion of Senator Hale, Senator Zarelli was excused.

      The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Drew Cason and Tim Holt, presented the Colors. Reverend Randal Burtis, pastor of the Neighborhood Christian Center of Tumwater, offered the prayer.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Johnson, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.


REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES


February 5, 1997

SB 5022             Prime Sponsor, Senator Hochstatter: Increasing offender scoring while under supervision. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice


      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5022 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Long, McCaslin, Stevens and Zarelli.


      MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senators Fairley and Kline.


      Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.


February 5, 1997

SB 5035             Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Providing a rebuttable presumption that the possessor of stolen mail has knowledge that the mail is stolen. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice


      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5035 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Kline, Long, McCaslin, Stevens and Zarelli.


      MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senator Fairley.


      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.


February 5, 1997

SB 5036             Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Prohibiting law enforcement officers and their immediate family members from purchasing seized property. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice


      MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5036 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Fairley, Hargrove, Kline, Stevens and Zarelli.


      MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass substitute. Signed by Senators Haugen, Long and McCaslin.


      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.


February 6, 1997

SB 5380             Prime Sponsor, Senator Horn: Raising the maximum per diem for boundary review board members. Reported by Committee on Government Operations


      MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chair; Hale, Vice Chair; Haugen and Horn.


      Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.


MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

February 5, 1997

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House has passed:

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1087,

      HOUSE BILL NO. 1092, and the same are herewith transmitted.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk


February 5, 1997

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House has adopted HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4404, and the same is herewith transmitted.


TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk


INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

 

SB 5679             by Senators Johnson, Hale, Strannigan, Zarelli, Roach, Rossi, Finkbeiner, McDonald, Swecker, Schow, Deccio, Morton, Hochstatter and Stevens

 

AN ACT Relating to the joint select committee on education restructuring; and repealing RCW 28A.630.945, 28A.630.950, 28A.630.951, 28A.630.952, 28A.630.953, and 28A.630.954.

Referred to Committee on Education.

 

SB 5680             by Senators Strannigan, Heavey, Wood, Benton, Johnson, Deccio, Morton, Sellar, Rossi, Hargrove, Stevens, Zarelli, Swecker and Hochstatter

 

AN ACT Relating to restrictions on mailings by incumbents; amending RCW 42.17.132; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

SB 5681             by Senators McCaslin, Hargrove, Johnson, Haugen, McAuliffe, Long and Roach

 

AN ACT Relating to third degree assault of health care personnel; amending RCW 9A.36.031; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5682             by Senators Long, Hochstatter, Patterson, Schow, Rasmussen and Goings

 

AN ACT Relating to parent and other adult involvement incentives; adding a new section to chapter 28A.305 RCW; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Education.

 

SB 5683             by Senators Jacobsen, Goings, Thibaudeau, Franklin, Spanel and Patterson

 

AN ACT Relating to higher education; adding new sections to chapter 28B.50 RCW; creating new sections; and making appropriations.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

 

SB 5684             by Senators Horn, Haugen and Wood

 

AN ACT Relating to prescribing procedures for decreasing fire protection district commissioners; and adding a new section to chapter 52.14 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

SB 5685             by Senators Roach, Hargrove, Hochstatter, Schow, Strannigan and Johnson

 

AN ACT Relating to calculation of child support; and amending RCW 26.19.071.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5686             by Senator Hargrove

 

AN ACT Relating to forest fire protection; amending RCW 76.04.610 and 76.04.630; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.

 

SB 5687             by Senators Schow, Heavey, Newhouse, Prentice and Horn

 

AN ACT Relating to making minor possession of tobacco a class 3 civil infraction and clarifying penalties for violation of current laws regarding youth access to tobacco; amending RCW 70.155.020, 70.155.080, 70.155.090, 70.155.110, and 70.155.120; adding new sections to chapter 70.155 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.

 

SB 5688             by Senators Strannigan and Johnson

 

AN ACT Relating to business and occupation tax reimbursements and advances received by property management companies for the payment of wages to on-site employees; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

 

SB 5689             by Senator Deccio

 

AN ACT Relating to the imposition of sales and use taxes by cities for criminal justice purposes, for jails, and for courts; and amending RCW 82.14.340 and 82.14.350.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

SB 5690             by Senators Sellar, Winsley, Haugen and Patterson

 

AN ACT Relating to distribution of motor vehicle excise tax funds used for equalization; amending RCW 82.14.210 and 82.44.155; and reenacting and amending RCW 82.44.110.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

 

SB 5691             by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen, Stevens, Rossi, Haugen, Anderson, Loveland, Sheldon and Finkbeiner

 

AN ACT Relating to sales tax credits for capital investments in ski areas; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

 

SB 5692             by Senators Hochstatter, Hargrove, Johnson, Strannigan, Stevens and Schow

 

AN ACT Relating to child support; and amending RCW 26.19.080.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5693             by Senators Roach, Heavey, Zarelli, Morton, Stevens, Swecker, Hochstatter and Finkbeiner

 

AN ACT Relating to the privacy of personal information; and adding new sections to chapter 9.73 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5694             by Senators Roach, McCaslin, Oke, Sellar, Zarelli, Benton, Schow, Swecker, Finkbeiner, Strannigan, Wood and McDonald

 

AN ACT Relating to capital punishment; amending RCW 10.95.030, 10.95.040, and 10.95.080; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5695             by Senators Roach, Long, Oke, Schow, Morton, Benton and Hochstatter

 

AN ACT Relating to crimes involving firearms; amending RCW 9.94A.310, 9.94A.400, and 9.94A.420; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5696             by Senators Roach, Swecker, Kline, Fairley, Schow, Oke, Anderson, Deccio, Zarelli, Morton, Sellar, McCaslin, Horn, Patterson, Hale, Johnson, Franklin, Rossi, Stevens and Hochstatter

 

AN ACT Relating to the commission on judicial conduct; amending RCW 2.64.030, 2.64.050, 2.64.060, 2.64.096, 2.64.113, and 2.64.120; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 2.64.080.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5697             by Senators Wood, Haugen, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Horn and Oke (by request of Legislative Transportation Committee)

 

AN ACT Relating to special fuel tax; amending RCW 35A.82.010, 82.04.4285, 82.38.020, 82.38.030, 82.38.070, 82.38.080, 82.38.090, 82.38.100, 82.38.110, 82.38.120, 82.38.130, 82.38.150, 82.38.160, 82.38.170, 82.38.180, 82.38.190, 82.38.210, 82.38.220, 82.38.230, 82.38.235, 82.38.240, 82.38.260, 43.05.110, 82.47.010, and 82.80.010; reenacting and amending RCW 82.08.0255, 82.12.0256, and 82.38.140; adding new sections to chapter 82.38 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 82.38.040, 82.38.082, and 82.38.086; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5698             by Senators Wood, Long, Haugen, Hale, Benton and Johnson

 

AN ACT Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for certificated teachers; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.400 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Education.

 

SB 5699             by Senators Wood, Haugen, Rasmussen, Horn, Sellar, Jacobsen, Prince and Oke

 

AN ACT Relating to transportation planning; amending RCW 36.70A.040, 36.70A.070, 36.70A.200, 36.70A.210, 47.05.021, 47.05.030, 47.80.023, and 47.80.030; and adding a new section to chapter 47.06 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5700             by Senators Brown, Fairley, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Kohl, Fraser, Kline, Spanel, Thibaudeau, Prentice, Swanson, Goings, Sheldon, Snyder, Loveland, Franklin, Bauer and Patterson

 

AN ACT Relating to extending family leave to cover medically necessary services for children, parents, and grandparents and children's school activities; amending RCW 49.78.010, 49.78.020, 49.78.030, and 49.78.040; and adding a new section to chapter 49.78 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.

 

SB 5701             by Senators Morton, Rasmussen and Swecker

 

AN ACT Relating to commercial soil amendments; amending RCW 15.54.270 and 70.95.240; and adding a new section to chapter 15.54 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.

 

SB 5702             by Senators Morton, Rasmussen and Anderson

 

AN ACT Relating to animal cruelty; and amending RCW 16.52.185.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.

 

SB 5703             by Senators Anderson and Morton

 

AN ACT Relating to granting water rights; and adding a new section to chapter 90.03 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.

 

SB 5704             by Senators Finkbeiner, Brown and Strannigan

 

AN ACT Relating to providing tax exemptions for nonnuclear thermal electric generating facilities; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

 

SB 5705             by Senators Long, Hargrove, Franklin, Zarelli and Kohl

 

AN ACT Relating to juvenile offenders; amending RCW 13.40.010, 13.40.030, 13.40.038, 13.40.040, 13.40.045, 13.40.050, 13.40.054, 13.40.060, 13.40.077, 13.40.080, 13.40.100, 13.40.120, 13.40.125, 13.40.130, 13.40.135, 13.40.150, 13.40.160, 13.40.185, 13.40.190, 13.40.193, 13.40.210, 13.40.230, 13.40.265, 5.60.060, 13.04.011, 13.32A.030, 13.32A.140, 13.32A.191, 13.32A.196, 13.32A.198, 13.34.030, 13.50.050, 13.70.010, 13.80.020, and 43.43.735; reenacting and amending RCW 13.40.020, 9.94A.030, and 13.04.030; adding new sections to chapter 13.40 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 2.56 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 2.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.67 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.96A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 13.40.025; prescribing penalties; making appropriations; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5706             by Senators Long, Hargrove and Franklin

 

AN ACT Relating to juvenile offenders; amending RCW 13.40.010, 13.40.030, 13.40.070, 13.40.077, 13.40.110, 13.40.150, 13.40.160, 13.40.193, 13.40.230, 13.64.060, and 72.76.010; reenacting and amending RCW 13.40.020, 9.94A.030, 9.94A.360, 9.94A.390, and 13.04.030; adding new sections to chapter 13.40 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 13.40.025, 13.40.0354, and 13.40.0357; prescribing penalties; making an appropriation; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

SB 5707             by Senators Patterson, McCaslin, Goings, Kline, Anderson, Hale and Haugen

 

AN ACT Relating to requiring compliance with school attendance laws for minors to earn the privilege to drive; amending RCW 46.20.100; adding new sections to chapter 28A.225 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.82 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Education.

 

SB 5708             by Senators Kohl, Long, Hargrove, Prentice, Brown and Winsley

 

AN ACT Relating to liability insurance for child day-care providers; adding a new section to chapter 74.15 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

 

SJM 8009           by Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Hochstatter, Hargrove, Stevens, Wood, Long, Loveland, Winsley and Kohl

 

Promoting the use of the Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program in our schools.

 

Referred to Committee on Education.


INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

HB 1087            by Representative Sheahan

 

Providing penalties for public consumption of liquor.

 

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

HB 1092            by Representatives Dyer, B. Thomas and Zellinsky

 

Defining "distributing organization" for charitable donations to children.

 

Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

 

HCR 4404          by Representatives Pennington, Ogden, O'Brien, Zellinsky, Keiser, Scott, Kessler, Skinner, Hankins, Clements, D. Schmidt and Tokuda

 

Remembering former legislators.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Johnson, the rules were suspended and House Concurrent Resolution No. 4404 was advanced to second reading and placed on the second reading calendar.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Johnson, the rules were suspended and Senate Joint Memorial No. 8008, which was held on the First Reading Calendar, February 5, 1997, was advanced to second reading and placed on the second reading calendar.


SECOND READING


      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8008, by Senators Oke, Winsley, Benton, Roach, Horn, Swanson, Sheldon and Kohl

 

Preserving the U.S.S. Missouri.


      The joint memorial was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Johnson, the rules were suspended, Senate Joint Memorial No. 8008 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the joint memorial was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the adoption of Senate Joint Memorial No. 8008.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Joint Memorial No. 8008 and the joint memorial passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swanson, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Wood - 48.  Excused: Senator Zarelli - 1.                 SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8008, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.


PERSONAL PRIVILEGE


      Senator Heavey: "A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. I know that along with many of you that we have just suffered a great deal of pain inflicted upon us by the lady from the thirty-fifth district. Her screeching and scratching cacophony of a speech unduly inflicted a great deal of pain and suffering upon myself, personally, and I hope that maybe she could just give us a token to help repay us for this pain that we have been through on her first speech to this body. I am sure she will get better in the future. Thank you very much."


PERSONAL PRIVILEGE


      Senator Benton: "I rise to a point of personal privilege. A couple of weeks ago I was guilty of the same charges that the fine gentleman, Senator Heavey, has accused of our new member, and as a token of my appreciation to the body for listening to me on my first speech on the floor of this great chamber, I have placed on the desks a gift of appreciation to you.

      "I would just like to share with you some information about that. Fourteen years ago, Joe and Debbie Listek arrived in the small town of Camas, Washington, which is in the center of the Seventeenth Legislative District. They lived on the Washougal River and Joe's love of fishing brought him to meet a man by the name of Glenn--a man who had fished those rivers for forty years. Over the years, they became very good fishing buddies, but Glenn would never reveal to Joe his secret, mysterious brine for smoking salmon--a secret that Glenn claimed came from the Klickitat Indian Tribe and that an old wise Klickitat Indian had taught him about smoking salmon and how to bring out the proper color and the proper flavor. But, he would never reveal this secret, until one day when Glenn decided to follow his dream and move to Alaska permanently. He called Joe aside and said, 'I am going to share with you all the secrets the Klickitat Indians taught me about smoking salmon, but you must promise not to reveal this secret of this special curing brine until you pass the torch to the next generation.'

      "Joe made the commitment and Glenn then shared with him the secret. For the last four years, Joe and Debbie Listek and their new company, the Pacific Northwest Best Premium Smoked Seafood Company, have been using this secret brine to smoke salmon. Now, in the great Northwest, many of us claim to be salmon connoisseurs, but I can assure you that you have never had a smoked salmon like this before. Even those of you who do not like fish will like this. I promise!

      "So, again, I thank you for listening to me. I thank you for allowing me to speak to you my first week in this chamber and I hope you will enjoy the gift. I hope that you will sometime, in the future, call Joe and Debbie Listek and tell them how much you enjoyed it, too. Thank you."



PERSONAL PRIVILEGE


      Senator Swecker: "Thank you, Mr. President. I rise for a point of personal privilege. Mr. President, I think with the length and the blatantly commercial nature of that last speech, we all need another token of his--and I would like another one of these."


SECOND READING


      HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4404, by Representatives Pennington, Ogden, O'Brien, Zellinsky, Keiser, Scott, Kessler, Skinner, Hankins, Clements, D. Schmidt and Tokuda

 

Remembering former legislators.


      The concurrent resolution was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Johnson, the rules were suspended, House Concurrent Resolution No. 4404 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. 4404 was adopted by voice vote.


MOTION


      Senator Oke moved that the following resolution be adopted:


SENATE RESOLUTION 1997-8611


By Senators Oke and Horn


      WHEREAS, The defense of our grand republic and the freedoms we have derived therefrom were purchased by the sacrifices of our armed forces of our nation; and

      WHEREAS, Our military forces are trained to preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States and the citizens and be capable of accomplishing their mission to be successful in combat defending our inalienable rights as Americans; and

      WHEREAS, Since the undeclared end of the Cold War, our armed forces have been drained to a potentially dangerous level by downsizing in personnel strengths and commitments to missions other than war, thereby decreasing our military capability to be prepared to confront a potential enemy or foe and to repel and deter their objectives on simultaneous fronts in our realm of economic, political, or defense posturing interests of the United States; and

      WHEREAS, The number of nondeployable combat trained personnel is increasing at an alarming rate, thereby further decreasing our operational readiness capability for wartime preparedness, coupled with the reduction of our National Guard and Reserve strengths, two major contributing factors to our readiness; and

      WHEREAS, The Congress is constitutionally empowered to raise, maintain, and appropriate funds for armies, navies, and militias including the Washington Military and Reserves, and provide for the defense of this nation and its international scopes of interest;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate is deeply concerned with the operational capabilities of our armed forces, their welfare, and the defense of this great nation, we recognize that the Congress must exercise to their fullest extent their constitutional mandate to retain, restore, and appropriate necessary funding to maintain a viable combat-ready Armed Forces, in a perpetual wartime posture and a secondary force capable of providing for operations other than war for humanitarian or peacekeeping missions around the globe; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the Allied Veterans Council of Kitsap County.


PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY


      Senator Heavey: "A point of parliamentary inquiry. Mr. President, is it proper for a Senate Resolution to express political comment, express criticism of the current state of the military, to express what the military should be or shouldn't be? Isn't that more appropriate for a concurrent resolution?"


REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE


      President Pro Tempore Newhouse: "The President thinks that the resolution is merely a statement of principle and thought and does not suggest any particular action and, therefore, would not be out of order. You may continue, Senator Oke."

      Further debate ensued.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution 1997-8611.

      The motion by Senator Oke carried and the resolution was adopted.


MOTION


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


SENATE RESOLUTION 1997-8612


By Senators Franklin, Heavey, Horn, Schow, Wood, Anderson, Hale, Newhouse, Winsley, Bauer, Kohl, Loveland, Patterson, Fraser, Sheldon, Snyder, Thibaudeau, Wojahn and Jacobsen


      WHEREAS, Today we are honored to have in our presence Mr. Vernon J. Baker, the first and only living African American to receive America’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor, for heroism under fire in the Second World War; and

      WHEREAS, 1st Lieutenant Baker, on April 5th and 6th, 1945, leading his platoon of twenty-five soldiers, demonstrated tremendous courage and took it upon himself to remove several enemy threats that stood between his platoon and their objective; and

      WHEREAS, He put his own life in extreme jeopardy for the sake of his platoon and their mission; and

       WHEREAS, Lt. Baker received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, as well as the Cross of Valor from the nation of Italy, and the Cross of Valor from the nation of Poland; and

      WHEREAS, Despite the fact that 1.7 million African Americans served in the armed forces during the Second World War, they did not receive a single one of the four hundred thirty-two Medals of Honor awarded; and

      WHEREAS, Upon review of this glaring fact nearly fifty years later, the United States Army determined that seven recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal truly were deserving of the military’s highest honor, but had been denied it at the time most probably due to racial prejudice; and

      WHEREAS, Of the seven new recipients of the Medal of Honor, Vernon J. Baker is the only survivor, and thus the only member of this illustrious group able to be so honored in person; and

      WHEREAS, His service to his country in the United States Army continued for twenty-eight years;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the members of the Washington State Senate do hereby honor and extend our most heartfelt congratulations and thanks to Mr. Vernon J. Baker of St. Maries, Idaho, for his outstanding service to his country, his courageous sacrifice on behalf of his comrades, and his important role in liberating Nazi-occupied Italy and in defending the cause of liberty both in Europe and at home; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we do hereby urge all citizens of the state of Washington to join us in so honoring Mr. Vernon J. Baker; and that the Secretary of the Senate do hereby immediately transmit a copy of this resolution to Mr. Baker and his family.


      Senators Franklin and Brown spoke to Senate Resolution 1997-8612.


MOTION


      At 10:33 a.m., on motion of Senator Johnson the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 10, 1997.


BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

MIKE O'CONNELL, Secretary of the Senate