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SIXTY-SEVENTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, March 20, 1997
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
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
March 20, 1997
SHB 1257 House Committee on Energy and Utilities: Providing tax exemptions and credits for coal-fired thermal electric generating facilities placed in operation before July 1, 1975. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Environment
MAJORITY Recommendation: That the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means without recommendation. Signed by Senators Morton, Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Fraser, McAuliffe, Newhouse, Oke and Rasmussen
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
March 20, 1997
E2SHB 1969 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture and Ecology: Regulating public water systems. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Environment
MAJORITY Recommendation: That the bill be referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities without recommendation. Signed by Senators Morton, Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Fraser, McAuliffe, Newhouse, Oke and Rasmussen
Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
March 18, 1997
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1130,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1821,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1952,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2018, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 18, 1997
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
HOUSE BILL NO. 1269,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1317,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1730,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1840,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1873,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1891,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1930,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1948,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1950,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1978,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1992,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2080,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2105,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2172,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2198,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2227, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 18, 1997
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1338,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1434,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1490,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1492,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1536,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1612,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1619,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1655,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1721,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1734,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1770,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1780,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1815,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1816,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1817,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1823,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1842, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
ESHB 1130 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Thompson, Koster, Mulliken, L. Thomas, Bush, Backlund, Dunn, Sump, Mielke, Pennington, Talcott, Chandler, Johnson, Lambert, D. Sommers, Sheahan, McDonald, D. Schmidt, McMorris, Sterk, Boldt, Crouse, Benson, DeBolt and Sherstad)
Reaffirming and protecting the institution of marriage.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
HB 1269 by Representatives Robertson, Costa, Scott, Tokuda, Delvin and L. Thomas
Providing moneys for the death investigations' account.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
ESHB 1317 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Honeyford, Sheldon, Crouse and McMorris)
Regulating amusement games.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
ESHB 1338 by House Committee on Government Reform and Land Use (originally sponsored by Representatives Mulliken, Hatfield, Reams, Mielke, Doumit, McMorris and Schoesler)
Increasing flexibility for counties and cities in implementing growth management.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
ESHB 1434 by House Committee on Government Administration (originally sponsored by Representatives McMorris, Hatfield, Boldt, Cole and Conway) (by request of Secretary of State Munro)
Providing for the quality awards council.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SHB 1490 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Thompson, Mielke, L. Thomas, McMorris, Chandler, Sterk and Delvin)
Clarifying liability of drivers of authorized emergency vehicles.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SHB 1492 by House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Buck, Kessler and Schoesler)
Creating easements across natural area preserves.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SHB 1536 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Backlund, Cody and Dyer)
Modifying regulation of respiratory care practitioners.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SHB 1612 by House Committee on Transportation Policy and Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Koster, O'Brien, Thompson, Dunshee, D. Schmidt, Kenney, Costa, Cooper, Backlund and Cole)
Designating and funding a highway project to be done under a design-build procedure.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
ESHB 1619 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Zellinsky, Dyer, Cody, Skinner, Parlette, Sherstad and Clements)
Increasing compensation for members of medical boards.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SHB 1655 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Hankins, Cooper, Fisher, Romero, Blalock, Constantine, Gardner, O'Brien, Scott, Zellinsky, Hatfield and Keiser)
Extending protection for bus drivers.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
2SHB 1721 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives McMorris, Koster, Honeyford, Van Luven and Mulliken)
Providing economic opportunities for private enterprise.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
ESHB 1730 by House Committee on Agriculture and Ecology (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Schoesler and Grant)
Changing provisions relating to sufficient cause for nonuse of water rights.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SHB 1734 by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Zellinsky, L. Thomas, Benson, DeBolt, Dyer and Pennington)
Modifying personal injury protection automobile insurance coverage.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Insurance and Housing.
SHB 1770 by House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Alexander, Linville, Hatfield, Anderson, Doumit, Buck, Chandler and Kessler)
Setting the fee for the transfer of Dungeness crab--coastal fishery licenses.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Parks.
SHB 1780 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Sheahan, L. Thomas, Pennington, Delvin, Sherstad, Hickel and Kessler)
Modifying service of process.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SHB 1815 by House Committee on Government Reform and Land Use (originally sponsored by Representatives Reams and Sump)
Changing standing for purposes of growth management hearings.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
HB 1816 by Representatives Reams and Sump
Changing the mandatory elements of comprehensive plans under the growth management act.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
2SHB 1817 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Kessler, Alexander, Linville, DeBolt, O'Brien, Skinner, Wolfe, McMorris, Ogden, D. Sommers, Hankins, Cooke and Mason)
Authorizing reclaimed water demonstration projects.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
EHB 1821 by Representatives B. Thomas, Mulliken, Bush, Zellinsky, Kastama, Sullivan, Wensman, Carrell and Schoesler
Consolidating business and occupation tax rates into fewer categories.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SHB 1823 by House Committee on Government Reform and Land Use (originally sponsored by Representative Reams)
Requiring local governments to periodically update their shoreline master programs.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
ESHB 1840 by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Dyer and L. Thomas)
Regulating the Washington basic health plan.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SHB 1842 by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Honeyford, Clements, Boldt, Lisk, McMorris, Koster, Skinner, Johnson, L. Thomas and Mulliken)
Changing the minimum length of the school year if disaster circumstances exist.
Referred to Committee on Education.
ESHB 1873 by House Committee on Government Administration (originally sponsored by Representatives Boldt, Dunn and Mulliken)
Clarifying annexation procedures for cities and towns annexing populated and nonpopulated areas.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
EHB 1891 by Representatives Dyer and Wolfe
Authorizing the distribution of certain governmental lists of public information to private companies for use by federal, state or local governments and certain business entities.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SHB 1930 by House Committee on Government Administration (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Linville, D. Schmidt and Sheldon)
Restricting copying of birth certificates.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SHB 1948 by House Committee on Government Administration (originally sponsored by Representatives D. Schmidt, Thompson, Scott and Koster)
Concerning annexations by cities and towns.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SHB 1950 by House Committee on Government Administration (originally sponsored by Representatives D. Schmidt, Thompson, Scott and Koster)
Regulating incorporations of towns.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
ESHB 1952 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Dyer, Morris, Backlund, Grant and Sherstad)
Modifying health facility and services provisions.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SHB 1978 by House Committee on Law and Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Sheahan, Mitchell and O'Brien) (by request of Washington State Patrol)
Providing alternative methods for the disposal of firearms in the possession of the state patrol.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
SHB 1992 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives McMorris, Honeyford, Clements and Thompson)
Implementing workplace safety rules.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
ESHB 2018 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Dyer, Grant, Backlund, Quall, Zellinsky, Sheldon, Sherstad, Morris, Parlette, Scott and Skinner)
Enacting health insurance reform.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
2SHB 2080 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Parlette, Reams, Mulliken, Chandler and Boldt)
Regulating classification of lands with long-term commercial significance.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SHB 2105 by House Committee on Transportation Policy and Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Sterk and D. Sommers)
Extending authority of public transportation benefit districts to contract with counties, cities, and towns.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 2172 by Representatives Chandler, Mielke and Mastin
Removing a fee on the use of bees for pollination services.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
ESHB 2198 by House Committee on Government Reform and Land Use (originally sponsored by Representatives Reams, Thompson and Mielke)
Allowing counties and cities that plan under the growth management act to manage their shorelines in a streamlined process.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environment.
SHB 2227 by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Clements and McMorris)
Establishing requirements for health services providers under industrial insurance.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
MOTION
At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 21, 1997.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
MIKE O'CONNELL, Secretary of the Senate