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SEVENTY-FIFTH DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Friday, March 28, 1997
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Melissa Tilson and Don Robbins, presented the Colors. Reverend Robert Cassis, pastor of the South Sound Presbyterian Church of Lacey, 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
March 26, 1997
ESHB 1011 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation Policy and Budget: Exempting state and county ferry fuel sales and use tax. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Prince, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Wood, Vice Chair; Haugen, Morton, Oke, Prentice and Rasmussen.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Jacobsen and Patterson.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
March 27, 1997
SHB 1033 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Agriculture and Ecology: Revising requirements for grain facilities under the Washington clean air act. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Environment
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Morton, Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Fraser, McAuliffe, Newhouse, Oke and Rasmussen.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
March 27, 1997
SHB 1061 Prime Sponsor, Houses Committee on Natural Resources: Restricting the state parks and recreation commission authority to regulate metal detectors. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources and Parks
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Oke, Chair; Rossi, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Jacobsen, Morton, Prentice, Roach, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 27, 1997
HB 1087 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sheahan: Providing penalties for public consumption of liquor. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Fairley, Kline, McCaslin and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 27, 1997
ESHB 1115 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Agriculture and Ecology: Altering appeal procedures for water-related actions of the department of ecology. Reported by Committee on Agriculture and Environment
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Morton, Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Newhouse, Oke and Rasmussen.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Fraser and McAuliffe.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
March 27, 1997
2SHB 1191 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations: Providing for review of mandated health insurance benefits. Reported by Committee on Health and Long-Term Care
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Deccio, Chair; Wood, Vice Chair; Benton and Strannigan.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Fairley.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
March 27, 1997
SHB 1249 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Government Administration: Streamlining registration and licensing of businesses. Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chair; Hale, Vice Chair; Anderson, Haugen, Horn and Swanson.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 27, 1997
SHB 1485 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Natural Resources : Requiring the department of fish and wildlife to report to the legislature regarding salmon harvests. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources and Parks
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Oke, Chair; Rossi, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Jacobsen, Morton, Prentice, Roach, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 26, 1997
HB 1545 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sheahan: Regulating funding for domestic violence shelters. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Long, Chair; Zarelli, Vice Chair; Franklin, Hargrove and Kohl.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 27, 1997
SHB 1632 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Government Administration: Establishing a study group to determine whether further training for state investigators is needed. Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chair; Hale, Vice Chair; Anderson, Haugen and Horn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 26, 1997
HB 1646 Prime Sponsor, Representative Quall: Extending the existence of the indeterminate sentence review board. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Long, Chair; Zarelli, Vice Chair; Franklin, Hargrove, Kohl, Schow and Stevens.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
March 27, 1997
SHB 1799 Prime Sponsor, House Committee on Law and Justice: Regarding letters of credit under the uniform commercial code. Reported by Committee on Law and Justice
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Fairley, Kline, McCaslin and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 27, 1997
HB 2143 Prime Sponsor, Representative Parlette: Concerning volunteer ambulance personnel. Reported by Committee on Government Operations
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chair; Hale, Vice Chair; Anderson, Haugen, Horn and Swanson.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
March 27, 1997
GA 9152 MICKEY FEARN, reappointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending December 31, 2002, as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources and Parks
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Oke, Chair; Rossi, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Jacobsen, Morton, Prentice, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 27, 1997
GA 9166 RONALD W. JOHNSON, reappointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Peninsula Community College District No. 1.
Reported by the Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Wood, Chair; Winsley, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Kohl, Patterson, Prince, Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 27, 1997
GA 9186 ROBERT L. PARLETTE, reappointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending December 31, 1998, as a member of the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources and Parks
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Oke, Chair; Rossi, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Jacobsen, Morton, Prentice, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 27, 1997
GA 9189 KATHLEEN M. PHILBRICK, reappointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Skagit Valley Community College District No. 4.
Reported by the Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Wood, Chair; Winsley, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Kohl, Patterson, Prince, Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 27, 1997
GA 9197 FRANK L. RUSSELL, reappointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Bates Technical College District No. 28.
Reported by the Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Wood, Chair; Winsley, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Kohl, Patterson, Prince, Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 27, 1997
GA 9215 CHRISTINE WAKEFIELD, reappointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending December 31, 1999, as a member of the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources and Parks
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Oke, Chair; Rossi, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Jacobsen, Morton, Prentice, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
March 27, 1997
GA 9221 BRUCE W. HILYER, reappointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending December 31, 2002, as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources and Parks
- MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Oke, Chair; Rossi, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Jacobsen, Morton, Prentice, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SJM 8014 by Senators Patterson, Oke, Swecker, Roach, Heavey, McDonald, Swanson and Brown
Requesting that the cause of Gulf War syndrome be fully and expeditiously investigated.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Prentice, the following resolution was adopted:
SENATE RESOLUTION 1997-8640
By Senators Prentice, Swanson, Franklin, Johnson, Sheldon, Bauer, Haugen, Hale, Snyder, Wojahn, Spanel, Rasmussen and Kohl
WHEREAS, Gwendolyn E. L. Townsend has been named the 1997 Washington State Mother of the Year by American Mothers Inc., and she will represent the state at the National Mother of the Year competition the first of May; and
WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Townsend has dedicated her life to the concept of UJIMA, which is Swahili for "collective work and responsibility" with the goal of assuring a high quality of life for her community, her children, and her family; and
WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Townsend has developed an umbrella agency for UJIMA for African American Adoptions/Foster Care Program, UJIMA Extended Family Home, Washington State Birthing Project, Step By Step Project, Rainbow of Choices Project, Just Like Me Project, Boys to Men Project, and Family Resource Project -- which is child-oriented and focused; and
WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Townsend is active in local, state, and national efforts to increase awareness regarding the needs for child advocacy programs and foster and adoptive parents for waiting children and has developed many booklets, handbooks and manuals; and WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Townsend is the initiator of the Statewide Annual African American Foster Care/Adoption Fair, hostess of the Annual National One Church, One Child Conference held in 1994 in Seattle, and presented the 1990 National Black Child Development Institute Bunny Wilburn Award, the 1992 Central Youth and Family Services Effective Black Parenting Award, the 1993 and the 1994 National One Church, One Child Leadership Awards for child advocacy and the 1996 Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Community Service Award; and
WHEREAS, Gwendolyn has been a licensed foster mother for ten years, received her BA in Public Administration in 1992 in order to better serve children, is an instructor at Western Washington University and many Seattle area community colleges, Foster Intervention/Retention Support Team volunteer, American Red Cross certified First Aid, CPR and HIV-AIDS Awareness trainer (focusing on training these courses to children), a Crisis Pregnancy Counselor, member of the DSHS/DCFS Foster Parents Trainers Unit, Vice President of the Foster Parents association of Washington State, member of the Board of the Pediatric Interim Care Center, member of the King County Superior Court Volunteers Program, and member of many other state and national workgroups, units, teams and initiatives regarding child and family welfare; and
WHEREAS, Gwendolyn is also the wife of Reverend Sam L. Townsend, Sr., a licensed evangelist missionary, founder and coordinator of the Intercessory Praying Women (a 24-hour prayer ministry), and a board leader of Washington State Church of God in Christ Womens' Department; and
WHEREAS, Gwendolyn has guided and parented fourteen children -- biological, foster/adopt, guardianship, and step-children, and is "Mema" (grandma) to many more;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate hereby recognizes and honors Gwendolyn Townsend's efforts, commitment, responsibility, and dedication to the children of Washington State and the world, and for teaching others the uplifting experience of her philosophy of collective work and responsibility for children, our future.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUEST
The President welcomed and introduced Gwendolyn Townsend, who was seated on the rostrum. He also introduced some of her family members who were seated in the gallery.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Heavey, the following resolution was adopted:
SENATE RESOLUTION 1997-8642
By Senators Heavey, McDonald, Wojahn and Kohl
WHEREAS, Charlie Jung joyfully gave forty-three years of his life working, serving his community, and being a role model for others with his humanitarian acts; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Jung tirelessly served the West Seattle Community as past president of the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the West Seattle Lions Club, the West Seattle Shrine Club, and the 34th District Republican Club, and as a state delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1980; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Jung, as a proud veteran of World War II, inspired today’s youth by sharing his experiences from World War II and the liberation of the Buchenwald death camp, with high school and middle school students, and participating in a week-long Anne Frank Ceremony; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Jung’s civic contributions were widespread through West Seattle Hi Yu, American Legion Post #160, Masonic Temple #287, Nile Temple Shrine, Southwest Historical Society, and Farwell-Roosevelt Post VFW 2715; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Jung served as an upstanding businessman as the owner of K.C. Motor Parts for twenty-two years and as a maintenance man at Seattle Lutheran High School for sixteen years after his retirement; and
WHEREAS, Charlie Jung’s honors include the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award from the West Seattle Lions Club, the Orville Rummel Award from American Legion Post #160, and the Designated Distinguished Volunteer Award from Governor John Spellman; and
WHEREAS, The people of Washington have lost a true friend, a faithful and loving husband, and a proud and devoted father and grandfather;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate hereby recognizes Charlie Jung’s life accomplishments and his contribution to the countless number of people who came in contact with him and have been changed for the better; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate immediately transmit a copy of this resolution to the family of Charlie Jung.
Senators Heavey, McDonald and Oke spoke to Senate Resolution 1997-8642.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUEST
The President welcomed and introduced Mrs. Charlie Jung, who was seated in the gallery.
INTRODUCTION OF CASHMERE ROYALTY
The President welcomed and introduced Queen Carley Simpson, Princesses Megan Arnold and Charissa Cruckshank who were seated in the gallery. The young ladies were representing the Cashmere Royalty for Founder's Day, as well as the Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival.
MOTION
At 10:20 a.m., on motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate was declared to be at ease.
The Senate was called to order at 11:09 a.m. by President Owen.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Owen, the Senate reverted to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SENATE BILL NO. 6063, by Senators Strannigan and Fraser (by request of Governor Locke)
Adopting the capital budget.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6063 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6063 and the substitute bill was placed on second reading and read the second time.
On motion of Senator Johnson, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6063 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6063.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6063 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 26; Nays, 23; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Benton, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Hale, Hochstatter, Horn, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Prince, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wood and Zarelli - 26. Voting nay: Senators Bauer, Brown, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl, Loveland, McAuliffe, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Swanson, Thibaudeau and Wojahn - 23. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6063, 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 11:27 a.m., on motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 31, 1997.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
MIKE O'CONNELL, Secretary of the Senate