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SIXTY-EIGHTH DAY
MORNING SESSION
House Chamber, Olympia, Friday, March 19, 1999
The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Speaker Chopp.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HCR 4408 by Representatives Lisk and Kessler
Adopting joint rules.
Held on first reading from March 17, 1999.
HCR 4409 by Representatives Parlette, Cody, Alexander and Conway
Establishing a task force on prescription medication services.
Referred to Rules Committee.
SSB 5029 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Winsley, Roach, Jacobsen, Long, Fraser, Bauer and Rasmussen; by request of Joint Committee on Pension Policy)
Establishing membership in the public employees' retirement system.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
SSB 5050 by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Kline and Deccio)
Describing the treamtnet of intractable pain with controlled substances.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SSB 5059 by Senate Committee on Environmental Quality & Water Resources (originally sponsored by Senators Brown and Morton)
Allowing counties to assess impact fees to cover the costs associated with the transportation of uranium mill tailings over their roadways.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 5071 by Senators Patterson, Prentice, Shin, Thibaudeau, Hale, Gardner, Fraser, Spanel, Haugen, Snyder, Morton, Loveland, B. Sheldon, Winsley, Wojahn, Costa and McAuliffe
Providing protection for candidates for public office against false statements in political advertising made with malice.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
SSB 5074 by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Honeyford, T. Sheldon, Johnson and Rasmussen)
Establishing the crime of mail theft or receipt of stolen mail.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
2SSB 5210 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Long, Zarelli, Patterson and Franklin)
Altering shelter care laws.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
SB 5270 by Senators Prentice, Roach, Heavey, Costa and Winsley
Clarifying the requirement to publish minimum wage rates in contract documents.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
SSB 5285 by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, McCaslin, Johnson and Haugen)
Permitting certain nuisance actions based on air emission or water or solid waste discharge.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SSB 5299 by Senate Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Wojahn)
Eliminating the residency requirement for TANF eligibility.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
SSB 5312 by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Costa, Deccio, Winsley, Wojahn, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles)
Providing for the prevention of workplace violence in health care settings.
Held on first reading from March 16, 1999.
SSB 5313 by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Wojahn, Zarelli, Thibaudeau, Deccio and Winsley)
Limiting the scope of mental health record audits.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
ESB 5330 by Senators Brown, Goings, Franklin, Patterson, Eide, B. Sheldon, Winsley, Costa, Oke, Bauer and Rasmussen
Treating active military personnel as residents for purposes of higher education tuition.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SSB 5349 by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Costa, Spanel, Long, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Snyder, Kline, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Wojahn, Rasmussen, Patterson, Deccio and Prentice)
Providing insurance coverage for cranial hair.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SSB 5378 by Senate Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Wojahn, Fairley and Oke; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Changing service of process provisions for divisions of child support documents.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SSB 5430 by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Wojahn, Winsley, Jacobsen, Hale, Kohl-Welles, Thibaudeau, Benton, Rasmussen, Long, Fraser, Prentice, Shin, Gardner, Heavey, McAuliffe, Patterson, Franklin, Costa, Eide, B. Sheldon and Spanel)
Creating the women's health advisory committee.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
SSB 5465 by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Costa, Wojahn, Winsley, Patterson and Thibaudeau; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Authorizing implementation of a waiver for the department of social and health services to provide family planning services to eligible persons.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
ESSB 5480 by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Patterson, Hargrove, Long, Eide, Franklin, Shin, McCaslin, Haugen, Goings, Gardner, Prentice, Kline, T. Sheldon, Wojahn, Benton, Spanel, B. Sheldon, Bauer, McAuliffe, Jacobsen, Rossi, Horn, Johnson, West, Winsley, Oke and Rasumssen)
Requiring identification of drug-affected infants and providing treatment services to their mothers.
SSB 5491 by Senate Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Costa, Roach, Franklin, Thibaudeau, McAuliffe and Kline)
Requiring the use of apprentices in large public works projects.
Held on first reading from March 16, 1999.
SSB 5492 by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Long, Shin, Goings and Winsley)
Extending protection of transit employees.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
SSB 5518 by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Jacobsen, Eide, Goings and Winsley)
Establishing a youth athletic facility account to help fund community outdoor athletic facilities.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 5538 by Senators Costa, McCaslin, Heavey, Goings and Rasmussen
Clarifying sentencing requirements for certain crimes.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
SB 5560 by Senators Franklin, Deccio, Winsley and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Revising provisions relating to supported employment for persons with severe disabilities.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
SB 5563 by Senators Costa, Patterson and Roach
Authorizing a filing fee surcharge for funding county law libraries.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
ESB 5564 by Senators Gardner, Winsley, Spanel and Loveland
Taxation of park trailers and travel trailers.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.
ESSB 5593 by Senate Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Eide, Loveland, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon and Winsley; by request of Governor Locke)
Creating the Washington professional educator standards board.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SSB 5609 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Horn, Prentice, Winsley, Haugen and Costa; by request of Secretary of State)
Making awards for state employees' suggestions.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
SSB 5619 by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senator Jacobsen; by request of Office of Financial Management)
Modifying the forest fire protection assessment process.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
ESB 5675 by Senators Thibaudeau, Patterson, Fraser, Franklin, Eide, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Bauer, Snyder and Jacobsen
Prioritizing highway noise mitigation.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
ESB 5720 by Senators Shin, Sheahan, Kohl-Welles, Finkbeiner, Prentice, Horn, T. Sheldon, Kline, Jacobsen, West and Oke
Promoting cooperative real estate research.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
ESSB 5743 by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Sheahan, Oke and Hale; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges)
Improving community and technical colleges' contributions to economic development.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SSB 5793 by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio and Kohl-Welles)
Protecting information related to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
ESB 5843 by Senators Prentice and Winsley
Concerning the housing finance commission.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.
ESB 5886 by Senators Fraser, Fairley, Kline, Thibaudeau and Franklin
Changing vehicle emission inspection program provisions.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SSB 5893 by Senate Committee on Energy, Technology & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Sellar, Spanel, McCaslin, Prentice, Loveland, Winsley and Oke)
Prohibiting a business that delivers cut flower arrangements to misrepresent the geographic location of the business.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
SSB 5893 by Committee on Energy, Technology & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Sellar, Spanel, McCaslin, Prentice, Loveland, Winsley and Oke)
Prohibiting a business that delivers cut flower arrangements to misrepresent the geographical location of the business.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
ESSB 5899 by Senate Committee on State & Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Patterson, Bauer, Franklin, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon, Haugen, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Fraser, Prentice, Thibaudeau and Spanel)
Adjusting penalties under the public disclosure act.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
SSB 5900 by Senate Committee on State & Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Patterson, Haugen, Bauer, Franklin, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Thibaudeau, Fairley, Fraser, Prentice, Spanel and Eide)
Regulating political advertising and independent expenditures.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
SSB 5902 by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Sheahan and Shin)
Changing higher education financial aid provisions.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5911 by Senators Eide, Hochstatter and McAuliffe
Changing school director eligibility provisions.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SSB 5929 by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Long, Gardner, Costa, Swecker, Hargrove, Winsley, Patterson, Eide, Snyder and Bauer)
Reallocating local motor vehicle excise tax for public transportation.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
E2SSB 5931 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Patterson, Horn, Gardner, McCaslin, Haugen, Kline, Brown, Costa, Hale, Kohl-Welles, B. Sheldon and Bauer)
Requiring electronic filing and publication of campaign finance and lobbyist reports.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
SSB 5989 by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Morton and Rasmussen)
Adjusting aircraft registration fees and tax distribution.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SSB 6001 by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Long, Winsley and Rasmussen)
Providing for the disclosure of information to the office of the family and children's ombudsman.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
2SSJR 8205 by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Requiring a geographic distribution of initiative petition signatures.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
There being no objection, the bills and resolutions listed on the day's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Kessler, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 21, 1999, the 71st Legislative Day.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker
DEAN R. FOSTER, Chief Clerk FRANK CHOPP, Speaker
4408
Introduced, Held on First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
4409
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
5029 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
5050 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
5059 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
5071
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5074 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5210 (2nd Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5270
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5285 (Sub)
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5299 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5312 (Sub)
Introduced, Held on First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
5313 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5330
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5349 (Sub)
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5378 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5430 (Sub)
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5465 (Sub)
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5480 (Sub)
Introduced, Held on First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
5491 (Sub)
Introduced, Held on First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
5492 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5518 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5538
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5560
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5563
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5564
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5593 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5609 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5619 (Sub)
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5675
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5720
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5743 (Sub)
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5793 (Sub)
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5843
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5886
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5893 (Sub)
Intro & 1st Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5899 (Sub)
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5900 (Sub)
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5902 (Sub)
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5911
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5929 (Sub)
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5931 (2nd Sub)
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5989 (Sub)
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6001 (Sub)
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8205 (2nd Sub)
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