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TWENTY-NINTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, February 8, 1999
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
February 5, 1999
SB 5010 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Providing disciplinary sanctions for sexual misconduct by employees of custodial agencies. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5010 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 4, 1999
SB 5124 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Prescribing disclosures required for prize promotions. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Benton, Deccio, Gardner, Hale, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 5, 1999
SB 5131 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Requiring insurance for day-care and family day-care providers. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson and Sheahan.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 5, 1999
SB 5132 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Improving child care services. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 4, 1999
SB 5156 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Amending housing authority law. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Benton, Deccio, Gardner, Hale, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 4, 1999
SB 5248 Prime Sponsor, Senator Loveland: Negotiating state-wide custody contracts. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5248 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Benton, Deccio, Gardner, Hale, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 4, 1999
SB 5253 Prime Sponsor, Senator Benton: Preventing a registered sex offender from holding a real estate license. Reported by Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Benton, Deccio, Gardner, Hale, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 5, 1999
SB 5466 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Revising sanctions for violating conditions of the juvenile offender basic training camp program. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Sheahan, Stevens and Zarelli.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 4, 1999
SB 5485 Prime Sponsor, Senator Thibaudeau: Regulating certain tobacco product manufacturers. Reported by Committee on Health and Long-Term Care
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Wojahn, Vice Chair; Costa, Franklin and Johnson.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 4, 1999
SB 5568 Prime Sponsor, Senator B. Sheldon: Establishing a self-employment assistance program. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Kline and Wojahn.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Hochstatter.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 4, 1999
SCR 8405 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Adopting the work force training and education coordinating board comprehensive plan update. Reported by Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Hochstatter, Kline, Oke and Wojahn.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5131 and Senate Bill No. 5466 were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
February 5, 1999
GA 9111 JUDGE THOMAS FELNAGLE, reappointed August 28, 1998, for a term ending August 2, 2001, as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach, Thibaudeau and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
February 5, 1999
GA 9150 JUDGE THOMAS A. METZGER, reappointed August 28, 1998, for a term ending August 2, 2001, as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Roach, Thibaudeau and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5757 by Senators Kline and Roach
AN ACT Relating to recreational immunity; and amending RCW 4.24.200.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5758 by Senators Kline, Costa and Roach
AN ACT Relating to the injury or wrongful death of a child; and amending RCW 4.24.010.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5759 by Senators Costa and Roach
AN ACT Relating to presenting evidence of mental disease in a criminal proceeding; and adding a new section to chapter 10.58 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5760 by Senators Goings, Haugen, McCaslin and Patterson
AN ACT Relating to fire protection districts; and amending RCW 52.04.011, 52.04.031, and 52.04.061.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5761 by Senator Prentice
AN ACT Relating to voter registration at institutions of higher education; and amending RCW 29.07.025.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5762 by Senators Haugen and Goings (by request of Department of Licensing)
AN ACT Relating to cosmetology; amending RCW 18.16.010, 18.16.020, 18.16.030, 18.16.060, 18.16.090, 18.16.100, 18.16.110, 18.16.140, 18.16.170, 18.16.175, 18.16.200, 18.16.210, and 18.16.240; reenacting and amending RCW 18.16.050; repealing RCW 18.16.165, 18.16.180, and 18.16.190; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5763 by Senators Brown, West, Oke and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to taxation of coin-operated laundry facilities; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5764 by Senators Heavey, Johnson, McCaslin, T. Sheldon and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to actions arising out of public works contracts; and amending RCW 39.04.240.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5765 by Senators Costa, Johnson, Wojahn and McCaslin
AN ACT Relating to granting state-wide warrant jurisdiction to courts of limited jurisdiction; and amending RCW 3.66.010, 3.66.060, 3.66.070, 3.46.030, 3.50.020, and 35.20.030.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5766 by Senators Wojahn, Long, Franklin, Winsley, Rasmussen and Costa
AN ACT Relating to the long-term care ombudsman program; amending RCW 43.190.060; adding new sections to chapter 43.190 RCW; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5767 by Senators Finkbeiner and Oke
AN ACT Relating to immunity for businesses and state and local government agencies and their employees for harm caused by incorrectly calculated or interpreted dates associated with year 2000 date changes processed by electronic computing devices; adding a new section to chapter 4.24 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5768 by Senators Finkbeiner and Oke
AN ACT Relating to emergency medical services; adding a new section to chapter 18.73 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5769 by Senators Sheahan, McCaslin, Morton, West and Oke
AN ACT Relating to prisoner release; amending RCW 9.94A.150, 9.95.110, and 72.02.100; adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5770 by Senators Gardner, Sellar, Haugen, Goings, Prentice, Horn, Deccio, Oke, Fraser, Loveland, Eide, Costa, Swecker and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to coordination of special needs transportation; amending RCW 47.06B.010, 47.06B.020, 47.06B.030, 47.06B.900, and 47.06B.901; and adding new sections to chapter 47.06B RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5771 by Senators Hargrove, Long, Heavey, Zarelli and Johnson
AN ACT Relating to clarifying administration and enforcement of medical marijuana regulations; amending RCW 69.51A.040 and 69.51A.060; adding a new section to chapter 69.51A RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5772 by Senators Gardner, T. Sheldon, Rasmussen, Swecker, Prentice, Costa, McCaslin, Wojahn, Spanel, Goings and Oke (by request of Secretary of State Munro)
AN ACT Relating to confidentiality of records of participants in programs for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault; amending RCW 40.24.070; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5773 by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio and Spanel
AN ACT Relating to dental hygienists; amending RCW 18.29.021, 18.29.045, 18.29.060, 18.29.071, 18.29.120, 18.29.140, 18.29.150, 18.29.160, and 18.29.210; adding new sections to chapter 18.29 RCW; and repealing RCW 18.29.110, 18.29.130, 18.29.170, 18.29.190, and 18.29.200.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5774 by Senators Hochstatter, Roach, Swecker and Morton
AN ACT Relating to freedom of conscience in fulfilling tax obligations for K-12 education; and adding a new chapter to Title 84 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5775 by Senators Wojahn, Johnson, Thibaudeau, Rasmussen and Costa (by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development)
AN ACT Relating to volunteer participation in the long-term care ombudsman program; and amending RCW 43.190.060.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5776 by Senators Franklin, Roach, Prentice, Zarelli and Costa
AN ACT Relating to access to chiropractic health care services; and adding a new section to chapter 48.42 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5777 by Senators Prentice and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to payment for denturist services; and amending RCW 48.44.026.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5778 by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Wojahn, Winsley, Franklin, Costa, Brown, West and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to creating an emergency response fund for outbreaks of communicable disease and tuberculosis detention; adding new sections to chapter 43.70 RCW; creating new sections; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5779 by Senators Kline, Winsley, Fairley, Costa and Oke
AN ACT Relating to crime prevention employee training in businesses operating during evening hours; amending RCW 49.22.010 and 49.22.020; adding a new section to chapter 49.22 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5780 by Senator Prentice
AN ACT Relating to discrimination based on source of household income; amending RCW 49.60.010, 49.60.030, and 49.60.040; and reenacting and amending RCW 49.60.222.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5781 by Senators Eide, Swecker, Fraser and Costa (by request of Department of Ecology)
AN ACT Relating to the commute trip reduction tax credit; amending RCW 82.04.4453 and 82.16.048; amending 1996 c 128 s 7 (uncodified); amending 1996 c 128 s 6 (uncodified); providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5782 by Senators Johnson, McAuliffe and Oke
AN ACT Relating to collection agencies; and amending RCW 19.16.100 and 19.16.250.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5783 by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Prentice, Costa, Eide, Goings, Johnson, Zarelli, Wojahn and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to school nurses; adding a new section to chapter 28A.210 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
HOLD.
SB 5784 by Senators Sheahan, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Bauer
AN ACT Relating to the western interstate commission for higher education western undergraduate exchange program; amending RCW 28B.15.910; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5785 by Senators Honeyford, Horn, Rossi, Sheahan, McCaslin and Oke
AN ACT Relating to minors who make threats on school facilities; amending RCW 9A.46.020; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5786 by Senators Shin, Jacobsen, Patterson, Thibaudeau, McAuliffe, Franklin, Eide, Kline and Bauer
AN ACT Relating to acupuncture as a medical care service; and adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5787 by Senators Costa, McAuliffe, Fairley and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to limiting disclosure of personal information about school employees; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5788 by Senators Rasmussen, Hochstatter, Haugen, Patterson, Eide, Zarelli, Goings, Bauer and Brown
AN ACT Relating to school district organization; amending RCW 28A.315.020; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.315 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5789 by Senators Bauer, West, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Eide, Sheahan, Rossi, Rasmussen, Honeyford, Franklin, Patterson, Wojahn, Thibaudeau, Prentice, Jacobsen and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to the governance of the K-20 telecommunications network; amending RCW 28D.02.010, 28D.02.030, 28D.02.040, 28D.02.050, 28D.02.060, 28D.02.065, and 28D.02.070; adding new sections to chapter 28D.02 RCW; providing an effective date; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5790 by Senator Prentice
AN ACT Relating to use of certain revenues from local taxation of social card games; and amending RCW 9.46.113.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5791 by Senator T. Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to tuition waivers for county employees; and amending RCW 28B.15.558.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5792 by Senator McAuliffe (by request of Board of Education)
AN ACT Relating to the recommendations of the state board of education based on its review of its statutory authority; amending RCW 28A.205.010, 28A.205.020, 28A.205.040, 28A.225.160, 28A.300.040, and 28A.305.130; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 28A.410.010.
Referred to Committee on Education.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5783 was held at the desk.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, February 9, 1999.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate