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FIFTEENTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, January 24, 2000
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Pro Tempore Wojahn. 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
January 20, 2000
SB 5152 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kline: Clarifying who are appointed personnel for the purpose of public employees' collective bargaining. 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.
January 20, 2000
SB 6123 Prime Sponsor, Senator B. Sheldon: Authorizing parking and business improvement areas to sponsor public events. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Haugen, Horn and McCaslin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 20, 2000
SB 6147 Prime Sponsor, Senator Jacobsen: Creating the Washington state parks gift foundation. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6147 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; T. Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Morton, Oke, Rossi, Snyder, Spanel and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 20, 2000
SB 6149 Prime Sponsor, Senator Jacobsen: Allowing the disposition of state forest lands without public auction. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6149 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; T. Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Morton, Oke, Rossi, Snyder, Spanel and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 20, 2000
SB 6154 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Allowing county clerks to accept credit cards. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Haugen, Horn and McCaslin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 21, 2000
SB 6159 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Changing compensation for boards of directors for air pollution control authorities. Reported by Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6159 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Morton and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 21, 2000
SB 6168 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Requiring the department of social and health services to have a phone system that facilitates access to a departmental employee rather than voice mail. 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, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 20, 2000
SB 6175 Prime Sponsor, Senator Jacobsen: Allowing the parks and recreation commission to dispose of certain real property without an auction. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6175 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; T. Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Morton, Oke, Rossi, Snyder, Spanel and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 20, 2000
SB 6176 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rasmussen: Changing warehouse receipts. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; T. Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Morton, Oke, Rossi, Snyder, Spanel and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 19, 2000
SB 6199 Prime Sponsor, Senator Wojahn: Adopting a patient bill of rights. Reported by Committee on Health and Long-Term Care
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6199 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Thibaudeau, Chair; Wojahn, Vice Chair; Costa, Deccio, Franklin, Johnson and Winsley.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 21, 2000
SB 6207 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Authorizing the secretary of the department of social and health services to take all actions necessary to carry out the purposes of the sexually violent predator law. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6207 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Long, Patterson, Stevens and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 21, 2000
SB 6208 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Extending the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes to clean-fuel vehicles. Reported by Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6208 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Transportation. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Jacobsen, Morton and Swecker.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
January 21, 2000
SB 6209 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Authorizing a proposal for an environmental quality benchmarks program. Reported by Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6209 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Morton and Swecker.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 21, 2000
SB 6261 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rasmussen: Limiting chlorine in drinking water. Reported by Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6261 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Morton and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 20, 2000
SB 6289 Prime Sponsor, Senator Patterson: Excusing political committees from keeping their books open on legal holidays. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6289 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Haugen, Horn and McCaslin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 21, 2000
SB 6349 Prime Sponsor, Senator Eide: Extending the expiration date of the water well delegation program. Reported by Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6349 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Morton and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 21, 2000
SB 6382 Prime Sponsor, Senator Thibaudeau: Protecting dependent persons. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: That the bill be referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care without recommendation. Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Haugen, Johnson, Long, Roach, Thibaudeau and Zarelli.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
January 20, 2000
SB 6399 Prime Sponsor, Senator Eide: Modifying the commute trip reduction tax credit. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Eide, Jacobsen, Johnson, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Benton and Heavey.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
January 21, 2000
SB 6515 Prime Sponsor, Senator Heavey: Requiring mandatory arbitration in some counties. Reported by Committee on Judiciary
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Heavey, Chair; Kline, Vice Chair; Costa, Hargrove, Haugen, Long, McCaslin and Thibaudeau.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 6168 was referred to the Committee on Rules.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6681 by Senators T. Sheldon and Hargrove
AN ACT Relating to rural county planning goals under the growth management act; amending RCW 36.70A.320; and adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6682 by Senators Costa, Winsley and Kohl-Welles (by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
AN ACT Relating to workplace safety in state hospitals; amending RCW 72.23.010; adding new sections to chapter 72.23 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6683 by Senators Franklin, Kline, Heavey, Thibaudeau and Costa
AN ACT Relating to reporting information on routine traffic enforcement; and adding a new section to chapter 46.63 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6684 by Senators Thibaudeau, Kline, Roach and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the privacy of medical records; amending RCW 70.02.020, 70.02.050, and 70.02.170; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6685 by Senators Patterson and Horn (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to reports to the legislature; amending RCW 13.34.803, 13.40.430, 34.05.328, 43.20B.030, 43.63A.230, 70.119A.170, 74.09.310, 74.09.320, 74.13.031, 74.13.036, 74.14C.070, and 74.20A.035; reenacting and amending RCW 26.44.030; and repealing RCW 18.20.230, 43.20A.870, 70.128.210, 71.36.020, 74.14C.080, 74.20A.340, 75.50.030, 75.08.410, and 75.08.530.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6686 by Senators Patterson, Horn, Oke, Roach and Kline (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to confidentiality of personal financial information; and reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.310.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 6687 by Senators Prentice, Winsley, McDonald and T. Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to insurance coverage for port districts; amending RCW 48.30.270; and adding a new section to chapter 53.08 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6688 by Senators Goings, Patterson, Haugen and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to fire district benefit charges; and amending RCW 52.18.050.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6689 by Senators Haugen, Patterson, Winsley, Kline, Sheahan, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the use of funds derived from the real estate excise tax; amending RCW 82.46.010; and reenacting and amending RCW 82.46.035.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6690 by Senators McCaslin and Oke
AN ACT Relating to independent commissions to set salaries for city and town mayors and councilmembers, and county commissioners and councilmembers; amending RCW 35.22.200 and 36.17.020; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.17 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6691 by Senators Loveland and Winsley (by request of Health Care Authority)
AN ACT Relating to creating the uniform medical plan trust account; and adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6692 by Senators Goings, Hochstatter, Rossi and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to conditions for transferring electric service from an electrical company; amending RCW 80.28.110; and adding a new section to chapter 80.28 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Technology and Telecommunications.
SB 6693 by Senators Horn, Haugen, Johnson and Oke
AN ACT Relating to the contracting of department of transportation services; amending RCW 41.06.150 and 41.06.380; adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 6694 by Senators Wojahn, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Hargrove, Long, Oke, Winsley and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to establishing a foster parent retention pilot program; creating new sections; making appropriations; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6695 by Senators T. Sheldon and Prentice
AN ACT Relating to public facility infrastructure development by Indian tribes; and amending RCW 82.14.370.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6696 by Senator Patterson (by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development)
AN ACT Relating to correcting obsolete references to the department of community, trade, and economic development; amending RCW 19.27.150, 19.27.097, 19.27.190, 27.34.310, 28A.300.160, 28B.06.030, 34.05.330, 35.02.260, 35.21.300, 35.21.687, 35.21.779, 36.34.137, 39.44.210, 39.44.230, 43.19.1920, 43.19.19201, 43.20A.037, 43.22.495, 43.70.530, 43.70.540, 43.79.201, 43.133.030, 43.133.050, 43.150.040, 43.280.011, 43.280.070, 43.310.020, 43.330.125, 43.330.135, 47.12.064, 47.50.090, 47.76.230, 53.36.030, 59.24.020, 59.24.050, 59.24.060, 66.08.195, 66.08.198, 67.38.070, 68.60.030, 70.05.125, 70.95.260, 70.95.265, 70.95.810, 70.105.020, 72.09.055, 72.65.210, 74.08A.010, 74.14B.060, 79A.30.050, 79A.50.100, 84.36.560, 88.02.053, 90.03.247, 19.27A.020, 19.29A.010, 28B.38.020, 28B.38.050, 43.17.065, 43.20A.750, 43.31.805, 43.63A.230, 43.88.093, 50.38.030, 67.28.8001, 43.06.115, 43.21J.030, 43.157.010, 43.157.030, 46.16.340, 43.220.070, 90.56.100, and 90.56.280; reenacting and amending RCW 43.105.020; reenacting RCW 48.50.040; creating new sections; decodifying RCW 35.22.660, 35.22.680, 35A.63.149, 35A.63.210, 36.32.520, 36.32.560, 36.70.675, 36.70.755, 70.95H.005, 70.95H.007, 70.95H.010, 70.95H.030, 70.95H.040, 70.95H.050, 70.95H.800, 70.95H.900, and 70.95H.901; repealing RCW 43.31.409, 43.168.010, 43.168.055, 43.168.060, 43.168.070, 43.168.090, 43.168.100, 43.168.110, 43.168.120, 43.168.130, 43.168.140, 43.168.150, and 43.168.900; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6697 by Senators Rossi, Benton, McDonald, Horn, West, Oke, Morton, Zarelli, Finkbeiner, Hale, Hochstatter, Swecker, Roach, Stevens, Johnson, Honeyford, Sheahan, Deccio and T. Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to property tax reform and relief; amending RCW 43.135.045, 84.55.050, 84.55.010, 84.52.067, 84.38.010, and 84.38.050; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092, 43.84.092, 43.84.092, and 84.55.005; adding a new section to chapter 84.55 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.38 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 84.55.0101; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6698 by Senators Thibaudeau, McDonald, Snyder, Winsley, Jacobsen, Rasmussen, Haugen, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Costa
AN ACT Relating to citizen participation in the discussion of public issues; adding new sections to chapter 43.63A RCW; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6699 by Senators Brown, Fairley, Jacobsen, Patterson, Costa, Kline, Thibaudeau, Kohl-Welles and Eide
AN ACT Relating to leave to care for a child; amending RCW 50.29.020, 49.78.005, and 49.78.070; adding a new section to chapter 50.20 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 6700 by Senators Swecker, Rasmussen, Snyder, Eide, Hargrove, Roach, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Sheahan, Zarelli, Oke, Hochstatter, Fraser and Benton
AN ACT Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for coal-fired thermal electric generation facilities; and repealing RCW 82.08.812 and 82.12.812.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Technology and Telecommunications.
SB 6701 by Senators Prentice, Patterson, Benton, Zarelli, Loveland and Honeyford
AN ACT Relating to service contracts; and amending RCW 48.110.015.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 6702 by Senators Jacobsen and Oke
AN ACT Relating to liability of volunteers; and adding new sections to chapter 4.24 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6703 by Senators Costa, Long, Hargrove, Winsley, Kline and Kohl-Welles (by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development)
AN ACT Relating to defining core services for victims of sexual assault; and amending RCW 70.125.030.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 6704 by Senators Benton, Roach and Finkbeiner
AN ACT Relating to taxation; adding a new section to chapter 43.135 RCW; creating a new section; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6705 by Senators Benton, Swecker, Morton and Horn
AN ACT Relating to placing time restrictions on the acceptance of political contributions for all candidates; and amending RCW 42.17.710.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6706 by Senators Benton, Heavey and Horn
AN ACT Relating to the state patrol; and adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6707 by Senators Benton, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Stevens, Zarelli, Roach and Hale
AN ACT Relating to the basic education allocation provided to special education students; amending RCW 28A.150.390; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 6708 by Senators Horn, Rossi, Morton, Hochstatter, Swecker, Stevens, Sheahan and Benton
AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax equalization; amending RCW 82.14.030, 82.14.050, 82.14.060, 82.14.200, and 82.14.210; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6709 by Senator Horn
AN ACT Relating to municipal tax fairness; amending RCW 35.21.860; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 35 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 35.21.717, 35.21.718, 35.21.840, and 35.21.845; and repealing RCW 35.21.706, 35.21.710, 35.21.711, 35.21.712, 35.21.714, 35.21.715, 35.21.850, 35.21.865, 35.21.870, and 35.21.871.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6710 by Senators Sheahan, Swecker, Stevens, Rossi, Johnson, Zarelli, Morton, Hochstatter and Roach
AN ACT Relating to teacher training pilot programs; amending RCW 28B.80.620 and 28B.80.622; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 6711 by Senators Sheahan, Oke, Stevens, Honeyford, Zarelli, Rossi, Johnson, Morton, Long, Hochstatter, Swecker and Roach
AN ACT Relating to a property tax exemption for farm equipment; and adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 6712 by Senators Sheahan, McCaslin and Morton
AN ACT Relating to railroad rights of way in the Spokane Valley; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6713 by Senators Patterson, Horn and Winsley (by request of Secretary of State Munro)
AN ACT Relating to quality awards; amending RCW 43.07.290; adding a new section to chapter 43.06 RCW; recodifying RCW 43.07.290; and repealing RCW 43.07.295.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 6714 by Senator Thibaudeau
AN ACT Relating to continuing education requirements for respiratory care practitioners; and amending RCW 18.89.140.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 6715 by Senators Eide, Swecker, Fraser, Costa, Rasmussen, Morton, Patterson, Kline, Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to recycling and waste reduction; amending RCW 43.19A.020, 70.95.010, 70.95.030, 70.95.090, 70.95.280, 70.95.290, and 70.95.810; adding a new section to chapter 43.19A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 81.77 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
SJR 8214 by Senators Wojahn, McDonald, Loveland and Winsley
Amending the Constitution to allow certain trust fund moneys to be invested as authorized by the legislature.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SJR 8215 by Senators Benton, Johnson and Roach
Amending the Constitution to require voter approval on tax or fee increases.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SCR 8425 by Senators Kohl-Welles and Sheahan (by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board)
Adopting the recommendations of the higher education coordinating board's year 2000 update of the master plan.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 6691 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 6700 was referred to the Committee on Energy, Technology and Telecommunications.
MOTION
At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 25, 2000.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate