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EIGHTEENTH DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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House Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 25, 2001
The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Speaker Chopp. The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by the Washington National Guard Color Guard. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Christopher Lensch, Washington Air National Guard.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
MESSAGE FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
January 24, 2001
The Honorable Co-Speakers
House of Representatives
P.O. Box 40600
Olympia WA 98504-0600
Dear Mr. Speakers:
The Snohomish County Council, after thoughtful deliberation, has unanimously selected Jean Berkey to fill the position of 38th District State Representative, effective January 22, 2001.
Sincerely,
Dave Somers, Chair
Snohomish County Council
Speaker Chopp requested Representative-Appointee Jean Berkey to approach the Rostrum. Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens administered the Oath of Office to Representative Berkey. The Sergeant at Arms escorted Representative Berkey to her seat on the floor of the Chamber.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HB 1388by Representatives Ruderman, Campbell, Cody, Conway, Edmonds, Edwards, Dickerson and McIntire
AN ACT Relating to naturopathic physicians; amending RCW 18.36A.010, 18.36A.020, 18.36A.030, 18.36A.040, 18.36A.050, 18.36A.070, 18.06.050, 18.74.010, 18.120.020, 18.130.040, and 43.70.470; adding new sections to chapter 18.36A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 19.68 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1389by Representatives Talcott, Lovick, Armstrong, Haigh, Schmidt, Keiser, Woods, McDermott, Clements, Jackley, Marine, Simpson, Jarrett, Ogden, Edmonds, Lantz, Alexander, Carrell, Kagi, Kenney, Quall, O'Brien, Mulliken, Fromhold, Conway, Morell, Sump, Miloscia, McIntire, Esser, Pearson and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to recognition for teachers certified by the national board for professional teaching standards; adding new sections to chapter 28A.405 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1390by Representatives Cody, Pflug, Ogden, Edmonds, Lantz, Linville, Tokuda, Kagi, Kenney, McMorris, Van Luven, Cooper, Dickerson, O'Brien, Hunt, Haigh, Conway, Lovick, Keiser, Casada, Morell, Veloria, Miloscia, Simpson, McIntire, Schual-Berke, Ruderman, Esser, Wood, Santos, McDermott and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to health care benefits for individuals with disabilities; amending RCW 74.09.035; reenacting and amending RCW 74.09.510; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1391by Representatives Kessler and Mastin
AN ACT Relating to statutory committees of the legislature; amending RCW 44.28.060, 44.28.065, 44.44.030, 44.48.120, 44.68.040, and 44.68.050; adding a new section to chapter 44.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 44.28 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 44.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 44.48 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 44.68 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1392by Representatives Armstrong, G. Chandler, Mielke, Ahern, Schoesler, McMorris and Clements
AN ACT Relating to trust water rights; and amending RCW 90.14.140, 90.38.020, 90.38.040, 90.42.040, and 90.42.080.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1393by Representatives Rockefeller, Morris, Talcott, Dunshee, Jackley, Edmonds, Benson, Lantz, Kagi, Kenney, Dickerson, O'Brien, Conway, Keiser, Casada and Simpson
AN ACT Relating to property tax relief for senior citizens and persons retired because of physical disability; amending RCW 84.36.383; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1394by Representatives Eickmeyer, Schoesler, Rockefeller, Sump, Jackley, Kessler, Cox and Dunshee
AN ACT Relating to clarifying the use of county road funds in salmon recovery projects; amending RCW 36.79.140 and 36.82.070; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1395by Representatives Eickmeyer, Buck, Sump, Doumit, Kessler, Jackley, Van Luven, Haigh, Dunn, Murray, Edwards, Veloria, Romero, Hatfield, Pennington, Hunt, Ruderman, Linville, O'Brien, Conway and Santos
AN ACT Relating to job retention in rural counties; amending RCW 36.70A.030 and 36.70A.070; and adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1396by Representatives Dickerson, Dunshee, Romero and Kenney
AN ACT Relating to the aerial application of pesticides; and amending RCW 15.58.065, 15.58.060, and 15.58.150.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1397by Representatives Tokuda, Boldt, Kagi, Benson, Kenney, Cody, Schual-Berke and Santos
AN ACT Relating to children placed in the care of relatives; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
HB 1398by Representatives Morris, Barlean, Lovick, O'Brien, Conway, Keiser, Roach, Bush, Simpson, Esser, Rockefeller and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to enhancing the penalties for crimes against law enforcement officers; amending RCW 9.94A.390, 9A.36.031, 9A.48.070, and 9A.48.080; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1399by Representatives Kenney, Cox, Fromhold, Skinner, Santos, Talcott, Quall, Hunt, Delvin, McDermott, Romero, Tokuda, Darneille, Keiser, Edwards, Veloria, Gombosky, McIntire, Kagi, Haigh, Conway, Casada, Rockefeller and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to conditional scholarships for future bilingual and English as a second language teachers; amending RCW 28B.102.020 and 28B.102.050; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.102 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 1400by Representatives Romero, Talcott, Quall, Hunt, Keiser, Rockefeller, Linville, Haigh and Schual-Berke
AN ACT Relating to cooperating teachers; adding a new section to chapter 28A.410 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1401by Representatives Carrell, Ballasiotes, Lambert, O'Brien, Armstrong, Boldt, Marine, Mulliken, Delvin, Hurst, Talcott, Schindler and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to false accusations of child abuse or neglect; amending RCW 26.09.191; adding new sections to chapter 26.44 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1402by Representatives Pflug, Romero, Cairnes, Anderson, Jarrett, Boldt, Campbell, Doumit, Morris, Hatfield, Linville, Kagi, Grant, Haigh, Conway, Keiser, Bush, Lisk, Esser and Rockefeller
AN ACT Relating to commercial telephone solicitation; amending RCW 19.158.110; adding a new section to chapter 80.01 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 19.158 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1403by Representatives DeBolt, Poulsen, Crouse, Linville, Mielke, Kenney, Van Luven, Cooper, O'Brien, Campbell, Keiser, Roach, Bush, Morell, Berkey, Miloscia, McIntire, Esser, Rockefeller, McDermott and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to the improvement of energy efficiency in state-funded public buildings through adoption of energy efficiency standards for new buildings, energy audits of existing state-funded public buildings, and performance-based energy service contracting; amending RCW 39.35.010, 39.35.030, 39.35.050, 39.35A.020, 39.35C.010, 39.35C.020, 43.19.668, 43.19.669, 43.19.670, 43.19.675, and 43.19.680; adding a new section to chapter 39.35A RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1404by Representatives Casada, Poulsen, Crouse, Ogden, Linville, Kagi, Hatfield, Van Luven, Cooper, Dickerson, O'Brien, Campbell, Conway, Roach, Bush, Lisk, Berkey, Miloscia and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to tax credits for new facilities that provide electricity for direct service industrial customers; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1405by Representatives Anderson, Poulsen, Crouse, Linville, Kagi, Hatfield, Van Luven, Cooper, O'Brien, Campbell, Roach, Bush, Lisk, Berkey, Miloscia and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to extending eligibility for the public utility tax deduction for facilities generating energy from cogeneration; and amending RCW 82.16.055.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1406by Representatives Esser, Poulsen, Crouse, Linville, Kagi, Kenney, Hatfield, Van Luven, Cooper, Campbell, Roach, Bush, Berkey, Miloscia, Rockefeller and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to providing sales and use tax exemptions for air pollution control facilities acquired or installed by a light and power business at thermal electric peaking plants; and adding a new section to chapter 82.34 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1407by Representatives Fisher and Mitchell; by request of; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to the taxation of fuel; and amending RCW 82.36.010, 82.36.020, 82.36.026, 82.38.020, 82.38.030, and 82.38.035.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1408by Representatives Reardon, Talcott, Schmidt, Conway, Haigh, Bush, Mielke, Hatfield, Campbell, Barlean, Berkey and Rockefeller; by request of Joint Select Commission on Veterans & Military Affairs
AN ACT Relating to a property tax exemption for widows or widowers of honorably discharged veterans; amending RCW 84.36.379, 84.36.383, 84.36.385, 84.36.387, 84.36.389, and 84.04.030; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1409by Representatives Quall, Cox, Schual-Berke, Ogden, Kenney, Edmonds, Lantz, Kagi, McIntire, Ruderman and Rockefeller
AN ACT Relating to prohibition of smoking in residence halls at public institutions of higher education; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
HB 1410by Representatives Veloria, Cody, Campbell, Romero, Kenney, Tokuda, Cooper and McIntire
AN ACT Relating to cigarette fire safety; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; prescribing penalties; and providing a contingent effective date.
Held on First Reading.
HB 1411by Representatives Veloria, Pennington, Cody, Campbell, Romero, Kenney, Keiser, Schual-Berke, Santos, Dunn, Linville, Boldt, Tokuda, Kagi, Cooper, McIntire and Rockefeller
AN ACT Relating to public notification of releases of hazardous substances; amending RCW 70.105.005 and 70.105D.010; adding a new section to chapter 70.105 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.105D RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1412by Representatives Ahern, Gombosky, Dunn, Mielke, Cairnes, Lovick, Mulliken, Roach, Woods, Morell, Esser, Armstrong, Schoesler, Barlean, Benson, Schindler, Crouse, B. Chandler, Bush, O'Brien, Pflug, Cox, Pearson, Anderson, McMorris, G. Chandler, Lisk, Clements, Alexander and Conway
AN ACT Relating to increasing penalties for sexually motivated crimes; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.310 and 9.94A.320; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1413by Representatives Quall, Schmidt, Ogden, Lantz, Kagi, Kenney, Haigh, Conway, Lovick, Keiser, Miloscia, Simpson, McIntire, Wood and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to salary bonuses for teachers attaining certification by the national board for professional teaching standards; adding a new section to chapter 28A.405 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1414by Representatives Schindler, McMorris and Lambert
AN ACT Relating to establishing a data base for voter registration purposes; amending RCW 29.10.185, 29.10.020, 29.10.051, 29.10.110, 29.10.180, 29.10.071, 11.88.010, and 36.22.200; adding a new section to chapter 29.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1415by Representatives Lantz, Boldt, Dickerson, Simpson, Rockefeller and Kessler; by request of Administrator for the Courts
AN ACT Relating to optional authorization of mandatory arbitration for civil actions; amending RCW 7.06.010, 7.06.040, 7.06.050, and 3.62.060; and reenacting and amending RCW 7.06.020.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1416by Representatives Conway and Clements
AN ACT Relating to retaining funds in the public works administration account; and amending RCW 39.12.070.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1417by Representatives Skinner, Edmonds, O'Brien, Cody, Conway, Campbell, Ballasiotes, Ruderman, Pennington, Tokuda, Kagi, Kenney, Schual-Berke, Van Luven, Keiser and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to the protection of vulnerable adults; and amending RCW 74.34.035, 70.124.020, 70.124.030, 70.124.040, and 70.124.060.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1418by Representatives Gombosky, McMorris, Mulliken, Pennington, Ahern, Wood, Ogden, Benson, Reardon, Linville, Haigh, Miloscia, Simpson, McIntire, Santos, Rockefeller and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to community revitalization financing; amending RCW 36.33.220, 36.79.140, 36.82.040, 46.68.124, and 82.03.130; adding a new section to chapter 27.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.61 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.68 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.69 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.75 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 52.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 53.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 67.38 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 68.52 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 86.15 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.55 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 39 RCW; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
HB 1419by Representatives Hurst, Esser, Lantz, Carrell, Haigh, O'Brien, Roach and Ruderman
AN ACT Relating to drivers required to use ignition interlock or other biological or technical devices; amending RCW 46.20.740; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1420by Representatives Hurst, Roach, Dunshee, Lovick, Woods, Jackley, Mielke, Wood, Carrell, Cooper, Sump, Hatfield, Pflug, Haigh, Conway, Reardon, Morris, Edmonds, Ruderman, O'Brien, Veloria, Poulsen, Morell, Kenney, Bush, Anderson, Cody, Santos, Rockefeller and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to discrimination of volunteer fire fighters; adding a new section to chapter 49.12 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1421by Representatives Romero, Schmidt, Ogden, Kenney and Miloscia; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to consolidating the department of retirement systems and the department of personnel; amending RCW 41.06.020, 41.06.130, 41.50.010, 41.54.010, 43.17.020, 42.17.2401, and 43.33A.020; reenacting and amending RCW 43.17.010; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 41.06.030, 41.50.020, and 41.50.050; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1422by Representatives Benson, Hatfield and Bush; by request of State Treasurer & Superintendent of Public Instruction
AN ACT Relating to increasing the size of the state investment board; amending RCW 43.33A.020; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1423by Representatives Quall, Haigh, Keiser, Kenney, Morris, Tokuda, Lovick, Cooper, Conway, Veloria, Wood, Edwards, McIntire, Miloscia, O'Brien, Kirby, McDermott, Schual-Berke and Santos
AN ACT Relating to contracting for services performed by classified employees; and amending RCW 28A.400.285.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1424by Representatives Quall, Talcott, Haigh, Cody, Rockefeller, Keiser, Morris, Kenney, Lovick, Conway, Veloria, O'Brien, Edwards, Linville, Miloscia, Dunshee, Lantz, Edmonds, Schindler, Roach, Bush and Santos
AN ACT Relating to medicinal and catheterization administration in public schools; and amending RCW 28A.210.260 and 28A.210.280.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1425by Representatives Dickerson, Esser, Lantz, Edmonds, Tokuda, Kagi, O'Brien and Rockefeller; by request of Attorney General
AN ACT Relating to vulnerable adults' hearsay statements; and adding a new chapter to Title 74 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1426by Representatives Edmonds, Skinner, Cody, Pflug, Dunn, Schual-Berke, Boldt, Kagi, Kenney, Campbell, Conway and Marine
AN ACT Relating to the establishment of a quality improvement program for boarding homes; amending RCW 18.20.115, 18.20.120, and 74.39A.050; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1427by Representatives Edmonds, Skinner, Cody, Schual-Berke, Pflug, Boldt, Dunn, Kagi and Marine
AN ACT Relating to boarding homes; amending RCW 18.20.020, 18.20.110, 18.20.185, 18.20.190, and 74.39A.060; adding a new section to chapter 18.20 RCW; repealing RCW 74.39A.080; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1428by Representatives Edmonds, Skinner, Cody, Pflug, Boldt, Dunn, Kagi, O'Brien, Campbell, Marine and Schual-Berke
AN ACT Relating to appeal provisions for boarding homes; adding a new section to chapter 18.20 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1429by Representatives Fisher, Woods and Rockefeller
AN ACT Relating to enforcement, collection, and use of tolls on the Tacoma Narrows bridge; amending RCW 46.61.690, 46.63.030, and 46.63.140; reenacting and amending RCW 46.12.370; adding a new section to chapter 46.63 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1430by Representatives Veloria, Van Luven, Hunt, Esser, Ogden, Dunn, O'Brien, Carrell, Santos, Tokuda, Schmidt, Hurst, Fromhold, Boldt, Hatfield, Mulliken and Casada
AN ACT Relating to tax incentives to hire recipients of temporary assistance for needy families; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 48.14 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.
HB 1431by Representatives Veloria, Dunn, Hunt, Tokuda, Ogden, Boldt, O'Brien, Schmidt, Santos, Hurst, Fromhold and Conway
AN ACT Relating to regional job skills programs; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
HB 1432by Representatives Cooper, Delvin, O'Brien, Conway, Murray, Edmonds, Kenney, Campbell, Haigh, Keiser, Simpson, Wood, Santos, Rockefeller and Kessler
AN ACT Relating to extending death benefits to certain surviving spouses under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system; and amending RCW 41.26.160 and 41.26.161.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 1433by Representatives Cooper, Simpson, Linville, Wood, Ruderman, McDermott and Murray
AN ACT Relating to the disclosure of fire protection and building safety information; and amending RCW 59.18.060.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1434by Representatives Cooper, Simpson, Lovick, Wood, Linville, Ruderman, McDermott, O'Brien, Murray, Dunshee, Conway and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to life safety standards in multifamily apartment buildings; amending RCW 19.27.015; and adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1435by Representatives Cooper, Lovick, Ruderman, McDermott, Murray, Dunshee, Conway and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to safety standards in apartment buildings; and adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1436by Representatives Cooper, Hankins, Hatfield, McDermott, Mitchell, Reardon, Conway, Keiser and Simpson
AN ACT Relating to railroad crew size; adding a new section to chapter 81.40 RCW; repealing RCW 81.40.035; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1437by Representative Kessler
AN ACT Relating to election procedures for park and recreation district commissioners; and amending RCW 36.69.090.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1438by Representatives Skinner, Edmonds, Conway and Schual-Berke
AN ACT Relating to property tax exemptions for persons confined in adult family homes and certain boarding homes; and amending RCW 84.36.381 and 84.36.383.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1439by Representatives Schual-Berke, Cox, Keiser, Lambert, Haigh, Cody, Talcott, Fromhold, Santos, Schmidt, Schindler, Quall, Ogden, McDermott, McIntire, Kenney, Kagi, Linville, Roach and Bush; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
AN ACT Relating to educational staff associate positions; and amending RCW 28A.150.410.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 1440by Representatives Simpson, Crouse, Poulsen, Linville, Cooper, Roach, Bush, Morell, Miloscia and McIntire; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to acquiring electricity generation resources; and adding a new section to chapter 80.28 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1441by Representatives Ruderman, Crouse, Poulsen, Linville, Kagi, Kenney, Keiser, Roach, Bush, Lambert, Berkey, Miloscia, Simpson, Esser, Wood, Rockefeller and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to providing sales and use tax exemptions for energy efficient lights and household appliances; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1442by Representatives Poulsen, Crouse, Morris, Edmonds, Tokuda, Linville, Kagi, Van Luven, Kenney, Hatfield, Cooper, O'Brien, Conway, Lovick, Keiser, Roach, Bush, Berkey, Miloscia, Simpson, McIntire, Wood, Rockefeller, McDermott and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to exempting electric generating facilities powered by wind or sun energy from sales and use taxes; amending RCW 82.08.02567 and 82.12.02567; providing an effective date; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1443by Representatives Wood, Crouse, Poulsen, Ogden, Edmonds, Linville, Kagi, Van Luven, Hatfield, Kenney, Cooper, O'Brien, Conway, Lovick, Roach, Bush, Morell, Veloria, Berkey, Miloscia, McIntire, Esser, Rockefeller, McDermott and Kessler; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to public utility tax credits for home energy assistance programs for low-income households; and adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1444by Representatives Murray, Ballasiotes, Mitchell, Quall, Dickerson, Haigh, McIntire, Linville, Simpson, Reardon, Kenney, Hunt, Fisher, Conway, Hurst, Tokuda, Fromhold, Poulsen, Santos, Romero, Rockefeller, Dunshee, Gombosky, Darneille, Edwards, Skinner, O'Brien, Lantz, Wood, Miloscia, Grant, Kessler, Kirby, Jackley, Kagi, Keiser, Sommers, Ogden, Cody, Edmonds, Morris, Lovick, McDermott, Woods, Jarrett, Mastin, Cooper, Schual-Berke and Ruderman; by request of Governor Locke, Attorney General & Superintendent of Public Instruction
AN ACT Relating to preventing harassment, intimidation, or bullying in schools; adding new sections to chapter 28A.635 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1445by Representatives Kessler, Lambert, Ogden, Edmonds, Kagi, Dickerson, Jackley, Fromhold, Keiser, Veloria, Miloscia, Cody and McDermott; by request of State Treasurer
AN ACT Relating to the time certificate of deposit investment program; amending RCW 43.86A.030; repealing RCW 43.131.381 and 43.131.382; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1446by Representatives Wood, Clements, Conway, B. Chandler, Kenney, Lisk and Eickmeyer
AN ACT Relating to authorizing bona fide charitable and nonprofit organizations to conduct electronic bingo; and amending RCW 9.46.0205.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1447by Representatives Wood, Fisher, Cooper, Hankins, Schoesler, DeBolt, Doumit, Hatfield, Linville, Ogden and Murray
AN ACT Relating to environmental mitigation of transportation projects; and amending RCW 47.12.330.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1448by Representatives Ruderman, Schual-Berke, Ericksen, Cody, Edmonds, Linville and McIntire
AN ACT Relating to authorizing local governments to restrict or prohibit smoking in public places; and amending RCW 70.160.080.
Held on First Reading.
HB 1449by Representatives Quall, Cairnes, Cox, McDermott, Haigh, Rockefeller and Schual-Berke
AN ACT Relating to supplemental contracts for retaining or recruiting certificated staff; and amending RCW 28A.400.200.
Referred to Committee on Education.
There being no objection, the bills, memorials and resolutions listed on the day's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
January 23, 2001
HB 1036 Prime Sponsor, Representative Benson: Investigating alien banks. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Benson, Republican Co-Chair; Hatfield, Democratic Co-Chair; Bush, Republican Vice Chair; Cairnes; DeBolt; Keiser; Miloscia; Roach; Santos and Simpson.
Voting yea: Representatives Benson, Hatfield, Bush, Cairnes, DeBolt, Keiser, Miloscia, Roach, Santos and Simpson.
Excused: Representatives Barlean and McIntire.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 23, 2001
HB 1069 Prime Sponsor, Representative Campbell: Modifying the health professions' appointment of pro tem members. Reported by Committee on Health Care
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Campbell, Republican Co-Chair; Cody, Democratic Co-Chair; Schual-Berke, Democratic Vice Chair; Alexander; Ballasiotes; Conway; Darneille; Edmonds; Edwards; Marine; McMorris; Pennington and Ruderman.
Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Campbell, Schual-Berke, Alexander, Ballasiotes, Conway, Darneille, Edmonds, Edwards, Marine, McMorris, Pennington, and Ruderman.
Excused: Representative Skinner.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 23, 2001
HB 1076 Prime Sponsor, Representative Schual-Berke: Removing the two-year limited license renewal limit on teaching-research medical professionals. Reported by Committee on Health Care
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Campbell, Republican Co-Chair; Cody, Democratic Co-Chair; Schual-Berke, Democratic Vice Chair; Alexander; Ballasiotes; Conway; Darneille; Edmonds; Edwards; Marine; McMorris; Pennington and Ruderman.
Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Campbell, Schual-Berke, Alexander, Ballasiotes, Conway, Darneille, Edmonds, Edwards, Marine, McMorris, Pennington, and Ruderman.
Excused: Representative Skinner.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
There being no objection, the bills listed on the day's committee reports under the fifth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
RESOLUTION
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2001-4606 by Representatives Schmidt, Benson, Talcott, Bush, Morell, Haigh, Reardon, Wood, Conway, Mielke, Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Ballard, Ballasiotes, Barlean, Boldt, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carrell, Casada, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Chopp, Clements, Cody, Cooper, Cox, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Delvin, Dickerson, Doumit, Dunn, Dunshee, Edmonds, Edwards, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Gombosky, Grant, Hankins, Hatfield, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Kagi, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Lovick, Marine, Mastin, McDermott, McIntire, McMorris, Miloscia, Mitchell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Pflug, Poulsen, Quall, Roach, Rockefeller, Romero, Ruderman, Santos, Schindler, Schoesler, Schual-Berke, Sehlin, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Sump, Tokuda, Van Luven, Veloria and Woods
WHEREAS, Nearly seven thousand eight hundred men and women of the Washington National Guard continue to serve the country as Guardians of American interests at home and abroad; and
WHEREAS, These recognized leaders in state, regional, and national preparedness who reside in every legislative district throughout Washington volunteer their time and personal efforts to serve the needs of the people of Washington state; and
WHEREAS, The National Guard has again answered the state's call numerous times in their fire fighting support efforts in response to fires threatening thousands of acres of public and private lands, and to protect lives in both civil and natural emergencies and disasters; and
WHEREAS, The National Guard continues its promoting of positive lifestyles and activities for Washington's youth through involvement and support in highly effective drug prevention programs with school-age children and community-based organizations; and
WHEREAS, The National Guard continues an active participation in the state's counter drug efforts by providing soldiers, airmen, and specialized equipment in support of seventy local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The dedication of these men and women last year contributed to hundreds of drug-related arrests and seizures and the destruction of millions of dollars of illegal drugs; and
WHEREAS, The National Guard adds value to communities by opening armories for public use for distance learning classes, food banks, and other community and youth activities. The National Guard continues to build upon these readiness centers/armories throughout the state to enhance education, add to quality of life, and increase economic vitality;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express thanks and appreciation to the devoted families and dedicated employers of our National Guard soldiers and airmen for their support without which the National Guard's missions could not be successful; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives specifically and particularly recognize the value and dedication of a strong Washington National Guard to the viability, economy, and well-being of this state, both through the outstanding performance of its state emergency and disaster relief mission, and through the continued benefit to local communities by the presence of productively employed, drug-free, and well-equipped and trained National Guard units and the readiness center/armories that house them; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives to the Adjutant General of the Washington National Guard, the Governor of the state of Washington, the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force, and the President of the United States.
Representative Schmidt moved the adoption of the resolution.
Representatives Schmidt, Conway, Benson, Haigh, Casada, Cooper, Reardon, Lambert and Miloscia spoke in favor of the adoption of the resolution.
House Resolution No. 4606 was adopted.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
Speaker Chopp appointed Representative Berkey to the Committee on Finance, Committee on Local Government & Housing, and Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
There being no objection, the House adjourned until 9:55 a.m., January 26, 2001, the 19th Legislative Day.
CLYDE BALLARD, SpeakerFRANK CHOPP, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief ClerkCYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk