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TWENTY THIRD DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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House Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, January 30, 2001
The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Pennington presiding). The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Ashley Benson and Jacques Lavigne. The Speaker (Representative Pennington presiding) led the Chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance. Prayer was offered by Lorie Harmon, Missionary to Tanzania and Teaching Leader with Bible Study Fellowship International.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HB 1410by Representatives Veloria, Cody, Campbell, Romero, Kenney, Tokuda, Cooper, McIntire, Wood, Linville and O'Brien
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 1448by Representatives Ruderman, Schual-Berke, Ericksen, Cody, Edmonds, Linville, McIntire, Hunt, Edwards, McDermott, Fromhold and Esser
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 1549by Representatives Schual-Berke, Cody, Campbell, Conway, Schmidt, Fromhold, Kenney, Rockefeller and McIntire; by request of Governor Locke and Attorney General
AN ACT Relating to regulation of tobacco products under the access to minors statutes; and amending RCW 70.155.030 and 70.155.040.
Held on First Reading.
HB 1563by Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Pennington, Cooper and O'Brien; by request of Department of Ecology
AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle emission inspection fee adjustments; and amending RCW 70.120.170.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1564by Representatives Casada, Lantz, Carrell, Hurst, Esser and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to the crime of making false or misleading statements to public servants; reenacting RCW 9A.76.175 and 9A.76.020; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1565by Representatives Lovick, Haigh, Hankins and Morell; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to abandoned vehicle information; and amending RCW 46.55.100.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1566by Representatives Fisher, Hankins, Lovick, Mitchell and Ogden; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to the address of record for driver's license and identicard holders; amending RCW 46.20.205; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1567by Representatives Fisher, Hankins, Lovick and Mitchell; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to penalties for the misuse of abstracts of driving records; amending RCW 46.52.130; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1568by Representatives Lovick, Delvin, Fisher, Hankins, Mitchell, O'Brien and Hurst; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to suspension, revocation, and denial of driver training school instructor licenses; and amending RCW 46.82.350.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1569by Representatives Haigh, Schmidt and Romero; by request of Office of Financial Management
AN ACT Relating to the office of financial management's budgeting, accounting, and reporting requirements for state agencies; amending RCW 43.88.160, 79.44.040, 79.44.050, 79.44.070, 79.44.080, and 79.44.140; and repealing RCW 79.44.180.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1570by Representatives Dunshee, Esser, Miloscia, Santos, Schmidt, Veloria, Romero, Barlean, Ericksen, Tokuda and Kenney
AN ACT Relating to creating the citizen councilor network; and adding new sections to chapter 43.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1571by Representatives Wood, Clements and Conway
AN ACT Relating to changing provisions relating to the import of simulcast horse races from out-of-state racing facilities to class 1 racing associations' live racing facilities; and amending RCW 67.16.200.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1572by Representatives Carrell, O'Brien, Esser and Lambert
AN ACT Relating to voluntary cure of alleged construction defects; and adding a new section to chapter 4.16 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1573by Representatives Simpson, Marine, Ruderman, Kessler, Keiser, Kenney, Talcott, Conway, Sommers, Kagi, Schual-Berke, Rockefeller, McIntire, Dunshee, O'Brien, Poulsen and Linville; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to property tax relief by spreading property tax valuation increases over four years; amending RCW 84.40.0305; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1574by Representatives Jackley, Cairnes, Ruderman, Linville, Kessler, Keiser, Talcott, Conway, Schual-Berke, Edmonds, Rockefeller, Dunshee, Wood, O'Brien, Darneille and Hurst; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to a property tax exemption from the state levy for real property occupied by senior citizens and persons retired by reason of disability; and amending RCW 84.36.381 and 84.36.387.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1575by Representatives Quall, Cairnes, Morris, O'Brien, Roach, Reardon, Grant, Woods, Linville, Pflug, Hatfield, Carrell, Eickmeyer, Bush, Gombosky, Miloscia, Ruderman, Fromhold, Wood, Lovick, Delvin, Haigh, Hurst, Edmonds, Schoesler, Simpson, Lambert, Cooper, Lantz, Rockefeller, Esser, Barlean, Cox, Sehlin and Van Luven
AN ACT Relating to the taxation of physical fitness services; amending RCW 82.04.050; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1576by Representatives Cody, Campbell, Edmonds, Marine, Ruderman, DeBolt, Conway, Boldt, Pennington, Schual-Berke, Darneille, Gombosky, Kagi, Dunshee, Kenney, Talcott and Wood
AN ACT Relating to improving the quality of in-home long-term care services provided by state funded individual providers; amending RCW 74.39A.005, 74.39A.030, 74.39A.095, 70.127.040, 70.127.040, 70.127.060, and 70.127.070; adding new sections to chapter 74.39A RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1577by Representatives Schmidt and Romero; by request of Secretary of State
AN ACT Relating to candidates for elected office; amending RCW 29.24.020, 29.24.035, and 29.30.020; adding a new section to chapter 29.27 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 29.24 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1578by Representatives Carrell, Hurst and Lantz
AN ACT Relating to criminal profiteering; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.82.010, 9A.82.085, 9A.82.090, 9A.82.100, 9A.82.110, 9A.82.120, 9A.82.130, 9A.82.140, 9A.82.150, 9A.82.160, 9A.82.170, and 9.94A.320; reenacting RCW 9A.82.001, 9A.82.020, 9A.82.030, 9A.82.040, 9A.82.045, 9A.82.050, 9A.82.060, 9A.82.070, 9A.82.080, 9A.82.900, and 9A.82.901; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1579by Representatives Carrell, Lantz, Hurst and Rockefeller
AN ACT Relating to the crime of unlawful practice of law; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.320; reenacting RCW 2.48.180 and 9.12.010; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1580by Representatives Sump, Doumit, Buck, Pearson, Rockefeller, G. Chandler, Ericksen, Jackley, Pennington, Eickmeyer, Murray, Armstrong, Roach, Mielke, Quall, Hunt, Linville, Cooper, Kirby, Delvin, Mulliken, Simpson, Van Luven, Kenney, Campbell, Conway, Esser, Dunn, Ogden, Santos and Hurst
AN ACT Relating to law enforcement officers of the department of fish and wildlife; reenacting and amending RCW 41.26.030; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 1581by Representatives Cooper, Haigh, Morell, Hankins, Rockefeller and Delvin; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; amending RCW 46.70.005, 46.70.011, 46.70.051, 46.70.090, 46.70.101, 46.70.120, 46.70.122, 46.70.130, 46.70.180, and 46.70.900; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.70.041.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1582by Representatives Hatfield, Delvin, Cooper, Ericksen, Linville, Kenney, Rockefeller and Lisk; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to use tax on motorcycles loaned to the department of licensing or its contractors for purposes of providing motorcycle training; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 1583by Representatives Hatfield, Ericksen, Cooper, Delvin and Kenney; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to the waiver of motorcycle endorsement examination after satisfactory completion of motorcycle operator training; amending RCW 46.20.515; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.20.505.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1584by Representatives Haigh, Cooper, Ericksen and Morell; by request of Department of Licensing
AN ACT Relating to vehicle license renewals; and amending RCW 46.16.210.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1585by Representatives Clements, Conway and Cooper
AN ACT Relating to regulating fire alarm systems; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1586by Representatives Conway and Clements; by request of State Board of Accountancy
AN ACT Relating to allowing in-state practice privileges to out-of-state certified public accountants; and amending RCW 18.04.025 and 18.04.350.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1587by Representatives Veloria, Dunn, Kessler, Kenney, Conway, Ogden, O'Brien and Santos; by request of Governor Locke
AN ACT Relating to the linked deposit program; amending RCW 43.86A.060 and 43.63A.690; adding a new section to chapter 39.19 RCW; and repealing RCW 43.131.381 and 43.131.382.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HB 1588by Representatives Mielke, Mulliken, Dunshee, Hatfield, Armstrong, Sump, Clements, Schindler, Ahern, Cox, Ericksen, Pennington, Buck, McMorris, Doumit, Grant, Pearson, Kirby, Delvin, Boldt, Dunn and Lisk
AN ACT Relating to establishing a schedule for review of comprehensive plans and development regulations adopted under the growth management act; amending RCW 36.70A.130; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1589by Representatives Clements, Schoesler and Lisk
AN ACT Relating to the payment of prevailing wages in rural local governments; adding a new section to chapter 39.12 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1590by Representatives Cody, Clements, Conway, Skinner, Gombosky, Mitchell, Edmonds, Hatfield, Keiser, Kenney, Kagi, McIntire, Wood, Ruderman, Santos and Hurst
AN ACT Relating to breastfeeding; amending RCW 9A.88.010; and adding new sections to chapter 43.70 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1591by Representatives Esser, Lantz, O'Brien, Lisk, Kirby, B. Chandler, Linville and Doumit
AN ACT Relating to service of orders in harassment matters; and amending RCW 10.14.080 and 10.14.100.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1592by Representatives Mulliken, Kessler, B. Chandler, Hatfield, Buck, Doumit, Armstrong, Eickmeyer, Sump, Cox, Clements, Schindler, Alexander, Lisk, Hankins, Pennington, Mielke, Schoesler, McMorris, Delvin, Grant, Boldt and Dunn
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 Local Government & Housing.
HB 1593by Representatives Mulliken, Doumit, Mielke, Hatfield, Sump, Eickmeyer, Armstrong, Clements, Cox, Schindler, Lisk, Buck, Pennington, McMorris, Schoesler, Grant, Boldt, Delvin, Kessler and Dunn
AN ACT Relating to authorizing rural counties to establish industrial land banks; and amending RCW 36.70A.367.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1594by Representatives Linville and G. Chandler
AN ACT Relating to the standards for agricultural transfers of water; and amending RCW 90.03.380.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1595by Representatives G. Chandler and Linville
AN ACT Relating to seasonal or temporary transfer or changes by water users; and amending RCW 90.03.390.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1596by Representatives G. Chandler, Wood, Mulliken, Fisher, Mitchell, Ogden and Santos
AN ACT Relating to transportation of persons with special needs; amending RCW 82.14.045; adding a new section to chapter 36.57 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 36.57A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1597by Representatives Conway, Clements, Wood and B. Chandler
AN ACT Relating to the public accountancy act; amending RCW 18.04.015, 18.04.025, 18.04.035, 18.04.045, 18.04.055, 18.04.065, 18.04.105, 18.04.180, 18.04.183, 18.04.185, 18.04.195, 18.04.205, 18.04.215, 18.04.295, 18.04.305, 18.04.320, 18.04.335, 18.04.345, 18.04.350, 18.04.370, 18.04.380, 18.04.390, 18.04.405, and 18.04.420; adding a new section to chapter 18.04 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1598by Representatives Conway and Clements
AN ACT Relating to the hours of operators of power equipment in waterfront operations; and repealing RCW 49.28.100 and 49.28.110.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1599by Representatives Simpson, Linville, Cooper, Wood and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to landscape irrigation water conservation; amending RCW 19.27.170; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1600by Representatives Simpson, Roach, Hatfield, Benson, Wood, Romero, Keiser, Darneille and Santos
AN ACT Relating to commercial telephone solicitation; and adding a new section to chapter 19.158 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1601by Representative Dunshee
AN ACT Relating to enhancing legislative auditing and review authority; amending RCW 44.28.005, 44.28.010, 44.28.020, 44.28.030, 44.28.050, 44.28.060, 44.28.065, 44.28.071, 44.28.075, 44.28.080, 44.28.083, 44.28.088, 44.28.094, 44.28.097, 44.28.100, 44.28.110, 44.28.120, 44.28.130, 44.28.150, 44.28.155, 44.28.800, 28A.630.830, 28B.20.382, 39.29.080, 41.06.070, 42.48.060, 43.09.310, 43.79.270, 43.79.280, 43.88.020, 43.88.090, 43.88.160, 43.88.205, 43.88.230, 43.88.310, 43.88.510, 43.131.051, 43.131.061, 43.131.071, 43.131.110, 43.250.080, 44.40.025, 67.70.310, and 74.09.415; reenacting and amending RCW 79.01.006; adding a new section to chapter 44.28 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 43.21J.800; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1602by Representative Dunshee
AN ACT Relating to allocating presidential electors; and adding a new section to chapter 29.71 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1603by Representatives Morell, O'Brien, Miloscia, Kirby, Boldt, Mitchell, Campbell and Dunn
AN ACT Relating to the definition of high occupancy vehicle; amending RCW 46.61.165 and 47.52.025; and adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1604by Representatives Schual-Berke, Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Skinner, Campbell, Keiser, Ogden, Cody, Kenney, Kagi, Lovick, Edmonds, Darneille and Santos
AN ACT Relating to hospital safety; and amending RCW 9.41.300.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1605by Representatives Clements, McMorris, Lisk, Schoesler, Boldt, Dunn and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to revising unemployment insurance contribution rates based on system savings; amending RCW 50.20.120 and 50.29.025; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
HB 1606by Representatives Clements, Crouse, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Schoesler and Lisk
AN ACT Relating to electricity rate structure for irrigation pumping installations; adding a new section to chapter 80.28 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.92 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 23.86 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 24.06 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
HB 1607by Representatives Anderson, Haigh, Talcott, Quall, Keiser, Kenney, Schual-Berke, Edmonds, Rockefeller, McIntire, O'Brien, Darneille and Santos; by request of Governor Locke & Superintendent of Public Instruction
AN ACT Relating to high-quality alternative routes to teacher certification; adding a new chapter to Title 28A RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
HB 1608by Representatives G. Chandler, Delvin, Cooper, Linville and Lisk; by request of Department of Ecology
AN ACT Relating to water resource inventory area planning; and amending RCW 90.82.040.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
HB 1609by Representatives McMorris and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to regulatory reform; amending RCW 34.05.230, 34.05.310, 34.05.320, 34.05.328, 34.05.350, 34.05.380, 34.05.570, 4.84.340, 4.84.350, 4.84.360, 43.05.040, 43.05.030, 34.05.610, 34.05.630, 34.05.640, 34.05.660, and 43.135.060; adding new sections to chapter 34.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.21A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.22 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 4.84 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.05 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 34 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 34.05.354; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1610by Representatives Fisher, Mitchell, Simpson and Wood; by request of Washington State Patrol
AN ACT Relating to transferring into the state patrol retirement system; amending RCW 41.40.092, 41.40.092, and 43.43.130; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
HB 1611by Representatives Schindler and Romero; by request of Washington State Patrol
AN ACT Relating to missing persons record retention policies; and amending RCW 68.50.320.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1612by Representative Romero; by request of Washington State Patrol
AN ACT Relating to membership on the state building code council; and amending RCW 19.27.070.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HB 1613by Representatives Romero and Schindler; by request of Washington State Patrol
AN ACT Relating to submission of unidentified persons information; and amending RCW 68.50.330.
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1614by Representatives Lovick, Carrell and Hurst
AN ACT Relating to the crime of commercial bribery; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.320; reenacting RCW 9A.68.060; creating a new section; repealing RCW 49.44.070; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1615by Representatives Anderson, Bush, Lambert, Roach, Pflug, Armstrong, Van Luven, Esser, Schmidt, Pearson, Lisk and O'Brien
AN ACT Relating to a vote on the dissolution of regional transit authorities; and adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
HB 1616by Representatives Mulliken, Mielke, Dunn, DeBolt and Crouse
AN ACT Relating to maintaining a sufficient amount of land as suitable for urban development; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.
HJR 4208by Representatives Simpson, Cairnes, Ruderman, Keiser, Conway, Sommers, Kagi, Schual-Berke, McIntire, O'Brien and Poulsen; by request of Governor Locke
Amending the Constitution to allow increases in the assessed value of real property to be phased-in over a four-year period.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
There being no objection, the bills and resolution 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 26, 2001
HB 1024 Prime Sponsor, Representative Doumit: Increasing the growing cycle for short-rotation hardwoods for tax purposes. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources
MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Doumit, Democratic Co-Chair; Sump, Republican Co-Chair; Pearson, Republican Vice Chair; Rockefeller, Democratic Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; Eickmeyer; Ericksen; Jackley; Murray and Pennington.
Voting yea: Representatives Doumit, Sump, Pearson, Rockefeller, Buck, G. Chandler, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Jackley and Pennington.
Excused: Representatives Edwards and Murray.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 26, 2001
HB 1035 Prime Sponsor, Representative Pennington: Extending a program of steelhead recovery in certain counties. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Doumit, Democratic Co-Chair; Sump, Republican Co-Chair; Pearson, Republican Vice Chair; Rockefeller, Democratic Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; Eickmeyer; Ericksen; Jackley; Murray and Pennington.
Voting yea: Representatives Doumit, Sump, Pearson, Rockefeller, Buck, G. Chandler, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Jackley, Murray and Pennington.
Excused: Representative Edwards.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 26, 2001
HB 1071 Prime Sponsor, Representative Doumit: Adjusting deadlines for salmon recovery grant applications. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Doumit, Democratic Co-Chair; Sump, Republican Co-Chair; Pearson, Republican Vice Chair; Rockefeller, Democratic Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; Eickmeyer; Ericksen; Jackley; Murray and Pennington.
Voting yea: Representatives Doumit, Sump, Pearson, Rockefeller, Buck, G. Chandler, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Jackley, Murray and Pennington.
Excused: Representative Edwards.
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.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
MOTION
On motion of Representative DeBolt, the House adjourned until 9:55 a.m., January 31, 2001, the 24th Legislative Day.
CLYDE BALLARD, SpeakerFRANK CHOPP, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief ClerkCYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Chief Clerk