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EIGHTEENTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 25, 2001
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Pro Tempore Franklin. 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 23, 2001
SB 5121 Prime Sponsor, Senator Regala: Correcting references to the former office of marine safety. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Hale, Honeyford, McDonald and Morton.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 23, 2001
SB 5126 Prime Sponsor, Senator Spanel: Regarding technical and clarifying amendments to the pipeline safety act of 2000. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5126 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Hale, Honeyford, McDonald and Morton.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5508 by Senators Jacobsen, Oke, Hargrove, Patterson, Johnson, Rasmussen, Fraser, Horn, Hochstatter, McDonald and Swecker
AN ACT Relating to the recreation resource account; and amending RCW 79A.25.070.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.
SB 5509 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Hochstatter, Shin, Kline, Hargrove, Horn, Fairley, Sheahan, B. Sheldon, Prentice, McAuliffe, Roach and Costa
AN ACT Relating to identification of students at institutions of higher education; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5510 by Senators B. Sheldon, Winsley, Haugen, Constantine, Fairley, Long, Eide, Hale, Prentice, Jacobsen, Costa, Kastama, Fraser, Kline, McAuliffe, Shin, Stevens, Regala, Morton, Zarelli, Benton and Oke
AN ACT Relating to extending the prohibition on mandatory local measured telecommunications service; and amending RCW 80.04.130.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
SB 5511 by Senators Kastama and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to changing how the court determines the allocation of residential time between parents; amending RCW 26.09.004 and 26.09.187; and adding a new section to chapter 26.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5512 by Senators Fairley, Patterson, Fraser, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to bereavement leave for state employees; and amending RCW 41.06.150.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5513 by Senators Haugen, Shin, T. Sheldon, Sheahan, Oke and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to motorist assault upon department of transportation employees; and adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5514 by Senators Spanel, Carlson, Hale, Gardner, Rasmussen, Winsley, Regala, Costa and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to public facilities districts; amending RCW 35.57.010, 35.57.020, and 82.14.390; and adding a new section to chapter 36.100 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5515 by Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Fairley, Kastama, Oke, Hewitt, T. Sheldon, Stevens and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to the state veterans' song; and adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5516 by Senators Roach, Sheahan, Honeyford, Johnson, Stevens, McDonald, Hewitt, McCaslin, Swecker, Hochstatter and Morton
AN ACT Relating to restoration of the right to vote; and amending RCW 9.94A.220, 9.94A.260, and 9.96.050.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5517 by Senators Roach, Sheahan, Honeyford, Johnson, Stevens, McDonald, Swecker, Morton, Hewitt, McCaslin, Finkbeiner and Hochstatter
AN ACT Relating to voter registration; amending RCW 46.20.155; and adding a new section to chapter 29.07 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5518 by Senators Horn, T. Sheldon and Roach (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.
SB 5519 by Senators Horn, T. Sheldon and Roach (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 Transportation.
SB 5520 by Senators Patterson, Horn, Haugen, Spanel, Kohl-Welles, Gardner and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to information about ballot measures; amending RCW 29.81.250; and adding a new section to chapter 29.79 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5521 by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Kohl-Welles and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to adult family homes; amending RCW 18.52C.020, 70.24.017, 70.128.007, 70.128.010, 70.128.090, 70.128.100, 70.128.120, 70.128.125, and 70.128.160; adding new sections to chapter 70.128 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 69.06 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.39A RCW; and repealing RCW 70.128.061 and 70.128.062.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5522 by Senators Kastama, Hargrove, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Kohl-Welles, Long, Costa, Snyder, Deccio, Fraser and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to creating an office of mental health ombudsman; and adding a new chapter to Title 71 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5523 by Senators Horn, Rossi and Snyder
AN ACT Relating to overpayments of tax concerning leased equipment when a remedy to refund the overpayment no longer exists under the nonclaim statute; and adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5524 by Senators Honeyford, Oke, Deccio, Hale, Long, Stevens, Hochstatter, Rossi and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to energy assistance; amending RCW 82.12.022; and adding new sections to chapter 82.16 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5525 by Senators Honeyford, Deccio, Morton, Hale, McDonald, Parlette, Horn, Johnson, Hochstatter, Stevens and Sheahan
AN ACT Relating to water right certificates; and amending RCW 90.03.330 and 90.44.100.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5526 by Senators Prentice, Winsley and Benton (by request of State Treasurer Murphy and Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson)
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 Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5527 by Senators Snyder, McDonald, Prentice, Winsley and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to liquor by the drink at special events at restricted clubs; and amending RCW 66.24.425.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SB 5528 by Senators McAuliffe, Winsley, Kohl-Welles, Eide, Regala, Kline, Costa and Gardner (by request of Governor Locke, Attorney General Gregoire and Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson)
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.
SB 5529 by Senators Horn, Morton, Hochstatter and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to the appropriation of water from lakes and reservoirs for single-family residential noncommercial garden and landscape irrigation; adding a new section to chapter 90.03 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5530 by Senators Fairley, Kline and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the reduction of greenhouse gases affecting climate change; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5531 by Senator Spanel
AN ACT Relating to limitations on fishery licenses; and amending RCW 77.70.410, 77.70.420, 77.65.100, and 77.65.110.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.
SB 5532 by Senators Jacobsen, Morton, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Oke and McDonald
AN ACT Relating to state base geographic data; amending RCW 58.22.010 and 58.22.020; adding new sections to chapter 58.22 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 58.22.030, 58.22.040, and 58.22.050; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.
SB 5533 by Senators Eide, Rasmussen, Swecker, Patterson, Fairley, Zarelli, Roach, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles, Costa, McAuliffe, Spanel, Franklin, Shin, B. Sheldon, Constantine, Hargrove, Kastama, Prentice, Kline, Stevens and Gardner (by request of Department of Agriculture)
AN ACT Relating to posting and notification of pesticide applications at schools; amending RCW 17.21.020 and 17.21.410; adding a new section to chapter 17.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.195 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.15 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5534 by Senators Eide, Rasmussen, Swecker, Patterson, Fairley, Roach, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles, Costa, Spanel, Franklin, Shin, B. Sheldon, Constantine, Hargrove, Kastama, Prentice, Kline and Gardner (by request of Department of Agriculture)
AN ACT Relating to persons applying pesticides at schools; amending RCW 17.21.020, 17.21.100, 17.21.126, 17.21.128, and 17.21.150; adding a new section to chapter 17.21 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5535 by Senators Kohl-Welles and Kline
AN ACT Relating to charges for educational programs offered by nonprofit organizations in the public schools; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5536 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Long, Costa, Thibaudeau and Kline
AN ACT Relating to child care for children in homeless families; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5537 by Senators Franklin, Hochstatter, Winsley, Regala, Prentice, Patterson, Rasmussen, Hargrove, Costa, Kohl-Welles, Long, Shin, Kastama, Fairley, Thibaudeau, Eide, Snyder, Kline, T. Sheldon, Jacobsen, Constantine, Stevens and Oke
AN ACT Relating to internet adoption; and amending RCW 26.33.400.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5538 by Senators Haugen and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to the trust land transfer program; adding new sections to chapter 79.08 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.
SB 5539 by Senators Honeyford, Eide, Patterson, Fraser, Regala, Hale, Oke and Winsley (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 Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5540 by Senators Franklin, Eide, Regala, Fraser, Costa, Rasmussen, Patterson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Winsley and Gardner (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 Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5541 by Senators Jacobsen, Eide, Patterson, Fraser, Regala, Kline, Spanel, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Winsley (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 Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5542 by Senators Fraser, Eide, Patterson, Regala, Kline, Gardner, Winsley and Kohl-Welles (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 Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5543 by Senators Kastama, McAuliffe, Eide, Regala, Rasmussen, Thibaudeau, Costa, Kohl-Welles and Winsley (by request of Governor Locke and Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson)
AN ACT Relating to school safety; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5544 by Senators Thibaudeau, Rasmussen, Regala, Costa and Winsley (by request of Governor Locke and Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson)
AN ACT Relating to detention of minors who commit felonies on school facilities; adding a new section to chapter 9.61 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9A.36 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 9A.46 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5545 by Senators McAuliffe, Horn, Jacobsen, Kastama, B. Sheldon, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to eligibility for running start; and amending RCW 28A.600.310.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5546 by Senators McAuliffe, Finkbeiner, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon, Fairley, Johnson, Hewitt, Eide and Kohl-Welles (by request of State Board of Education)
AN ACT Relating to reclassifying the state board of education as a class four group; and amending RCW 28A.305.120.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5547 by Senators McAuliffe, Sheahan, Shin, Eide, T. Sheldon, Oke, Franklin, Costa and Gardner
AN ACT Relating to setting tuition fees at the state's institutions of higher education; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
SB 5548 by Senators Morton, T. Sheldon, Honeyford, Hargrove and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to categorical exemptions from the state environmental policy act for certain activities; and adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW.
Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.
SB 5549 by Senators Prentice and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to a study of problem or pathological gambling in existing public drug and alcohol treatment programs; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.
SJM 8009 by Senator Roach
Requesting that the traditional day for observance of Memorial Day be restored to May 30th.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
MOTION
At 12:02 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 26, 2001.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate