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FIFTIETH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, February 26, 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
February 22, 2001
SB 5031 Prime Sponsor, Senator Franklin: Creating a transportation program for recipients of temporary assistance for needy families. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5031 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 22, 2001
SB 5085 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Administering glycogen to hypoglycemia students. Reported by Committee on Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5085 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators McAuliffe, Chair; Eide, Vice Chair; Carlson, Finkbeiner, Hewitt, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Rasmussen, Regala and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5101 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Protecting consumers in contractor transactions. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5101 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Fairley, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Hochstatter.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5118 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Enacting the interstate compact for adult offender supervision. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5118 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Brown, Chair; Constantine, Vice Chair; Fairley, Vice-Chair; Fraser, Hewitt, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Parlette, Rasmussen, Regala, Rossi, Sheahan, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5134 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kastama: Modifying provisions of the mobile home landlord-tenant act. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5134 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Fairley, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Benton and Hochstatter.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5152 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Reconfiguring and changing the duties of the employee retirement benefits board. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5152 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Brown, Chair; Constantine, Vice Chair; Fairley, Vice-Chair; Fraser, Hewitt, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Parlette, Rasmussen, Regala, Rossi, Sheahan, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5155 Prime Sponsor, Senator West: Establishing the live horse racing compact. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5155 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Franklin, Honeyford, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 23, 2001
SB 5182 Prime Sponsor, Senator Spanel: Ensuring a sustainable, comprehensive pipeline safety program in the state. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5182 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Eide, Hale, Jacobsen, McDonald, Morton and Patterson.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 23, 2001
SB 5207 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Regulating DNA testing. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5207 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5212 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Regulating special election dates. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Hale, Haugen, Horn, Kline, Roach, T. Sheldon and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5236 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Ensuring the health and safety of newborn infants who have been abandoned and exempting from criminal liability persons who abandon them into the custody of a qualified person. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5236 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 23, 2001
SB 5240 Prime Sponsor, Senator Regala: Providing adjustments to motor vehicle emission inspection fees. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5240 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Hale, Jacobsen, McDonald and Morton.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5272 Prime Sponsor, Senator Gardner: Revising election notice requirements. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Gardner, Hale, Haugen, Horn, Kline, Roach, T. Sheldon and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5273 Prime Sponsor, Senator Gardner: Revising election filing dates. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Gardner, Hale, Haugen, Kline, T. Sheldon and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5275 Prime Sponsor, Senator Gardner: Clarifying procedures for absentee voting and mail ballots. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Patterson, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Gardner, Hale, Haugen, Kline, T. Sheldon and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5282 Prime Sponsor, Senator Franklin: Regulating use of DNA in insurance transactions. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5282 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5283 Prime Sponsor, Senator Franklin: Prohibiting discriminatory use of DNA in employment matters. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5283 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5284 Prime Sponsor, Senator Franklin: Requiring informed consent before a person's DNA is used for genetic testing. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5284 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5303 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Providing a definition of gainful employment. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5303 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Fairley, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Benton, Hochstatter, Honeyford and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5355 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Limiting liability for specified state workers for errors of judgment. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5355 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5376 Prime Sponsor, Senator Gardner: Restricting telecommunications services for household goods carriers operating without a permit. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5376 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Eide, Finkbeiner, Jacobsen, Kastama, McAuliffe, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon and Shin.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5384 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Regulating labor relations in four-year institutions of higher education. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5384 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Fairley, Franklin, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Benton, Hochstatter, Honeyford and West.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 22, 2001
SB 5407 Prime Sponsor, Senator West: Allowing more simulcast horse racing. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5407 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Franklin, Honeyford, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5411 Prime Sponsor, Senator Patterson: Describing occupational diseases affecting fire fighters. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation : That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5411 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Hochstatter and Honeyford.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 22, 2001
SB 5465 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Changing provisions relating to sex offender treatment providers. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5465 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5468 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Revising the chemical dependency disposition alternative. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5468 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5477 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Adjusting the relationship between a public transportation benefit area and a city. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5477 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Eide, Horn, Jacobsen, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, Shin and Swecker.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Kastama and McAuliffe.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5488 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Changing provisions relating to special license plates. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5488 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Eide, Horn, Jacobsen, Kastama, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5500 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Revising programs and proceedings for children under the BACCA and HOPE acts. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5500 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5513 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Compensating highway and ferry workers for motorist assault. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Eide, Horn, Jacobsen, Kastama, McAuliffe, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5522 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kastama: Creating an office of mental health ombudsman. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5522 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 23, 2001
SB 5539 Prime Sponsor, Senator Honeyford: Establishing tax credits for new facilities that provide electricity for direct service industrial customers. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5539 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Eide, Hale, Jacobsen, McDonald, Morton and Patterson.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 22, 2001
SB 5573 Prime Sponsor, Senator Snyder: Authorizing raffles by student groups and public hospital districts. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5573 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Franklin, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Hochstatter and Honeyford.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5576 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Simplifying asset tests. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5576 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 22, 2001
SB 5583 Prime Sponsor, Senator Long: Implementing recommendations of the joint legislative audit and review committee's performance audit of the public mental health system. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5583 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5590 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Authorizing the electronic filing of corporation and limited liability company annual reports. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5590 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Honeyford, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5606 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Regarding background checks. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation : That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5606 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 23, 2001
SB 5674 Prime Sponsor, Senator Constantine: Establishing the Washington climate center. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5674 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Eide, Jacobsen and Patterson.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Hale, Honeyford, McDonald and Morton.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5711 Prime Sponsor, Senator T. Sheldon: Determining candidate order on primary ballots. Reported by Committee on State and Local Government
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fairley, Vice Chair; Gardner, Hale, Haugen, Kline, T. Sheldon and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 23, 2001
SB 5716 Prime Sponsor, Senator Eide: Providing guidelines for recycling and waste reduction. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5716 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Eide, Jacobsen, McDonald and Patterson.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Hale, Honeyford and Morton.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5792 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Modifying wine and cider provisions. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5792 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Fairley, Franklin, Honeyford, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5811 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Requiring the juvenile rehabilitation administration to prepare reports concerning equal access to its human services. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5811 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5845 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Regulating siting of sex offender treatment facilities. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5845 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5871 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Providing guidelines for offender education in department of corrections' facilities. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5871 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 23, 2001
SB 5913 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Allowing public utility tax deductions for improvements that result in more efficient use of water. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5913 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Eide, Hale, Jacobsen, McDonald, Morton and Patterson.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 22, 2001
SB 5926 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Depositing wage fines in the public works administration account. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Fairley, Franklin, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Honeyford.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means..
February 22, 2001
SB 5927 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Requiring monetary penalties for prevailing wage settlements. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Fairley, Franklin, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala and Winsley.
MINORITY Recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Benton, Hochstatter, Honeyford and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5963 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Providing parenting education for juvenile offenders who are parents. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5963 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5984 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Changing provisions relating to public access to child dependency hearings and foster parent complaint information. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5984 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5995 Prime Sponsor, Senator Long: Providing for information sharing among the courts, providers, divisions, and agencies serving dependent children and their families. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5995 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 5997 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hochstatter: Creating a special fair license plate. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5997 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Eide, Horn, Jacobsen, McDonald, Oke, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Shin and Swecker.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 6009 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Maintaining the residential parenting program at the women's correctional center. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6009 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 6055 Prime Sponsor, Senator Long: Evaluating children within the foster care agency caseload. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6055 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 6056 Prime Sponsor, Senator Long: Providing for department of social and health services coordination of services for children and families in child dependency cases. Reported by Committee on Human Services and Corrections
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6056 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Hargrove, Chair; Costa, Vice Chair; Carlson, Franklin, Hewitt, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Long and Stevens.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SB 6061 Prime Sponsor, Senator Patterson: Requiring quarterly meetings of municipal firemen's pension boards. Reported by Committee on Ways and Means
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Brown, Chair; Constantine, Vice Chair; Fairley, Vice-Chair; Fraser, Hewitt, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Parlette, Rasmussen, Regala, Rossi, Sheahan, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 23, 2001
SJM 8012 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fraser: Requesting a reduction of wholesale energy costs. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Eide, Hale, Honeyford, Jacobsen and Morton.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 22, 2001
SJM 8014 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Requesting improvement to employment and training services for disabled persons. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions
MAJORITY Recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Benton, Fairley, Franklin, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Patterson, Rasmussen, Regala, West and Winsley.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 23, 2001
SJM 8015 Prime Sponsor, Senator Finkbeiner: Requesting California to require rate increases to guarantee payment for surplus power it receives from Washington state. Reported by Committee on Environment, Energy and Water
MAJORITY Recommendation: That Substitute Joint Memorial No. 8015 be substituted therefor, and the substitute joint memorial do pass. Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Eide, Hale, Honeyford, Morton and Patterson.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5384, Senate Bill No. 5411 and Senate Bill No. 5926 were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5845 was passed to the Committee on Rules.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
August 8, 2000
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.
Mike Sells, to be reappointed October 1, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2006, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Central Washington University.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
February 7, 2001
TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.
Caesar A. Alzola, reappointed February 7, 2001, for a term ending January 19, 2005, as a member of the Board of Pharmacy.
Sincerely,
GARY LOCKE, Governor
Referred to the Committee on Health and Long Term Care.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
February 22, 2001
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
HOUSE BILL NO. 1018,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1024,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1028,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1035,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1039,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1042,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1052, and the same are herewith transmitted.
CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6123 by Senator Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the sale of firearms at gun shows and events; amending RCW 9.41.010; adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6124 by Senators Parlette, Rasmussen, Honeyford and Hale
AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for farm machinery and equipment; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.
SB 6125 by Senator Kastama
AN ACT Relating to public access to information data bases; adding a new section to chapter 27.04 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
SB 6126 by Senator Zarelli
AN ACT Relating to clarifying that public utility districts are not authorized to engage in the business of repairing electrical appliances other than those they sell or lease; and amending RCW 54.04.020.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
SB 6127 by Senators Finkbeiner, McAuliffe, Fairley, Rossi, McDonald and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to the property taxation of nonprofit organizations engaged in the production and performance of musical, dance, artistic, dramatic, or literary works for the public; amending RCW 84.36.060; and reenacting and amending RCW 84.36.805.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6128 by Senators West, Jacobsen, Rossi, Kastama, Snyder, Morton, Fraser, Finkbeiner, Sheahan, Hochstatter, T. Sheldon, Honeyford, Roach, Rasmussen, Hale, Hewitt and Oke
AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for alternative energy sources; amending RCW 82.63.010 and 82.08.02565; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 6129 by Senator Snyder
AN ACT Relating to the number of members in the house of representatives; and amending RCW 44.05.090.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 6126 was referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
HB 1018 by Representatives Pennington, Mielke, Pearson and Alexander
Providing tax relief for disasters.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SHB 1024 by House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Doumit, G. Chandler, Linville, Sump, Quall, Clements, Schoesler, Hatfield and Grant)
Modifying provisions relating to the growing of short-rotation hardwood trees on agricultural land.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.
HB 1028 by Representatives Haigh, D. Schmidt, Romero, Conway, Kenney and Talcott
Revising the provision for military leave for public employees.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
HB 1035 by Representative Pennington
Extending a program of steelhead recovery in certain counties.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.
SHB 1039 by House Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Ahern, Morell and Woods)
Clarifying which prior offenses are considered strikes.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SHB 1042 by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Schual-Berke, Skinner, Haigh and Lantz)
Establishing sterilization requirements for the commercial practices of electrology and tattooing.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
HB 1052 by Representatives O'Brien and Ballasiotes
Incorporating amendments into the reorganized chapter 9.94A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
MOTION
At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, February 27, 2001.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate