THIRD DAY
MORNING SESSION
Senate Chamber, Olympia, Wednesday, January 11, 2006
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present with the exception of Senator McCaslin.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard consisting of Pages Jess Emde and Kaaleb Terrell, presented the Colors. Mary-Lynne Reiner of Temple Beth Hatfiloh of Olympia offered the prayer.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MOTION
There being no objection, the Senate advanced to the first order of business.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
January 10, 2006
SB 6236 Prime Sponsor, Schmidt: Changing election dates and deadlines. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Elections
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Kastama, Chair; Berkey, Vice Chair; Benton, Haugen, Kline, McCaslin, Mulliken, Pridemore and Roach
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the measure listed on the Standing Committee report was referred to the committee as designated.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the third order of business.
MESSAGES FROM THE STATE OFFICES
January 6, 2006
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Olympia, Washington 98504-5000
Mr. Thomas Hoemann
Secretary of the Senate
P.O. Box 40482
Olympia, Washington 98504-0482
Dear Mr. Hoemann:
Enclosed is Bates Technical College Audit Report. This report is mandated under RCW 43.09.310.
If you have any questions about the report, please call 360-902-0370.
Sincerely,
Brian Sonntag, State Auditor
The Bates Technical College Audit Report is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
MESSAGES FROM THE STATE OFFICES
January 9, 2006
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Olympia, Washington 98504-5000
Mr. Thomas Hoemann
Secretary of the Senate
P.O. Box 40482
Olympia, Washington 98504-0482
Dear Mr. Hoemann:
Enclosed is Levels of Nonnutritive Substances in Fertilizers Audit Report. This report is mandated under RCW 15.54.433.
If you have any questions about the report, please call 360-902-1812.
Sincerely,
Mary Beth Lang, Assistant to Director
The Levels of Nonnutritive Substances in Fertilizers Audit Report is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
MESSAGES FROM THE STATE OFFICES
December 30, 2005
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Olympia, Washington 98504-5000
Mr. Thomas Hoemann
Secretary of the Senate
P.O. Box 40482
Olympia, Washington 98504-0482
Dear Mr. Hoemann:
Enclosed is Washington State Work Group on Human Trafficking. This report is mandated under RCW 7.68 Laws of 2005.
If you have any questions about the report, please call 360-725-4000.
Sincerely,
Juli Wilkerson, Director
The Washington State Work Group on Human Trafficking is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
MESSAGES FROM THE STATE OFFICES
December 30, 2005
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Olympia, Washington 98504-5000
Mr. Thomas Hoemann
Secretary of the Senate
P.O. Box 40482
Olympia, Washington 98504-0482
Dear Mr. Hoemann:
Enclosed is Use of Penalty Assessments. This report is mandated under RCW 7.68, Laws of 1996.
If you have any questions about the report, please call 360-725-4000.
Sincerely,
Juli Wilkerson, Director
The Use of Penalty Assessments is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6308 by Senators Carrell, Stevens, Regala, Schoesler, Schmidt, Oke and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to creating a joint select committee on offenders programs, sentencing, and supervision; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6309 by Senators Carrell, Pflug, Schoesler, Benton, Schmidt, Esser, Roach, Stevens, Johnson, Benson, Mulliken, Deccio, Parlette, Delvin, Hewitt, Honeyford and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to the Washington state estate and transfer tax; amending RCW 83.100.020, 83.100.040, 83.100.050, 83.100.060, 83.100.070, 83.100.090, 83.100.110, 83.100.130, 83.100.140, 83.100.150, 83.100.210, and 84.52.068; adding new sections to chapter 83.100 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 83.100.046, 83.100.047, and 83.100.095; repealing 2005 c 516 s 1 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6310 by Senators Carrell, Benton, Mulliken, Schoesler, Stevens, Zarelli and Schmidt
AN ACT Relating to adverse possession; adding a new section to chapter 7.28 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6311 by Senators Carrell, Benton, Schoesler, Schmidt, Benson, Shin, Esser and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to providing a salary bonus for teachers in high market demand subjects; adding a new section to chapter 28A.405 RCW; making an appropriation; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education.
SB 6312 by Senators Carrell, Benton and Pflug
AN ACT Relating to restricting the solicitation of money or employment from the side of a public highway; reenacting and amending RCW 46.63.020; adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6313 by Senators Carrell and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to recidivism reduction through discharge of convicted felons; amending RCW 9.94A.637; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6314 by Senators Carrell, Benton, Mulliken, Schmidt, Schoesler, Roach, Stevens, Benson, Delvin, Oke and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to protecting children, vulnerable adults, and communities from sex and kidnapping offenders regardless of whether the perpetrator was known to the victim at the time of the crime by creating the new crimes of sexual victimization in the first and second degrees, failure to report an unregistered sex or kidnapping offender, and tampering with an electronic monitoring device, designating as a sex offense the crime of possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, increasing the penalty for failure to register as a sex or kidnapping offender, imposing minimum sentences for sexual victimization in the first and second degrees, child molestation in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree with a finding of sexual motivation, and rape of a child in the first and second degrees, requiring electronic monitoring for certain sex offenders, adding to the aggravating circumstances for purposes of imposing the death penalty, requiring sex offenders to receive treatment and admit guilt before being released, prohibiting sex offenders with life sentences from receiving treatment, narrowing the eligibility for the special sex offender sentencing alternative, tightening sex and kidnapping offender registration requirements, and providing an appropriation to the attorney general for purposes of public education and awareness; amending RCW 9A.44.050, 9A.44.100, 9A.44.010, 9.94A.030, 9.94A.030, 9.94A.712, 9.94A.712, 10.95.020, 9.95.062, 9.95.420, 72.09.335, 9A.04.080, 9A.44.130, 9A.44.140, 9A.46.060, 9A.28.020, 9A.32.030, 10.64.025, 10.99.020, 13.40.0357, 13.40.040, 13.40.077, and 43.43.830; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.505, 9.94A.670, 9A.44.130, 9.94A.411, and 9.94A.515; adding new sections to chapter 9A.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9A.76 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; making an appropriation; providing effective dates; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6315 by Senators Carrell, Benton, Roach, Mulliken, Oke, Schoesler, Schmidt, Regala, Delvin, Stevens, Benson, Sheldon and Esser
AN ACT Relating to sex offenders; amending RCW 9A.44.130, 9A.44.135, 9.94A.712, 9.94A.712, and 72.09.130; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515 and 9A.44.130; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9.92 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing effective dates; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6316 by Senators Carrell, Benton, Morton, Schmidt, Schoesler, Oke, Deccio, Delvin, Benson and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to visitation rights for grandparents; amending RCW 26.10.160; adding a new section to chapter 26.10 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 26.09.240; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6317 by Senators Carrell, Benton, Pflug, Mulliken, Schoesler, Stevens, Oke and Esser
AN ACT Relating to voter registration; amending RCW 29A.04.103, 29A.04.109, 29A.04.163, 29A.08.010, 29A.08.110, 46.20.155, 29A.08.140, 29A.08.210, 29A.08.220, 29A.08.520, 29A.08.651, and 29A.84.110; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515; adding new sections to chapter 29A.08 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 29A.84 RCW; repealing RCW 29A.08.145 and 29A.84.670; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6318 by Senators Stevens, Pflug, Roach, Mulliken, Benson, Benton, Carrell, Parlette, Oke, Deccio, Delvin, Esser, Honeyford, Hewitt and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to declarations of emergency by the legislature; adding a new section to chapter 44.04 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6319 by Senators Regala, Brandland, Stevens, Kline, Weinstein, Doumit, Carrell, Keiser, Rockefeller, Berkey, Haugen, Fairley, Spanel, Pflug, Sheldon, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin, Roach and Benton
AN ACT Relating to the registration of sex offenders; amending RCW 9A.44.130; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.44.130 and 9.94A.515; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6320 by Senators Regala, Brandland, Franklin, Doumit, Rasmussen, Carrell, Haugen, Pridemore, Kline, Stevens, Keiser, Berkey, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Pflug, Sheldon, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Roach and Benton
AN ACT Relating to a model policy for disclosure of sex offender information; amending RCW 4.24.5501; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6321 by Senators Regala, Brandland, Stevens, Carrell, Kline, Keiser, Rockefeller, Berkey, Haugen, Fairley, Spanel, Pflug, Sheldon, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin and Roach
AN ACT Relating to eligibility for the special sex offender sentencing alternative; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.670; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6322 by Senators Regala, Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Kastama, Stevens, Keiser, Doumit, Rockefeller, Kline, Rasmussen, Berkey, Haugen, Shin, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Pflug, Sheldon, Roach and Benton
AN ACT Relating to electronic monitoring of sex offenders; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6323 by Senators Regala, Swecker, Kastama and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to campaign finance disclosure; and amending RCW 42.17.030 and 42.17.405.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6324 by Senators Regala, Schmidt, Thibaudeau, Stevens, Brown, Eide, Franklin, Pridemore, Keiser, Rasmussen, Fairley, Rockefeller, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe and Roach
AN ACT Relating to the authorization of continuing foster care and support services to age twenty-one and to youths in state-supervised foster care on their eighteenth birthday; amending RCW 74.13.031; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6325 by Senators Regala, Kline, Fairley, Stevens, Rasmussen and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to establishing residences for sex offenders; and adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6326 by Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Pflug, Doumit, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Pridemore, Hewitt, Jacobsen, Thibaudeau, Swecker, Sheldon, Oke, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Kline and Berkey
AN ACT Relating to providing a source of funding for customized work force training; amending RCW 43.163.020; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.163 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 28C RCW.
Referred to Committee on International Trade & Economic Development.
SB 6327 by Senators Shin, Swecker, Pflug, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Doumit, Franklin, Rasmussen, Thibaudeau, Berkey, Keiser, Schoesler, Sheldon and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to financing local economic development projects; amending RCW 43.163.010; adding a new section to chapter 82.29A RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW.
Referred to Committee on International Trade & Economic Development.
SB 6328 by Senators Shin, Pflug, Sheldon, Schmidt, Doumit, Benton, McAuliffe, Swecker, Rasmussen, Berkey, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Roach
AN ACT Relating to a joint legislative task force on aerospace manufacturing; creating new sections; making an appropriation; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on International Trade & Economic Development.
SB 6329 by Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Berkey, Swecker, Sheldon, Schmidt, Oke, Honeyford and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to providing excise tax relief for aerospace product development businesses; amending RCW 82.04.250, 82.04.440, 82.32.590, and 82.32.600; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.260; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on International Trade & Economic Development.
SB 6330 by Senators Shin, Kastama, Sheldon, Rasmussen, Doumit, Weinstein, Fraser, Swecker, McAuliffe, Oke, Eide, Honeyford, Franklin, Mulliken, Prentice, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Jacobsen and Roach
AN ACT Relating to the establishment of the Washington trade corps fellowship program; adding new sections to chapter 43.31 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on International Trade & Economic Development.
SB 6331 by Senators Carrell and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to unfounded or meritless child abuse or neglect referrals; amending RCW 26.44.020, 26.44.020, and 26.44.031; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6332 by Senators Zarelli, Pridemore, Benton, Doumit and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to notice regarding the issuance of a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license; and amending RCW 66.24.010.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6333 by Senators Parlette, Morton, Mulliken, Johnson, Pflug, Deccio, Roach, Schoesler, Benson, Sheldon, Carrell, Delvin, Oke, Stevens, Esser and Benton
AN ACT Relating to proper identification for voters; and amending RCW 29A.44.205 and 46.20.117.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6334 by Senators Fairley, Benton, Franklin, Kline, Rasmussen and Shin
AN ACT Relating to increasing the debt limit of the housing finance commission; and amending RCW 43.180.160.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
AN ACT Relating to the waiver of penalties and interest on property taxes; and amending RCW 84.56.025.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6336 by Senators Haugen, Prentice, Fairley, Oke, Fraser, Swecker, Shin, Kline, Rockefeller, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Brown and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to the definition of income for public assistance; amending RCW 74.04.005; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6337 by Senators Haugen, Mulliken and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to compensation for members of the governing body of diking and drainage districts; and amending RCW 85.38.075.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6338 by Senators Haugen, Oke, Berkey, Swecker, Eide, Mulliken, Spanel, Kline, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to property tax exemptions and deferrals for senior citizens and persons retired for reasons of disability; amending RCW 84.36.383, 84.38.020, and 84.38.030; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
AN ACT Relating to allocating federal surface transportation program enhancement funds; adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 47.80 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to license suspension and notice of noncompliance with a child support order; and amending RCW 74.20A.320.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6341 by Senators Prentice, Esser, Keiser, Pflug, Franklin and Roach
AN ACT Relating to including failure to secure a load in the first degree as a compensable crime under the crime victims' compensation program; and amending RCW 7.68.020.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6342 by Senators Kline, Esser and Pflug
AN ACT Relating to municipal court judges and commissioners; amending RCW 3.50.040, 3.50.050, 3.50.057, and 3.50.075; and repealing RCW 3.50.055 and 3.50.070.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6343 by Senators Kline, Kastama, Weinstein, Rasmussen, Fairley, Keiser, Thibaudeau, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Benton
AN ACT Relating to a mandatory high school civics requirement; adding a new section to chapter 28A.655 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education.
SB 6344 by Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Rockefeller, Shin and Benton
AN ACT Relating to the collection of personally identifiable information by state agencies; and amending RCW 43.105.020 and 43.105.052.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6345 by Senators Rasmussen, Berkey, Kastama, Fairley, Keiser, Eide, Haugen, Jacobsen, Spanel, Prentice, Rockefeller, Franklin and Oke
AN ACT Relating to the reaffirmation of existing Washington state law in the state Constitution, state supreme court decisions, and statutes relating to the use of eminent domain by state and local governments; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6346 by Senators Kline, Weinstein and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to false or fraudulent refusal of an insurance claim; amending RCW 48.30.230; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
SB 6347 by Senators Kline and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance claims made due to emergency response; and amending RCW 51.16.220.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6348 by Senators Kline, Keiser, Thibaudeau, Regala, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, McAuliffe and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to availability of legal aid to victims of domestic violence and human trafficking; and amending RCW 2.53.030.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6349 by Senators Kline, Haugen and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to requiring the projected costs of certain criminal justice legislation to be appropriated into accounts to be used for capital costs; adding a new section to chapter 43.88A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.132 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.79 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.135 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6350 by Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Thibaudeau, Pridemore, Franklin, Regala, Haugen, Jacobsen and Spanel
AN ACT Relating to the time at which rights vest in land use permit applications; amending RCW 19.27.095, 58.17.033, and 58.17.170; and adding a new section to chapter 36.70B RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6351 by Senators Kastama, McCaslin and Pflug
AN ACT Relating to terms of members of ethics boards; and amending RCW 42.52.350 and 42.52.310.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6352 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Franklin and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to protecting agricultural workers who are recruited, solicited, employed, supplied, transported, or hired by farm labor contractors; amending RCW 19.30.010, 19.30.030, 19.30.040, 19.30.050, 19.30.060, 19.30.070, 19.30.081, 19.30.110, 19.30.170, 19.30.190, 19.31.020, and 19.31.170; adding new sections to chapter 19.30 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 50.13 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 19.30.090.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6353 by Senators Sheldon and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to the liability of recreational landowners; and reenacting and amending RCW 4.24.210.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6354 by Senators Sheldon and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to the liability of recreational landowners; and reenacting and amending RCW 4.24.210.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6355 by Senators Sheldon and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to off-road vehicle use; amending RCW 46.09.120; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6356 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Fairley, Prentice and Kline
AN ACT Relating to establishing minimum labor standards for certain large employers as related to health care services expenditures; adding a new chapter to Title 49 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6357 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Brandland, Regala, Eide, Stevens, Oke and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to the safety of newborn children; amending RCW 13.34.360; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6358 by Senators Morton and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to hunter education certificate requirements; and amending RCW 77.32.155.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
SB 6359 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Kline
AN ACT Relating to ensuring employers do not evade their contribution rate; amending RCW 50.29.062, 50.12.220, and 50.04.320; adding a new section to chapter 50.29 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
AN ACT Relating to employment referrals by the employment security department; and adding a new section to chapter 50.62 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
AN ACT Relating to requiring the office of financial management to report to the governor when the credibility of documents an agency uses in developing a rule is questioned; and reenacting and amending RCW 34.05.328.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6362 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Jacobsen and Kline
AN ACT Relating to voter registration; amending RCW 29A.08.010, 29A.08.112, 29A.08.810, 29A.08.820, 29A.08.830, 29A.08.840, and 29A.40.140; and adding a new section to chapter 29A.08 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6363 by Senators Keiser, Benson, Franklin, Poulsen, Thibaudeau, Kline and Parlette
AN ACT Relating to developing worksite health promotion programs; reenacting and amending RCW 41.05.065; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6364 by Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Kastama, Haugen and Kline
AN ACT Relating to the regulation of recreational vessels; adding a new section to chapter 79A.60 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
SB 6365 by Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Jacobsen, Fraser and Shin
AN ACT Relating to registration fees for weighing and measuring devices; amending RCW 19.94.175; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6366 by Senators Keiser, Thibaudeau and Kline
AN ACT Relating to preparation and response to pandemic influenza; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6367 by Senators Haugen, Jacobsen and Berkey
AN ACT Relating to voluntary measures to protect critical areas; amending RCW 36.70A.070; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6368 by Senators Haugen, Benson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Carrell and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to the discontinuation of the nursing facility bed tax; creating a new section; repealing RCW 74.46.091, 74.46.535, 82.71.010, 82.71.020, and 82.71.030; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6369 by Senators Haugen, Mulliken and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to excise tax exemptions for water services provided by small water systems; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
AN ACT Relating to property tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations and associations; and amending RCW 84.36.030 and 84.36.805.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6371 by Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Jacobsen and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to dead animal disposal; amending RCW 16.68.020; adding a new section to chapter 16.36 RCW; and recodifying RCW 16.68.020.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6372 by Senators Keiser, Deccio, Spanel, Zarelli, Pflug, Kline, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to assessment of assisted living facility applicants; and adding a new section to chapter 74.39A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6373 by Senators Keiser, Deccio, Zarelli and Spanel
AN ACT Relating to reporting to the legislature of holding a boarding home medicaid eligible resident's room or unit; and amending RCW 18.20.290.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6374 by Senators Spanel, Zarelli and Deccio
AN ACT Relating to assisted living facility medicaid minimum occupancy percentage of fifty percent or greater; and adding a new section to chapter 74.39A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6375 by Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Jacobsen, Honeyford, Shin, Morton and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to animal identification; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6376 by Senators Rasmussen, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Shin, Morton and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to livestock inspection fees; amending RCW 16.57.220 and 16.58.130; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6377 by Senators Doumit, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Swecker, Morton, Zarelli, Shin and Pflug
AN ACT Relating to milk sales; amending RCW 15.36.012, 15.36.111, and 15.36.511; adding new sections to chapter 15.36 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6378 by Senators Shin, Schoesler, Berkey, Brandland, Keiser, Fairley, McAuliffe and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to athletic trainers; amending RCW 18.130.040; and adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6379 by Senators Poulsen, Morton, Fraser, Finkbeiner, Rockefeller and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to temporarily increasing the statewide cap for the public utility tax credit provided by RCW 82.16.0497; amending RCW 82.16.0497; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6380 by Senators Poulsen, Morton, Fraser, Finkbeiner, Rockefeller, Rasmussen and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to a public utility tax credit for gas distribution businesses that invest in energy efficiency measures for certain food processing and other businesses; adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW; creating new sections; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6381 by Senators Haugen and Deccio
AN ACT Relating to a windshield tint exemption for law enforcement vehicles; and amending RCW 46.37.430.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6382 by Senators Hewitt, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Finkbeiner, Pflug and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to authorizing the Washington horse racing commission to expend a statutorily limited amount of its operating funds for the development of the equine industry, improvement of racing facilities, and equine health research; and amending RCW 67.16.280 and 67.16.101.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6383 by Senators Jacobsen, Spanel and Benton
AN ACT Relating to food from cloned animals; and adding a new section to chapter 15.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6384 by Senators Fraser, Prentice, Doumit, Zarelli and Brandland
AN ACT Relating to the capital budget; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; amending 2005 c 488 ss 109, 131, 138, 142, 143, 152, 206, 212, 239, 255, 264, 323, 324, 325, 327, 329, 332, 340, 341, 342, 360, 365, 368, 369, 370, 372, 376, 382, 385, 386, 387, 390, 391, 392, 395, 443, 451, 453, 601, 632, 714, 905, and 909 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2005 c 488 (uncodified); creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6385 by Senators Prentice, Doumit, Rasmussen, Fairley, Zarelli, Rockefeller, Brandland, Fraser, Pflug and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to providing excise tax relief by modifying due dates and eliminating an assessment penalty; amending RCW 82.32.045, 82.23B.020, 82.27.060, 82.32.085, and 82.32.090; creating new sections; and providing effective dates.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6386 by Senators Prentice, Zarelli, Fairley, Fraser, Rockefeller, Shin and Brandland
AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 43.135.025 and 43.135.035; amending 2005 c 518 ss 101, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 401, 402, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 513, 514, 515, 516, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 713, 716, 720, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 948, and 963 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2005 c 518 (uncodified); making appropriations; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6387 by Senator Rockefeller
AN ACT Relating to covering vehicular loads of dirt, sand, and gravel; and amending RCW 46.61.655.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6388 by Senators Benton, Oke, Stevens, Pflug, Benson, Johnson, Mulliken, Zarelli, Schoesler, Schmidt, Carrell, Honeyford, Delvin, Deccio, Parlette, Hewitt, Sheldon, Roach and Esser
AN ACT Relating to eminent domain; and adding a new chapter to Title 8 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6389 by Senators Benton, Oke, Stevens, Shin, Zarelli, Benson, Carrell, Hewitt, Delvin, Mulliken, Schmidt, Parlette, Pflug, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Keiser, Honeyford, Roach, McCaslin, Sheldon and Esser
AN ACT Relating to sex offenders; amending RCW 10.95.020, 9.94A.540, 9.94A.720, 9A.44.130, and 9A.76.050; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515 and 9.95.204; adding a new section to chapter 9A.76 RCW; creating new sections; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6390 by Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to the adjustment of boarding home rates; and amending RCW 74.39A.030.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6391 by Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to the provision of services to independent residents in a continuing care retirement community; amending RCW 18.20.020; and adding a new section to chapter 74.39 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6392 by Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to clarifying that coverage for mental health services as defined in RCW 48.21.241, 48.44.341, and 48.46.291 applies to all group health plans for groups other than small groups as defined in RCW 48.43.005; amending RCW 48.21.241, 48.44.341, and 48.46.291; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 6393 by Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Swecker, Morton, Haugen, Doumit, Sheldon, Mulliken, Delvin, Deccio, Kastama, Honeyford, McAuliffe and Benton
AN ACT Relating to excise tax exemptions for fuel used by farmers; amending RCW 82.08.0255 and 82.12.0256; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6394 by Senators Rasmussen, Swecker, Sheldon, Schoesler, Doumit, Mulliken, Deccio, Morton, Kastama, Delvin, Honeyford and Franklin
AN ACT Relating to special fuel sales and use tax exemptions; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6395 by Senators Oke, Regala, Carrell, Eide and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to financing for hospital benefit zones; adding new sections to chapter 82.14 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 39 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6396 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, Pridemore, Keiser, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Spanel and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to the accumulation an use of sick leave accrued by part-time faculty; and amending RCW 28B.50.551.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6397 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, Pridemore, Jacobsen, Kline and Shin
AN ACT Relating to academic employee salary increments for community and technical colleges; adding new sections to chapter 28B.50 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
AN ACT Relating to special permits for oversized vehicles; and amending RCW 46.44.090.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SJM 8028 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Thibaudeau, McCaslin and Kline
Requesting Congress to allow states to decide whether marijuana should be used legally for medicinal purposes.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
SJR 8220 by Senators Carrell, Kastama, Morton, Mulliken, Regala, Schoesler, Schmidt, Stevens, Pridemore and Benson
Repealing a conflicting residency requirement for voting in a presidential election.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SJR 8221 by Senators Haugen and Rasmussen
Authorizing the legislature to enact certain homestead exemptions from property taxation.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 6336 and Senate Bill No. 6341 which were referred to the Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
MOTION
At 10:10 a.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President.
The Senate was called to order at 11:27 a.m. by President Owen.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate reverted to the fourth order of business.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
January 11, 2006
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed the following bill(s):
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2370,
And the same is herewith transmitted.
RICHARD NAFZIGER, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
SUPPLEMENTAL INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SHB 2370 by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Williams, Kessler, Kilmer, Chase, Blake, Morrell, Appleton, Moeller, Hasegawa, Murray, Linville, Conway, P. Sullivan, Springer, Takko, Lantz, Dickerson, Kenney, Fromhold, Kagi, McIntire, Ericksen, B. Sullivan, Simpson, Ericks, Sells, Upthegrove, Ormsby and McDermott)
AN ACT Relating to low-income home energy assistance; amending RCW 80.01.080; adding a new section to 2005 c 518 (uncodified); making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide the rules were suspended and Substitute House Bill No. 2370 was placed on the second reading calendar.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the sixth order of business.
SECOND READING
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2370, by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Williams, Kessler, Kilmer, Chase, Blake, Morrell, Appleton, Moeller, Hasegawa, Murray, Linville, Conway, P. Sullivan, Springer, Takko, Lantz, Dickerson, Kenney, Fromhold, Kagi, McIntire, Ericksen, B. Sullivan, Simpson, Ericks, Sells, Upthegrove, Ormsby and McDermott)
Funding low-income home energy assistance.
The measure was read the second time.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2370 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.
Senators Eide, Benton, Poulsen, Mulliken, Morton and Honeyford spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Schoesler, Senator McCaslin was excused.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2370.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2370 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Benson, Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Deccio, Delvin, Doumit, Eide, Esser, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Haugen, Hewitt, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kastama, Keiser, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Morton, Mulliken, Oke, Parlette, Pflug, Poulsen, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schmidt, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Weinstein and Zarelli - 48
Excused: Senator McCaslin - 1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2370, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.
MOTION
At 11:47 a.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Thursday, January 12, 2006.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate
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