FIFTH DAY
NOON SESSION
Senate Chamber, Olympia, January 13, 2006
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
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 12, 2006
SB 5183 Prime Sponsor, Franklin: Providing tax relief to promote affordable housing. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Doumit, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Pflug, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
January 12, 2006
SB 5333 Prime Sponsor, Regala: Modifying requirements for voter-approved property tax levies. Revised for 1st Substitute: Modifying requirements for voter-approved regular property tax levies. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Doumit, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Pflug, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
January 12, 2006
SB 5641 Prime Sponsor, Eide: Providing for small business and entrepreneurial development. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means
MAJORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Doumit, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Pflug, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller and Thibaudeau
Passed to Committee on International Trade & Economic Development.
January 12, 2006
SB 6282 Prime Sponsor, Kohl-Welles: Exempting nonprofit organizations organized for zoological purposes from certain excise taxes. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation
MAJORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; Doumit, Vice Chair; Oke, Morton, Spanel, Stevens and Swecker
Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.
January 12, 2006
SB 6378 Prime Sponsor, Shin: Licensing persons offering athletic training services. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development
MAJORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Keiser and Parlette
Passed to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
January 12, 2006
SGA 9331 KAREN LEE, appointed March 14, 2005, for the term ending at the governor's pleasure, as Commissioner of the Employment Security Department. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development
MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Keiser and Parlette
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 12, 2006
SGA 9387 GARY WEEKS, appointed May 19, 2005, for the term ending at the governor's pleasure, as a Director of the Department of Labor and Industries. Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development
MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Franklin, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Keiser and Parlette
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
January 12, 2006
SGA 9388 JULI WILKERSON, reappointed June 1, 2005, for the term ending at the governor's pleasure, as a Director of the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. Reported by Committee on International Trade & Economic Development
MAJORITY recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed. Signed by Senators Shin, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Doumit, Eide, Pflug and Roach
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6485 by Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Sheldon, Morton, Doumit and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to exempting the custom blending of dry fertilizer from business and occupation tax; amending RCW 82.04.120; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6486 by Senators Schoesler, Jacobsen, Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Morton, Sheldon and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to commercial driver's licenses reciprocity agreements; and amending RCW 46.25.050.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6487 by Senators Schoesler, Rasmussen, Roach, Morton, Schmidt, Mulliken, Carrell, Stevens, Doumit, Delvin, Benson, Esser, Johnson, Deccio, Shin, Jacobsen, Regala, Hargrove, Zarelli, Honeyford, McAuliffe and Berkey
AN ACT Relating to false academic credentials; adding a new section to chapter 28B.85 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9A.60 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.405 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; repealing RCW 28B.85.030; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education.
SB 6488 by Senators Franklin, Kline, Hargrove, Fairley, Weinstein and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to offender education; and adding new sections to chapter 72.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6489 by Senators Stevens, Benton, Benson and Carrell
AN ACT Relating to remedial postsecondary education; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.225.220; adding new sections to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education.
SB 6490 by Senators Rasmussen and Kline
AN ACT Relating to mitigating circumstances allowing departures from sentencing guidelines; and amending RCW 9.94A.535.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6491 by Senators Kline, Johnson, Hargrove, Esser and Oke
AN ACT Relating to taking a motor vehicle without permission; amending RCW 9A.56.075; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6492 by Senators Kline, Franklin, Kohl-Welles and Oke
AN ACT Relating to conversion of legal financial obligations to community restitution; amending RCW 9.94A.760, 10.01.160, and 10.82.090; and adding a new section to chapter 10.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6493 by Senators Kline, Weinstein, Brandland, Hargrove, Oke and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to drug courts; and amending RCW 2.28.170.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6494 by Senators Kline, Rasmussen, Esser, Keiser, Poulsen and Oke
AN ACT Relating to a seller's real estate disclosure of proximity to farming; and repealing RCW 64.06.022.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
SB 6495 by Senators Kline, Johnson, Brandland and Oke
AN ACT Relating to assigning a seriousness level to selected unranked felonies; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6496 by Senators Kline, Johnson, Hargrove and Thibaudeau
AN ACT Relating to exceptional sentences; and amending RCW 9.94A.537, 9.94A.431, and 43.10.030.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6497 by Senators Kline, Franklin and Hargrove
AN ACT Relating to felony sentences; amending RCW 9.94A.510, 9.94A.535, 9.94A.537, 9.94A.190, and 9.94A.850; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6498 by Senators Roach, Stevens, Mulliken, Schoesler, Honeyford, Benton and Delvin
AN ACT Relating to elections; and amending RCW 29A.04.008, 29A.04.530, 29A.04.611, 29A.40.050, 29A.40.061, 29A.40.080, 29A.40.110, 29A.40.150, 29A.44.020, 29A.44.090, 29A.44.270, 29A.48.040, and 29A.60.125.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6499 by Senators Roach, Stevens, Schoesler, Benton, Honeyford and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to requiring all voters be put on inactive status until they provide proof of citizenship and valid photo identification; amending RCW 29A.44.205, 46.20.117, 29A.08.010, and 29A.08.110; adding new sections to chapter 29A.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 29A.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6500 by Senators Haugen, McCaslin, Doumit, Benson, Shin, Esser and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to a sales tax exemption for vessels purchased by nonresidents; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6501 by Senators Rockefeller, Poulsen, Morton, Honeyford, Fraser, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Kline and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to the creation of the Washington bioenergy loan program; amending RCW 42.56.270; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6502 by Senators Roach, Kohl-Welles, Weinstein, Kline, McCaslin, Benton and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to creating a statewide automated victim information and notification system; amending RCW 36.28A.040; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6503 by Senators Finkbeiner, Poulsen, Morton, Esser, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, Parlette, Rasmussen, Kline and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to tax incentives for the generation of electricity using renewable resources; amending RCW 82.08.02567 and 82.12.02567; reenacting and amending RCW 19.29A.090; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6504 by Senators Berkey and Mulliken
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting employees of public hospital districts from serving as commissioners; and amending RCW 70.44.040.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6505 by Senators Oke and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to drug paraphernalia; adding a new section to chapter 69.50 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6506 by Senators Honeyford and Morton
AN ACT Relating to building permit moratoriums due to water rights issues; and amending RCW 19.27.097.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6507 by Senators Honeyford, Poulsen, Morton and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to watershed management partnerships; adding a new section to chapter 39.34 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6508 by Senators Rasmussen, Poulsen, Kline, McCaslin, Brown, Oke, Schmidt, Swecker, Finkbeiner and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to developing minimum renewable fuel content requirements and fuel quality standards; amending RCW 19.112.020; adding new sections to chapter 19.112 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
AN ACT Relating to modifying the bid cancellation process for public contracts; adding a new section to chapter 39.29 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.105 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6510 by Senators Pridemore, Kastama, Doumit, Zarelli, Kline and Benton
AN ACT Relating to allowing counties to have a lien against properties that were levied for storm water control facilities; and amending RCW 36.89.090.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6511 by Senators Pridemore, Kastama, Benton, Zarelli and Roach
AN ACT Relating to disbursement of the metropolitan park district fund; and amending RCW 35.61.210.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6512 by Senators Fraser, Pridemore, Honeyford, Poulsen, Mulliken, Regala, Rockefeller, Delvin and Kline
AN ACT Relating to enhancing air quality at truck stops; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6513 by Senators Fraser, Poulsen, Pridemore, Regala, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles and Kline
AN ACT Relating to biomonitoring; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6514 by Senators Fraser, Poulsen, Pridemore, Regala, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to biodiesel mandates for state agencies and contractors; amending RCW 43.19.642; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 39.04 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6515 by Senators Fraser, Oke, Morton, Poulsen, Mulliken, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Regala, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Kline and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to consumer and producer information on the use of biofuels and renewable energy production; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.31 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6516 by Senators Fraser, Mulliken, Pridemore, Morton, Poulsen, Rockefeller, Regala, Benton, Rasmussen, Kline and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax exemptions to encourage the use of alternative fuels; 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 Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6517 by Senators Fraser, Poulsen, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Regala and Kline
AN ACT Relating to the uniform environmental covenants act; amending RCW 70.105D.060, 70.105D.050, and 70.105D.020; adding a new chapter to Title 64 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6518 by Senators Fraser, Mulliken, Poulsen, Honeyford, Pridemore, Regala, Kline and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to making it state policy that state agencies reduce energy purchases; and amending RCW 43.21F.015.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6519 by Senators Benton, Benson, Schoesler, Carrell, Esser, Jacobsen, Pflug, Mulliken, Johnson, Honeyford, Sheldon, Roach, Kline, Oke, Rasmussen and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to sex offender registration; amending RCW 9A.44.130; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6520 by Senators Benton, Fairley, Oke, Stevens, Prentice and Spanel
AN ACT Relating to cashing checks; adding a new section to chapter 30.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 31.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 32.04 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 33.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
SB 6521 by Senators Benton, Berkey, Mulliken and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to city and town annexations under the direct property owner petition method of annexation; amending RCW 35.13.125, 35.13.130, 35.13.140, 35.13.150, 35.13.160, 35A.14.120, 35A.14.130, 35A.14.140, and 35A.14.150; adding a new section to chapter 35.13 RCW; and repealing RCW 28A.335.110.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6522 by Senators Benton, Kastama, Roach, Berkey, Benson, Zarelli, Stevens, Delvin, Honeyford and Schmidt
AN ACT Relating to out-of-state political committees; and amending RCW 42.17.093.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6523 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Benson, Roach, Fairley, Rasmussen and Kline
AN ACT Relating to increasing the minimum age for gambling; amending RCW 9.46.0305, 67.70.120, and 67.16.060; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6524 by Senators Rasmussen, Morton, Poulsen, Rockefeller, Honeyford and Benton
AN ACT Relating to providing incentives for the conversion of landfill methane gas to liquid fuel; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6525 by Senators Benton, Oke, Berkey, Mulliken, Benson, Esser, Haugen and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to design-build construction for transportation projects; and amending RCW 47.20.785.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6526 by Senators Jacobsen, Mulliken, Berkey, Oke, Weinstein, Poulsen and Eide
AN ACT Relating to the use of automated traffic safety cameras in state highway work zones; and amending RCW 46.63.170.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6527 by Senators Jacobsen, Mulliken, Haugen and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to the Milwaukee Road cross-state trail; and amending RCW 79A.05.115 and 79A.05.120.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6528 by Senators Mulliken, Kastama, Benson, Oke, Esser, Berkey and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to authorization for the department of transportation to allow roadside tire chain installation and removal businesses on state highway rights of way; amending RCW 47.32.120; and adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6529 by Senators Swecker, Poulsen and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to fee relief for the nonconsumptive portion of water rights; and amending RCW 90.03.470.
Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Environment.
SB 6530 by Senators Finkbeiner, Fairley, Berkey, Benton and Kline
AN ACT Relating to electronic voter registration; amending RCW 29A.08.010, 29A.08.110, 29A.08.107, 29A.08.145, and 29A.08.210; repealing RCW 29A.08.230 and 29A.72.220; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6531 by Senators Weinstein, Fraser and Kline
AN ACT Relating to preserving remedies when limited liability companies dissolve; and adding a new section to chapter 25.15 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6532 by Senators Delvin, Schoesler, Morton and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to local control of student assessments in grades three, five, six, and eight to meet federal requirements for Washington's academic assessment system; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education.
SB 6533 by Senators Prentice, Zarelli, Schoesler and Benton
AN ACT Relating to syrup taxes; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
AN ACT Relating to unclaimed property locators; amending RCW 63.29.350; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
AN ACT Relating to aquatic lands; adding new sections to chapter 79.105 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
SB 6536 by Senators Jacobsen and Benton
AN ACT Relating to the legislative youth advisory council; and amending RCW 28A.300.801.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
SB 6537 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Hewitt, Honeyford, Keiser and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to the shipment of wine from wine manufacturers directly to Washington consumers; amending RCW 66.24.210; adding new sections to chapter 66.20 RCW; and repealing RCW 66.12.190, 66.12.200, 66.12.210, and 66.12.220.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6538 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to flavored malt beverage; and amending RCW 66.04.010.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6539 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to the limit on spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licenses; and amending RCW 66.24.420.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6540 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to processing liquor licenses; and amending RCW 66.24.010.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6541 by Senators Prentice and Zarelli
AN ACT Relating to appeal bond requirements involving judgments against signatories of the tobacco master settlement agreement; adding a new section to chapter 43.340 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6542 by Senators Mulliken, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Sheldon, Morton, Shin, Delvin and Honeyford
AN ACT Relating to exempting farming services from business and occupation tax; amending RCW 82.04.330; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
SB 6543 by Senators Haugen and Benton
AN ACT Relating to the cosmetology apprenticeship program; amending RCW 18.16.020, 18.16.030, 18.16.050, 18.16.060, 18.16.100, 18.16.180, and 18.16.280; and reenacting and amending RCW 18.16.175.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
AN ACT Relating to the community economic revitalization board's funding of public facility construction projects; and amending RCW 43.160.200.
Referred to Committee on International Trade & Economic Development.
SB 6545 by Senators Sheldon, Esser, Benson and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to the minimum height requirement for the attachment of vehicle license plates; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.16.240.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6546 by Senators Weinstein, Sheldon and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to state conformity with federal safety standards for mopeds; and amending RCW 46.04.304 and 46.44.050.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6547 by Senators Weinstein and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to sound and video recordings by law enforcement officers; and amending RCW 9.73.090.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6548 by Senators Jacobsen, Oke and Weinstein
AN ACT Relating to application for vehicle certificates of title; and amending RCW 46.12.030 and 46.12.040.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6549 by Senators Benson, Jacobsen, Mulliken and Berkey
AN ACT Relating to commercial vehicles; and amending RCW 46.25.010, 46.32.005, 46.37.395, and 46.44.105.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6550 by Senators Kastama, Esser, Berkey and Eide
AN ACT Relating to driver training schools; amending RCW 46.82.280, 46.82.300, 46.82.310, 46.82.320, 46.82.325, 46.82.330, 46.82.340, 46.82.350, 46.82.360, 46.82.370, 46.82.420, 18.235.020, and 46.20.055; adding a new section to chapter 46.82 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6551 by Senators Esser, Sheldon and Berkey
AN ACT Relating to regulation of limousines; amending RCW 46.04.274; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6552 by Senators Benson, Haugen, Mulliken, Berkey and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to commercial driver's licenses; and amending RCW 46.20.270, 46.25.010, 46.25.050, 46.25.090, 46.25.120, 46.52.101, and 46.63.070.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6553 by Senators Haugen, Benson, Jacobsen and Benton
AN ACT Relating to department of transportation organization; amending RCW 47.01.101; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6554 by Senators Rasmussen, Johnson and Kline
AN ACT Relating to organized retail theft; amending RCW 9A.56.010; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.82.010 and 9.94A.515; adding new sections to chapter 9A.56 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 6555 by Senators Prentice, Haugen, Mulliken, Berkey, Kastama and Rasmussen
AN ACT Relating to research and services for special purpose districts; amending RCW 66.08.190; and adding new sections to chapter 43.110 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6556 by Senators Oke, Rasmussen, Kastama and Schmidt
AN ACT Relating to state park funding; amending RCW 79A.05.215 and 79A.05.070; adding a new section to chapter 79A.05 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
SB 6557 by Senators Kohl-Welles and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to the taxation of motion picture and video production services; amending RCW 82.04.460 and 82.08.0315; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6558 by Senators Brown, Hewitt, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Benson, McAuliffe, Benton, Kline and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to the state of Washington's economic, cultural, and educational standing in the motion picture industry; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
SB 6559 by Senators Delvin, Fairley, Benton, Keiser, Brandland, Benson, Schmidt, Berkey, McAuliffe and Kline
AN ACT Relating to tax credits for contributions to low-income housing efforts; and adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
SJM 8030 by Senators Kline, Regala, Mulliken, Esser, Pflug, Swecker, Franklin, Rockefeller, Poulsen and Kohl-Welles
Calling on the President to provide a solution to the crisis in Sudan.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
Requesting federal action on inventoried roadless areas.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.
Calling for a second Major League Baseball Team.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
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. 6500 which was referred to the Committee on Ways & Means.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the eighth order of business.
MOTION
Senator Schmidt moved adoption of the following resolution:
SENATE RESOLUTION
8689
By Senators Schmidt and Shin
WHEREAS, The State of Washington expresses its gratitude to the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who faithfully served our country in times of war and peace; and
WHEREAS, These men and women left the comforts of home and hearth, putting themselves in harm's way to preserve our American way of life; and
WHEREAS, Countless Americans made the ultimate sacrifice or bear the physical or emotional scars of war inflicted while carrying out their mission; and
WHEREAS, Washington State is the home of 670,628 veterans who proudly dedicated themselves to preserving this country's freedom; and
WHEREAS, While these Washington State veterans no longer wear their country's uniform, many continue to advocate for veterans' rights and entitlements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize and honor the brave men and women who have served our country; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the State Veterans' Legislative Coalition.
Senator Schmidt spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8689.
The motion by Senator Schmidt carried and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.
MOTION
At 10:06 a.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Monday, January 16, 2006.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate
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