SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION

FIRST DAY

House Chamber, Olympia, Monday, January 12, 2009

The House was called to order at 12:00 Noon by Chief Clerk Barbara Baker.

The flags were escorted to the rostrum by the Washington State Patrol Color Guard. The National Anthem was sung by Sergeant Patti Lankford. The Chief Clerk led the Chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance. The prayer was offered by Rabbi Seth Goldstein,Temple Beth Hatfiloh, Olympia.

Rabbi Goldstein: Rabono Shel Olam Source of all Life, we ask for your blessing upon this assembly. These men and women assembled here have gathered to fulfill your sacred purpose of earth, to care for their fellow human beings, to do the work of the community, to pursue justice, righteousness and peace. The people of the State of Washington have entrusted the affairs of our state to their hands. May they be worthy of that trust, and may they find support and blessing in the light of your Presence so they can, together, build a better society for all of us.

For those new to this body, may the spirit of service which motivated you to pursue this office and brought you here to this hall continue to inspire you in the work ahead. May you adapt quickly to your duty, and flourish in your new role. May you be open to learn and to grow.

To those returning to this body, may you continue to ascend in wisdom as you recommit to the tasks at hand. May the experience gained from past service inform your work ahead, and may you share your knowledge with those around you. And may you be open to learn and to grow.

And as we gather, we remember those who are no longer with us. We call to mind Representative Bill Grant and Representative Steve Hailey. While they are no longer with us in body, may their dedication to public service continue to inspire us and animate our lives. May their memories be a blessing always.

To all assembled, may you have the strength to stand by your principles, and humility to bend and compromise when necessary. May you have the fortitude to face the many challenges which confront us, and the creativity to find solutions to them. May you have the clarity to recognize where brokenness exists in our world, and the vision to work to repair that brokenness.

Therefore, God, may it be your will that we never forget that we are all created in your image, deserving of respect, equality and honor and that we are commanded to love our fellow human beings as ourselves, both those like and different from us. May any hatred and enmity be replaced with love and fellowship, so that we may earn your blessing.

We offer our blessings and thanks for this ability to come together again in sacred service. As we begin a new journey of governance and leadership, we offer gratitude to You for giving us life, sustaining us and allowing us to reach this important occasion.

As we face the work ahead, may we remember and be inspired by the words of Your prophet Micah: He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what God requires of you: only to do justice, to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Amen."

The Chief Clerk requested that Representatives Probst and Priest escort Justice Charles Johnson of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington to the rostrum.

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE

The Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Legislature of the State of Washington

Olympia, Washington

Mr. Speaker:

I, Sam Reed, Secretary of State of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the following is a full, true, and correct list of persons elected to the office of State Representative at the State General Election held in the State of Washington on the fourth day of November, 2008, as shown by the official returns of said election now on file in the office of the Secretary of State:

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REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED NOVEMBER 4, 2008

District Counties Represented Name Party

1 King*, Snohomish* Al O'Brien (Prefers Democratic Party)

Mark Ericks (Prefers Democratic Party)

2 Pierce*, Thurston* Jim McCune (Prefers G.O.P. Party)

Tom Campbell (Prefers Republican Party)

3 Spokane* Alex Wood (Prefers Democratic Party)

Timm Ormsby (Prefers Democratic Party)

4 Spokane* Larry Crouse (Prefers Republican Party)

Matt Shea (Prefers Republican Party)

5 King* Jay Rodne (Prefers Republican Party)

Glenn Anderson (Prefers Republican Party)

6 Spokane* Kevin Parker (Prefers Republican Party)

John F. Driscoll (Prefers Democratic Party)

7 Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan*, Shelly Short (Prefers Republican Party)

Pend Oreille, Spokane*, Stevens Joel Kretz (Prefers Republican Party)

8 Benton* Brad Klippert (Prefers Republican Party)

Larry Haler (Prefers G.O.P. Party)

9 Adams, Asotin, Franklin*, Steve Hailey (Prefers G.O.P. Party)

Garfield, Spokane*, Whitman Joe Schmick (Prefers Republican Party)

10 Island, Skagit*, Snohomish* Norma Smith (Prefers G.O.P. Party)

Barbara Bailey (Prefers Republican Party)

11 King* Zack Hudgins (Prefers Democratic Party)

Bob Hasegawa (Prefers Democratic Party)

12 Chelan, Douglas, Grant*, Cary Condotta (Prefers Republican Party)

Okanogan* Mike Armstrong (Prefers Republican Party)

13 Grant*, Kittitas, Yakima* Judith (Judy) Warnick (Prefers Republican Party)

Bill Hinkle (Prefers G.O.P. Party)

14 Yakima* Norm Johnson (Prefers Republican Party)

Charles Ross (Prefers Republican Party)

15 Clark*, Klickitat, Skamania, Bruce Chandler (Prefers Republican Party)

Yakima* Dan Newhouse (Prefers Republican Party)

16 Benton*, Columbia, Franklin*, Maureen Walsh (Prefers Republican Party)

Walla Walla Bill Grant (Prefers Democratic Party)

17 Clark* Tim Probst (Prefers Democratic Party)

Deb Wallace (Prefers Democratic Party)

18 Clark*, Cowlitz* Jaime Herrera (Prefers Republican Party)

Ed Orcutt (Prefers Republican Party)

19 Cowlitz*, Grays Harbor*, Dean Takko (Prefers Democratic Party)

Pacific, Wahkiakum Brian E. Blake (Prefers Democratic Party)

20 Lewis, Thurston* Richard DeBolt (Prefers G.O.P. Party)

Gary C. Alexander (Prefers G.O.P. Party)

21 Snohomish* Mary Helen Roberts (Prefers Democratic Party)

Marko Liias (Prefers Democratic Party)

22 Thurston* Brendan Williams (Prefers Progressive Dem. Party)

Sam Hunt (Prefers Democratic Party)

23 Kitsap* Sherry V. Appleton (Prefers Democratic Party)

Christine Rolfes (Prefers Democratic Party)

24 Clallam, Grays Harbor*, Kevin Van De Wege (Prefers Democratic Party)

Jefferson Lynn Kessler (Prefers Democratic Party)

25 Pierce* Bruce Dammeier (Prefers Republican Party)

Dawn Morrell (Prefers Democratic Party)

26 Kitsap*, Pierce* Jan Angel (Prefers G.O.P. Party)

Larry Seaquist (Prefers Democratic Party)

27 Pierce* Dennis Flannigan (Prefers Democratic Party)

Jeannie Darneille (Prefers Democratic Party)

28 Pierce* Troy Kelley (Prefers Democratic Party)

Tami Green (Prefers Democratic Party)

29 Pierce* Steve Conway (Prefers Democratic Party)

Steve Kirby (Prefers Democratic Party)

30 King* Mark Miloscia (Prefers Democratic Party)

Skip Priest (Prefers Republican Party)

31 King*, Pierce* Dan Roach (Prefers Republican Party)

Christopher Hurst (Prefers Democratic Party)

32 King*, Snohomish* Maralyn Chase (Prefers Democratic Party)

Ruth Kagi (Prefers Democratic Party)

33 King* Tina L. Orwall (Prefers Democratic Party)

Dave Upthegrove (Prefers Democrat Party)

34 King* Eileen L. Cody (Prefers Democratic Party)

Sharon K. Nelson (Prefers Democratic Party)

35 Grays Harbor*, Kitsap*, Kathy Haigh (Prefers Democratic Party)

Mason, Thurston* Fred Finn (Prefers Democratic Party)

36 King* Reuven Carlyle (Prefers Democratic Party)

Mary Lou Dickerson (Prefers Democratic Party)

37 King* Sharon Tomiko Santos (Prefers Democratic Party)

Eric Pettigrew (Prefers Democratic Party)

38 Snohomish* John R. McCoy (Prefers Democratic Party)

Mike Sells (Prefers Democratic Party)

39 King*, Skagit*, Snohomish*, Dan Kristiansen (Prefers R Party)

Whatcom* Kirk Pearson (Prefers Republican Party)

40 San Juan, Skagit*, Whatcom* Dave Quall (Prefers Democratic Party)

Jeff Morris (Prefers Democratic Party)

41 King* Marcie Maxwell (Prefers Democratic Party)

Judy Clibborn (Prefers Democratic Party)

42 Whatcom* Doug Ericksen (Prefers Republican Party)

Kelli Linville (Prefers Democratic Party)

43 King* Jamie Pedersen (Prefers Democratic Party)

Frank Chopp (Prefers Democratic Party)

44 Snohomish* Hans Dunshee (Prefers Democratic Party)

Mike Hope (Prefers Republican Party)

45 King* Roger Goodman (Prefers Democratic Party)

Larry Springer (Prefers Democratic Party)

46 King* Scott White (Prefers Democratic Party)

Phyllis G. Kenney (Prefers Democratic Party)

47 King* Geoff Simpson (Prefers Democratic Party)

Pat Sullivan (Prefers Democratic Party)

48 King* Ross Hunter (Prefers Democratic Party)

Deb Eddy (Prefers Democratic Party)

49 Clark* Jim Jacks (Prefers Democratic Party)

Jim Moeller (Prefers Democratic Party)

TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the State of Washington at Olympia, this 30th day of December, 2008.

Sam Reed, Secretary of State

The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Charles Johnson administered the oath of office to the members of the House of Representatives.

"I, MEMBER'S NAME, do hereby affirm that I will uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of a Washington State Representative to the best of my ability."

The Certificates of Office were distributed to the members.

RESOLUTION

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 4600 by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

BE IT RESOLVED, That no later than Friday, January 23, 2009, the twelfth legislative day, the House of Representatives shall meet to consider adoption of permanent House Rules for the Sixty-first Legislature; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That temporary House Rules for the Sixty-first Legislature be adopted as follows:

TEMPORARY RULES OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE 2009-2010

HOUSE RULE NO.
Rule 1	Definitions
Rule 2	Chief Clerk to Call to Order
Rule 3	Election of Officers
Rule 4	Powers and Duties of the Speaker
Rule 5	Chief Clerk
Rule 6	Duties of Employees
Rule 7	Admission to the House
Rule 8	Absentees and Courtesy
Rule 9	Bills, Memorials and Resolutions - Introductions
Rule 10	Reading of Bills
Rule 11	Amendments
Rule 12	Final Passage
Rule 13	Hour of Meeting, Roll Call and Quorum
Rule 14	Daily Calendar and Order of Business
Rule 15	Motions
Rule 16	Members Right to Debate
Rule 17	Rules of Debate
Rule 18	Ending of Debate - Previous Question
Rule 19	Voting
Rule 20	Reconsideration
Rule 21	Call of the House
Rule 22	Appeal from Decision of Chair
Rule 23	Standing Committees
Rule 24	Duties of Committees
Rule 25	Standing Committees - Expenses - Subpoena Power
Rule 26	Vetoed Bills
Rule 27	Suspension of Compensation
Rule 28	Smoking
Rule 29	Liquor
Rule 30	Parliamentary Rules
Rule 31	Standing Rules Amendment
Rule 32	Rules to Apply for Assembly
Rule 33	Legislative Mailings

Definitions

Rule 1. "Absent" means an unexcused failure to attend.

"Term" means the two-year term during which the members as a body may act.

"Session" means a constitutional gathering of the house in accordance with Article 2 § 12 of the state Constitution.

"Committee" means any standing, conference, joint, or select committee as so designated by rule or resolution.

"Fiscal committee" means the capital budget, education appropriations, finance, general government appropriations, health & human services appropriations, transportation, and ways & means committees.

"Bill" means bill, joint memorial, joint resolution, or concurrent resolution unless the context indicates otherwise.

Chief Clerk to Call to Order

Rule 2. It shall be the duty of the chief clerk of the previous term to call the house to order and to conduct the proceedings until a speaker is chosen.

Election of Officers

Rule 3. The house shall elect the following officers at the commencement of each term: Its presiding officer, who shall be styled speaker of the house; a speaker pro tempore, who shall serve in absence or in case of the inability of the speaker; a deputy speaker pro tempore, who shall serve in absence or in case of the inability of the speaker and speaker pro tempore; and a chief clerk of the house. Such officers shall hold office during all sessions until the convening of the succeeding term: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That any of these offices may be declared vacant by the vote of a constitutional majority of the house, the members voting viva voce and their votes shall be entered on the journal. If any office is declared vacant, the house shall fill such vacant office as hereinafter provided. In all elections by the house a constitutional majority shall be required, the members shall vote viva voce and their votes shall be entered on the journal. (Art. II § 27)

Powers and Duties of the Speaker

Rule 4. The speaker shall have the following powers and duties:

(A) The speaker shall take the chair and call the house to order precisely at the hour appointed for meeting and if a quorum be present, shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read and shall proceed with the order of business.

(B) The speaker shall preserve order and decorum, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct within the chamber or legislative area, shall order the sergeant at arms to suppress the same and may order the sergeant at arms to remove any person creating any disturbance within the house chamber or legislative area.

(C) The speaker may speak to points of order in preference to other members, arising from the seat for that purpose, and shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the house by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once without leave of the house.

(D) The speaker shall sign all bills in open session. (Art. II § 32)

(E) The speaker shall sign all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the house, all of which shall be attested to by the chief clerk.

(F) The speaker shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall neither extend beyond adjournment nor authorize the representative so substituted to sign any documents requiring the signature of the speaker.

(G) The speaker, in open session, shall appoint committee chairs as selected by the majority party caucus, and shall appoint members to committees in the same ratio as the membership of the respective parties of the house, unless otherwise provided by law or house rules.

(H) The speaker shall serve as chair of the rules committee.

(I) The speaker shall have charge of and see that all officers, attaches, and clerks perform their respective duties.

(J) The speaker pro tempore shall exercise the duties, powers, and prerogatives of the speaker in the event of the speaker's death, illness, removal, or inability to act until the speaker's successor shall be elected.

Chief Clerk

Rule 5. The chief clerk shall perform the usual duties pertaining to the office, and shall hold office until a successor has been elected.

The chief clerk shall employ, subject to the approval of the speaker, all other house employees; the hours of duty and assignments of all house employees shall be under the chief clerk's directions and instructions, and they may be dismissed by the chief clerk with the approval of the speaker. The speaker shall sign and the chief clerk shall countersign all payrolls and vouchers for all expenses of the house and appropriately transmit the same. In the event of the chief clerk's death, illness, removal, or inability to act, the speaker may appoint an acting chief clerk who shall exercise the duties and powers of the chief clerk until the chief clerk's successor shall be elected.

Duties of Employees

Rule 6. Employees of the house shall perform such duties as are assigned to them by the chief clerk. Under no circumstances shall the compensation of any employee be increased for past services. No house employee shall seek to influence the passage or rejection of proposed legislation.

Admission to the House

Rule 7. It shall be the general policy of the house to keep the chamber clear as follows:

(A) The sergeant at arms shall admit only the following individuals to the wings and adjacent areas of the house chamber for the period of time beginning one-half hour prior to convening and ending one-half hour following the adjournment of the house's daily session:

The governor or designees, or both;

Members of the senate;

State elected officials;

Officers and authorized employees of the legislature;

Former members of the house who are not advocating any pending or proposed legislation;

Representatives of the press;

Other persons with the consent of the speaker.

(B) Only members, pages, sergeants at arms, and clerks are permitted on the floor while the house is in session.

(C) Lobbying in the house chamber or in any committee room or lounge room is prohibited when the house or committee is in session unless expressly permitted by the house or committee. Anyone violating this rule will forfeit his or her right to be admitted to the house chamber or any of its committee rooms.

Absentees and Courtesy

Rule 8. No member shall be absent from the service of the house without leave from the speaker. When the house is in session, only the speaker shall recognize visitors and former members.

Bills, Memorials and Resolutions - Introductions

Rule 9. Any member desiring to introduce a bill shall file the same with the chief clerk. Bills filed by 10:00 a.m. shall be introduced at the next daily session, in the order filed: PROVIDED, That if such introduction is within the last ten days of a regular session, it cannot be considered without a direct vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members elected to each house with such vote recorded and entered upon the journal. (Art. II § 36)

Any returning member or member-elect may prefile a bill with the chief clerk commencing the first Monday in December preceding any regular session or twenty (20) days before any special session. Prefiled bills shall be introduced on the first legislative day.

All bills shall be endorsed with a statement of the title and the name of the member or members introducing the same. The chief clerk shall attach to all bills a substantial cover bearing the title and sponsors and shall number each bill in the order filed. All bills shall be printed unless otherwise ordered by the house.

Any bill introduced at any session during the term shall be eligible for action at all subsequent sessions during the term.

Reading of Bills

Rule 10. Every bill shall be read on three separate days: PROVIDED, That this rule may be temporarily suspended at any time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present; and that on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, this rule may be suspended by a majority vote.

A bill may be returned to second reading for the purpose of amendment by a suspension of the rules: PROVIDED, That on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, section 12 of the state Constitution or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, this rule may be suspended and a bill returned to second reading for the purpose of amendment by a majority vote.

(A) FIRST READING. The first reading of a bill shall be by title only, unless a majority of the members present demand a reading in full.

After the first reading the bill shall be referred to an appropriate committee.

Upon being reported out of committee, all bills shall be referred to the rules committee, unless otherwise ordered by the house.

The rules committee may, by majority vote, refer any bill in its possession to a committee for further consideration. Such referral shall be reported to the house and entered in the journal under the fifth order of business.

(B) SECOND READING. Upon second reading, the bill number and short title and the last line of the bill shall be read unless a majority of the members present shall demand its reading in full. The bill shall be subject to amendment section by section. No amendment shall be considered by the house until it has been sent to the chief clerk's desk in writing, distributed to the desk of each member, and read by the clerk. All amendments adopted during second reading shall be securely fastened to the original bill. All amendments rejected by the house shall be passed to the minute clerk, and the journal shall show the disposition of such amendments.

When no further amendments shall be offered, the speaker shall declare the bill has passed its second reading.

(C) SUBSTITUTE BILLS. When a committee reports a substitute for an original bill with the recommendation that the substitute bill do pass, it shall be in order to read the substitute the first time and have the same printed. A motion for the substitution shall not be in order until the second reading of the original bill.

(D) THIRD READING. Only the last line of bills shall be read on third reading unless a majority of the members present demand a reading in full. No amendments to a bill shall be received on third reading but it may be referred or recommitted for the purpose of amendment.

(E) SUSPENSION CALENDAR. Bills may be placed on the second reading suspension calendar by the rules committee if at least two minority party members of the rules committee join in such motion. Bills on the second reading suspension calendar shall not be subject to amendment or substitution except as recommended in the committee report. When a bill is before the house on the suspension calendar, the question shall be to adopt the committee recommendations and advance the bill to third reading. If the question fails to receive a two-thirds vote of the members present, the bill shall be referred to the rules committee for second reading.

(F) HOUSE RESOLUTIONS. House resolutions shall be filed with the chief clerk who shall transmit them to the rules committee. If a rules committee meeting is not scheduled to occur prior to a time necessitated by the purpose of a house resolution, the majority leader and minority leader by agreement may waive transmission to the rules committee to permit consideration of the resolution by the house. The rules committee may adopt house resolutions by a sixty percent majority vote of its entire membership or may, by a majority vote of its members, place them on the motions calendar for consideration by the house. No more than one resolution per day may be scheduled for consideration by the house except by mutual agreement of the majority leader and minority leader: PROVIDED, That this limit does not apply to resolutions necessary for the operation of the house nor to resolutions scheduled for consideration on pro forma session days.

(G) CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS. Reading of concurrent resolutions may be advanced by majority vote.

Amendments

Rule 11. The right of any member to offer amendments to proposed legislation shall not be limited except as provided in Rule 10(E) and as follows:

(A) AMENDMENTS TO BE OFFERED IN PROPER FORM. The chief clerk shall establish the proper form for amendments and all amendments offered shall bear the name of the member who offers the same, as well as the number and section of the bill to be amended.

(B) COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. When a bill is before the house on second reading, amendments adopted by committees and recommended to the house shall be acted upon by the house before any amendments that may be offered from the floor.

(C) SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS. A house bill, passed by the senate with amendment or amendments which shall change the scope and object of the bill, upon being received in the house, shall be referred to the appropriate committee and shall take the same course as for original bills unless a motion not to concur is adopted prior to the bill being referred to committee.

(D) AMENDMENTS TO BE GERMANE. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment; and no bill or resolution shall at any time be amended by annexing thereto or incorporating therein any other bill or resolution pending before the house.

(E) SCOPE AND OBJECT NOT TO BE CHANGED. No amendment to any bill shall be allowed which shall change the scope and object of the bill. This objection may be raised at any time an amendment is under consideration. The speaker may allow the person raising the objection and the mover of the amendment to provide brief arguments as to the merits of the objection. (Art. II § 38)

(F) NO AMENDMENT BY REFERENCE. No act shall ever be revised or amended without being set forth at full length. (Art. II § 37)

(G) TITLE AMENDMENTS. The subject matter portion of a bill title shall not be amended in committee or on second reading. Changes to that part of the title after the subject matter statement shall either be presented with the text amendment or be incorporated by the chief clerk in the engrossing process.

Final Passage

Rule 12. Rules relating to bills on final passage are as follows:

(A) RECOMMITMENT BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE. A bill may be recommitted at any time before its final passage.

(B) FINAL PASSAGE. No bill shall become a law unless on its final passage the vote be taken by yeas and nays, the names of the members voting for and against the same be entered on the journal of each house, and a majority of the members elected to each house be recorded thereon as voting in its favor. (Art. II § 22)

(C) BILLS PASSED - CERTIFICATION. When a bill passes, it shall be certified to by the chief clerk, said certification to show the date of its passage together with the vote thereon.

Hour of Meeting, Roll Call and Quorum

Rule 13. (A) HOUR OF MEETING. The speaker shall call the house to order each day of sitting at 10:00 A.M., unless the house shall have adjourned to some other hour.

(B) ROLL CALL AND QUORUM. Before proceeding with business, the roll of the members shall be called and the names of those absent or excused shall be entered on the journal. A majority of all the members elected must be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, seven members with the speaker, or eight members in the speaker's absence, having chosen a speaker pro tempore, shall be authorized to demand a call of the house and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner provided in Rule 21(B). For the purpose of determining if a quorum be present, the speaker shall count all members present, whether voting or not. (Art. II § 8)

(C) The house shall adjourn not later than 10:00 P.M. of each working day. This rule may be suspended by a majority vote.

Daily Calendar and Order of Business

Rule 14. The rules relating to the daily calendar and order of business are as follows:

(A) DAILY CALENDAR. Business of the house shall be disposed of in the following order:

First:Roll call, presentation of colors, prayer, and approval of the journal of the preceding day.

Second:Introduction of visiting dignitaries.

Third:Messages from the senate, governor, and other state officials.

Fourth: Introduction and first reading of bills, memorials, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions.

Fifth:Committee reports.

Sixth: Second reading of bills.

Seventh:Third reading of bills.

Eighth: Floor resolutions and motions.

Ninth:Presentation of petitions, memorials, and remonstrances addressed to the Legislature.

Tenth:Introduction of visitors and other business to be considered.

Eleventh:Announcements.

(B) UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The unfinished business at which the house was engaged preceding adjournment shall not be taken up until reached in regular order, unless the previous question on such unfinished business has been ordered prior to said adjournment.

(1) The order of business may be changed by a majority vote of those present.

(2) By motion under the eighth order of business, a bill in the rules committee may be placed on the calendar by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the house.

(3) House resolutions and messages from the senate, governor, or other state officials may be read at any time.

Motions

Rule 15. Rules relating to motions are as follows:

(A) MOTIONS TO BE ENTERTAINED OR DEBATED. No motion shall be entertained or debated until announced by the speaker and every motion shall be deemed to have been seconded. A motion shall be reduced to writing and read by the clerk, if desired by the speaker or any member, before it shall be debated and by the consent of the house may be withdrawn before amendment or action.

(B) MOTIONS IN ORDER DURING DEBATE. When a motion has been made and seconded and stated by the chair, the following motions are in order, in the rank named:

	(1)	Privileged motions:
		Adjourn
		Adjourn to a time certain
		Recess to a time certain
		Reconsider
		Demand for division
		Question of privilege
		Orders of the day
	(2)	Subsidiary motions:
		First rank:Question of consideration
		Second rank:To lay on the table
		Third rank:For the previous question
		Fourth rank:To postpone to a day certain
		To commit or recommit
		To postpone indefinitely
		Fifth rank:To amend
	(3)	Incidental motions:
		Points of order and appeal
		Method of consideration
		Suspension of the rules
		Reading papers
		Withdraw a motion
		Division of a question

(C) THE EFFECT OF POSTPONEMENT - MOTIONS TO POSTPONE OR COMMIT. Once decided, no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to postpone indefinitely shall again be allowed on the same day and at the same stage of the proceedings. When a question has been postponed indefinitely, it shall not again be introduced during the session. The motion to postpone indefinitely may be made at any stage of the bill except when on first reading.

(D) MOTIONS DECIDED WITHOUT DEBATE. A motion to adjourn, to recess, to lay on the table and to call for the previous question shall be decided without debate.

All incidental motions shall be decided without debate, except that members may speak to points of order and appeal as provided in Rule 22.

A motion for suspension of the rules shall not be debatable except that the mover of the motion may briefly explain the purpose of the motion and one member may briefly state the opposition to the motion.

(E) MOTION TO ADJOURN. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except when the house is voting or is working under the call of the house; but this rule shall not authorize any member to move for adjournment when another member has the floor.

Members Right to Debate

Rule 16. The methods by which a member may exercise his or her right to debate are as follows:

(A) RECOGNITION OF MEMBER. When any member desires to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the house, the member shall rise and respectfully address the speaker and pause until recognized.

(B) ORDER OF SPEAKING. When two or more members arise at once, the speaker shall name the one who is to speak.

(C) LIMITATION OF DEBATE. No member shall speak longer than ten (10) minutes without consent of the house: PROVIDED, That on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, no member shall speak more than three (3) minutes without the consent of the house. No member shall speak more than twice on the same question without leave of the house: PROVIDED, That the chair of the committee or the mover of the question may close debate if it is consistent with Rule 18 (Previous Question).

Rules of Debate

Rule 17. The rules for debate in the house are as follows:

(A) QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Any member may rise to a question of privilege and explain a personal matter, by leave of the speaker, but the member shall not discuss any pending question in such explanations.

(B) WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION, BILL, ETC. After a motion is stated by the speaker or a bill, memorial, resolution, petition, or remonstrance is read by the clerk, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the house, but may be withdrawn by consent of the house at any time before decision or amendment.

(C) READING OF A PAPER. When the reading of any paper is called for and is objected to by any member, it shall be determined by a vote of the house.

(D) DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS. Any materials of any nature distributed to the members' desks on the floor shall be subject to approval by the speaker and shall bear the name of at least one member granting permission for the distribution. This shall not apply to materials normally distributed by the chief clerk.

(E) ORDER OF QUESTIONS. All questions, whether in committee or in the house, shall be propounded in the order in which they are named except that in filling blanks, the largest sum and the longest time shall be put first.

(F) DIVISION OF POINTS OF DEBATE. Any member may call for a division of a question which shall be divided if it embraces subjects so distinct that one being taken away a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the house; but a motion to strike out and to insert shall not be divided. The rejection of a motion to strike out and to insert one proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and to insert a different proposition.

(G) DECORUM OF MEMBERS. While the speaker is putting the question, no member shall walk across or out of the house; nor when a member is speaking shall any member entertain private discourse or pass between the speaking member and the rostrum.

(H) REMARKS CONFINED. A member shall confine all remarks to the question under debate and avoid personalities. No member shall impugn the motive of any member's vote or argument.

(I) EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN IN DEBATE. If any member be called to order for words spoken in debate, the person calling the member to order shall repeat the words excepted to and they shall be taken down in writing at the clerk's table. No member shall be held in answer or be subject to the censure of the house for words spoken in debate if any other member has spoken before exception to them shall have been taken.

(J) TRANSGRESSION OF RULES - APPEAL. If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the house the speaker shall, or any member may, call the member to order, in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down unless permitted to explain; and the house shall, if appealed to, decide the case without debate; if there be no appeal, the decision of the chair shall prevail.

If the decision be in favor of the member called to order, the member shall be at liberty to proceed; if otherwise, and the case shall require it, the member shall be liable to the censure of the house.

Ending of Debate - Previous Question

Rule 18. The previous question may be ordered by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present on all recognized motions or amendments which are debatable.

The previous question is not debatable and cannot be amended.

The previous question shall be put in this form: "Representative __________ demands the previous question. As many as are in favor of ordering the previous question will say 'Aye'; as many as are opposed will say 'No'."

The results of the motion are as follows: If determined in the negative, the consideration goes on as if the motion had never been made; if decided in the affirmative it shall have the effect of cutting off all debate and bringing the house to a direct vote upon the motion or amendment on which it has been ordered: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That when a bill is on final passage or when the motion to postpone indefinitely is pending, one of the sponsors of the bill or the chair of the committee may have the privilege of closing debate after the previous question has been ordered.

If an adjournment is had after the previous question is ordered, the motion or proposition on which the previous question was ordered shall be put to the house immediately following the approval of the journal on the next working day, thus making the main question privileged over all other business, whether new or unfinished.

Voting

Rule 19. (A) PUTTING OF QUESTION. The speaker shall put the question in the following form: "The question before the house is (state the question). As many as are in favor say 'Aye'; and after the affirmative vote is expressed, "as many as are opposed say 'No'."

(B) ALL MEMBERS TO VOTE. Every member who was in the house when the question was put shall vote unless, for special reasons, excused by the house.

All motions to excuse a member shall be made before the house divides or before the call for yeas and nays is commenced; and any member requesting to be excused from voting may make a brief and verbal statement of the reasons for making such request, and the question shall then be taken without further debate.

Upon a division and count of the house on the question, only members at their desks within the bar of the house shall be counted.

(C) CHANGE OF VOTE. When the electric roll call machine is used, no member shall be allowed to vote or change a vote after the speaker has locked the roll call machine. When an oral roll call is taken, no member shall be allowed to vote or change a vote after the result has been announced.

(D) PRIVATE INTEREST. No member shall vote on any question which affects that member privately and particularly. A member who has a private interest in any bill or measure proposed or pending before the legislature shall disclose the fact to the house of which he is a member, and shall not vote thereon. (Art. II § 30)

(E) INTERRUPTION OF ROLL CALL. Once begun, the roll call may not be interrupted. No member or other person shall visit or remain at the clerk's desk while the yeas and nays are being called.

(F) YEAS AND NAYS - RECORDED VOTES. Upon the final passage of any bill, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and shall be recorded by the electric voting system: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That an oral roll call shall be ordered when demanded by one-sixth (1/6) of the members present. (Art. II § 21)

The speaker may vote last when the yeas and nays are called.

When the vote is by electric voting machine or by oral roll call on any question, it shall be entered upon the journal of the house. A recorded vote may be compelled by one-sixth (1/6) of the members present. A request for a recorded vote must be made before the vote is commenced.

(G) TIE VOTE, QUESTION LOSES. In case of an equal division, the question shall be lost.

(H) DIVISION. If the speaker is in doubt, or if division is called for by any member, the house shall divide.

Reconsideration

Rule 20. Notice of a motion for reconsideration on the final passage of bills shall be made on the day the vote to be reconsidered was taken and before the house has voted to transmit the bill to the senate.

Reconsideration of the votes on the final passage of bills must be taken on the next working day after such vote was taken: PROVIDED, That on and after the fifth day prior to the day of adjournment sine die of any session, as determined pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the state Constitution, or concurrent resolution, or on and after the third day prior to the day a bill must be reported from the house as established by concurrent resolution, then reconsideration of votes on the final passage of bills must be taken on the same day as the original vote was taken.

A motion to reconsider an amendment may be made at any time the bill remains on second reading.

Any member who voted on the prevailing side may move for reconsideration or give notice thereof.

A motion to reconsider can be decided only once when decided in the negative.

When a motion to reconsider has been carried, its effect shall be to place the original question before the house in the exact position it occupied before it was voted upon.

Call of the House

Rule 21. One-sixth (1/6) of the members present may demand a call of the house at any time before the house has divided or the voting has commenced by yeas and nays.

(A) DOORS TO BE CLOSED. When call of the house has been ordered, the sergeant at arms shall close and lock the doors, and no member shall be allowed to leave the chamber: PROVIDED, That the rules committee shall be allowed to meet, upon request of the speaker, while the house stands at ease: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That the speaker may permit members to use such portions of the fourth floor as may be properly secured.

(B) SERGEANT AT ARMS TO BRING IN THE ABSENTEES. The clerk shall immediately call a roll of the members and note the absentees, whose names shall be read and entered upon the journal in such manner as to show who are excused and who are absent without leave.

The clerk shall furnish the sergeant at arms with a list of those who are absent without leave, and the sergeant at arms shall proceed to bring in such absentees; but arrests of members for absence shall not be made unless ordered by a majority of the members present.

(C) HOUSE UNDER CALL. While the house is under a call, no business shall be transacted except to receive and act on the report of the sergeant at arms; and no other motion shall be in order except a motion to proceed with business under the call of the house, a motion to excuse absentees, or a motion to dispense with the call of the house. The motion to proceed with business under the call of the house and the motion to excuse absent members shall not be adopted unless a majority of the members elected vote in favor thereof. The motion to dispense with the call of the house may be adopted by a majority of the members present.

Appeal from Decision of Chair

Rule 22. The decision of the chair may be appealed from by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once unless by leave of the house. In all cases of appeal, the question shall be: "Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the house?"

Standing Committees

Rule 23. The standing committees of the house and the number of members that shall serve on each committee shall be as follows:

((1.	Agriculture & Natural Resources 13
2	Appropriations 34
3	Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 19
4	Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Audit Review 15
5	Capital Budget 22
6	Commerce & Labor 8
7	Community & Economic Development & Trade 9
8	Early Learning & Children's Services 7
9	Ecology & Parks 9
10	Education 9
11	Finance 9
12	Health Care & Wellness 13
13	Higher Education 10
14	Housing 7
15	Human Services 8
16	Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection 9
17	Judiciary 11
18	Local Government 7
19	Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness 7
20	Rules 24
21	State Government & Tribal Affairs 8
22	Technology, Energy & Communications 13
23	Transportation 27))

1	Agriculture & Natural Resources 13
2	Audit Review & Oversight 16
3	Capital Budget 13
4	Commerce & Labor 8
5	Community & Economic Development & Trade 9
6	Early Learning & Children's Services 7
7	Ecology & Parks 15
8	Education 13
9	Education Appropriations 14
10	Environmental Health 10
11	Finance 9
12	Financial Institutions & Insurance 11
13	General Government Appropriations 14
14	Health & Human Services Appropriations 15
15	Health Care & Wellness 13
16	Higher Education 9
17	Human Services 8
18	Judiciary 11
19	Local Government & Housing11
20	Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness9
21	Rules24
22	State Government & Tribal Affairs8
23	Technology, Energy & Communications16
24	Transportation29
25	Ways & Means23

Committee members shall be selected by each party's caucus. The majority party caucus shall select all committee chairs.

Duties of Committees

Rule 24. House committees shall operate as follows:

(A) NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING. The chief clerk shall make public the time, place and subjects to be discussed at committee meetings. All public hearings held by committees shall be scheduled at least five (5) days in advance and shall be given adequate publicity: PROVIDED, That when less than eight (8) days remain for action on a bill, the Speaker may authorize a reduction of the five-day notice period when required by the circumstances, including but not limited to the time remaining for action on the bill, the nature of the subject, and the number of prior hearings on the subject.

(B) COMMITTEE QUORUM. A majority of any committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(D) DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

(1) Only such bills as are included on the written notice of a committee meeting may be considered at that meeting except upon the vote of a majority of the entire membership of the committee to consider another bill.

(2) A majority recommendation of a committee must be signed by a majority of the entire membership of the committee in a regularly called meeting before a bill, memorial, or resolution may be reported out: PROVIDED, That by motion under the eighth order of business, a majority of the members elected to the house may relieve a committee of a bill and place it on the second reading calendar.

Majority recommendations of a committee can only be "do pass," "do pass as amended," or that "the substitute bill be substituted therefor and that the substitute bill do pass."

(3) Members of the committee not concurring in the majority report may prepare a written minority report containing a recommendation of "do not pass" or "without recommendation," which shall be signed by those members of the committee subscribing thereto, and submitted with the majority report.

(4) All committee reports shall be spread upon the journal. The journal of the house shall contain an exact copy of all committee reports, together with the names of the members signing such reports.

(5) Every vote to report a bill out of committee shall be taken by the yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for and against, as well as the names of members absent, shall be recorded on the committee report. Any member may call for a recorded vote, which shall include the names of absent members, on any substantive question before the committee. A copy of all recorded committee votes shall be kept by the chief clerk and shall be available for public inspection.

(6) All bills having a direct appropriation shall be referred to the appropriate fiscal committee before their final passage. ((For purposes of this subsection, fiscal committee means the appropriations, capital budget, finance, and transportation committees.))

(7) No standing committee shall vote by secret written ballot on any issue.

(8) During its consideration of or vote on any bill, resolution, or memorial, the deliberations of any standing committee of the house of representatives shall be open to the public.

(9) A standing committee to which a bill was originally referred shall, prior to voting the bill out of committee, consider whether the bill authorizes rule-making powers or requires the exercise of rule-making powers and, if so, consider:

(a) The nature of the new rule-making powers; and

(b) To which agencies the new rule-making powers would be delegated and which agencies, if any, may have related rule-making powers.

Standing Committees - Expenses - Subpoena Power

Rule 25. Regardless of whether the legislature is in session, members of the house may receive from moneys appropriated for the legislature, reimbursement for necessary travel expenses, and payments in lieu of subsistence and lodging for conducting official business of the house.

The standing committees of the house may have the powers of subpoena, the power to administer oaths, and the power to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses in accordance with the provisions of chapter 44.16 RCW. Before a standing committee of the house may issue any process, the committee chairperson shall submit for approval of the executive rules committee a statement of purpose setting forth the name or names of those subject to process. The process shall not be issued prior to approval by the executive rules committee. The process shall be limited to the named individuals.

Vetoed Bills

Rule 26. Veto messages of the governor shall be read in the house and entered upon the journal. It shall then be in order to proceed to reconsider the bill, refer it, lay it on the table, or postpone its consideration to a day certain.

The merits of the bill may be debated before the vote is taken, but the vote on a vetoed bill cannot be reconsidered.

In case of a bill containing several sections or items, one or more of which has been objected to by the governor, each section or item so objected to shall be voted upon separately by the house. Action by the house upon all vetoed bills shall be endorsed upon the bill and certified by the speaker.

Vetoed bills originating in the house, which have not been passed notwithstanding the veto of the governor, shall remain in the custody of the officers of the house until the close of the term, after which they shall be filed with the secretary of state.

Suspension of Compensation

Rule 27. (1) Any member of the house of representatives convicted and sentenced for any felony punishable by death or by imprisonment in a Washington state penal institution shall, as of the time of sentencing, be denied the legislative salary for future service and be denied per diem, compensation for expenses, office space facilities, and assistance. Any member convicted of a felony and sentenced therefor under any federal law or the law of any other state shall, as of the time of sentencing, be similarly denied such salary, per diem, expenses, facilities, and assistance if either (a) such crime would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution, or (b) the conduct resulting in the conviction and sentencing would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution.

(2) At any time, the house may vote by a constitutional majority to restore the salary, per diem, expenses, facilities, and assistance denied a member under subsection (1). If the conviction of a member is reversed, then the salary, per diem, and expense amounts denied the member since sentencing shall be forthwith paid, and the member shall thereafter have the rights and privileges of other members.

Smoking

Rule 28. Smoking of cigarettes, pipes, or cigars shall not be permitted at any public meeting of any committee of the house of representatives or within House facilities.

"No smoking" signs shall be posted so as to give notice of this rule.

Liquor

Rule 29. The House of Representatives shall strictly adhere to the liquor laws of the state of Washington, including provisions relating to banquet and special occasion permits. The proper permits must always be obtained before consumption of liquor in any house facility.

Parliamentary Rules

Rule 30. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in Reed's Parliamentary Rules shall govern all cases in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the house.

Standing Rules Amendment

Rule 31. Any standing rule may be rescinded or changed by a majority vote of the members elected: PROVIDED, That the proposed change or changes be submitted at least one day in advance in writing to the members together with notice of the consideration thereof. Any standing rule may be suspended temporarily by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present except as provided in Rule 10.

Rules to Apply for Assembly

Rule 32. The permanent house rules adopted at the beginning of the term are to govern all acts of the house during the course of the term unless amended or repealed.

Legislative Mailings

Rule 33. The House of Representatives directs the house executive rules committee to adopt procedures and guidelines to ensure that all legislative mailings at public expense are for legitimate legislative purposes.

Representative Kessler moved adoption of the House Floor Resolution No. 4600.

Representatives Kessler and Kretz spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 4600 was adopted.

ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER

Representative Cody: "Thank you, Madam Chief Clerk. I would like to place the name of Frank Vana Chopp in nomination for Speaker of the House.

Well, as all of you know we all know and love Frank. We've all heard and have discussed his many virtues for many years. So it is hard for me to actually expound on that. So I decided this time instead of really trying to tell everybody about how he takes care of the poor and all of the good things he has done and work on childrens' health, that this time I would come up with the top ten reasons for why Frank Chopp so be re-elected Speaker of the House. With apologies to David Letterman and his writers:

Number ten: He tries to make sure that everyone has a title.

Number nine: Who else would shave his moustache for a good cause even though our caucus won the bet?

Number eight: He has already created every committee he has come up with.

Number seven: He needs to clear the name of the Croatian politicians everywhere.

Number six: After ten years on the job, he is finally getting it down.

Number five: He roasts a mean lamb.

Number four: We will all be able to say 'we've served with the longest serving speaker in the history of Washington State.

Number three: Who else would cry when you give him a trip to Spain?

Number two: It's the only way we will get another lesson in Croatian folk dancing.

And the number one reason Frank Chopp should be re-elected speaker – after fourteen years he still hasn't passed a bill.

I urge your support. Thank you."

MOTIONS

Representative Kessler moved that the nominations for the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives be closed. The motion was carried.

Representative Kessler moved that Representative Frank Chopp be elected to the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. The motion was carried. Speaker Frank Chopp was escorted to the rostrum by Representative Cody.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Johnson administered the Oath of Office to Speaker Frank Chopp.

The Chief Clerk congratulated Speaker Chopp and turned the gavel over to him.

SPEAKER’S REMARKS

Mr. Speaker: "Welcome to the People’s House. Thank you Eileen, for your nomination. And thank all of you for the opportunity to serve as your Speaker.

Doing the people’s business requires a constructive dialogue between representatives of both parties, as well as with the Senate and the Governor. We need the creativity and perspective of all House members. So please join me in recognizing our Republican Leader, Richard DeBolt.

I also want to thank our Majority Leader, Lynn Kessler, for her leadership.

All of us come here -- ready to serve -- thanks to the support and sacrifices of our families. I would like to recognize my wife, Nancy Long. Nancy helps me keep the long view when daily pressures start to crowd out that perspective. You have many family members here today, and more watching at home. Please rise to honor them and thank them for their support.

With the recent passing of two members of our legislative family, Representatives Steve Hailey and Bill Grant, these are sad days for us. Please join me in a moment of silence to remember Representative Steve Hailey, who served his country, his community, and our state with honor. Thank you.

I want to take a few minutes to talk about our Democratic Caucus Chair, Bill Grant. As he was for many of you, Bill was my friend, and my mentor. He was the only person outside of my immediate family who could call me Frankie. I am sure he called me some other things too, but I won’t repeat them here. I was Frankie to him and he was Uncle Bill to so many of us. He was wise and generous. He was fun…and he was funny. He loved the legislature.

Bill Grant never forgot what the word Representative really means. He worked tirelessly for his district. As a wheat farmer, he made sure that we understood the importance of agriculture to everyone in Washington State. To Bill, agriculture meant the food on our table, tough but good jobs, and pride. His love of the land and the Walla Walla community brought him to Olympia, where his knowledge and straight-forward style built understanding about the importance of agriculture to our state.

Ten years ago, we were considering suggestions that would summarize our philosophy and agenda. When we went down the list and came to the words "One Washington," Bill said, "that’s it!" And that was that. Since then, we have been working to give life to that philosophy: to look at the needs all across the state, work to unify our people, and to move everyone in Washington forward! With Bill gone, we will all need to work harder to truly see the needs of our communities, and to move everyone forward together! Please take a moment of silence to remember Bill Grant.

As we begin our work this session, I am heartened to see a new approach emerging in our nation’s capital. During the campaign, President-elect Obama spoke of "One Nation". We have great hope for a partnership with the other Washington! We are One Washington! And we are…One Nation! We have to be very careful this year not to let a budget problem rob us of our vision and values.

Thoreau said: "In the long run, men hit only what they aim at." We can choose to react to this economic downturn by shrinking our hopes for our state, or we can keep our eyes on the horizon and direct our attention and resources to what is truly important. There is no doubt that these are difficult times for many families. To get through these troubled times, it is best to have a clear vision of the future.

This last year, I have seen glimpses of that future as I have travelled all across our state. We can see the future in the investments we have already made:

In the classrooms of the community college in Walla Walla

In the improving test scores of our students

In affordable nonprofit housing for working families in Spokane

In the revitalized downtown and new transit station in Burien

We can continue to make these investments by creating jobs today and better communities for tomorrow.

We can see our future in the processing plant that I visited in Wenatchee, where highly sophisticated technology helps to sort and crate the best apples in the world. At that plant, the manager told me that one of his priorities is housing for farmworkers.

We can respond to this and other needs of our agricultural communities. We see a promising future for our state in the U.S. News and World Report naming Washington as the best state to start a business and the state with the most productive workers in the nation. That is why we will act on an economic stimulus program, creating jobs now that have lasting benefits for years to come.

We can see the future in the workers in Ephrata, building the tall towers for new wind turbines -- part of the first wave of green jobs. We learn this lesson many times over: good stewardship of our environment is good for communities and for business. That is why we will continue our Evergreen Agenda to enhance our environment and our economy.

We see a better future in the commitment of citizen activists across the state, advocating populist and progressive reforms. By taking action on these reforms, and by utilizing our new Audit Review and Oversight Committee, we will encourage the contributions of other citizens, for ideas that will help us use state resources more efficiently.

We can see our future in the faces of the 5th graders in Tacoma who are being taught about civic involvement through their efforts to create the Zina Linnick Park, next to their school.

Despite our budget limitations, we must remember: the most effective investment in our economy is the education of our people, beginning with Head Start and extending to Opportunity Grants. Basic education is both a constitutional imperative and a popular mandate. Let us re-dedicate ourselves to funding the fundamentals of education, and supporting quality teaching, inspiring students, and involving parents and communities.

I have seen our future in the eyes of the children in Yakima, who are among the hundreds of thousands of children enrolled in our Apple Health program. Values are what guide us when we have to make difficult decisions and we will keep our promise that all our children will have health care.

In the next 105 days we will pour over thousands of line items in the state budget. But the budget is not just a financial book of numbers. It is a moral document of our values. Behind the acronyms in the budget, there are real people, facing a real struggle for survival. So, we must ensure the survival of our state’s safety net. As we build our future, we also remember our past.

This past week, I’ve asked myself: if Bill Grant were with us today, what would he say? He would probably say: 'Listen to people all across the state. Remember: One Washington'……and then he would say…'Ah,… enough words. Let’s go run some bills!'

So, let’s get to work! Thank you very much!"

POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Representative DeBolt: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is with real respect that I rise today for this institution and for you, Mr. Speaker as we head into this session.

I want to say that our family did shrink by two members this year. And I don't think that everyone understands the bond that we share as legislators. We see the things on which we disagree all the time. We read about them in the papers but the eighty or ninety percent of things that we do agree upon pass by quietly. We had two legislators that helped us with that process who showed courage. They were always willing to work with each other. And it was a great opportunity to serve with them. We will miss them dearly in our family.

And it is also, Mr. Speaker, an opportunity now for us to think about redefining 'One Washington'. What does 'One Washington' mean? We need to solve the big problem that we are facing together. There is no time to point blame for the past on how we got to this situation we are in today. Whether you like it or not, we are facing a huge budget crisis. There are ideas on this side of the aisle that can help solve those problems, Mr. Speaker. And we would like to be a part of the solution.

Normally, as we go through this process, we have some ceremonies in here. One of them normally is that the minority nominates a speaker. This year we didn't do that, Mr. Speaker. I didn't have the votes anyway but that's okay. But the main reason was because this year we can't afford the games and the partisanship. Our problems are too big. We have problems that we have to solve. We have to get them done. And as we solve these problem we have to think of the people back home, the taxpayers and what they are going through and how they are struggling. Every time we pass a bill this year we should think of the implication it has on them. Sometimes ideals are fantastic but sometimes real solutions are necessary. This is a session of real solutions, Mr. Speaker. We have to dig deep; we have to think about the economy; we have to think about the promises we make because if we promise people something and we can't deliver it, it makes them even more disenfranchised today than they ever were. We cannot afford in our nation today to disenfranchise any more people. We have done that. We can't do that anymore. So as I see this great opportunity for change and with our new nation evolving in a new direction, it gives us in Washington an opportunity to evolve in a new direction too. And we are looking forward to the challenge ahead of us this year. We will provide input. We will work with you diligently. We have our commitment to solve a problem that we are really extremely concerned about.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker."

ELECTION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

Representative Quall: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is my pleasure to nominate my colleague, my seatmate and my friend, Representative Jeff Morris for Speaker Pro Tempore. I think we learned last year that Representative Morris has the capacity of being very fair, to be knowledgeable and to have an enormous amount of concentration. That's what impresses my wife. And Representative Morris has great respect for the institution.

Since Representative Morris was elected twelve years ago, he has demonstrated his leadership in this body over and again – as a floor leader, as the chairman of the Finance Committee and also the chairman of the Energy Committee.

Representative Morris is not only respected in this institution in this State, he is actually respected regionally and internationally. Jeff was the chair of the Pacific Northwest Economic Organization which includes the Western States and Canada. The person who helped form that organization, a senator from this State told me one time that Representative Morris has done more to advance the cause of PNWER than any man in history.

Also Representative Morris was the president of the Council of State Government - West, these are thirteen western States – I saw him operate in that capacity. I was blown away. He was better than I thought he was.

Getting back to that fairness issue, I need to point out that he did gavel me down one time last year.

But finally we realize that there is going to be a lot of tense debate this year on the floor. And I can think of no better person than Representative Morris, who has that cool hand and has the capability of directing the discussion on this floor. So it is with great pride that I stand here today to nominate my friend for Speaker Pro Tempore."

MOTIONS

Representative Kessler moved that the nominations for the Office of Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives be closed. The motion was carried.

Representative Kessler moved that Representative Jeff Morris be elected to the position of Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives. The motion was carried. Speaker Pro Tempore Jeff Morris was escorted to the rostrum by Representative Quall.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Johnson administered the Oath of Office to Speaker Pro Tempore Jeff Morris.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE’S REMARKS

Speaker Pro Tempore Morris: "I want to ask you all to smile for a second. Say 'economic recovery'. Thank you very much. We are going to be blogging from the rostrum this session and that will be the first photo I'm going to publish online is of all of you looking at us up here.

I want to thank you very much for your vote to be your Speaker Pro Tempore. I want to thank my children, Miranda, Trevor, Madison and Fira for understanding my wanting to serve the public by being down here in Olympia and away from them. I would also like to thank my wife Jenny for trying to understand American politics. And I particularly want to thank TVW for providing closed captioning so our hearing impaired can also join her in trying to understand it as well.

Together we have a daunting 105-day journey that lays before us. The days will be long and the decisions will be hard. Here on this floor, we'll decide what support Washington State government gives our people in their pursuit of happiness – the education our children shall have, the roots to conduct commerce, the minimum amount of health care we shall have, the cost to stay warm and dry, the basic safety of our homes and the quality of the environment in which our citizens will pursue their ambitions. Our ideas will be many on these subjects and our ideas will differ. Many times we will have strong feelings on why we should pursue these ideals in different ways. As one of your presiding officers, it is my duty to ensure that those differences are expressed in ways that promote discussion and discourse on this floor. Comments that direct us away from that goal will be out of order. My commitment to you is that I will be impartial and equal enforcing the rules of the House. When your passions stray away from the decorum of this institution, I will point out in what way that happened and ask that you return to promoting debate on this floor.

Having grown up on an island in the San Juan Islands, I learned quite young that you can have vigorous disagreements with your neighbors but that you do indeed have to live next to each other the next day. The Pig War might be the best example of that principle gone wrong. Tired of a marauding British pig, an American decided to shoot the pig. Tensions rose, frigates and brigades were dispatched, and forts were built all because they didn't want to live next to each other the next day. In the end, instead of the third American-British war, Kaiser Wilhelm determined that San Juan Island should belong to the United States and the British were asked to leave.

At a lunch this past December with some of our incoming legislators, I shared my view – that being in the Legislature is a lot like our Thanksgiving, a day when a lot of extended family come together and not all those family members are people that we necessarily chose to be with. That day you see people that have formed the character of who you are today and you also see some people that you don't want to be in the same room along with for very long. Thanksgiving is that day where all our extended family drama, mourning, celebrations and tensions of life are lived together. Session is a 105-day Thanksgiving of sorts. We ask to be here; we didn't realize it was a packaged deal when we signed up.

As noted by the Speaker, this session has already started with much mutual mourning as we have lost members who have made us better people by just knowing them. An individual who mentored me also passed away in the last few weeks. His name was Andy Anderson. Andy received respect and admiration in two different professions. I watched him growing up as an anchor on KVOS TV in Bellingham. But I met him when he interviewed me for an internship on the staff of Congressman Al Swift. I would not be here today had Andy not picked this puppies out of a pack of puppy at the pound. Even at remembrances last Saturday, he left something that I want to share with you. He was a fan of William O. Douglas and I want to leave you with this passage from Douglas that was shared with us.

'I am reminded of many canoe trips I have taken in my lifetime. Those that start down a water course may be strangers at the beginning but almost friends at the end. There were strong head winds to overcome, and there were rainy as well as sun drenched days to travel. The portages were long and many and some were very strenuous but there was always a pleasant camp and a stand of white birchbark and water concerts held at night to the music of the loons. Inevitably, there came that last campfire, the last breakfast over last night's fire and the parting was always sad. And yet in fact there was no parting because in each happy memory of the choice parts of the journey and of the end of journey was a harmonious unifed effort filled with fulfilling and beautiful hours as well as dull and dreary ones. The greatest journey I've made has been with you, my brethren who were strangers at the start but warm and fast friends at the end.'

Thank you."

ELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

Representative Williams: "I nominate Jim Moeller for the office of Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore, Mr. Speaker.

It was a year ago that we lost to the Office of Snohomish County Sheriff an iron man so inexhaustible in his assistance to you, Mr. Speaker that we actually replaced his role with two people. I cannot think of any better person to serve in the capacity of Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore than my friend Jim Moeller – the pride of America's Vancouver; the senior representative from the 49th District; someone who conducts himself and this body with dignity and grace; truly deserves to have the "honorable" prefacing his name; as active today in his home community of Vancouver as he was when he was a Vancouver city council member; a real progressive social conscience and a leader on a great many issues including veterans' affairs. Mr. Speaker, it is with considerable pride that I nominate Jim Moeller."

MOTIONS

Representative Kessler moved that the nominations for the Office of Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives be closed. The motion was carried.

Representative Kessler moved that Representative Jim Moeller be elected to the position of Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives. The motion was carried. Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Moeller was escorted to the rostrum by Representative Williams.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Johnson administered the Oath of Office to Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Moeller.

DEPUTY SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE’S REMARKS

Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore Moeller: "Thank you. Before I get started I would like to thank my family who was not able to join me today. My mom is watching from America's Vancouver – hi, Mom. I was going to bring my notes up here in a big three ring binder but I didn't want to scare everybody.

President Truman is a fan of mine – I mean I am a fan of President Truman; I'm starting this off really well. Actually he pointed out that if Moses had taken a poll he would probably still be sitting by the waters of Egypt. In other words, there are times to lead, and there are times to sit back and let events take the lead. And my fellow members of the House, this is the time to lead.

I am privileged today to be among you and to be chosen by you for this important office. I thank all of you for your support and your confidence in me. This office would be high honor on its own but because of you, the members of the House, this office is very special. Many of you here have actually distinguished yourself in leadership of a profession, in business, in the fine arts and science and teaching, as well as in public office and other offices. Some of you have already made history in this House. This is not a regular time. All by itself and even before we begin, this session is already historic. Whether you were looking for it or not, everyone here just found their way in to the history and lore of this State. The only question before us is what type of memory will that be and how will it be made. I know that this session can be and will be and my fellow members, must be the session that sets a new standard, a new benchmark in governance. What we do here in the next few weeks will mark everyone from now on and I know it will be a mark of distinction and achievement.

Just a few moments ago, we walked into this great assembly from different doors, from different caucuses, from different parts of the State, from different parties, from the right and from the left, from urban and from rural. But now we walk here together linked forever for what we do and what we do not do. We already have enough common ground to get the job done. Everybody here can name at least ten businesses once bedrocks of the community we represent that have fallen or are teetering. We can name a hundred families and probably many more that know unemployment, income loss, foreclosure or worst. Everyone here without exception to region has heard from our constituents you never thought who would need our help. Families, businesses, cities, school districts, community colleges, hospitals, you name it, the problems are everywhere except this time we are all hurting from the same crisis.

It is in that spirit that I pledge to work for everyone in this House just as hard as everyone in the House works for the people of this State. In my work with you I will not forget that the people, this State and this Nation come before all things. These may not be the easiest 105 days of our lives but I think they can turn out to be our best.

God bless you and may God bless this honorable House. Thank you."

ELECTION OF CHIEF CLERK

Representative Simpson: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to place the name of Barbara Baker in nomination for Chief Clerk of the Washington State House of Representatives.

There are a lot of new freshman on the floor today and they are probably wondering what does the Chief Clerk of the State House of Representatives do. So all I can tell you is that I'm not really sure what she does. I've been here eight years and so I looked it up this morning. I looked at the Washington State Constitution and it is nowhere to be found in there. It is not in the Washington State Constitution. It is in the rules that we adopted earlier. The Chief Clerk's roles and responsibilities – there are a lot of them there. You'll see Barbara and her colleagues pushing papers up there all session long and it says in the Rules that nobody will attach an amendment to a bill unless it is first drawn up in the proper manner and presented to the Chief Clerk. It has lots of flowery words in there. And actually one time I got summoned to the Chief Clerk's Office because somebody in the other party thought I'd done something wrong in a committee – I know Maureen, Representative Walsh, that's shocking. The Chief Clerk wanted me to apologize. But it is not really important to me what the Chief Clerk does. I think that we have all seen what Barbara Baker is capable of doing and this place runs smoothly because of her. And if you want you can go home and read the rules of the House which apparently eight years later I've never done and figure out exactly what she is supposed to do but what matters to me is how she does it. I think we have all been witness to the fact that Barbara Baker has been a Chief Clerk that has held a certain set of values that we all find to be valuable in a Chief Clerk and those are honesty, compassion, fairness, integrity, respect for this institution, respect for other people and the people she works with, the people who work for her, wisdom and spirit of service and humility.

Like I said, it doesn't matter to me so much the nuts and bolts of what she does. I really think the world of her values. I hope you will join me today in electing Barbara Baker the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives."

Representative Hinkle: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of the nomination of Barbara Baker for Chief Clerk. I've actually watched what she does since I've been here for six years. She reminds me of this guy I played football with in high school. He was like one of those utility players. This guy could do anything. He was a flanker normally and he played middle linebacker and if we needed somebody to play wide receiver, he could do that. I watched him come into the lineman's drill one day and knock every lineman down except me. I was the only bigger guy than him. The guy was the toughest guy in the world. We loved him because he could do anything, play any spot.

I have watched Barbara Baker be a policy person, policy analyst. I've watched her be counsel to the Speaker. I've watched her sit up there where Cathy is sitting. I've watched her sit down as Chief Clerk now. And I've watched her solve problems in this House. I've watched her solve problems between members when there were some of us that think we were more important than we are. If you think you are really important stick your finger in a glass of water and pull it out and see how fast the hole is filled. She remembers that but she also maintains the integrity of this place as the people's House. She makes sure that one we know what to do, where we are going, where we are parking and many other issues, and that we have furniture but most of all as we go through the zillions of bills here every year, that we put on the table, she and her staff do a fantastic job for us. I think of three words, the good gentleman from District No. 47 already used these words, fair is most of all and as you know this is a partisan appointment. The majority gets to nominate the person and usually they win but in reality we all vote and this is one of those that we all would probably nominate – each one of us because we've watched her work. She is fair, she is honest, she is hardworking, she is smart and she is really classy. And so it is my pleasure to again support Barbara Baker for Chief Clerk. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

MOTIONS

Representative Kessler moved that the nominations for the Office of Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives be closed. The motion was carried.

Representative Kessler moved that Barbara Baker be elected to the position of Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. The motion was carried. Chief Clerk Barbara was escorted to the rostrum by Representatives Simpson and Hinkle.

OATH OF OFFICE

Justice Johnson administered the Oath of Office to Chief Clerk Barbara Baker.

CHIEF CLERK REMARKS

Chief Clerk Baker: "Thank you. My acceptance remarks will be limited to two quick points:

First, as many of you know, the first election to a new and big job is fun and exciting and a little scary. But the second election is more personally rewarding because it is a validation. And this year that means everything to me because it is a difficult time and we here in the House, like all Washingtonians, have had to make changes and choices regarding the uses of scarce resources. Thank you for electing me even though our office hasn't been able to say "yes" as often as we have in the past. And to thank you in advance for your indulgence in whatever is to come.

Second and obviously, this is a package deal. A vote for me is a vote for our deputy chief clerk, Bernard Dean, and every other staff person here in the House. They commit their hearts and souls to this job so I'm sure you won't be disappointed. In the very old days, members voted for each and every staff position. Chief Clerk elections were often contested. In some ways, I regret the passage of this tradition because, as a lawyer, I believe that sometimes constructive conflict can result in better choices. You all are the embodiment of that principle. So today I am very happy to stand here and say that we will do our part to make this session as productive and painless as possible.

Thanks again."

Speaker Chopp thanked Justice Johnson and called upon Representatives Probst and Priest to escort the Justice from the Chamber.

RESOLUTION

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2009-4601, by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives appoint a committee of four members of the House of Representatives to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives is now organized and ready to conduct business.

Representative Kessler moved adoption of House Resolution No. 4601.

Representatives Kessler and Kretz spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 4601 was adopted.

The Speaker appointed Representatives Appleton, Ericks, Herrera and Schmick to notify the Senate that the House was organized and ready to do business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

HB 1000by Representatives Haler, Klippert and Wood

AN ACT Relating to state route number 397; and amending RCW 47.17.577.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1001by Representatives Parker, Hurst, McCune, Moeller, Ross, Kelley, Morrell, Chase, Green, Schmick, Sullivan, Conway, Dickerson, Kenney, Campbell, Kristiansen, Driscoll, VanDeWege, Orwall, O'Brien, Roach, Wallace, Simpson, Bailey, Kretz and Warnick

AN ACT Relating to veterans' burials; and amending RCW 68.50.230.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1002by Representatives Appleton and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to allowing a certificate of discharge to be issued when an existing order excludes or prohibits an offender from having contact with a specified person or business, or coming within a set distance of any specified location; amending RCW 9.94A.637; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1003by Representatives Warnick, O'Brien and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to responsible parties for issuing notice and summons in proceedings involving the dissolution of ports and other districts and in dependency matters; and amending RCW 53.48.030, 13.34.070, and 13.34.080.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1004 by Representatives Morris, Chase, Morrell, Upthegrove, Hudgins and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to adding products to the energy efficiency code; and amending RCW 19.260.030, 19.260.040, and 19.260.050.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1005 by Representatives Morris, Chase, Green, Hasegawa, Upthegrove, Williams, Hudgins and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to internet privacy policies; and adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1006 by Representatives Morris, Chase, Kelley, Kagi, Upthegrove, Hudgins and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to labeling identification devices; amending RCW 19.300.010; and adding a new section to chapter 19.300 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1007 by Representatives Morris, Chase, Morrell, Liias, Anderson, Upthegrove, Seaquist, Hudgins and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to creating a sustainable energy trust; and adding a new chapter to Title 80 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1008 by Representatives Morris, Chase, Upthegrove, Seaquist and Morrell

AN ACT Relating to small wind permitting standards; and adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1009 by Representatives Morris, Chase, Liias, Anderson, Orcutt, Seaquist, Hudgins and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to extending the expiration dates for existing sales and use tax exemptions related to certain electricity generation; amending RCW 82.08.02567 and 82.12.02567; providing an effective date; providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1010by Representatives Morris, Chase and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to the definition of a biofuel; and amending RCW 19.112.010.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1011by Representatives Morris, Chase, Hasegawa, Kagi, Darneille, Upthegrove, Hudgins and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to regulating the use of identification devices; amending RCW 19.300.010; and adding new sections to chapter 19.300 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1012by Representatives Campbell, O'Brien, Kelley and Liias

AN ACT Relating to marketing controlled substances to minors; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.533; adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 1013by Representatives Haler, O'Brien, Pearson, Chase, Campbell and Roach

AN ACT Relating to protecting registered school students from sexual misconduct by school employees; amending RCW 9A.44.093 and 9A.44.096; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 1014by Representatives Campbell, Hudgins, Hunt, Chase, Morrell, Nelson, Hasegawa, Wood and White

AN ACT Relating to the duties of the office of waste reduction and sustainable production within the department of ecology; amending RCW 70.95C.010, 70.95C.020, 70.95C.030, 70.95C.040, and 70.95C.070; and adding new sections to chapter 70.95C RCW.

Referred to Committee on Environmental Health.

HB 1015by Representatives Simpson, O'Brien, Haler, Ericks, Seaquist, Conway, Haigh, Hurst, Chase, Morrell, Nelson, Sells, Williams, Liias and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to fire safety standards for novelty lighters; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1016by Representative Hunt

AN ACT Relating to changing the membership on the capitol campus design advisory committee; and amending RCW 43.34.080.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1017 by Representatives Kessler, Ross, Johnson, Parker, Springer, Miloscia, Chandler, Newhouse, Armstrong, Williams, Morrell, Liias, Anderson, Sullivan, Blake, Hudgins and Wallace

AN ACT Relating to studying the feasibility of creating a board with public records act and open public meetings act responsibilities; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1018 by Representatives Appleton, Herrera, Chandler, Armstrong, Haigh, Newhouse, Hinkle, Green, Sells, Orcutt, Ross, Bailey, Short, Kretz and Condotta

AN ACT Relating to modifying the dates on which a special election may be held; and amending RCW 29A.04.321 and 29A.04.330.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1019 by Representatives Hunt, Appleton, Chandler, Armstrong, Haigh, Newhouse, Rolfes, Hinkle, Green, Herrera, Sells, Blake, Kenney, Orcutt, Ross, Bailey, Short, Kretz and Condotta

AN ACT Relating to inactive voters; and amending RCW 29A.48.010.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1020 by Representatives Sells, McCoy, Blake, Smith, Kelley, Morrell, Eddy, Chase, Miloscia, Ericks, O'Brien, Wallace, Simpson, McCune, Liias, Hunter, Nelson, Moeller, Rolfes, Sullivan, Conway, Kagi, Dickerson, Shea, Angel, Short, Parker, Upthegrove, Williams, Campbell, Hope, Haigh, VanDeWege, Orcutt, Hudgins, Seaquist, Dammeier and White

AN ACT Relating to an Afghanistan-Iraq war memorial; adding a new section to chapter 73.40 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1021 by Representatives Campbell, Morrell and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to prior notice of hospital surveys and audits; and amending RCW 70.41.045.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1022 by Representatives Williams, Warnick, Kelley, Rodne, Dickerson and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to statutory costs; and amending RCW 4.84.010 and 12.20.060.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1023by Representatives Sullivan, Williams, Dickerson, Green, Quall, Sells, Appleton, Ormsby, Conway, Priest, Santos, Haigh, Hunt, Kenney, Liias, Seaquist, Kagi, Chase, Morrell and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to educational staff associates; and amending RCW 28A.150.410.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

HB 1024by Representatives Armstrong, Liias and Williams

AN ACT Relating to designating Aplets and Cotlets as the state candy; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1025by Representatives Armstrong, Upthegrove and Wallace

AN ACT Relating to cost savings on course materials; and amending RCW 28B.10.590.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 1026by Representatives Armstrong, Anderson, Newhouse, Orcutt, Short, Kretz and Warnick

AN ACT Relating to verification that applicants for drivers' licenses and identicards are lawfully within the United States; amending RCW 46.20.035; and adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1027by Representatives Armstrong, Pearson, Campbell, Shea, Bailey and McCune

AN ACT Relating to eliminating the state property tax levy; amending RCW 84.52.065, 84.52.043, 84.52.050, 36.58.150, 36.60.040, 36.69.145, 36.73.060, 36.83.030, 36.100.050, 67.38.130, 84.52.010, and 84.69.020; and crating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1028by Representative Armstrong

AN ACT Relating to services provided by television reception improvement districts; and amending RCW 36.95.010 and 36.95.140.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1029by Representatives Armstrong, Hunt, Appleton, Chandler, Miloscia, Kelley and Upthegrove

AN ACT Relating to reorganizing and making technical clarifications to campaign contribution and disclosure laws; amending RCW 42.17.020, 42.17.367, 42.17.369, 42.17.461, 42.17.463, 42.17.350, 42.17.360, 42.17.370, 42.17.690, 42.17.380, 42.17.405, 42.17.420, 42.17.450, 42.17.030, 42.17.040, 42.17.050, 42.17.060, 42.17.065, 42.17.067, 42.17.080, 42.17.090, 42.17.3691, 42.17.093, 42.17.100, 42.17.103, 42.17.105, 42.17.550, 42.17.135, 42.17.561, 42.17.565, 42.17.570, 42.17.575, 42.17.510, 42.17.520, 42.17.540, 42.17.110, 42.17.610, 42.17.640, 42.17.645, 42.17.070, 42.17.095, 42.17.125, 42.17.660, 42.17.720, 42.17.740, 42.17.790, 42.17.680, 42.17.130, 42.17.245, 42.17.150, 42.17.155, 42.17.160, 42.17.170, 42.17.172, 42.17.175, 42.17.180, 42.17.190, 42.17.200, 42.17.210, 42.17.220, 42.17.230, 42.17.240, 42.17.241, 42.17.242, 42.17.390, 42.17.395, 42.17.397, 42.17.400, and 42.56.010; reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.2401; adding a new chapter to Title 42 RCW; creating new sections; recodifying RCW 42.17.010, 42.17.020, 42.17.035, 42.17.440, 42.17.367, 42.17.369, 42.17.460, 42.17.461, 42.17.463, 42.17.350, 42.17.360, 42.17.370, 42.17.690, 42.17.380, 42.17.405, 42.17.420, 42.17.430, 42.17.450, 42.17.030, 42.17.040, 42.17.050, 42.17.060, 42.17.065, 42.17.067, 42.17.080, 42.17.090, 42.17.3691, 42.17.093, 42.17.100, 42.17.103, 42.17.105, 42.17.550, 42.17.135, 42.17.561, 42.17.565, 42.17.570, 42.17.575, 42.17.510, 42.17.520, 42.17.530, 42.17.540, 42.17.110, 42.17.610, 42.17.640, 42.17.645, 42.17.700, 42.17.070, 42.17.095, 42.17.120, 42.17.125, 42.17.650, 42.17.660, 42.17.670, 42.17.720, 42.17.730, 42.17.740, 42.17.770, 42.17.780, 42.17.790, 42.17.680, 42.17.760, 42.17.128, 42.17.130, 42.17.710, 42.17.750, 42.17.245, 42.17.150, 42.17.155, 42.17.160, 42.17.170, 42.17.172, 42.17.175, 42.17.180, 42.17.190, 42.17.200, 42.17.210, 42.17.220, 42.17.230, 42.17.240, 42.17.2401, 42.17.241, 42.17.242, 42.17.390, 42.17.395, 42.17.397, 42.17.400, 42.17.410, 42.17.900, 42.17.910, 42.17.911, 42.17.912, 42.17.920, 42.17.930, 42.17.940, 42.17.945, 42.17.950, 42.17.955, 42.17.960, 42.17.961, 42.17.962, 42.17.963, 42.17.964, 42.17.965, and 42.17.966; repealing RCW 42.17.131, 42.17.362, 42.17.365, 42.17.375, 42.17.465, 42.17.467, 42.17.469, 42.17.471, 42.17.562, 42.17.620, and 42.17.647; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1030 by Representatives Appleton, Chandler, Hunt, Liias, Angel, Hope, Dammeier and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to exempting special commitment center security information from disclosure under the public records act; and amending RCW 42.56.420.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1031 by Representatives Roberts, Kagi, Hunt, Appleton, Chase, Wood, Kenney and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to foster parent licensing; and amending RCW 74.15.100.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services.

HB 1032by Representatives Campbell, Morrell and Chase

AN ACT Relating to requiring a study of holistic medicine; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1033by Representatives Campbell, Morrell, Hudgins, Hunt, Chase, Wood and Dickerson

AN ACT Relating to requiring the use of alternatives to lead wheel weights that reduce environmental health impacts; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Environmental Health.

HB 1034by Representatives Morrell, Moeller, Kelley, Hurst, Miloscia, Hunt, Appleton and Chase

AN ACT Relating to rental or lease of armories; and amending RCW 38.20.010.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1035by Representatives Hurst, Morrell, Moeller, Kelley, Miloscia, Hunt, Appleton, Chase and Campbell

AN ACT Relating to militia records, property, command, and administration; and amending RCW 38.12.020.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1036by Representatives Kelley, Morrell, Moeller, Rodne, Seaquist, McCoy, Green, Goodman, Kirby, McCune, Hurst, Miloscia, Hunt, Appleton, Chase, Conway, Williams, Campbell, Ross and Bailey

AN ACT Relating to the Washington code of military justice; amending RCW 38.32.010, 38.32.020, 38.38.004, 38.38.008, 38.38.024, 38.38.080, 38.38.092, 38.38.132, 38.38.180, 38.38.188, 38.38.240, 38.38.244, 38.38.248, 38.38.312, 38.38.316, 38.38.376, 38.38.388, 38.38.396, 38.38.408, 38.38.412, 38.38.624, 38.38.752, 38.38.760, 38.38.800, 38.38.840, 38.38.844, and 38.38.848; and adding new sections to chapter 38.38 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1037by Representatives Hurst, Sullivan, Roach and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to designating state route number 164 as a highway of statewide significance; and adding a new section to chapter 47.05 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1038by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Kretz, VanDeWege, Warnick, McCune, Pearson, Kristiansen and Kessler

AN ACT Relating to forest products addressed by chapter 76.48 RCW; amending RCW 76.48.010, 76.48.020, 76.48.060, 76.48.080, 76.48.050, 76.48.062, 76.48.094, 76.48.085, 76.48.098, 76.48.030, 76.48.120, 76.48.130, 76.48.140, 76.48.040, 76.48.110, 76.48.100, 76.48.210, 76.48.150, 76.48.200, 76.48.902, and 76.48.910; adding new sections to chapter 76.48 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 76.48.010, 76.48.020, 76.48.060, 76.48.080, 76.48.050, 76.48.062, 76.48.094, 76.48.085, 76.48.098, 76.48.030, 76.48.120, 76.48.130, 76.48.140, 76.48.040, 76.48.110, 76.48.100, 76.48.210, 76.48.150, 76.48.200, 76.48.900, 76.48.902, and 76.48.910; decodifying RCW 76.48.901; and repealing RCW 76.48.070, 76.48.086, 76.48.096, and 76.48.075.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1039 by Representatives Driscoll, Ericks, Haler, Seaquist, Simpson, Conway, Hurst, Haigh, Goodman, O'Brien, Morrell, Kelley, Wood, Kenney, Hunt and White

AN ACT Relating to establishing a statewide CBRNE response program; amending RCW 43.43.938; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 1040 by Representatives Wood, Alexander, Simpson, Green, Hudgins, Conway and Kenney

AN ACT Relating to clarifying and prescribing penalties for gambling under the age of eighteen; amending RCW 9.46.0305; adding a new section to chapter 9.46 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1041 by Representatives Morrell, Warnick, O'Brien, McCune, Liias, Kagi, Kenney and Wallace

AN ACT Relating to the authority of occupational therapists to purchase, store, and administer medications; and adding a new section to chapter 18.59 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1042 by Representatives O'Brien, Warnick, Goodman, Rodne, Kelley and Williams

AN ACT Relating to notices of dishonor; and amending RCW 62A.3-540.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1043 by Representatives Morris and Chase

AN ACT Relating to metropolitan park districts; amending RCW 35.61.010, 35.61.020, 35.61.001, and 35.61.130; and adding a new section to chapter 35.61 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1044by Representatives Morris, Wood, Upthegrove, Chase, Hudgins and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to developing state standards for radio frequency identification; amending RCW 43.105.041; and adding new sections to chapter 43.105 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1045by Representatives Williams, Dunshee, Nelson, Simpson, Moeller, Hasegawa, Chase, Roberts, Kirby, Appleton, Hunt and Upthegrove

AN ACT Relating to residential real property; amending RCW 64.50.010; adding new sections to chapter 64.50 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1046by Representatives Rolfes, Roberts, Morrell, Kagi and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to human immunodeficiency virus testing of infants placed in out-of-home care under chapter 13.34 RCW; and amending RCW 13.34.315 and 70.24.330.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1047by Representatives Hasegawa, Chase, Appleton, Kagi, Kenney, Seaquist, Moeller and Morrell

AN ACT Relating to establishing the family medicine residency training grant program; amending RCW 43.72.900; reenacting and amending RCW 43.79A.040; adding a new section to chapter 82.24 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1048by Representatives Simpson, Hudgins, Nelson, Santos, Chase and Kenney

AN ACT Relating to the sale, lease, or conveyance of municipal property in commercial areas to private parties for free public parking facilities in cities with populations over three hundred thousand; and repealing RCW 35.87.010, 35.87.020, 35.87.030, and 35.87.040.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1049by Representatives Rolfes, Appleton, Angel, Kelley, Smith, Conway, Hope, Hunt, Dammeier, Dunshee, Herrera, Seaquist, Armstrong, Moeller, Parker, VanDeWege, Johnson, Simpson, Rodne, Orwall, Haler, Liias, Short, Kirby, Green, Kenney, Goodman, Williams, Dickerson, McCoy, Chase, Morrell, Sullivan, Sells, Newhouse, Upthegrove, Kessler, Roach, Wallace, Bailey, Maxwell, McCune, Kretz, Condotta and Campbell

AN ACT Relating to veterans' relief; and amending RCW 73.08.005.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1050 by Representatives Kelley, Hope, Rolfes, Johnson, Angel, Dammeier, Conway, Ross, Hunt, Herrera, Smith, Armstrong, Moeller, Parker, Rodne, Haler, Short, Shea, Chase, Morrell, Green, Sullivan, Newhouse, Upthegrove, Campbell, Kristiansen, VanDeWege, Wallace, Simpson, Bailey, Maxwell, McCune and Condotta

AN ACT Relating to veterans' scoring criteria; and amending RCW 41.04.010.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1051 by Representatives Morrell, Dammeier, Kelley, Angel, Rolfes, Johnson, Smith, Ross, Conway, Hope, Hunt, Armstrong, Moeller, Herrera, Parker, Rodne, Haler, Short, Chase, Appleton, Green, Nelson, Sullivan, Sells, Dickerson, Newhouse, Kenney, Campbell, Kristiansen, VanDeWege, Orwall, Kessler, Seaquist, Wallace, Simpson, Bailey, Maxwell, McCune, Condotta and Upthegrove

AN ACT Relating to improving veterans' access to services; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1052 by Representatives Moeller, Williams, Blake, Chase and Kretz

AN ACT Relating to firearm licenses for persons from different countries; amending RCW 9.41.070 and 9.41.097; adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW; repealing RCW 9.41.170; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1053 by Representatives Moeller, Williams, Conway, Wood, Chase and Hunt

AN ACT Relating to raffle ticket prices; and amending RCW 9.46.0277.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1054 by Representatives Moeller, Chase, Appleton, Williams, Rolfes, Kirby, Hasegawa, Blake and Dickerson

AN ACT Relating to notification of parents, guardians, and custodians when a juvenile is taken into custody by law enforcement; and adding a new section to chapter 13.40 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 1055 by Representatives Moeller, Williams, Conway, Wood and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to requiring workers to have licenses, certificates, or permits in their possession when performing work in certain construction trades; amending RCW 18.106.020, 18.106.070, 18.106.090, 18.106.170, 19.28.271, 19.28.211, 19.28.231, 70.87.230, and 70.87.250; reenacting and amending RCW 19.28.161; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1056by Representatives Takko, Orcutt, Condotta, O'Brien, Sells, Blake, Newhouse, Haigh, Simpson and Short

AN ACT Relating to annual revaluations of property for property tax purposes; amending RCW 84.41.030 and 84.41.041; adding new sections to chapter 84.41 RCW; creating a new section; making appropriations; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1057by Representatives Orcutt, O'Brien, Condotta and McCune

AN ACT Relating to ballot title information; and amending RCW 29A.36.071, 29A.36.210, 84.52.054, and 84.55.050.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1058by Representatives Goodman and Rodne

AN ACT Relating to editorial standards for the publication of the Revised Code of Washington; and amending RCW 1.08.015 and 1.08.017.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1059by Representatives Goodman, Kelley and Rodne

AN ACT Relating to technical corrections to the Revised Code of Washington; reenacting and amending RCW 13.40.210 and 79A.55.020; and reenacting RCW 43.185.070, 43.185A.030, 46.09.170, 49.60.040, 66.20.310, and 70.105D.070.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1060by Representatives Liias, Walsh, Simpson, Ericks, Ormsby, Miloscia, Nelson, Rolfes, Conway, Wood, Kenney, Chase, Moeller and Upthegrove

AN ACT Relating to updating the weatherization statute to reflect evolving green building and energy conservation practices; and amending RCW 70.164.020, 70.164.040, 70.164.050, and 70.164.060.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1061by Representatives Campbell, Seaquist, Chase and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to the composition of the Washington state dental quality assurance commission; amending RCW 18.32.0351, 18.32.0355, and 18.32.0357; and adding a new section to chapter 18.32 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1062by Representatives Takko, Warnick, Blake, Orcutt, Ericks and Morris

AN ACT Relating to the expiration date, goals, and legislative reporting provisions of the electrolytic processing business tax exemption; and amending RCW 82.16.0421 and 82.32.560.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1063 by Representatives Takko, Simpson and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to the termination date for a salmon and steelhead recovery program; and amending RCW 77.85.200.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1064 by Representatives O'Brien, Warnick and Wallace

AN ACT Relating to the unauthorized occupation of rental units; and amending RCW 59.12.030.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1065 by Representatives O'Brien, McCune, Warnick and Morrell

AN ACT Relating to siting new mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities; amending RCW 82.02.090; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1066 by Representatives Rolfes, Appleton and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to special elections for changing the form of government of a noncharter code city; amending RCW 35A.06.050; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1067 by Representatives Pedersen and Rodne

AN ACT Relating to the uniform limited partnership act; adding new sections to chapter 25.10 RCW; repealing RCW 25.10.005, 25.10.010, 25.10.020, 25.10.030, 25.10.040, 25.10.050, 25.10.060, 25.10.070, 25.10.080, 25.10.090, 25.10.100, 25.10.110, 25.10.120, 25.10.130, 25.10.140, 25.10.150, 25.10.160, 25.10.170, 25.10.180, 25.10.190, 25.10.200, 25.10.210, 25.10.220, 25.10.230, 25.10.240, 25.10.250, 25.10.260, 25.10.270, 25.10.280, 25.10.290, 25.10.300, 25.10.310, 25.10.320, 25.10.330, 25.10.340, 25.10.350, 25.10.360, 25.10.370, 25.10.390, 25.10.400, 25.10.410, 25.10.420, 25.10.430, 25.10.440, 25.10.450, 25.10.453, 25.10.455, 25.10.457, 25.10.460, 25.10.470, 25.10.480, 25.10.490, 25.10.500, 25.10.510, 25.10.520, 25.10.530, 25.10.540, 25.10.550, 25.10.553, 25.10.555, 25.10.560, 25.10.570, 25.10.580, 25.10.590, 25.10.600, 25.10.610, 25.10.620, 25.10.630, 25.10.640, 25.10.650, 25.10.660, 25.10.670, 25.10.680, 25.10.690, 25.10.800, 25.10.810, 25.10.820, 25.10.830, 25.10.840, 25.10.900, 25.10.905, 25.10.910, 25.10.915, 25.10.920, 25.10.925, 25.10.930, 25.10.935, 25.10.940, 25.10.945, 25.10.950, and 25.10.955; and providing effective dates.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1068by Representatives Pedersen and Rodne

AN ACT Relating to the Washington business corporation act; amending RCW 23B.01.410, 23B.02.020, 23B.02.050, 23B.02.060, 23B.06.020, 23B.06.040, 23B.06.210, 23B.06.220, 23B.06.260, 23B.06.310, 23B.06.400, 23B.07.030, 23B.07.040, 23B.07.060, 23B.07.070, 23B.07.200, 23B.07.250, 23B.07.260, 23B.07.270, 23B.07.280, 23B.07.320, 23B.08.030, 23B.08.210, 23B.08.230, 23B.08.240, 23B.08.250, 23B.08.500, 23B.08.550, 23B.08.700, 23B.10.020, 23B.10.060, 23B.10.070, 23B.10.080, 23B.10.200, 23B.10.205, 23B.10.210, 23B.11.030, 23B.11.040, 23B.12.020, 23B.13.020, 23B.13.200, 23B.13.210, 23B.13.220, 23B.13.240, 23B.13.260, 23B.13.270, 23B.13.280, 23B.14.010, 23B.14.020, 23B.14.030, 23B.14.040, 23B.14.050, 23B.16.010, 23B.16.020, and 23B.19.040; and reenacting and amending RCW 23B.01.400.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 1069by Representatives Hunt, Kagi, Nelson, VanDeWege, Hasegawa, Williams, Dunshee, McCoy, Appleton, Liias, Takko, Simpson, Darneille, Rolfes, Dickerson, Kenney, White and Chase

AN ACT Relating to light pollution; amending RCW 19.27.020, 19.27.031, and 47.42.062; adding a new section to chapter 70.95M RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1070by Representatives Moeller, Williams, Blake, Sells and Morrell

AN ACT Relating to veteran lottery games; amending RCW 67.70.240; and adding a new section to chapter 67.70 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

HB 1071by Representatives Green, Morrell, Dickerson and Kenney

AN ACT Relating to advanced registered nurse practitioners; and amending RCW 71.05.210, 71.05.230, 71.05.290, 71.05.300, 71.05.360, 71.05.390, 71.05.420, 71.05.630, 71.05.660, 71.06.040, 71.12.540, 71.32.140, 71.32.250, 71.32.260, 71.34.355, 71.34.720, 71.34.730, 71.34.750, and 71.34.770.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1072by Representatives Simpson, Kelley, Pearson, Chase, VanDeWege, Hudgins, Seaquist, Morrell and Williams

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain sex offenders on community custody from accessing the internet; adding new sections to chapter 9.94A RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 1073 by Representatives Appleton and Nelson

AN ACT Relating to small loans; amending RCW 31.45.010, 31.45.073, 31.45.084, and 31.45.088; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1074 by Representatives Rolfes, Williams, Nelson, Hudgins and Upthegrove

AN ACT Relating to enhancing public notice requirements for vegetation management in freshwater lakes; and adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1075 by Representatives Rolfes, Seaquist, Appleton, Green, McCoy, Conway, Darneille, Williams, Campbell, McCune, Simpson and Morrell

AN ACT Relating to the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; amending RCW 28A.225.330, 28A.225.160, 28A.185.030, 28A.180.040, 28A.225.210, and 28A.225.225; adding a new section to chapter 28A.225 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 28A RCW.

Referred to Committee on Education.

HB 1076 by Representatives Rolfes, Eddy, Kelley, Pearson, Simpson, Moeller, Orcutt, Morrell and Upthegrove

AN ACT Relating to allowing crime victims to submit input to the department of corrections regarding an offender's placement in work release; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services.

HB 1077 by Representatives Blake, Warnick, O'Brien, McCune, Alexander and Roach

AN ACT Relating to aquatic lands lease rates for marinas; amending RCW 79.105.060, 79.105.240, and 79.105.360; and adding a new section to chapter 79.105 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Ecology & Parks.

HB 1078 by Representatives Kelley, Roach, Kirby, Warnick, Bailey and Sells

AN ACT Relating to exchange facilitators; and adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

HB 1079 by Representatives Simpson, Nelson, Springer, White and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to substitution of growth management hearings board members in the case of vacancy, disqualification, illness, or injury; and amending RCW 36.70A.260 and 36.70A.270.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1080by Representatives Simpson and Williams

AN ACT Relating to allowing impact fees to be used for all fire protection facilities; and amending RCW 82.02.090.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1081by Representatives Wallace, Ericksen, Clibborn, Armstrong, Moeller and Jacks

AN ACT Relating to local improvement district financing of railroad crossing protection devices; and amending RCW 35.43.040.

Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

HB 1082by Representatives Appleton and Rolfes

AN ACT Relating to the expiration of monetary value of fare media; and amending RCW 47.60.315.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1083by Representative Appleton

AN ACT Relating to the reduction of Washington state ferries' fares; and amending RCW 46.68.090 and 47.60.315.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1084by Representatives Appleton and Rolfes

AN ACT Relating to creating a Washington state ferries commission; amending RCW 47.60.005; adding new sections to chapter 47.60 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1085by Representatives Appleton, Green and Dickerson

AN ACT Relating to preventing the spread of disease in body piercing practices through standard universal precautions and sterilization requirements; amending RCW 5.40.050; adding new sections to chapter 70.54 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1086by Representatives McCoy, Chase, Hudgins and Morris

AN ACT Relating to requiring certain providers of electric service to purchase electricity from eligible distributed generators; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1087 by Representatives Kenney, Pettigrew, Hasegawa, Darneille, Chase, Nelson, Sullivan, Dickerson, Hudgins, White and Upthegrove

AN ACT Relating to improving the effectiveness of the office of minority and women's business enterprises; amending RCW 39.19.041; and adding new sections to chapter 39.19 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade.

HB 1088 by Representative Hunter

AN ACT Relating to prospectively clarifying the measure of the taxes imposed on public utility districts as provided in chapter 54.28 RCW; amending RCW 54.28.011; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1089 by Representatives Hunter and Condotta

AN ACT Relating to harmonizing excise tax statutes with the streamlined sales and use tax agreement; and amending RCW 82.32.730, 82.08.050, 82.02.230, and 82.32.291.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1090 by Representatives McCoy, Appleton, Chase, VanDeWege, Hunt and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to human remains; amending RCW 68.50.645, 27.44.055, 43.334.075, and 68.60.055; adding a new section to chapter 27.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 68.60 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.334 RCW; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1091 by Representatives McCoy and Chase

AN ACT Relating to withdrawals of public groundwaters for stock-watering purposes; and amending RCW 90.44.050.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1092 by Representatives Takko, Blake, Simpson and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to property tax valuation change notices; amending RCW 84.40.045; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 1093 by Representatives Moeller, Orcutt, Blake, Herrera, Jacks and Wallace

Concerning the creation of a historical parks and historic reserves tax incentive program.

Referred to Committee on Ecology & Parks.

HB 1094by Representatives Herrera, Wallace, Orcutt and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to naming state highway routes; and amending RCW 47.17.645 and 47.17.650.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 1095by Representatives Hasegawa, Green, Nelson, Kelley, Kenney, Chase, Conway and Hudgins

AN ACT Relating to increasing small business access to state contracting opportunities; amending RCW 39.29.006, 39.29.011, 39.29.018, 39.29.065, 43.19.1905, 43.19.1908, 43.78.110, and 43.105.041; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade.

HB 1096by Representatives Hasegawa, Green, Kenney, Chase, Hudgins and Moeller

AN ACT Relating to enhancing small business participation in state purchasing; amending RCW 43.19.1905, 28B.10.029, 39.29.050, and 43.19.1901; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade.

HB 1097by Representatives Kirby and Chase

AN ACT Relating to special assessments for conservation district activities and programs; and amending RCW 89.08.400.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1098by Representative Hunt

AN ACT Relating to computing the rate of vacation leave accrual for employees formerly employed by a school district; and amending RCW 43.01.040.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1099by Representatives Kelley, Green, Angel, Hope, Dammeier and Simpson

AN ACT Relating to logging the telephone calls of residents of the special commitment center; adding a new section to chapter 71.09 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HJM 4000by Representatives O'Brien, Warnick, Takko, Morrell, Hasegawa, Simpson and Moeller

Requesting passage of the federal act to restore payment of county health care costs.

Referred to Committee on Human Services.

HJM 4001 by Representatives O'Brien, McCoy, Roberts, Darneille, Dickerson, Morrell, Liias, Appleton, Simpson and Moeller

Requesting the state and the legislative authorities of each county to promote the recognition and celebration of older adults.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HJR 4200 by Representative Armstrong

Limiting the assessed value of real property.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HCR 4400 by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

Notifying the Governor that the Legislature is ready to conduct business.

HCR 4401 by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

Calling four joint sessions of the Legislature.

HCR 4402 by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

Establishing cutoff dates.

There being no objection, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4400 was read the first time, and under suspension of the rules was placed on the second reading calendar.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4400, by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

Notifying the Governor that the Legislature is ready to conduct business.

The resolution was read the second time

There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the resolution was placed on final passage.

Representative Kessler spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of House Concurrent Resolution No. 4400.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4400 was adopted.

The Speaker appointed Representatives Darneille and Smith to notify the Governor that the Legislature was organized and ready to conduct business.

There being no objection, the House reverted to the fourth order of business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

There being no objection, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401 was read the first time, and under suspension of the rules, the resolution was placed on the second reading calendar.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401, by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

Calling four joint sessions of the Legislature.

The resolution was read the second time

There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the resolution was placed on final passage.

Representative Kessler spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of House Concurrent Resolution No. 4401.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401 was adopted.

There being no objection, the House reverted to the fourth order of business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

There being no objection, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4402 was read the first time, and under suspension of the rules, the bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4402, by Representatives Kessler and Kretz

Establishing cutoff dates.

The resolution was read the second time

There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the resolution was placed on final passage.

Representatives Kessler and Kretz spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

The Speaker (Representative Morris presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of House Concurrent Resolution No. 4402.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4402 was adopted.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

The Speaker announced the following committee appointments:

Alexander, Gary

*Ways & Means; State Government & Tribal Affairs

Anderson, Glenn

*Higher Education; Education Appropriations; Local Government & Housing

Angel, Jan

*Local Government & Housing; Early Learning & Children's Services; Higher Education

Appleton, Sherry

State Government & Tribal Affairs, Vice Chair; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness

Armstrong, Mike

*Housing; *State Government & Tribal Affairs; General Government Appropriations; Rules; Transportation

Bailey, Barbara

*Financial Institutions & Insurance; **Ways & Means; Health Care & Wellness

Blake, Brian

Agriculture & Natural Resources, Chair; Capital Budget; General Government Appropriations

Campbell, Tom

Environmental Health, Chair; Health Care & Wellness; Transportation

Carlyle, Reuven

Education Appropriations; Higher Education; Technology, Energy & Communications

Chandler, Bruce

*Agriculture & Natural Resources; Commerce & Labor; Ways & Means

Chase, Maralyn

Environmental Health, Vice Chair; Capital Budget; Community & Economic Development & Trade; Ecology & Parks

Chopp, Frank

Rules, Chair; Audit Review & Oversight

Clibborn, Judy

Transportation, Chair; Health Care & Wellness

Cody, Eileen

Health Care & Wellness, Chair; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Ways & Means

Condotta, Cary

*Commerce & Labor; Education Appropriations; Finance; Technology, Energy & Communications

Conway, Steve

Commerce & Labor, Chair; Finance; Ways & Means

Crouse, Larry

*Technology, Energy & Communications; Commerce & Labor; General Government Appropriations

Dammeier, Bruce

*Human Services; **Ways & Means; Education

Darneille, Jeannie

General Government Appropriations, Chair; Ways & Means

DeBolt, Richard

*Rules; Audit Review & Oversight

Dickerson, Mary Lou

Human Services, Chair; Ecology & Parks; Environmental Health; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Transportation

Driscoll, John

Health Care & Wellness, Vice Chair; Higher Education; Transportation

Dunshee, Hans

Capital Budget, Chair; Ecology & Parks; Environmental Health; General Government Appropriations

Eddy, Deborah

Technology, Energy & Communications, Vice Chair; Ecology & Parks; Rules; Transportation

Ericks, Mark

Ways & Means, Vice Chair; Finance; Rules

Ericksen, Doug

*Health Care & Wellness; **Local Government & Housing; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Transportation

Finn, Fred

Audit Review & Oversight; Ecology & Parks; Environmental Health; Technology, Energy & Communications; Transportation

Flannigan, Dennis

Judiciary; State Government & Tribal Affairs; Transportation

Goodman, Roger

Judiciary, Vice Chair; Early Learning & Children's Services; Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness

Green, Tami

Audit Review & Oversight; Commerce & Labor; Health Care & Wellness; Human Services; Rules

Haigh, Kathy

Education Appropriations, Chair; Ways & Means

Haler, Larry

*Early Learning & Children's Services; **Technology, Energy & Communications; Education Appropriations

Hasegawa, Bob

Finance, Vice Chair; Audit Review & Oversight; Higher Education; Rules; Technology, Energy & Communications

Herrera, Jaime

**Health & Human Services Appropriations; Technology, Energy & Communications; Transportation

Hinkle, Bill

**General Government Appropriations; Health Care & Wellness; Technology, Energy & Communications; Ways & Means

Hope, Mike

**Education; **Education Appropriations; Capital Budget

Hudgins, Zack

Ecology & Parks; Environmental Health; Rules; State Government & Tribal Affairs; Technology, Energy & Communications

Hunt, Sam

State Government & Tribal Affairs, Chair; Education; Ways & Means

Hunter, Ross

Finance, Chair; Education Appropriations; Ways & Means

Hurst, Christopher

Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, Chair; Agriculture & Natural Resources; Financial Institutions & Insurance

Jacks, Jim

Agriculture & Natural Resources, Vice Chair; Capital Budget; Technology, Energy & Communications

Johnson, Norm

*Audit Review & Oversight; Education; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Rules; Transportation

Kagi, Ruth

Early Learning & Children's Services, Chair; Education Appropriations; Ways & Means

Kelley, Troy

Financial Institutions & Insurance, Vice Chair; Audit Review & Oversight; Health Care & Wellness; Judiciary; Rules

Kenney, Phyllis

Community & Economic Development & Trade, Chair; General Government Appropriations; Ways & Means

Kessler, Lynn

Rules; Ways & Means

Kirby, Steve

Financial Institutions & Insurance, Chair; Judiciary; Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness

Klippert, Brad

**Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness; Human Services; Transportation

Kretz, Joel

Agriculture & Natural Resources; Ecology & Parks; Environmental Health; Rules

Kristiansen, Dan

Ecology & Parks; Rules; Transportation

Liias, Marko

Transportation, Vice Chair; Community & Economic Development & Trade; Education; Housing

Linville, Kelli

Ways & Means, Chair; Audit Review & Oversight

Maxwell, Marcie

Community & Economic Development & Trade, Vice Chair; Capital Budget; Education

McCoy, John

Technology, Energy & Communications, Chair; Agriculture & Natural Resources; Financial Institutions & Insurance

McCune, Jim

*General Government Appropriations; Capital Budget; Housing; Technology, Energy & Communications

Miloscia, Mark

Audit Review & Oversight, Chair; Housing, Chair; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Local Government & Housing; State Government & Tribal Affairs

Moeller, Jim

Commerce & Labor; Health Care & Wellness; Rules; Transportation

Morrell, Dawn

Health & Human Services Appropriations; Health Care & Wellness; Human Services; Rules

Morris, Jeff

Audit Review & Oversight; Ecology & Parks; Rules; Technology, Energy & Communications; Transportation

Nelson, Sharon

Local Government & Housing, Vice Chair; Agriculture & Natural Resources; Financial Institutions & Insurance

Newhouse, Daniel

**Ecology & Parks; Rules; State Government & Tribal Affairs

O'Brien, Al

Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, Vice Chair; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Human Services

Orcutt, Ed

*Finance; **Environmental Health; Community & Economic Development & Trade; Ecology & Parks

Ormsby, Timm

Capital Budget, Vice Chair; Agriculture & Natural Resources; Housing; Judiciary

Orwall, Tina

Human Services, Vice Chair; Capital Budget; Education

Parker, Kevin

**Finance; **Financial Institutions & Insurance; Community & Economic Development & Trade

Pearson, Kirk

*Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness; **Capital Budget; Agriculture & Natural Resources

Pedersen, Jamie

Judiciary, Chair; General Government Appropriations; Health Care & Wellness

Pettigrew, Eric

Health & Human Services Appropriations, Chair; Ways & Means

Priest, Skip

*Education; *Education Appropriations; Ways & Means

Probst, Tim

Education, Vice Chair; Community & Economic Development & Trade; Education Appropriations

Quall, Dave

Education, Chair; Education Appropriations

Roach, Dan

*Transportation; Audit Review & Oversight; Financial Institutions & Insurance

Roberts, Mary Helen

Early Learning & Children's Services, Vice Chair; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Judiciary; Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness

Rodne, Jay

*Judiciary; **Transportation; Financial Institutions & Insurance

Rolfes, Christine

Ecology & Parks, Vice Chair; Education Appropriations; Environmental Health; Transportation

Ross, Charles

Judiciary; Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness; Ways & Means

Santos, Sharon Tomiko

Education; Finance; Financial Institutions & Insurance; Rules

Schmick, Joe

*Health & Human Services Appropriations; **Higher Education; Rules; Ways & Means

Seaquist, Larry

Health & Human Services Appropriations, Vice Chair; Early Learning & Children's Services; Ways & Means

Sells, Mike

Higher Education, Vice Chair; General Government Appropriations; Transportation

Shea, Matthew

*Environmental Health; **Judiciary; Ecology & Parks; Transportation

Short, Shelly

*Ecology & Parks; Audit Review & Oversight; General Government Appropriations; Local Government & Housing

Simpson, Geoff

Local Government & Housing, Chair; Financial Institutions & Insurance; Transportation

Smith, Norma

*Community & Economic Development & Trade; **Agriculture & Natural Resources; **Audit Review & Oversight; Capital Budget

Springer, Larry

Housing, Vice Chair; Finance; Local Government & Housing; Rules; Transportation

Sullivan, Pat

Education Appropriations, Vice Chair; Community & Economic Development & Trade; Education; Ways & Means

Takko, Dean

General Government Appropriations, Vice Chair; Technology, Energy & Communications; Transportation

Upthegrove, Dave

Ecology & Parks, Chair; Local Government & Housing; Transportation

Van De Wege, Kevin

Agriculture & Natural Resources; General Government Appropriations; Rules; Technology, Energy & Communications

Wallace, Deb

Higher Education, Chair; Audit Review & Oversight; Education Appropriations; Transportation

Walsh, Maureen

**Early Learning & Children's Services; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Human Services

Warnick, Judy

*Capital Budget; Audit Review & Oversight; Judiciary; Rules

White, Scott

Capital Budget; Higher Education; Local Government & Housing

Williams, Brendan

Audit Review & Oversight, Vice Chair; Commerce & Labor; General Government Appropriations; Local Government & Housing; Transportation

Wood, Alex

Commerce & Labor, Vice Chair; Health & Human Services Appropriations; Transportation

The Sergeant at Arms announced that the delegates from the Senate had arrived. The delegates were escorted to the rostrum of the House and Senators Holmquist, Jarrett, King and Ranker reported the Senate was organized and ready for business.

The Sergeant at Arms announced that the House delegates to the Senate had returned. The delegates were escorted to the rostrum and Representatives Appleton, Ericks, Herrera and Schmick reported to the body.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

January 12, 2009

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has adopted SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8400, and the same is herewith transmitted.

Thomas Hoemann, Secretary

There being no objection, the House reverted to the fourth order of business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SCR 8400by Senators Murray and Parlette

Adopting joint rules.

There being no objection, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8400 was read the first time, and under suspension of the rules, the bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8400, by Senators Murray and Parlette

Adopting joint rules.

The resolution was read the second time

There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the resolution was placed on final passage.

Representatives Kessler and Kretz spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8400.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8400 was adopted.

There being no objection, the House reverted to the fourth order of business.

INTRODUCTIONS & FIRST READING

On motion of Representative Kessler, the bills and resolution listed on the day’s introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

The Sergeant at Arms announced that the House delegates to the Governor had returned. The delegates were escorted to the rostrum and Representatives Darneille and Smith reported to the body.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.

On motion of Representative Kessler, the House adjourned until 9:55 a.m., January 13, 2009, the second day of the Regular Session.

FRANK CHOPP, Speaker

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk