MORNING SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia

Friday, January 22, 2016

The Senate was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by the President of the Senate, Lt. Governor Owen presiding. No roll call was taken.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Schoesler, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.

MOTION

There being no objection, the Senate advanced to the first order of business.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

January 21, 2016

SB 5029 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pedersen: Concerning the uniform fiduciary access to digital assets act. Reported by Committee on Law & Justice

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5029 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Padden, Chair; O'Ban, Vice Chair; Pedersen, Ranking Minority Member; Darneille; Frockt; Pearson and Roach.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SB 6147 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Concerning water-sewer districts. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Habib; McCoy and Takko.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SB 6155 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Concerning county payroll draw days. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Habib; McCoy and Takko.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SB 6169 Prime Sponsor, Senator Angel: Concerning easements in property tax foreclosures. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Dansel; Habib; McCoy and Takko.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SB 6170 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Providing for an exemption from disclosure of certain financial, commercial, and proprietary information held by a city retirement board on behalf of its employees' retirement system. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Dansel; Habib; McCoy and Takko.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SB 6213 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pearson: Concerning job order contracts by public hospital districts. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Dansel; Habib; McCoy and Takko.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SB 6214 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pearson: Concerning public hospital district contracts for material and work. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Dansel; Habib; McCoy and Takko.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SB 6329 Prime Sponsor, Senator O'Ban: Creating the parent to parent program for individuals with developmental disabilities. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Becker, Chair; Dammeier, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Angel; Bailey; Baumgartner; Brown; Conway; Frockt; Parlette and Rivers.

Passed to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

January 21, 2016

SB 6330 Prime Sponsor, Senator Benton: Exempting documents recording a special purpose district lien from the surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Habib; McCoy and Takko.

Passed to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.

January 21, 2016

SB 6338 Prime Sponsor, Senator Padden: Addressing the rights of dissenting members of cooperative associations in certain mergers. Reported by Committee on Law & Justice

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6338 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Padden, Chair; O'Ban, Vice Chair; Pedersen, Ranking Minority Member; Darneille; Frockt; Pearson and Roach.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SJR 8210 Prime Sponsor, Senator Schoesler: Amending the Constitution to advance the date for completion of the redistricting plan. Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; McCoy and Takko.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Habib.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 21, 2016

SCR 8405 Prime Sponsor, Senator Roach: Renaming "Office Building 2" as the "Human Services Building." Reported by Committee on Government Operations & Security

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Dansel; Habib; McCoy and Takko.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Schoesler, and without objection, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Schoesler, and without objection, the Senate advanced to the third order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATION OF INITIATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE NO. 732

Pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Washington State Constitution, RCW 29A.72.230, and WAC 434-379-010, the Office of the Secretary of State has caused the signatures submitted in support of Initiative to the Legislature No. 732 to be examined in the following manner:

1. It was determined that 363,126 signatures were submitted by the sponsors of the initiative. A random sample of 11,061 signatures was taken from those submitted;

2. Each sampled signature was examined to determine if the signer was a registered voter of the state, if the signature was reasonably similar to the one appearing on the record of that voter, and if the same signature appeared more than once in the sample. We found 9,187 valid signatures, 1,837 signatures that were invalid and 37 pairs of duplicated signatures in the sample;

3. We calculated an allowance for the chance error of sampling (64) by multiplying the square root of the number of invalid signatures by 1.5;

4. We estimated the upper limit of the number of signatures on the initiative petition which were invalid (62,418) by dividing the sum of the number of invalid signatures in the sample and allowance for the chance of error of sampling by the sampling ratio;

5. We determined the maximum allowable number of duplicate pairs of signatures on the petition (54,336) by subtracting the sum of the number of signatures required by Article 11, Section 1of the Washington State Constitution (246,372) and the estimate of the upper limit of the number of invalid signatures on the petition from the number of signatures submitted;

6. We determined the expected number of duplicate pairs of signatures in the sample (50) by multiplying the square of the sampling ratio by the maximum allowable number of pairs of signatures on the initiative petition;

7. We determined the acceptable number of duplicate pairs of signatures in the sample (39) by subtracting 1.65 times the square root of the expected number of pairs of signatures in the sample from the expected number of pairs of signatures in the sample; and

8. The number of duplicate pairs of signatures in the sample is less than the acceptable number of duplicate pairs of signatures in the sample.

Therefore, I hereby declare Initiative to the Legislature No. 732 to contain sufficient signatures.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the State of Washington this 2lst day of January, 2016.

KIM WYMAN, Secretary of State

SEAL

MOTION

On motion of Senator Schoesler, and without objection, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SI 732

Creating a carbon pollution tax on fossil fuels to fund a reduction in the state sales tax, a reduction in the business and occupation tax on manufacturing, and the implementation/enhancement of the working families' sales tax exemption.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 6486 by Senator Rivers

AN ACT Relating to penalties for marijuana offenses; amending RCW 69.50.4013, 69.50.401, and 69.50.4014; reenacting and amending RCW 69.50.101; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6487 by Senators Becker, Baumgartner, Angel, Dansel, Braun, Brown, Bailey, Warnick, Honeyford, King, Hewitt and Dammeier

AN ACT Relating to the use of force in self-defense; amending RCW 9A.16.020 and 9A.16.050; and adding new sections to chapter 9A.16 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6488 by Senators Becker, Parlette, Dammeier, Schoesler, Brown, Bailey, Honeyford and King

AN ACT Relating to seeking a federal innovation waiver to expand an employer-based coverage option with a portable health care account; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6489 by Senators Becker, Liias, Rivers, Bailey, Parlette, Braun, Angel, Brown, Schoesler, Warnick, Honeyford, Dammeier, Pearson, Billig, King and Hewitt

AN ACT Relating to fire suppression volunteers; and adding a new section to chapter 76.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6490 by Senators Becker, Pearson, Bailey, Parlette, Dansel, Dammeier and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to fire suppression methodologies; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6491 by Senators Pedersen and Roach

AN ACT Relating to apostille or other signature or attestation services by the secretary of state; and adding a new section to chapter 43.07 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.

SB 6492 by Senators Pedersen and Roach

AN ACT Relating to filing documents with the corporations division of the secretary of state's office; amending RCW 43.07.173, 43.07.190, and 43.07.400; and repealing RCW 43.07.050, 43.07.090, 43.07.100, 43.07.110, and 43.07.205.

Held at the Desk.

SB 6493 by Senators Ranker, Pedersen, McCoy, Frockt, Keiser, Takko, Nelson, Cleveland, Carlyle, Rolfes, Chase, Darneille, Mullet and Conway

AN ACT Relating to declaring that it is an unfair practice for any employer who provides health insurance to its employees as part of an employee's benefit package to not include contraceptive coverage as part of the benefit package, to fail to comply with federal rules adopted under the affordable care act relating to the provision of contraceptive coverage, or to discriminate against any employee based on that employee's use of any reproductive health care service, drug, or device; adding new sections to chapter 49.60 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SB 6494 by Senators Darneille, Frockt, Rivers, O'Ban, Conway, Carlyle, Rolfes, Keiser, McAuliffe and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to increasing access to adequate and appropriate mental health services for children and youth; amending RCW 74.09.520; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 6495 by Senators O'Ban, Darneille and Pedersen

AN ACT Relating to notification requirements for the department of social and health services; and amending RCW 26.44.100, 43.20B.430, 43.20B.435, 43.20B.635, and 74.20A.320.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 6496 by Senators King, Conway, Warnick, Keiser and Hewitt

AN ACT Relating to the compliance of certain conversion vending units and medical units with certain department of labor and industries requirements; amending RCW 43.22.380, 43.22.360, and 43.22.335; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

SB 6497 by Senators Hargrove, O'Ban, Darneille, Miloscia, Litzow, McAuliffe and Conway

AN ACT Relating to court-based and school-based intervention and prevention efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy; amending RCW 28A.225.005, 28A.225.020, 28A.225.025, 28A.225.030, 28A.225.035, 28A.225.090, 43.185C.315, 43.185C.320, 28A.165.005, 28A.165.035, and 28A.655.235; adding a new section to chapter 28A.225 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.185C RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 6498 by Senators Fain, Frockt, Pedersen, Angel and Rolfes

AN ACT Relating to testamentary privileges for alcohol and drug addiction recovery sponsors; and amending RCW 5.60.060.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6499 by Senators Pedersen and O'Ban

AN ACT Relating to requiring electronic payments to the division of child support when remitting funds in response to an order to withhold income; amending RCW 74.20A.350; adding a new section to chapter 26.23 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6500 by Senator Miloscia

AN ACT Relating to aquatic lands management; amending RCW 79.36.355; adding a new section to chapter 79.105 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.30 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Accountability & Reform.

SB 6501 by Senator Braun

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the use of certain cargo extensions that connect to a recreational vehicle frame; amending RCW 46.04.620 and 46.44.037; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6502 by Senators Hargrove and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to forest fire prevention and suppression; amending RCW 76.04.167 and 76.04.610; adding a new section to chapter 76.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.35 RCW; creating a new section; making appropriations; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6503 by Senators Padden and Frockt

AN ACT Relating to the reliability of incentivized evidence and testimony; and adding new sections to chapter 10.58 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6504 by Senators Hargrove, Ranker and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; adding new sections to 2015 3rd sp.s. c 4 (uncodified); making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6505 by Senators Chase and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to the influence of corporations and money in our political system; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.

SB 6506 by Senators Chase, Darneille and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to fostering economic resilience and development and improving the passenger and freight transportation system in Washington state by supporting the rail industry and the use of railroads for passengers and freight; adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.131 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6507 by Senators Chase and Hasegawa

AN ACT Relating to protecting community members from pesticides; amending RCW 70.104.020, 70.104.030, 17.21.100, and 49.70.119; adding new sections to chapter 70.104 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 49.70 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6508 by Senator Chase

AN ACT Relating to public works assistance account loan repayment; and amending RCW 43.155.060.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.

SB 6509 by Senator Baumgartner

AN ACT Relating to contingency planning for the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project; adding a new section to chapter 47.01 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6510 by Senators Parlette and Pearson

AN ACT Relating to the smoke management plan; and amending RCW 70.94.6536.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6511 by Senators Parlette, Hargrove, Pearson and Conway

AN ACT Relating to forest health through prudent wildfire prevention; amending RCW 70.94.6538 and 76.04.205; adding new sections to chapter 76.04 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6512 by Senators Baumgartner and Conway

AN ACT Relating to requiring that a percentage of state need grant recipients be pursuing degrees in STEM subjects; and amending RCW 28B.92.060.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

SB 6513 by Senators Warnick, Hobbs, Parlette, Takko, Hargrove and Honeyford

AN ACT Relating to reservations of water; adding a new section to chapter 90.54 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6514 by Senator Billig

AN ACT Relating to county commissioner elections; amending RCW 36.32.030, 36.32.050, 36.32.020, 36.32.010, 36.32.055, 36.32.0552, and 36.32.0556; and adding new sections to chapter 36.32 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.

SB 6515 by Senators O'Ban, Dammeier and Warnick

AN ACT Relating to an elective firearms safety and hunter education course for high school students; amending RCW 77.32.155; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6516 by Senators Fraser, Sheldon, Nelson, McCoy, Hasegawa and Chase

AN ACT Relating to recognizing the month of September as the month of the kindergartener; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6517 by Senators Keiser, Rolfes, Chase, Habib, Frockt and Conway

AN ACT Relating to increasing equitable gender representation on state boards and commissions; adding a new section to chapter 43.06 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Security.

SB 6518 by Senators Miloscia, Jayapal and Chase

AN ACT Relating to creating a department of housing; and adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 6519 by Senators Becker, Cleveland, Dammeier, Frockt, Brown, Angel, Rivers, Bailey, Keiser, Conway, Fain, Carlyle, Rolfes, Chase and Parlette

AN ACT Relating to expanding patient access to health services through telemedicine and establishing a collaborative for the advancement of telemedicine; amending RCW 48.43.735, 41.05.700, 74.09.325, and 70.41.230; creating new sections; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Health Care.

SJM 8019 by Senators Conway, Dammeier, Hobbs, Darneille, King, O'Ban, Roach and Hasegawa

Requesting that a portion of state route number 509 be named the Philip Martin Lelli Memorial Highway.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Schoesler, and without objection, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 6492 which was held at the desk.

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS

The President welcomed and introduced students from Chambers Primary School, University Place, and their advisor Mrs. Lori Moore, guests of Senator O’Ban, who were seated in the gallery.

MOTION

At 10:01 a.m., on motion of Senator Schoesler, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 o’clock noon, Monday, January 25, 2016.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

HUNTER GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate

5029

Committee Report......................................... 1

6147

Committee Report......................................... 1

6155

Committee Report......................................... 1

6169

Committee Report......................................... 1

6170

Committee Report......................................... 1

6213

Committee Report......................................... 1

6214

Committee Report......................................... 1

6329

Committee Report......................................... 1

6330

Committee Report......................................... 1

6338

Committee Report......................................... 1

6486

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 2

6487

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 2

6488

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6489

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6490

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6491

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6492

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

Other Action.................................................. 5

6493

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6494

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6495

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6496

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6497

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6498

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6499

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6500

Introduction & 1st Reading.......................... 3

6501