NOON SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The Senate was called to order at 12:00 o’clock noon by the President of the Senate, Lt. Governor Habib presiding. No roll call was taken.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, 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

February 13, 2017

SB 5014 Prime Sponsor, Senator Pearson: Concerning determination of the benchmark rate in Snohomish county for certain community residential services. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Mullet; O'Ban and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.

February 13, 2017

SB 5221 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fain: Creating the interstate medical licensure compact. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Mullet; O'Ban and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5253 Prime Sponsor, Senator Cleveland: Addressing the Washington state health insurance pool. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Mullet; O'Ban and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.

February 13, 2017

SB 5338 Prime Sponsor, Senator Wilson: Concerning registration enforcement for off-road vehicles and snowmobiles. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5338 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators King, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hobbs, Ranking Minority Member; Liias; Cleveland; Hawkins; O'Ban; Saldaña; Takko; Van De Wege; Walsh and Wilson.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5349 Prime Sponsor, Senator Cleveland: Concerning elder justice centers. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5349 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Mullet; O'Ban and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.

February 13, 2017

SB 5382 Prime Sponsor, Senator Liias: Authorizing the issuance of identicards at a reduced cost to applicants who are under the age of eighteen and without a permanent residence address. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators King, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hobbs, Ranking Minority Member; Liias; Cleveland; Takko; Van De Wege; Walsh and Wilson.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator O'Ban.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5402 Prime Sponsor, Senator Liias: Creating the Cooper Jones bicyclist safety advisory council. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5402 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators King, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hobbs, Ranking Minority Member; Liias; Cleveland; Hawkins; O'Ban; Saldaña; Takko; Van De Wege; Walsh and Wilson.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5413 Prime Sponsor, Senator Cleveland: Concerning physician limited licenses. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Mullet; O'Ban and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5436 Prime Sponsor, Senator Becker: Expanding patient access to health services through telemedicine by further defining where a patient may receive the service. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Mullet; O'Ban and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5457 Prime Sponsor, Senator Becker: Expanding patient access to health services through telemedicine and store and forward technology by requiring parity in payment for services. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Becker, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Keiser; Miloscia and Walsh.

MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Fain; Mullet and O'Ban.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5508 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hawkins: Authorizing two-year registration periods for certain vehicles while maintaining existing annual vehicle registration fee amounts. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5508 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators King, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hobbs, Ranking Minority Member; Liias; Cleveland; Hawkins; O'Ban; Takko; Van De Wege; Walsh and Wilson.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5649 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hawkins: Modifying the eligibility requirements for certain counties to form a regional transportation planning organization. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators King, Chair; Sheldon, Vice Chair; Hobbs, Ranking Minority Member; Liias; Cleveland; Hawkins; O'Ban; Takko; Van De Wege; Walsh and Wilson.

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

February 13, 2017

SB 5736 Prime Sponsor, Senator Brown: Concerning the expansion of nutrition programs for older adults. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Rivers, Chair; Becker, Vice Chair; Cleveland, Ranking Minority Member; Kuderer; Bailey; Conway; Fain; Keiser; Miloscia; Mullet; O'Ban and Walsh.

Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 5809 by Senators Rivers and Pedersen

AN ACT Relating to judicial stabilization trust account surcharges; amending RCW 3.62.060, 36.18.018, and 36.18.020; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5810 by Senator Padden

AN ACT Relating to adding attempted murder to the list of offenses that may be prosecuted at any time after their commission; and amending RCW 9A.04.080.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 5811 by Senator O'Ban

AN ACT Relating to expanding use of the involuntary treatment act to combat heroin abuse; adding a new section to chapter 71.05 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

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

SB 5812 by Senators Liias, Cleveland, Sheldon, Hasegawa, Palumbo and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to wheelchair-accessible for hire vehicles; amending RCW 46.72.010; adding a new section to chapter 81.72 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 46 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SHB 1079 by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Klippert, Goodman, Stokesbary, Kilduff, Chapman, McCabe, Hudgins, Jinkins, Ortiz-Self, Bergquist, Stanford, Griffey, Hargrove, Smith, Tarleton, Harmsworth, Ormsby, Muri, Van Werven, Kraft, Fey, Slatter, Sawyer, McBride and Gregerson)

AN ACT Relating to no-contact orders for human trafficking and promoting prostitution-related offenses; reenacting and amending RCW 26.50.110; adding new sections to chapter 9A.40 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 9A.88 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SHB 1121 by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Muri, Fitzgibbon, Short, Peterson, Fey, Smith, Kagi, Barkis, McBride, Farrell, Wilcox, Jinkins, Haler, Stanford, Gregerson, Kilduff, Tarleton, Tharinger and Pollet)

AN ACT Relating to the frequency of Puget Sound action agenda implementation strategy and science work plan updates; amending RCW 90.71.010, 90.71.280, 90.71.290, and 90.71.310; and adding a new section to chapter 90.71 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fain, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exception of Senate Bill No. 5809 which was designated to the Committee on Ways & Means and referred to the Committee on Law & Justice.

MOTION

At 12:01 p.m., on motion of Senator Fain, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 o'clock a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017.

CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate

HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate