MORNING SESSION

Senate Chamber, Olympia

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

The Senate was called to order at 7:46 a.m. by the President Pro Tempore, Senator Keiser presiding. No roll call was taken.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Liias, 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 15, 2018

SB 5766 Prime Sponsor, Senator Liias: Preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools. Reported by Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5766 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Wellman, Chair; Rolfes, Vice Chair; Zeiger, Ranking Member; Billig; Hunt; Mullet and Pedersen.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senators Hawkins and Padden.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 15, 2018

SB 6003 Prime Sponsor, Senator Wellman: Concerning breakfast after the bell programs in certain public schools. Reported by Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Wellman, Chair; Rolfes, Vice Chair; Zeiger, Ranking Member; Billig; Hawkins; Hunt; Mullet; Pedersen and Rivers.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Senator Padden.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 15, 2018

SB 6089 Prime Sponsor, Senator Frockt: Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6089 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Rolfes, Chair; Frockt, Vice Chair; Braun, Ranking Member; Honeyford, Assistant Ranking Member; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Brown; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Hunt; Keiser; Mullet; Pedersen; Ranker; Rivers; Van De Wege; Wagoner and Warnick.

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

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

January 15, 2018

SB 6090 Prime Sponsor, Senator Frockt: Concerning the capital budget. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means

MAJORITY recommendation: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6090 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Rolfes, Chair; Frockt, Vice Chair; Braun, Ranking Member; Honeyford, Assistant Ranking Member; Bailey; Becker; Billig; Brown; Carlyle; Conway; Darneille; Fain; Hasegawa; Hunt; Keiser; Mullet; Pedersen; Ranker; Rivers; Schoesler; Van De Wege; Wagoner and Warnick.

Referred to Committee on Rules for second reading.

MOTION

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

MOTION

On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate advanced to the third order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

January 9, 2018

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.

MICHAEL S. SHIOSAKI, reappointed January 1, 2018, for the term ending December 31, 2020, as Member of the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9353.

January 9, 2018

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.

STEPHANIE M. SOLIEN, reappointed January 9, 2018, for the term ending June 25, 2021, as Member of the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9354.

January 9, 2018

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following reappointment, subject to your confirmation.

THEODORE R. WILLHITE, reappointed January 1, 2018, for the term ending December 31, 2020, as Member of the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9355.

January 12, 2018

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following appointment, subject to your confirmation.

WILLIAM DOWNING, appointed January 12, 2018, for the term ending December 31, 2022, as Member of the Public Disclosure Commission.

Sincerely,

JAY INSLEE, Governor

Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections as Senate Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9356.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Liias, all appointees listed on the Gubernatorial Appointments report were referred to the committees as designated.

MOTION

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

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6402 by Senators Palumbo, Saldaña and Ranker

AN ACT Relating to providing options for local governments to adopt alternative voting procedures; amending RCW 29A.52.112, 29A.52.161, 29A.52.220, 29A.24.010, 28A.343.320, 36.32.020, and 36.32.040; adding a new section to chapter 29A.52 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 52.14 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 53.12 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 6403 by Senators Wellman, Chase, Van De Wege, Cleveland, Conway and Saldaña

AN ACT Relating to supporting the business of child care; adding new sections to chapter 43.216 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

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

SB 6404 by Senators Wellman, Mullet and Fain

AN ACT Relating to background checks for persons providing child care services; reenacting and amending RCW 43.216.270; and providing an effective date.

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

SB 6405 by Senators Wagoner, Miloscia, Fortunato, Schoesler, Braun, Brown, Short, Becker and Padden

AN ACT Relating to fiscal notes for supreme court decisions; and amending RCW 43.88A.010, 43.88A.020, 43.88A.030, 43.132.020, 43.132.040, 43.132.800, 43.132.810, and 28A.300.0401.

Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

SB 6406 by Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Saldaña, McCoy and Wellman

AN ACT Relating to restoring the fair treatment of underserved groups in public employment, education, and contracting; amending RCW 28B.20.744, 39.10.430, 39.10.450, and 49.04.100; and repealing RCW 49.60.400 and 49.60.401.

Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 6407 by Senator Darneille

AN ACT Relating to private case management of child welfare services; amending RCW 13.34.025, 13.34.030, 13.34.030, 13.34.065, 13.34.067, 13.34.094, 13.34.096, 13.34.096, 13.34.125, 13.34.130, 13.34.132, 13.34.136, 13.34.136, 13.34.174, 13.34.176, 13.34.180, 13.34.180, 13.34.210, 13.34.215, 13.34.233, 13.34.245, 13.34.320, 13.34.330, 13.34.340, 13.34.370, 13.34.380, 13.34.385, 13.34.400, 26.44.020, 26.44.020, 74.13.010, 74.13.020, 74.13.020, 74.13.0311, 74.13.042, 74.13.045, 74.13.055, 74.13.065, 74.13.170, 74.13.280, 74.13.283, 74.13.285, 74.13.289, 74.13.300, 74.13.310, 74.13.315, 74.13.325, 74.13.333, 74.13.334, 74.13.500, 74.13.515, 74.13.525, 74.13.530, 74.13.560, 74.13.590, 74.13.600, 74.13.640, 74.13.650, 74.15.010, 74.15.020, and 74.15.020; reenacting and amending RCW 13.34.138, 13.34.145, 13.34.155, 74.13.031, 74.13.036, and 74.15.100; repealing RCW 74.13.320, 74.13.360, 74.13.362, 74.13.364, 74.13.366, 74.13.370, 74.13.372, and 43.10.280; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6408 by Senators Padden and Pedersen

AN ACT Relating to body worn cameras, but only with respect to making existing requirements and public records act provisions governing body worn cameras permanent and applicable to all law enforcement and corrections agencies deploying body worn cameras, strengthening privacy protections for intimate images in body worn camera recordings, and clarifying records retention requirements for body worn camera recordings; amending RCW 10.109.010 and 10.109.030; and reenacting and amending RCW 42.56.240.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

SB 6409 by Senator Ericksen

AN ACT Relating to public utility district authority to acquire electrical distribution properties; adding a new section to chapter 54.32 RCW; and making an appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.

SB 6410 by Senator Padden

AN ACT Relating to school safety; and amending RCW 28A.320.125 and 36.28A.060.

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

SB 6411 by Senators Keiser and Fain

AN ACT Relating to providing tax preferences for advanced spacecraft manufacturing; amending RCW 82.63.010, 82.63.020, and 82.63.045; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.63 RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development & International Trade.

SB 6412 by Senator Chase

AN ACT Relating to regulating water pollution discharges under the national pollutant discharge elimination system permit program in a manner similar to that adopted by the environmental protection agency and other western states; adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.

SB 6413 by Senators Van De Wege, Wellman, Palumbo and Billig

AN ACT Relating to reducing the use of certain toxic chemicals in firefighting activities; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.

SB 6414 by Senators Billig, Conway and Liias

AN ACT Relating to population-based representation on the governing body of public transportation benefit areas; amending RCW 36.57A.050 and 36.57A.055; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

SB 6415 by Senator Hunt

AN ACT Relating to requiring permission to bring a concealed firearm into another person’s residence or dwelling place; amending RCW 9.41.075; adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Liias, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated.

MOTION

At 7:51 a.m., on motion of Senator Liias, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 o’clock a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2018.

KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tempore of the Senate

BRAD HENDRICKSON, Secretary of the Senate