Journal of the Senate 1 Sixty Sixth Day, March 16, 2011 2011 Regular Session Sixty Sixth Day
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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 1 SIXTY SIXTH DAY, MARCH 16, 2011 2011 REGULAR SESSION SIXTY SIXTH DAY MORNING SESSION HB 1014 Prime Sponsor, Representative Goodman: Modifying the authority of a watershed management partnership. Senate Chamber, Olympia, Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Reported by Committee on Environment, Water & Energy The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the Senators Rockefeller, Chair; Nelson, Vice Chair; Chase; President that all Senators were present with the exception of Fraser and Ranker. Senators Benton, Eide, Kline and Zarelli. The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard consisting of Pages Luke MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Davidson and Simon Giloi, presented the Colors. Pastor John Senators Honeyford; Delvin; Holmquist Newbry and Morton. Rosenberg of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd of Olympia offered the prayer. Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. MOTION March 15, 2011 SHB 1078 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Judiciary: On motion of Senator Rockefeller the reading of the Journal Requiring landlords to provide tenants with written receipts upon of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved. request under the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & MOTION Insurance There being no objection, the Senate advanced to the first MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended. order of business. Signed by Senators Hobbs, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Benton; Fain; Haugen; Keiser and Litzow. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. March 14, 2011 SB 5182 Prime Sponsor, Senator White: Establishing the March 15, 2011 office of student financial assistance by eliminating the higher SHB 1169 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Agriculture & education coordinating board and transferring its functions to Natural Resources: Regarding noxious weed lists. Reported by various entities. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development MAJORITY recommendation: That Second Substitute MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senate Bill No. 5182 be substituted therefor, and the second Senators Hatfield, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Delvin; Becker; substitute bill do pass. Signed by Senators Murray, Chair; Haugen; Hobbs and Schoesler. Kilmer, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Zarelli; Parlette; Baxter; Brown; Fraser; Hatfield; Holmquist Newbry; MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without Honeyford; Schoesler and Tom. recommendation. Signed by Senator Honeyford. MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. Senators Kastama; Kohl-Welles and Pridemore. March 15, 2011 MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without HB 1182 Prime Sponsor, Representative Goodman: recommendation. Signed by Senator Baumgartner. Clarifying that each instance of an attempt to intimidate or tamper with a witness constitutes a separate violation for purposes of Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. determining the unit of prosecution under tampering with or intimidating a witness statutes. Reported by Committee on March 14, 2011 Judiciary SB 5806 Prime Sponsor, Senator Conway: Authorizing a statewide raffle to benefit veterans and their families. Reported MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by by Committee on Ways & Means Senators Kline, Chair; Harper, Vice Chair; Pflug; Baxter; Carrell; Hargrove; Kohl-Welles; Regala and Roach. MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Murray, Chair; Kilmer, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. Chair; Zarelli; Baumgartner; Baxter; Brown; Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Hewitt; Holmquist Newbry; Honeyford; March 14, 2011 Kastama; Kohl-Welles; Pridemore; Regala; Rockefeller; HB 1184 Prime Sponsor, Representative Maxwell: Schoesler and Tom. Clarifying that the basis for business and occupation tax for real estate firms is the commission amount received by each real Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. estate firm involved in a transaction. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means March 15, 2011 MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Murray, Chair; Kilmer, Vice Chair, Capital Budget 2 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE Chair; Zarelli; Parlette; Baumgartner; Baxter; Brown; HB 1347 Prime Sponsor, Representative Hunter: Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Hewitt; Holmquist Newbry; Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for certain property and Honeyford; Kastama; Keiser; Kohl-Welles; Pridemore; services used in manufacturing, research and development, or Rockefeller; Schoesler and Tom. testing operations, not including changes to RCW 82.08.02565 and 82.12.02565 that reduce state revenue. Reported by Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. Committee on Ways & Means March 15, 2011 MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by HB 1212 Prime Sponsor, Representative Lytton: Senators Murray, Chair; Kilmer, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Authorizing the department of agriculture to accept and expend Chair; Zarelli; Parlette; Baumgartner; Baxter; Brown; gifts. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Rural Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Hewitt; Holmquist Newbry; Economic Development Honeyford; Kastama; Keiser; Kohl-Welles; Pridemore; Regala; Rockefeller; Schoesler and Tom. MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended. Signed by Senators Hatfield, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Delvin; Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. Becker; Haugen; Hobbs; Honeyford and Schoesler. March 14, 2011 Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. EHB 1357 Prime Sponsor, Representative Carlyle: Providing the department of revenue with additional flexibility to March 14, 2011 achieve operational efficiencies through the expanded use of HB 1263 Prime Sponsor, Representative Crouse: electronic means to remit and report taxes. Reported by Addressing the definition of employer for certain public Committee on Ways & Means corrections entities formed by counties or cities under RCW 39.34.030. Reported by Committee on Ways & Means MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Murray, Chair; Kilmer, Vice Chair, Capital Budget MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Chair; Zarelli; Parlette; Brown; Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Senators Murray, Chair; Kilmer, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Hewitt; Kastama; Keiser; Kohl-Welles; Pridemore; Regala; Chair; Zarelli; Parlette; Baumgartner; Baxter; Brown; Rockefeller; Schoesler and Tom. Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Hewitt; Holmquist Newbry; Honeyford; Kastama; Keiser; Kohl-Welles; Pridemore; MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Regala; Rockefeller; Schoesler and Tom. Senators Baxter and Honeyford. Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senators Baumgartner and March 15, 2011 Holmquist Newbry. SHB 1266 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Judiciary: Modifying the landlord-tenant act and other related provisions. Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance March 15, 2011 2SHB 1405 Prime Sponsor, Committee on General MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Government Appropriations & Oversight: Regulating loans made Senators Hobbs, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Benton; Fain; under the consumer loan act. Reported by Committee on Haugen; Keiser and Litzow. Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Senators Hobbs, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Benton; Fain; March 14, 2011 Haugen; Keiser and Litzow. ESHB 1346 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Ways & Means: Making tax law changes that do not create any new or broaden Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. any existing tax preferences as defined in RCW 43.136.021 or increase any person's tax burden. Reported by Committee on March 15, 2011 Ways & Means SHB 1467 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources: Modifying the definition of a well for the MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by purposes of chapter 18.104 RCW. Reported by Committee on Senators Murray, Chair; Kilmer, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Environment, Water & Energy Chair; Zarelli; Parlette; Baumgartner; Brown; Conway; Fraser; Hewitt; Honeyford; Kastama; Keiser; Kohl-Welles; MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended. Pridemore; Regala; Rockefeller; Schoesler and Tom. Signed by Senators Rockefeller, Chair; Nelson, Vice Chair; Honeyford; Chase; Delvin; Fraser; Holmquist Newbry; MINORITY recommendation: That it be referred without Morton and Ranker. recommendation. Signed by Senators Baxter and Holmquist Newbry. Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading. March 15, 2011 March 14, 2011 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 3 SIXTY SIXTH DAY, MARCH 16, 2011 2011 REGULAR SESSION HB 1479 Prime Sponsor, Representative Goodman: MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Revising the publication requirements of the statute law Senators Murray, Chair; Kilmer, Vice Chair, Capital Budget committee. Reported by Committee on Judiciary Chair; Zarelli; Baumgartner; Baxter; Brown; Conway; Fraser; Hatfield; Hewitt; Holmquist Newbry; Honeyford; MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass as amended. Kastama; Keiser; Kohl-Welles; Pridemore; Regala; Signed by Senators Kline, Chair; Harper, Vice Chair; Pflug; Rockefeller; Schoesler