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                                  HOUSE BILL 1000

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State of Washington              53rd Legislature             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Thibaudeau, Dellwo, Dyer, Brown, G. Cole, Morris, Locke, Eide, Wood, Cothern, Sehlin, Mastin, Miller, Franklin, Chandler, Carlson, Vance, Peery, Veloria, Shin, J. Kohl, Pruitt, Grant, Anderson, Rust, Roland, Ballard, Appelwick, Flemming, Wang, Jones, Wolfe, Van Luven, Brough, Karahalios, Fuhrman, Zellinsky, Brumsickle, R. Johnson, Ludwig, Dorn, L. Johnson, R. Meyers, Long, Kremen, Tate, Mielke, Holm, Scott, Springer, Kessler, Basich, Dunshee, Sheldon, Wineberry, Ogden, Quall, Foreman, Schmidt, I. Ballasiotes, Forner, Cooke, Thomas, Schoesler, Morton, Stevens, Bray, Chappell, Leonard, Jacobsen, Rayburn, Horn, Silver, Hansen and H. Myers

Prefiled 12/21/92.  Read first time 01/11/93.  Referred to Committee on Health Care.

Removing the sunset provisions from the basic health plan.

     AN ACT Relating to repealing the sunset termination of the basic health plan; creating a new section; repealing RCW 43.131.355 and 43.131.356; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that the basic health plan has been successful in delivering health care services and it is the intent of the legislature to permanently authorize the basic health plan.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 43.131.355 and 1987 1st ex.s. c 5 s 24; and

(2) RCW 43.131.356 and 1987 1st ex.s. c 5 s 25.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

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