CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        SENATE BILL 6172

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate February 9, 2000   YEAS 48   NAYS 0 President of the Senate Passed by the House March 3, 2000   YEAS 91   NAYS 7

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SENATE BILL 6172 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives	Secretary
Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

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Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                         SENATE BILL 6172

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             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senators Fraser, Deccio, Thibaudeau, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Kohl‑Welles, Fairley, McAuliffe and Oke

Read first time 01/10/2000.  Referred to Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care.

Allowing minors to donate bone marrow.

    AN ACT Relating to bone marrow donation; and adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.54 RCW to read as follows:

    A person's status as a minor may not disqualify him or her from bone marrow donation.

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