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SENATE BILL 5654

BySenators Robinson, Cleveland, Conway, Frockt, Hasegawa, Keiser, Mullet, and Rivers; by request of Office of Financial Management

AN ACT Relating to ensuring the ongoing sustainability and vitality of the Washington health benefit exchange by eliminating the expiration date of its business and occupation tax exemption; and amending RCW 82.04.323.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 82.04.323 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 6 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

(((1))) The taxes imposed by this chapter do not apply to amounts received by the Washington health benefit exchange established under chapter 43.71 RCW.

(((2) This section expires July 1, 2023.))

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