CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1579



61st Legislature
2009 Regular Session

Passed by the House April 24, 2009
  Yeas 61   Nays 33


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 22, 2009
  Yeas 31   Nays 18



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President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1579 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.



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Chief Clerk
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1579
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2009 Regular Session
State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Representatives Appleton, Hasegawa, and Nelson

Read first time 01/23/09.   Referred to Committee on Finance.



     AN ACT Relating to a business and occupation tax exemption for nonprofit organizations that provide legal services to low-income individuals; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 82.04 RCW to read as follows:
     This chapter does not apply to nonprofit organizations primarily engaged in the provision of legal services to low-income individuals from whom no charge for services is collected. For the purpose of this section, "nonprofit" means an organization exempt from federal income tax under Title 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c) of the federal internal revenue code.

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