CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1770

Chapter 40, Laws of 2013

63rd Legislature
2013 Regular Session



COMMODITY BOARDS--APPOINTMENTS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/28/13

Passed by the House March 4, 2013
  Yeas 98   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 11, 2013
  Yeas 47   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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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 1770 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


BARBARA BAKER
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Chief Clerk
Approved April 23, 2013, 3:53 p.m.








JAY INSLEE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 24, 2013







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1770
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Passed Legislature - 2013 Regular Session
State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Representatives Buys, Blake, Chandler, Lytton, and Ryu

Read first time 02/08/13.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.



     AN ACT Relating to the appointment of nonvoting advisory members to commodity boards; and adding a new section to chapter 15.65 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 15.65 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) A commodity board may appoint up to two nonvoting advisory members to the board who have expertise in marketing, operations, or other topics relevant to the work of the board. The term of office for each nonvoting advisory member must be established in each board's marketing order or agreement, but may not exceed three years. Nonvoting advisory members may serve additional consecutive terms of office if reappointed by the board.
     (2) Nonvoting advisory members do not count toward establishing a quorum of the board.
     (3) Nonvoting advisory members must be compensated in the same manner as board members under RCW 15.65.270(4).


         Passed by the House March 4, 2013.
         Passed by the Senate April 11, 2013.
         Approved by the Governor April 23, 2013.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 24, 2013.