SB 5075 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS PASSED LEGISLATURE)

      Requires the committee to submit a report to the legislature before March 1, 1992.

      Declares an emergency and takes effect immediately.

VETO MESSAGE ON SB 5075

                        May 16, 1991

To the Honorable, the Senate

  of the State of Washington

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      I am returning herewith, without my approval Senate Bill No. 5075 entitled:

"AN ACT Relating to review of the Washington condominium act."

      The Washington Condominium Act became effective in 1990.  The act was passed after three years of intensive discussion by a previous statutory committee and numerous public hearings during the 1988 and 1989 legislative sessions.

      Although there may be a need to amend some portions of the act, there is no need to create a cumbersome review process after only one year.  The legislature updates major statutes as a matter of course, and the Washington State Bar Association has a review process underway already.

      Finally, the committee is assigned broad tasks, including a review of the entire statutory scheme, yet the membership provides very limited representation to condominium purchasers.

      For the reasons stated above, I have vetoed Senate Bill No. 5075.

                        Respectfully submitted,

                        Booth Gardner

                        Governor