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SENATE BILL 5866
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Senators Moore and Vognild
Read first time 02/18/93. Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
AN ACT Relating to the gambling commission; and amending RCW 9.46.040 and 9.46.085.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 9.46.040 and 1974 ex.s. c 155 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
There shall be a commission, known as the "Washington state gambling commission", consisting of five members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. No more than one member of the commission may be a current holder of a gambling license or be otherwise involved in a gambling-related business. A member of the commission who is a current holder of a gambling license or is otherwise involved in a gambling-related business shall abstain from all commission votes that would directly benefit the member.
The members of the commission shall be
appointed within thirty days of July 16, 1973 for terms beginning July 1, 1973,
and expiring as follows: One member of the commission for a term expiring July
1, 1975; one member of the commission for a term expiring July 1, 1976; one
member of the commission for a term expiring July 1, 1977; one member of the
commission for a term expiring July 1, 1978; and one member of the commission
for a term expiring July 1, 1979; each as the governor so determines. Their
successors, all of whom shall be citizen members appointed by the governor with
the consent of the senate, upon being appointed and qualified, shall serve six year
terms((: PROVIDED, That)). No member of the commission who has
served a full six year term shall be eligible for reappointment. In case of a
vacancy, it shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired
portion of the term in which said vacancy occurs. No vacancy in the membership
of the commission shall impair the right of the remaining member or members to
act, except as in RCW 9.46.050(2) provided.
In addition to the members of the commission there shall be four ex officio members without vote from the legislature consisting of: (1) Two members of the senate, one from the majority political party and one from the minority political party, both to be appointed by the president of the senate; (2) two members of the house of representatives, one from the majority political party and one from the minority political party, both to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; such appointments shall be for the term of two years or for the period in which the appointee serves as a legislator, whichever expires first; members may be reappointed; vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments are made. Such ex officio members who shall collect data deemed essential to future legislative proposals and exchange information with the board shall be deemed engaged in legislative business while in attendance upon the business of the board and shall be limited to such allowances therefor as otherwise provided in RCW 44.04.120, the same to be paid from the "gambling revolving fund" as being expenses relative to commission business.
Sec. 2. RCW 9.46.085 and 1986 c 4 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
((A member or)) An employee of
the gambling commission shall not:
(1) Serve as an officer or manager of any corporation or organization which conducts a lottery or gambling activity;
(2) Receive or share in, directly or indirectly, the gross profits of any gambling activity regulated by the commission;
(3) Be beneficially interested in any contract
for the manufacture or sale of gambling devices, the conduct of (([a])) a
gambling activity, or the provision of independent consultant services in
connection with a gambling activity.
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