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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1547
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives L. Thomas, Dellwo, Kessler, Dickerson, Basich and Costa)
Read first time 02/24/95.
AN ACT Relating to longshore and harbor workers' compensation act insurance; amending RCW 48.22.072; amending 1993 c 177 s 3 and 1992 c 209 s 6 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 48.22.072 and 1993 c 177 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The
committee appointed pursuant to RCW 48.22.071 shall submit a report to the
legislature no later than January 1((, 1994 and 1995)) of each year,
summarizing the activities of the plan adopted under RCW 48.22.070 during its
most recent fiscal year and since its inception. ((The committee shall in
each report examine, based on the experience of the plan or other information
made available to it, whether the Washington state industrial insurance fund
should participate in the plan adopted pursuant to RCW 48.22.070; whether there
are methods that will satisfy the intent of chapter 209, Laws of 1992 that will
not involve the Washington state industrial insurance fund; and the feasibility
of requiring that this coverage be made directly available through the
Washington state industrial insurance fund.))
Sec. 2. 1993 c 177 s 3 & 1992 c 209 s 6 (uncodified) are each amended to read as follows:
This
act shall expire on July 1, ((1995)) 1997.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
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