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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.

 

Pertaining to longshore and harbor workers' compensation.



     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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