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                                  HOUSE BILL 2752

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1996 Regular Session

By Representatives Sheahan and Schoesler

Read first time 01/18/96.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Exempting monthly newspapers from retail sales taxation.

     AN ACT Relating to excise taxation of newspapers; amending RCW 82.04.214; and providing an effective date.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 82.04.214 and 1994 c 22 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

     "Newspaper" means a publication issued regularly at stated intervals at least ((twice)) once a month and printed on newsprint in tabloid or broadsheet format folded loosely together without stapling, glue, or any other binding of any kind.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1996.

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