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                                  HOUSE BILL 2908

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1996 Regular Session

By Representatives Fuhrman, Sheldon, McMorris, Elliot, Buck, Sherstad and Clements

Read first time 01/24/96.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Clarifying which persons benefit from the construction statute of repose.

     AN ACT Relating to clarifying that persons benefitted by the construction statute of repose specifically include persons that must be registered under RCW 18.27.020 or licensed under RCW 19.28.120; and amending RCW 4.16.300.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 4.16.300 and 1986 c 305 s 703 are each amended to read as follows:

     RCW 4.16.300 through 4.16.320 shall apply to all claims or causes of action of any kind against any person, arising from such person having constructed, altered or repaired any improvement upon real property, or having performed or furnished any design, planning, surveying, architectural or construction or engineering services, or supervision or observation of construction, or administration of construction contracts for any construction, alteration or repair of any improvement upon real property.  This section is intended to benefit only those persons referenced ((herein)) in this section, specifically including persons having performed work for which the persons must be registered under RCW 18.27.020 or licensed under RCW 19.28.120, and shall not apply to claims or causes of action against ((manufacturers)) persons not referenced in this section.

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