CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1447

55th Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Passed by the House February 27, 1998 Yeas 97 Nays 0

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate March 11, 1998

Yeas 37 Nays 3

CERTIFICATE

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1447 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1447

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Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session

By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Robertson, L. Thomas, Clements, Kastama and Cooke)

Read first time 02/04/98. Referred to Committee on .

AN ACT Relating to tax exemptions related to thoroughbred horses; amending RCW 82.04.350; and providing an effective date.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 82.04.350 and 1961 c 15 s 82.04.350 are each amended to read as follows:

This chapter shall not apply to any person in respect to:

(1) The business of conducting race meets for the conduct of which a license must be secured from the horse racing commission; or

(2) Amounts received for racing, raising, riding, exercising, grooming, breeding, training, or selling thoroughbred race horses, including but not limited to amounts received from purse winnings or awards.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1998.