CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1325
Chapter
268, Laws of 2001
57th
Legislature
2001
Regular Legislative Session
JOINT COMMITTEE ON VETERANS'
AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/22/01
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Passed by the House April 21, 2001
Yeas 88 Nays 0
 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 20, 2001
Yeas 44 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the
House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that
the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1325 as passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
 CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
Chief Clerk
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief Clerk
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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Approved May 11, 2001 Place Style On Codes
above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
May 11, 2001 - 10:00 a.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1325
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 2001 Regular Session
State
of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 02/26/2001. Referred to Committee on .
Creating a joint committee on veterans' and military
affairs.
AN
ACT Relating to the joint committee on veterans' and military affairs; adding a
new section to chapter 73.04 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an
expiration date.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 73.04 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
There is hereby created a joint committee on veterans' and military affairs.
The committee shall consist of: (a) Eight members of the senate appointed by
the president of the senate, four of whom shall be members of the majority
party and four of whom shall be members of the minority party; and (b) eight
members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, four of whom
shall be members of the majority party and four of whom shall be members of the
minority party. Members of the committee shall be appointed before the close
of the 2001 legislative session, and before the close of each regular session
during an odd-numbered year thereafter.
(2)
Each member's term of office shall run from the close of the session in which
he or she was appointed until the close of the next regular session held in an
odd-numbered year. If a successor is not appointed during a session, the
member's term shall continue until the member is reappointed or a successor is
appointed. The term of office for a committee member who does not continue as
a member of the senate or house of representatives shall cease upon the
convening of the next session of the legislature during an odd-numbered year
after the member's appointment, or upon the member's resignation, whichever is
earlier. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by appointment in the same
manner as described in subsection (1) of this section. All such vacancies
shall be filled from the same political party and from the same house as the
member whose seat was vacated.
(3)
The committee shall establish an executive committee of four members
representing the majority and minority caucuses of each house. The executive
committee is responsible for performing all general administrative and
personnel duties assigned to it in the rules and procedures adopted by the
joint committee, as well as other duties delegated to it by the joint
committee.
(4)
The joint committee on veterans' and military affairs has the following powers
and duties:
(a)
To study veterans' issues, active military forces issues, and national guard
and reserve component issues, and make recommendations to the legislature; and
(b)
To study structure and administration of the department of veterans affairs and
the military department, and make recommendations to the legislature.
(5)
The joint committee shall adopt rules and procedures for its orderly
operation. The joint committee may create subcommittees to perform duties
under this section.
(6)
This section expires December 31, 2005.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. The
joint committee on veterans' and military affairs shall study recommending
legislation for the upcoming legislative session that requires the display of
the national league of families' POW/MIA flag along with the flag of the United
States and the flag of the state upon or near the principal building of the
public entity on various holidays.
Passed the House April 21, 2001.
Passed the Senate April 20, 2001.
Approved by the Governor May
11, 2001.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 11, 2001.