CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1899

                   Chapter 276, Laws of 2001

                        57th Legislature

                2001 Regular Legislative Session

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES--IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  1/1/02

Passed by the House March 9, 2001   Yeas 94   Nays 0               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 12, 2001   Yeas 45   Nays 0

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 1899 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

ROSA FRANKLIN President of the Senate

Approved May 11, 2001 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                             May 11, 2001 - 10:08 a.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1899

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             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Bush, McIntire, Cairnes, Keiser, DeBolt, Hatfield, Benson, Santos, Roach, Miloscia, Barlean, Lovick, Casada, O'Brien, Morell, Simpson, Mielke, Jackley, Pearson, Romero, Eickmeyer, Ruderman, Sump, Linville, D. Schmidt, Campbell, Esser, Hunt, Hurst and Schual‑Berke)

Read first time .  Referred to Committee on .

Prohibiting the use of social security numbers and drivers' license numbers in professional licenses. 

    AN ACT Relating to the use of identifying information in professional licenses; adding a new section to chapter 43.24 RCW; and providing an effective date.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.24 RCW to read as follows:

    Social security numbers and drivers' license numbers may not be used as part of a professional license.  Professional licenses containing such information that are in existence on the effective date of this section shall comply with this section by the next renewal date.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act takes effect January 1, 2002.

    Passed the House March 9, 2001.

    Passed the Senate April 12, 2001.

Approved by the Governor May 11, 2001.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 11, 2001.