BILL REQ. #: H-1003.1

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HOUSE BILL 1531
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State of Washington

58th Legislature

2003 Regular Session

By Representatives Grant, Holmquist, Kessler, Buck, Linville, Haigh, Ruderman, Armstrong, O'Brien, Miloscia, Lovick, Newhouse, Morris, Gombosky, Hatfield, Chandler, Veloria, McMahan, Quall, Schindler, Blake, Shabro, Talcott, Clibborn, Schual-Berke, Bush, Schoesler, Upthegrove, Hinkle, Condotta, Skinner, Sehlin, Bailey, Woods, Kristiansen and Alexander

Read first time 01/29/2003. Referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to the governor's signature on significant legislative rules; and amending RCW 34.05.360.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 34.05.360 and 1988 c 288 s 311 are each amended to read as follows:
     The order of adoption by which each rule is adopted by an agency shall contain all of the following:
     (1) The date the agency adopted the rule;
     (2) A concise statement of the purpose of the rule;
     (3) A reference to all rules repealed, amended, or suspended by the rule;
     (4) A reference to the specific statutory or other authority authorizing adoption of the rule;
     (5) Any findings required by any provision of law as a precondition to adoption or effectiveness of the rule; ((~~and~~))
     (6) If the rule qualifies as a significant legislative rule of an agency that is under the authority of the governor, the signature of the governor; and
     (7) The effective date of the rule if other than that specified in RCW 34.05.380(2).

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