| Passed by the House February 11, 2004 Yeas 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 5, 2004 Yeas 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2301 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved March 24, 2004. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 24, 2004 - 2:14 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
Prefiled 12/23/2003. Read first time 01/12/2004. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
AN ACT Relating to severability clauses in commodity commission statutes; adding a new section to chapter 15.28 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 15.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 15.66 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 15.28 RCW
to read as follows:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or part of this
chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the
judicial decision does not affect the remainder of the chapter and its
application to other persons or circumstances. The legislature
declares that each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and part of
this chapter was enacted with the intent that if any portion of this
chapter is severed, the remainder of the chapter is capable of
accomplishing its legislative purpose.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 15.44 RCW
to read as follows:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or part of this
chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the
judicial decision does not affect the remainder of the chapter and its
application to other persons or circumstances. The legislature
declares that each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and part of
this chapter was enacted with the intent that if any portion of this
chapter is severed, the remainder of the chapter is capable of
accomplishing its legislative purpose.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 A new section is added to chapter 15.66 RCW
to read as follows:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or part of this
chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the
judicial decision does not affect the remainder of the chapter and its
application to other persons or circumstances. The legislature
declares that each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and part of
this chapter was enacted with the intent that if any portion of this
chapter is severed, the remainder of the chapter is capable of
accomplishing its legislative purpose.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4 This act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the
state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect
immediately.