CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5148



59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate February 16, 2005
  YEAS 47   NAYS 1


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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 30, 2005
  YEAS 69   NAYS 28


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5148 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.


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Secretary
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 5148
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Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Senators Kohl-Welles, Kline, Fairley and Carrell

Read first time 01/14/2005.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.



     AN ACT Relating to repealing the crime of slander of a woman; and repealing RCW 9.58.110 and 9.58.120.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 9.58.110 (Slander of woman) and 1909 c 249 s 181; and
     (2) RCW 9.58.120 (Testimony necessary to convict) and 1927 c 90 s 1 & 1909 c 249 s 182.

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