BILL REQ. #:  H-3812.1 



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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2125
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State of Washington63rd Legislature2014 Regular Session

By House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmick, Cody, and Buys; by request of Horse Racing Commission)

READ FIRST TIME 02/03/14.   



     AN ACT Relating to removing the requirements that all fines collected be credited to the Washington horse racing commission class C purse fund account; and amending RCW 67.16.270.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 67.16.270 and 2004 c 246 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     Upon making a determination that an individual or licensee has violated a commission rule, the board of stewards may assess a fine, suspend or revoke a person's license, or any combination of these penalties. The commission must adopt by rule standard penalties for a rules violation. All fines collected must be deposited in the Washington horse racing commission ((class C purse fund account, created in RCW 67.16.285, and used as authorized in RCW 67.16.105(3).)) operating account. The funds accrued by the assessed fines will be used to support nonprofit race meets as authorized in RCW 67.16.280(2). If no dates for nonprofit racing are requested or approved, the fines will remain in the Washington horse racing commission operating account.

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