BILL REQ. #:  S-1882.1 

READ FIRST TIME 03/01/13.   

     AN ACT Relating to modifying the nonprofit tax exemption for qualifying blood, tissue, or blood and tissue banks; and amending RCW 82.04.324.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 82.04.324 and 2004 c 82 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) This chapter does not apply to amounts received by a qualifying blood bank, a qualifying tissue bank, or a qualifying blood and tissue bank to the extent the amounts are exempt from federal income tax.
     (2) For the purposes of this section:
     (a) "Qualifying blood bank" means ((a blood bank that qualifies as)) an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) as existing on June 10, 2004, that is registered pursuant to 21 C.F.R., part 607 as existing on June 10, 2004, and whose primary business purpose is the collection, preparation, ((and processing of blood)) testing or processing of blood, on behalf of itself or other qualifying blood bank or qualifying blood and tissue bank. "Qualifying blood bank" does not include a comprehensive cancer center that is recognized as such by the national cancer institute.
     (b) "Qualifying tissue bank" means a tissue bank that qualifies as an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) as existing on June 10, 2004, is registered pursuant to 21 C.F.R., part 1271 as existing on June 10, 2004, and whose primary business purpose is the recovery, processing, storage, labeling, packaging, or distribution of human bone tissue, ligament tissue and similar musculoskeletal tissues, skin tissue, heart valve tissue, or human eye tissue. "Qualifying tissue bank" does not include a comprehensive cancer center that is recognized as such by the national cancer institute.
     (c) "Qualifying blood and tissue bank" ((is a bank that qualifies as)) means an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) as existing on June 10, 2004, that is registered pursuant to 21 C.F.R., part 607 and part 1271 as existing on June 10, 2004, and whose primary business purpose is the collection, preparation, ((and processing of blood)) testing, or processing of blood, on behalf of itself or other qualifying blood bank or qualifying blood and tissue bank, and the recovery, processing, storage, labeling, packaging, or distribution of human bone tissue, ligament tissue and similar musculoskeletal tissues, skin tissue, and heart valve tissue. "Qualifying blood and tissue bank" does not include a comprehensive cancer center that is recognized as such by the national cancer institute.