| Passed by the Senate March 11, 2013 YEAS 47 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 11, 2013 YEAS 89 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5025 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/15/13. Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations .
AN ACT Relating to a proclamation of a state of emergency; and amending RCW 43.06.210.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 43.06.210 and 1977 ex.s. c 328 s 12 are each amended
to read as follows:
The proclamation of a state of emergency and other proclamations or
orders issued by the governor pursuant to RCW 43.06.010, and 43.06.200
through 43.06.270 as now or hereafter amended shall be in writing and
shall be signed by the governor and shall then be filed with the
secretary of state. A proclamation of a state of emergency is
effective upon the governor's signature. The governor shall give as
much public notice as practical through the news media of the issuance
of proclamations or orders pursuant to RCW 43.06.010, and 43.06.200
through 43.06.270 as now or hereafter amended. The state of emergency
shall cease to exist upon the issuance of a proclamation of the
governor declaring its termination: PROVIDED, That the governor must
terminate said state of emergency proclamation when order has been
restored in the area affected.