SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6374

BYSenators Pullen, Talmadge and McCaslin; by request of Statute Law Committee

Correcting references to the state boxing commission.

Senate Committee on Law & Justice

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 25, 1988

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Pullen, Chairman; McCaslin, Vice Chairman; Halsan, Hayner, Madsen, Nelson, Newhouse, Niemi, Talmadge.

Senate Staff:Lidia Mori (786-7418)

                  January 25, 1988

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 8, 1988

BACKGROUND:

In 1979, the Office of the Code Reviser began the process of cleaning up obsolete references in Washington statutes. Legislation often devolves powers onto newly created agencies or transfers powers from one agency to another but does not amend every section to refer to the proper agency.  There are concerns that the Washington code may not be as useful to the public when it contains inaccurate references or references to agencies that do not exist. 

In 1981, the "state athletic commission" was redesignated the "state boxing commission".

SUMMARY:

References to the "state athletic commission" are changed to the "state boxing commission" and a subsection numbering error which resulted from a gubernatorial veto is corrected.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Dennis Cooper, Code Reviser; Terry Wilson, Office of the Code Reviser