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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1350

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Inslee, Patrick, Appelwick and Winsley

Read first time 1/20/89 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to marital deduction gifts; and amending RCW 11.108.060.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 111, chapter 30, Laws of 1985 and RCW 11.108.060 are each amended to read as follows:

          If a governing instrument contains a marital deduction gift, whether outright or in trust and whether there is a specific reference to this section, any survivorship requirement expressed in the governing instrument in excess of six months, other than survival by a spouse of a common disaster resulting in the death of the decedent, does not apply to property passing under a marital deduction gift, and in addition, is limited to a six-month period beginning with the testator's death.

                                                                                                                        Passed the House February 1, 1989.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                             Passed the Senate April 3, 1989.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.