CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1320

55th Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Passed by the House February 17, 1997

Yeas 96 Nays 1

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate April 8, 1997

Yeas 44 Nays 2

CERTIFICATE

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1320 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1320

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Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session

By House Committee on Government Administration (originally sponsored by Representatives L. Thomas, Cooke, Cairnes, D. Schmidt, Keiser, Robertson, Blalock, Ogden, Constantine, Veloria, Dunn and Anderson)

Read first time 02/04/97.

AN ACT Relating to the state insect; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius Drury, can be found throughout Washington and is easily recognizable by its bright green head and thorax. The legislature further recognizes that the common green darner dragonfly, also known as the "mosquito hawk," is a beneficial contributor to our ecosystem.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 1.20 RCW to read as follows:

The common green darner dragonfly, Anax junius Drury, is hereby designated as the official insect of the state of Washington.