CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        HOUSE BILL 2969

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        55th Legislature

                      1998 Regular Session

Passed by the House February 12, 1998  Yeas 94   Nays 2

 

 

 

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate March 6, 1998

  Yeas 30   Nays 18

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2969  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

President of the Senate

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED

          

 

 

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2969

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             Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Carrell, Sheahan, B. Thomas, Robertson, Sterk, Sherstad, McMorris, Backlund, Ballasiotes, Talcott, DeBolt, Alexander, Boldt, Zellinsky, Pennington, Mitchell, Huff, K. Schmidt, Dyer, Bush, Dunn, Schoesler, Smith, D. Sommers, Dunshee and McCune

 

Read first time 01/26/98.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for gun safes.


    AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax exemption for gun safes; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and providing an effective date.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of gun safes.

    (2) As used in this section and section 2 of this act, "gun safe" means an enclosure specifically designed or modified for the purpose of storing a firearm and equipped with a padlock, key lock, combination lock, or similar locking device which, when locked, prevents the unauthorized use of the firearm.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW to read as follows:

    The provisions of this chapter do not apply with respect to the use of gun safes as defined in section 1 of this act.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  This act takes effect July 1, 1998.

 

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