CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        SENATE BILL 6431

                   Chapter 204, Laws of 2000

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

HORSE RACING COMMISSION--CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/8/00

Passed by the Senate March 7, 2000   YEAS 38   NAYS 8                BRAD OWEN President of the Senate Passed by the House March 2, 2000   YEAS 88   NAYS 10

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SENATE BILL 6431 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives	TONY M. COOK                             Secretary
FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Approved March 29, 2000 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                      March 29, 2000 - 2:58 p.m.

GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                         SENATE BILL 6431

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senators Heavey, West, Prentice, Hale, Winsley, Horn, Gardner and Roach; by request of Horse Racing Commission

Read first time 01/17/2000.  Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing & Financial Institutions.

Allowing for the dissemination of criminal history record information to the horse racing commission. 

    AN ACT Relating to dissemination of criminal history record information to the Washington horse racing commission; adding a new section to chapter 67.16 RCW; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 67.16 RCW to read as follows:

    The commission is authorized to receive criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data for any purpose associated with the investigation for suitability for involvement in horse racing activities authorized under this chapter.  Dissemination or use of nonconviction data for purposes other than that authorized in this section is prohibited.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act expires June 30, 2003.

    Passed the Senate March 7, 2000.

    Passed the House March 2, 2000.

Approved by the Governor March 29, 2000.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 29, 2000.