CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5512

Chapter 166, Laws of 2003

58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session

SMALL BUSINESSES--IMPACT STATEMENTS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/03

Passed by the Senate March 17, 2003 YEAS 49 NAYS 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 18, 2003 YEAS 98 NAYS 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives		CERTIFICATE I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5512 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary
Approved May 9, 2003. GARY LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED May 9, 2003 - 3:22 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington

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SENATE BILL 5512
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Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session

State of Washington

58th Legislature

2003 Regular Session

By Senators Honeyford, Kastama, West, Keiser, Winsley and Rasmussen

Read first time 01/28/2003. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Trade.

AN ACT Relating to small business economic impact statements; and amending RCW 19.85.020.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 19.85.020 and 1994 c 249 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the definitions in this section apply through this chapter.
     (1) "Small business" means any business entity, including a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, that is owned and operated independently from all other businesses, ((~~that has the purpose of making a profit,~~)) and that has fifty or fewer employees.
     (2) "Small business economic impact statement" means a statement meeting the requirements of RCW 19.85.040 prepared by a state agency pursuant to RCW 19.85.030.
     (3) "Industry" means all of the businesses in this state in any one four-digit standard industrial classification as published by the United States department of commerce. However, if the use of a four- digit standard industrial classification would result in the release of data that would violate state confidentiality laws, "industry" means all businesses in a three-digit standard industrial classification.

         Passed by the Senate March 17, 2003.
         Passed by the House April 18, 2003.
         Approved by the Governor May 9, 2003.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 9, 2003.