CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6600

Chapter 257, Laws of 2004

58th Legislature
2004 Regular Session



CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY



EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/10/04

Passed by the Senate February 16, 2004
  YEAS 48   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 3, 2004
  YEAS 83   NAYS 13

FRANK CHOPP
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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 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6600 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

MILTON H. DOUMIT JR.
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Secretary
Approved March 31, 2004.








GARY F. LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington		 
FILED
March 31, 2004 - 3:04 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6600
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Passed Legislature - 2004 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2004 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, T. Sheldon, Hale, Stevens and Murray)

READ FIRST TIME 02/06/04.   



     AN ACT Relating to construction liability; and amending RCW 4.16.300.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 4.16.300 and 1986 c 305 s 703 are each amended to read as follows:
     RCW 4.16.300 through 4.16.320 shall apply to all claims or causes of action of any kind against any person, arising from such person having constructed, altered or repaired any improvement upon real property, or having performed or furnished any design, planning, surveying, architectural or construction or engineering services, or supervision or observation of construction, or administration of construction contracts for any construction, alteration or repair of any improvement upon real property. This section is specifically intended to benefit ((only those persons referenced herein)) persons having performed work for which the persons must be registered or licensed under RCW 18.08.310, 18.27.020, 18.43.040, 18.96.020, or 19.28.041, and shall not apply to claims or causes of action against ((manufacturers)) persons not required to be so registered or licensed.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.


         Passed by the Senate February 16, 2004.
         Passed by the House March 3, 2004.
         Approved by the Governor March 31, 2004.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 31, 2004.