| Passed by the Senate February 2, 2007 YEAS 48 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 30, 2007 YEAS 94 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5253 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2007 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/15/2007. Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to veteran-owned businesses; and adding a new section to chapter 43.60A RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 43.60A RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The department shall:
(a) Develop and maintain a current list of veteran-owned
businesses; and
(b) Make the list available on the department's public web site.
(2) In order to qualify as a veteran-owned business, the business
must be at least fifty-one percent owned and controlled by:
(a) A veteran as defined in RCW 41.04.007; or
(b) An active or reserve member in any branch of the armed forces
of the United States, including the national guard, coast guard, and
armed forces reserves.
(3) The department shall create a logo for the purpose of
identifying veteran-owned businesses to the public. The department
shall put the logo on an adhesive sticker or decal suitable for display
in a business window and distribute the stickers or decals to veteran-owned businesses listed with the department.
(4) Businesses may submit an application on a form prescribed by
the department for inclusion on the list.
(5) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this
section.