CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5253

Chapter 11, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session

VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES

EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the Senate February 2, 2007 YEAS 48 NAYS 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 30, 2007 YEAS 94 NAYS 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives		CERTIFICATE 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. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary
Approved April 9, 2007, 1:12 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED April 9, 2007 Secretary of State State of Washington

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SENATE BILL 5253
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Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session

State of Washington

60th Legislature

2007 Regular Session

By Senators Kilmer, Swecker, Hobbs, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Regala, Marr, Hatfield, Murray, Weinstein, Rockefeller, Keiser, Sheldon, McAuliffe, Clements, Kauffman, Franklin, Eide, Jacobsen, Rasmussen and Honeyford

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.

         Passed by the Senate February 2, 2007.
         Passed by the House March 30, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor April 9, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 9, 2007.