BILL REQ. #: H-1028.1
State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
Read first time 02/08/13. Referred to Committee on Finance.
AN ACT Relating to modifying the nonprofit tax exemption for qualifying blood, tissue, or blood and tissue banks; and amending RCW 82.04.324.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 82.04.324 and 2004 c 82 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) This chapter does not apply to amounts received by a qualifying
blood bank, a qualifying tissue bank, or a qualifying blood and tissue
bank to the extent the amounts are exempt from federal income tax.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Qualifying blood bank" means ((a blood bank that qualifies
as)) an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) as existing on
June 10, 2004, that is registered pursuant to 21 C.F.R., part 607 as
existing on June 10, 2004, and whose primary business purpose is the
collection, preparation, ((and processing of blood)) testing or
processing of blood, on behalf of itself or other qualifying blood bank
or qualifying blood and tissue bank. "Qualifying blood bank" does not
include a comprehensive cancer center that is recognized as such by the
national cancer institute.
(b) "Qualifying tissue bank" means a tissue bank that qualifies as
an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) as existing on June
10, 2004, is registered pursuant to 21 C.F.R., part 1271 as existing on
June 10, 2004, and whose primary business purpose is the recovery,
processing, storage, labeling, packaging, or distribution of human bone
tissue, ligament tissue and similar musculoskeletal tissues, skin
tissue, heart valve tissue, or human eye tissue. "Qualifying tissue
bank" does not include a comprehensive cancer center that is recognized
as such by the national cancer institute.
(c) "Qualifying blood and tissue bank" ((is a bank that qualifies
as)) means an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) as existing
on June 10, 2004, that is registered pursuant to 21 C.F.R., part 607
and part 1271 as existing on June 10, 2004, and whose primary business
purpose is the collection, preparation, testing or processing of blood,
on behalf of itself or other qualifying blood bank or qualifying blood
and tissue bank and processing of blood, and the recovery, processing,
storage, labeling, packaging, or distribution of human bone tissue,
ligament tissue and similar musculoskeletal tissues, skin tissue, and
heart valve tissue. "Qualifying blood and tissue bank" does not
include a comprehensive cancer center that is recognized as such by the
national cancer institute.