CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1133
Chapter 257, Laws of 2019
66TH LEGISLATURE
2019 REGULAR SESSION
REGISTERED APIARISTS--LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 2019
Passed by the House April 22, 2019 Yeas 96 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 16, 2019 Yeas 47 Nays 1 CYRUS HABIB
President of the Senate | CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1133 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk Chief Clerk |
Approved May 7, 2019 10:16 AM | FILED May 13, 2019 |
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
HOUSE BILL 1133
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2019 Regular Session
State of Washington | 66th Legislature | 2019 Regular Session |
ByRepresentatives Peterson, Griffey, Irwin, McCaslin, Lekanoff, Shea, Goodman, and Stanford
Read first time 01/15/19.Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to limiting liability for registered apiarists; and adding a new section to chapter
15.60 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter
15.60 RCW to read as follows:
A person who owns or operates an apiary, is a registered apiarist under RCW
15.60.021, and conforms to all applicable city, town, or county ordinances regarding beekeeping, is not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions in connection with the keeping and maintaining of bees, bee equipment, queen breeding equipment, apiaries, and appliances, unless such acts or omissions constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Passed by the House April 22, 2019.
Passed by the Senate April 16, 2019.
Approved by the Governor May 7, 2019.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 13, 2019.
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