H-0145.1

HOUSE BILL 1031

State of Washington

68th Legislature

2023 Regular Session

ByRepresentatives Low, Ryu, Schmidt, Christian, Reeves, and Ramos

Prefiled 12/12/22.Read first time 01/09/23.Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.

AN ACT Relating to the medal of valor award presentation; and amending RCW 1.60.030.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 1.60.030 and 2015 c 4 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The award will be presented by the governor of the state of Washington to the recipient or recipients ((only during a joint session of both houses of the legislature)).

(2) If the governor is unable to present the award ((due to the disability or illness of the governor)), the governor may delegate the presenting of the award to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, or the chief justice of the supreme court.

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