CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1259
68TH LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Passed by the House February 8, 2023
  Yeas 96  Nays 0
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 5, 2023
  Yeas 48  Nays 0
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 1259 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved
FILED
Secretary of State
State of Washington
HOUSE BILL 1259
Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session
State of Washington
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
ByRepresentatives Abbarno, Stearns, and Reeves; by request of Secretary of State
Read first time 01/12/23.Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.
AN ACT Relating to updating the executive team of the office of the secretary of state by adding signing authority to the chief of staff position; amending RCW 43.07.020; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.07.020 and 2009 c 549 s 5025 are each amended to read as follows:
The secretary of state may have one assistant secretary of state ((and)), one deputy secretary of state, and one chief of staff each of whom shall have signing authority and be appointed by ((him or her))the secretary in writing, and continue ((during his or her))serving at the pleasure of the secretary. The assistant secretary of state ((and)), deputy secretary of state, and chief of staff shall have the power to perform any act or duty relating to the secretary of state's office, that the secretary of state has, and the secretary of state shall be responsible for the acts of said assistant ((and)), deputy, and chief of staff.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.
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