HOUSE BILL REPORT

EHB 6

BYRepresentatives Wang and Patrick; by request of Statute Law Committee

Recodifying statutes regulating gambling.

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

Majority Report:     Do pass with amendments.  (11)

     Signed by Representatives Wang, Chair; Cole, Vice Chair; Fisch, Fisher, R. King, O'Brien, Patrick, Sanders, Sayan, C. Smith and Walker.

House Staff:Joan Elgee (786-7166)

AS PASSED HOUSE JANUARY 26, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Some sections of the gambling chapter are lengthy and contain misplaced material.  The current organization causes confusion and makes the amendment process unwieldy.

SUMMARY:

The definition and authorized gambling activity sections are each divided into shorter sections.  The authorization to conduct wagering found in the definition section is placed in a separate section.  Other housekeeping changes are made.

Fiscal Note:    Not Requested.

Effective Date:The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:     Steve Jones, Code Revisor; and Frank Miller, Gambling Commission.

House Committee - Testified Against: None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:     Reorganizing the gambling statute makes the law more readable and makes it easier to amend if needed.

House Committee - Testimony Against: None Presented.