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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5010

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Halsan and Zimmerman

Prefiled with Secretary of the Senate 1/5/87.  Read first time 1/12/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to legislative terms of office; amending RCW 44.07B.870; and recodifying RCW 44.07B.870.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 68, chapter 288, Laws of 1981 and RCW 44.07B.870 are each amended to read as follows:

          The regular term of office of each senator and representative ((elected after May 18, 1981,)) shall commence on the second Monday in January following the date of election.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  RCW 44.07B.870 is recodified as a section in chapter 44.04 RCW.

                                                                                                                       Passed the Senate January 27, 1987.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.

                                                                                                                          Passed the House March 27, 1987.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.