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ENGROSSED HOUSE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4403
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 1993 Regular Session
State of Washington 53rd
Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/13/93. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
Advocating the creation of a task force to study issues on gambling.
WHEREAS, Legalized wagering in Washington State
has increased significantly during the past two decades; and
WHEREAS, Legalized wagering in neighboring
states is expanding into such games as keno and video poker and is expected to
continue increasing during the coming years; and
WHEREAS, Under Federal law, tribal gambling has
expanded into casino gambling; and
WHEREAS, The United States Congress recently
authorized coastal gambling on cruise ships; and
WHEREAS, The State's public policy has been to
prevent organized crime from infiltrating legalized gambling; and
WHEREAS, Increased competition for the gambling
dollar will result in pressure to legislate increases in the nature and scope
of gambling currently authorized in the State; and
WHEREAS, The State's public policy on gambling,
in many respects, has not been clearly defined;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of
Representatives of the State of Washington, the Senate concurring, That a
legislative task force on Washington state gambling policy be established to examine:
(1) The current nature and scope of legal gambling within the State; (2) the
future of gambling in the State, in light of recent expansion, the
authorization of tribal and coastal gambling, and increased competition for the
gambling dollar; (3) the need for more clearly defining the State's public
policy on gambling; and (4) the feasibility of merging the gambling commission,
lottery commission, and horse racing commission into one state agency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force
consist of eleven voting members, the governor or the governor's designee;
three members from the majority caucus and two members from the minority caucus
of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; at least one member
from each caucus shall be a member of the Senate labor and commerce committee;
and three members from the majority caucus and two members from the minority
caucus of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives; at least one member from each caucus shall be a member of
the House commerce and labor committee. In addition, the Washington state
gambling commission, the Washington state horse racing commission, and the
Washington state lottery commission shall cooperate with the task force and maintain
a liaison representative, who shall be a nonvoting member. The task force
shall choose its chair and vice-chair from among its membership; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force,
where feasible, may consult with individuals from the public and private sector
or ask such persons to establish an advisory committee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force
shall use legislative staff and facilities. All expenses of the task force,
including travel, shall be paid jointly by the Senate and the House of
Representatives; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force
report its findings and recommendations to the legislature by January 1, 1994;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force
shall expire July 1, 1994.
