The director of the department of financial institutions, having reviewed the laws of the following states as they relate to a domestic (Washington) bank holding company acquiring more than five percent of the shares of the voting stock or all or substantially all of the assets of a bank, trust company, or national banking association the principal operations of which are conducted within such states, has determined, pursuant to RCW 30.04.232, that the laws of such states allow a domestic bank holding company to acquire a bank, trust company, or national banking association, the principal operations of which are conducted within such states, and permit the operation of the acquired bank, trust company, or national banking association within such states on terms and conditions no less favorable than other banks, trust companies, or national banking associations doing a banking business within such states: (1) Alaska, (2) Arizona, (3) California, (4) Colorado, (5) Connecticut, (6) Idaho, (7) Illinois, (8) Kentucky, (9) Louisiana, (10) Maine, (11) Massachusetts, (12) Michigan, (13) Nebraska, (14) Nevada, (15) New Hampshire, (16) New Jersey, (17) New Mexico, (18) New York, (19) North Dakota, (20) Ohio, (21) Oklahoma, (22) Oregon, (23) Pennsylvania, (24) Rhode Island, (25) South Dakota, (26) Tennessee, (27) Texas, (28) Utah, (29) Vermont, (30) West Virginia, and (31) Wyoming.

Other states not listed shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.