HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 1785

             As Reported By House Committee on:

                          Judiciary

 

Title:  An act relating to creation of a study group to recommend statutory exceptions to the state preemption of local criminal penalties.

 

Brief Description:  Authorizing a study of state preemption of local criminal penalties.

 

Sponsor(s):  Representative Appelwick.

 

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Judiciary, March 1, 1991, DP.

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

JUDICIARY

 

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 12 members:  Representatives Appelwick, Chair; Ludwig, Vice Chair; Paris, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Broback; Forner; Inslee; Mielke; H. Myers; Scott; Tate; Vance; and Wineberry.

 

Minority Report:  Do not pass.  Signed by 4 members:  Representatives Belcher; Locke; R. Meyers; and Riley.

 

Staff:  Bill Perry (786-7123).

 

Background:  The Judiciary Committee has considered and passed a bill (HB 1186) that preempts all local criminal ordinances with respect to penalties for offenses that are covered by state law.

 

Summary of Bill:  An eight-member study group is established to consider possible exceptions to state preemption of local criminal ordinance penalties.  The group includes four legislators, two members from cities (one from a large city and one from a small city), and two members from counties (one from a large county and one from a small county).

 

The group is to present its recommendations to the Legislature by December 1, 1991.

 

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

 

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

 

Testimony For:  None.

 

Testimony Against:  None.

 

Witnesses:  None.