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.