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HOUSE BILL 1785
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representative Appelwick.
Read first time February 11, 1991. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to creation of a study group to recommend statutory exceptions to the state preemption of local criminal penalties; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) A study group is created to consider possible exceptions to the state preemption of local criminal penalties provided for in chapter ...., Laws of 1991 (HB 1186).
(2) The study group shall consist of the following members:
(a) Two members of the house of representatives, one from each of the two major caucuses in the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and two members of the senate, one from each of the two major caucuses in the senate, to be appointed by the majority leader of the senate;
(b) Two members chosen by the association of Washington cities, one to represent cities of more than one hundred fifty thousand population and one to represent cities of less than that population; and
(c) Two members chosen by the Washington state association of counties, one to represent counties of more than three hundred thousand population and one to represent counties of less than that population.
(3) The study group shall prepare a list of criminal offenses, if any, for which it concludes penalties should not be subject to state preemption. The group shall submit any recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 1991.