FINAL BILL REPORT

                   SB 5043

                           C 71 L 95

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Revising procedures for adoption of codes and statutes by reference by code cities.

Sponsors:  Senators Winsley and Haugen.

Senate Committee on Government Operations

House Committee on Government Operations

Background:  There is a basic adoption-by-reference statute for all cities and towns.  This statute requires that at least one copy of any code or statute which an ordinance proposes to adopt by reference be filed in the office of city or town clerk. 

The adoption-by-reference statute for code cities also requires that a copy of the code or statute adopted by reference be authenticated and recorded by the clerk, along with the adopting ordinance.

Summary:  The additional requirements of authentication and recordation of the code or statute which the ordinance incorporates by reference are removed from the code cities' adoption-by-reference statute.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate    47 0

House     97 0

Effective:  July 23, 1995