CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1176

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

Passed by the House April 19, 1995   Yeas 97   Nays 0 Speaker of the        House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 5, 1995   Yeas 44   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1176 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                        State of Washington

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                                  HOUSE BILL 1176

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                             AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

                     Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Delvin, Hickel, Sheahan, Appelwick, Dellwo, Hankins, Mastin, Honeyford and Padden

Read first time 01/16/95.  Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

Authorizing Benton county to have one additional district court judge.

     AN ACT Relating to the number of district court judges; amending RCW 3.34.010; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 3.34.010 and 1994 c 111 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

     The number of district judges to be elected in each county shall be:  Adams, two; Asotin, one; Benton, ((two)) three; Chelan, two; Clallam, two; Clark, five; Columbia, one; Cowlitz, two; Douglas, ((two)) one; Ferry, one; Franklin, one; Garfield, one; Grant, two; Grays Harbor, two; Island, one; Jefferson, one; King, twenty-six; Kitsap, three; Kittitas, two; Klickitat, two; Lewis, two; Lincoln, one; Mason, one; Okanogan, two; Pacific, two; Pend Oreille, one; Pierce, eleven; San Juan, one; Skagit, two; Skamania, one; Snohomish, seven; Spokane, nine; Stevens, one; Thurston, two; Wahkiakum, one; Walla Walla, two; Whatcom, two; Whitman, one; Yakima, four.  This number may be increased only as provided in RCW 3.34.020.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This is act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

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