HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  SB 6172

                      As Passed House:

                        March 4, 1998

Title:  An act relating to service of petitions for judicial review of agency actions.

Brief Description:  Clarifying requirements for service of petitions for review on agencies.

Sponsors:  Senator McCaslin.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Government Reform & Land Use:  2/18/98, 2/2798 [DP].

Floor Activity:

Passed House:  3/4/98, 98-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM & LAND USE

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 10 members:  Representatives Reams, Chairman; Cairnes, Vice Chairman; Sherstad, Vice Chairman; Romero, Ranking Minority Member; Lantz, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Bush; Fisher; Mielke; Mulliken and Thompson.

Staff:  Joan Elgee (786-7135).

Background:  Under the Administrative Procedure Act, a person seeking judicial review of an agency action must file a petition with the court and serve it on the agency, the Office of the Attorney General, and all parties of record.  Service on the agency is by delivery of a copy of the petition to the office of the director, or other chief administrative officer or chairperson of the agency, at the principal office of the agency.

Summary of Bill:  Service on the attorney of record of any agency or party of record in a judicial review of an agency action constitutes service on the agency of party of record.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  None.