CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 2775

                   Chapter 164, Laws of 2000

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

DISTRICT COURT COMMISSIONERS--CASE TRANSFER

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/8/00

Passed by the House February 8, 2000   Yeas 97   Nays 0              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the House of Representatives               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 2, 2000   Yeas 48   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2775  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.           TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER                           Chief Clerk

BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

Approved March 27, 2000 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                            March 27, 2000 - 4:42 p.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2775

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             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representatives Lambert, Constantine, Carrell, Hurst, Lantz and Cox

Read first time 01/20/2000.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Clarifying requirements for the transfer of cases from commissioners to judges. 

    AN ACT Relating to the transfer of cases from commissioners to judges; and amending RCW 3.42.030.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.42.030 and 1984 c 258 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:

    Any party may have a case transferred from a district court commissioner to a judge of the same district for hearing, by filing a motion for transfer as long as the motion is filed and called to the attention of the commissioner before any discretionary ruling has been made.  The following are not considered discretionary rulings:  (1) The arrangement of the calendar; (2) the setting of an action, motion, or proceeding for hearing or trial; (3) the arraignment of the accused; or (4) the fixing of bail.  The commissioner shall forthwith transfer the case to the judge.

    Passed the House February 8, 2000.

    Passed the Senate March 2, 2000.

Approved by the Governor March 27, 2000.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2000.