HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1351

As Reported by House Committee On:

Judiciary

Title: An act relating to correction of outdated internal references in the Revised Code of Washington.

Brief Description: Correcting outdated internal references.

Sponsors: Representatives Flannigan and Moeller; by request of Office of the Code Reviser.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:

Judiciary: 2/6/03, 2/11/03 [DP].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Majority Report: Do pass. Signed by 9 members: Representatives Lantz, Chair; Moeller, Vice Chair; Carrell, Ranking Minority Member; McMahan, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Campbell, Flannigan, Kirby, Lovick and Newhouse.

Staff: Edie Adams (786-7180).

Background:

Inaccuracies in the Revised Code of Washington may occur in a variety of ways. Sections may be repealed, recodified or amended in a way that changes their internal numbering, or drafting and typographical errors may be made in the drafting process.

Summary of Bill:

Various provisions of the Revised Code of Washington are amended to correct drafting errors and inaccurate cross-references.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Not Requested.

Effective Date: The bill takes effect ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For: This bill is brought by the Office of the Code Reviser, which has the statutory duty to correct inaccuracies in the code.

Testimony Against: None.

Testified: Representative Flannigan, prime sponsor; and Dennis Cooper, Office of the Code Reviser.