HB 1847-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Creates a permanent statute law committee consisting of nine members as follows: (1) The secretary of the senate, ex officio;

(2) Two members of the senate, one from each of the two largest caucuses in the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;

(3) The chief clerk of the house of representatives, ex officio;

(4) Two members of the house of representatives, one from each of the two largest caucuses in the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(5) The staff director of the nonpartisan professional committee staff of the senate, ex officio;

(6) The staff director of the nonpartisan professional committee staff of the house of representatives, ex officio;

(7) A lawyer admitted to practice in this state, appointed by the board of governors of the Washington State Bar Association;

(8) A judge of the supreme court or a lawyer who has been admitted to practice in this state, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court; and

(9) A lawyer staff member of the governor's office or a state agency, appointed by the governor.

Requires such initial appointments to be made within thirty days of the effective date of this act.