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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1136

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives R. Meyers, Winsley, Wang, Ebersole, Pruitt, Walker, R. Fisher, Dorn, Tate and Walk

Read first time 1/16/89 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to superior court judges; amending RCW 2.08.061; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 3, chapter 125, Laws of 1951 as last amended by section 1, chapter 323, Laws of 1987 and RCW 2.08.061 are each amended to read as follows:

          There shall be in the county of King no more than forty-six judges of the superior court; in the county of Spokane  ten judges of the superior court; and in the county of Pierce ((fifteen)) nineteen judges of the superior court.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     The additional judicial positions created by RCW 2.08.061 in Pierce county shall be effective only if the county through its duly constituted legislative authority documents its approval of any additional positions and its agreement that it will pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses of such additional judicial positions as provided by statute.  The additional expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses incurred for court facilities.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     This act shall take effect January 1, 1990.