CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1176

                   Chapter 168, Laws of 1995

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

                DISTRICT COURT JUDGES‑-NUMBER OF

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  5/1/95

Passed by the House April 19, 1995   Yeas 97   Nays 0 CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 5, 1995   Yeas 44   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1176 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk

Approved May 1, 1995 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                        May 1, 1995 - 11:09 a.m.

MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 1176

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                     AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

             Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Delvin, Hickel, Sheahan, Appelwick, Dellwo, Hankins, Mastin, Honeyford and Padden

Read first time 01/16/95.  Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

Authorizing Benton county to have one additional district court judge.

    AN ACT Relating to the number of district court judges; amending RCW 3.34.010; and declaring an emergency.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.34.010 and 1994 c 111 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The number of district judges to be elected in each county shall be:  Adams, two; Asotin, one; Benton, ((two)) three; Chelan, two; Clallam, two; Clark, five; Columbia, one; Cowlitz, two; Douglas, ((two)) one; Ferry, one; Franklin, one; Garfield, one; Grant, two; Grays Harbor, two; Island, one; Jefferson, one; King, twenty-six; Kitsap, three; Kittitas, two; Klickitat, two; Lewis, two; Lincoln, one; Mason, one; Okanogan, two; Pacific, two; Pend Oreille, one; Pierce, eleven; San Juan, one; Skagit, two; Skamania, one; Snohomish, seven; Spokane, nine; Stevens, one; Thurston, two; Wahkiakum, one; Walla Walla, two; Whatcom, two; Whitman, one; Yakima, four.  This number may be increased only as provided in RCW 3.34.020.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This is act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

    Passed the House April 19, 1995.

    Passed the Senate April 5, 1995.

Approved by the Governor May 1, 1995.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 1, 1995.