CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 2407

                   Chapter 165, Laws of 2000

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

JUDGES PRO TEMPORE

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/8/00

Passed by the House February 11, 2000   Yeas 96   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 44   Nays 1

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 2407  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 - 4:43 p.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2407

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             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representatives Lantz, Esser and Haigh; by request of Board for Judicial Administration

Read first time 01/12/2000.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Authorizing judges pro tempore whenever a judge serves on a commission, board, or committee.  

    AN ACT Relating to judges pro tempore; adding a new section to chapter 2.56 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 3.02 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 2.56 RCW to read as follows:

    A judge pro tempore may be authorized under RCW 2.06.150 or 2.08.180 whenever a judge of the court of appeals or the superior court serves on a judicial commission, board, or committee established by the legislature or the chief justice of the supreme court.  The judge pro tempore shall be compensated as specified in RCW 2.06.160 or 2.08.180.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 3.02 RCW to read as follows:

    A judge pro tempore may be authorized under RCW 3.50.090 or 35.20.200 whenever a judge of the municipal court serves on a judicial commission, board, or committee established by the legislature or the chief justice of the supreme court.  The judge pro tempore shall be compensated as specified in RCW 3.50.090 or 35.20.200.

    Passed the House February 11, 2000.

    Passed the Senate March 2, 2000.

Approved by the Governor March 27, 2000.

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