CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1112

Chapter 95, Laws of 2005

59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/05

Passed by the House March 3, 2005 Yeas 96 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 8, 2005 Yeas 45 Nays 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1112 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved April 20, 2005. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED April 20, 2005 - 3:23 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 1112
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Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session

State of Washington

59th Legislature

2005 Regular Session

By Representatives Quall, Bailey, Morris, Strow, Kristiansen and Pearson; by request of Board For Judicial Administration

Read first time 01/14/2005. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to superior court judges; amending RCW 2.08.063; and creating a new section.

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

Sec. 1 RCW 2.08.063 and 1998 c 270 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
There shall be in the county of Lincoln one judge of the superior court; in the county of Skagit, ((~~three~~)) four judges of the superior court; in the county of Walla Walla, two judges of the superior court; in the county of Whitman, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Yakima, eight judges of the superior court; in the county of Adams, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Whatcom, three judges of the superior court.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 The additional judicial position created by section 1 of this act in Skagit county shall be effective only if the county through its legislative authority documents its approval by January 1, 2007, of the additional position and its agreement that it will pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses of the additional judicial position as provided by statute. The additional expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses incurred for court facilities.

         Passed by the House March 3, 2005.
         Passed by the Senate April 8, 2005.
         Approved by the Governor April 20, 2005.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 20, 2005.