2ESHB 1083 -
By Committee on Law & Justice
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 26.04.050 and 2012 c 3 s 4 are each amended to read
as follows:
The following named officers and persons, active or retired, are
hereby authorized to solemnize marriages, to wit: Justices of the
supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, judges of the superior
courts, supreme court commissioners, court of appeals commissioners,
superior court commissioners, judges of courts of limited jurisdiction
as defined in RCW 3.02.010, judges of tribal courts from a federally
recognized tribe, and any regularly licensed or ordained minister or
any priest, imam, rabbi, or similar official of any religious
organization((, and judges of courts of limited jurisdiction as defined
in RCW 3.02.010)). That a marriage is solemnized by a duly appointed
tribal court judge from a federally recognized tribe pursuant to
authority under this section does not create tribal court jurisdiction
and does not affect state court authority as otherwise provided by law
to enter a judgment for purposes of any dissolution, legal separation,
or other proceedings related to the marriage that is binding on the
parties and entitled to full faith and credit."
2ESHB 1083 -
By Committee on Law & Justice
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "marriages;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 26.04.050."
EFFECT: Specifies that tribal court judges from a federally recognized tribe may solemnize marriages.