CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1620
Chapter 82, Laws of 2023
68TH LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
CITY OR TOWN INCORPORATION—NUMBER OF INHABITANTS REQUIRED
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2023—Except for section 2, which takes effect June 30, 2028.
Passed by the House February 9, 2023
  Yeas 97  Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 31, 2023
  Yeas 47  Nays 1
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1620 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved April 13, 2023 10:01 AM
FILED
April 13, 2023
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1620
Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session
State of Washington
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
ByHouse Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey and Morgan)
READ FIRST TIME 02/07/23.
AN ACT Relating to the number of inhabitants required for incorporation as a city or town; amending RCW 35.02.010 and 35.02.010; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 35.02.010 and 1994 c 216 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
Any contiguous area containing not less than ((one thousand five hundred))1,500 inhabitants lying outside the limits of an incorporated city or town may become incorporated as a city or town operating under Title 35 or 35A RCW as provided in this chapter((: PROVIDED, That no area which lies within five air miles of the boundary of any city having a population of fifteen thousand or more shall be incorporated which contains less than three thousand inhabitants)).
Sec. 2. RCW 35.02.010 and 1994 c 216 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
Any contiguous area containing not less than ((one thousand five hundred))1,500 inhabitants lying outside the limits of an incorporated city or town may become incorporated as a city or town operating under Title 35 or 35A RCW as provided in this chapter: PROVIDED, That no area which lies within five air miles of the boundary of any city having a population of ((fifteen thousand))15,000 or more shall be incorporated which contains less than ((three thousand))3,000 inhabitants.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3. Section 1 of this act expires June 30, 2028.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4. Section 2 of this act takes effect June 30, 2028.
Passed by the House February 9, 2023.
Passed by the Senate March 31, 2023.
Approved by the Governor April 13, 2023.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 13, 2023.
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