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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1264

HB 1264: Municipal courts

Changing provisions relating to termination of municipal courts and service contracts.

Summary

  • $ Requires a city to provide written notice to a county if the city intends to terminate an agreement for the provision of court services or if a city intends to terminate its municipal department.
  • $ Provides that a city may terminate an agreement for court services only at the end of a four-year district court judicial term.
  • $ Removes the limitation that a city that has terminated its municipal court may not establish another municipal court for at least 10 years.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1264), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 26, 2001
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Patricia Lantz (D-26)
Introduced
January 22, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 5472
Versions
HB 1264, SHB 1264

AN ACT Relating to courts of limited jurisdiction;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Patricia Lantz (D-26)

4 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Luke Esser R-48Mike Carrell R-28Steve Van Luven R-48Kathy Lambert R-45

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1264)
  2. Referred to Judiciary. (SHB 1264)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1264)
  4. Referred to Judiciary.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1264)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1264)
  10. House Rules "X" file.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1264)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1264)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1264)
  15. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1264 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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