WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1816: Garnishments

Allowing attorney issued garnishments and simplifying garnishment answer forms.

Summary

  • Allows attorneys for creditors to issue writs of garnishment following a judgment against a debtor.
  • Allows attorneys to release a garnishment without a court order.
  • Changes the format of the worksheet used by a garnishee to answer a writ of garnishment.
  • Allows a garnishee to make a motion to reduce a default judgment only on the first writ of garnishment.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 4, 2003
  3. Passed HouseMar 11, 2003
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Patricia Lantz (D-26)
Introduced
February 11, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2004

AN ACT Relating to garnishments;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Patricia Lantz (D-26)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Mike Carrell R-28

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 11, 2003
Version voted on: HB 1816
92 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 6 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50002
Republican42004
How each member voted

Yea (92)

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History

  1. House Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  6. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 6.
  8. Placed on third reading.
  9. Committee recommendations adopted.
  10. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  13. JUDI - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1816 in other sessions

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