WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2739: Justice system funding

Providing funding for certain justice system activities.

Summary

  • Increases civil filing fees in superior court from $110 to $200;
  • Increases the amount the county must contribute to the county or regional law library from $12 to $17, and allows the county to increase that contribution to $20, or up to $30 in counties with multiple library sites;
  • Creates the Office of Civil Legal Services as an independent agency in the judiciary that will administer the state funds appropriated for civil legal services.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2739), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeannie Darneille (D-27)
Introduced
January 20, 2004 in the House
Last action
January 20, 2004
Companion bill
SB 6244
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to fiscal support for civil indigent legal services, county law libraries, and related justice system activities and creating an office of civil legal services;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeannie Darneille (D-27)

5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Jan Shabro R-31Patricia Lantz D-26Mary Skinner R-14John Lovick D-44Jim Moeller D-49

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 2739 in other sessions

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

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