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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION E2SSB 5454

SB 5454: Court operations

Revising trial court funding provisions.

Summary

  • Increases superior and district court filing fees and other court fees.
  • Requires the revenue to the state from the increased fees to be deposited in the newly-created equal justice subaccount of the Public Safety and Education Account to be used for: (a) trial-level criminal indigent defense; (b) parent representation in dependency and termination cases; (c) civil legal services; and (d) district court judges' and elected municipal court judges' salary contributions.
  • Requires 25 percent of the revenue collected in the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, less $1 million, to go towards the judges' salary contributions, and requires that percentage to be increased to 50 percent in the subsequent bienniums.
  • Appropriates $2.3 million dollars for criminal indigent defense, with $1 million being used for a pilot program; $5 million for parent representation; $3 million for civil legal services; and $2.4 million for judges' salary contributions.
  • Requires cities and counties that receive state contribution to judges' salaries to establish local trial court improvement accounts and deposit into those accounts an amount equal to 100 percent of the state's contribution.

From the Second Substitute House Bill Report (2SSB 5454), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 457, Laws of 2005
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2005
  2. Out of committeeMar 7, 2005
  3. Passed SenateMar 14, 2005
  4. Passed HouseApr 13, 2005
  5. GovernorMay 13, 2005
  6. LawMay 13, 2005
Prime sponsor
Jim Hargrove (D-24)
Introduced
January 25, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
May 13, 2005
Session law
Chapter 457, Laws of 2005
Requested by
Other
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5454, SSB 5454, E2SSB 5454

AN ACT Relating to court operations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Hargrove (D-24)

8 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Adam Kline D-37Jerome Delvin R-8Pat Thibaudeau D-43Stephen Johnson R-47Paull Shin D-21Val Stevens R-39Phil Rockefeller D-23Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 14, 2005
Version voted on: E2SSB 5454
45 Yea 3 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26000
Republican19301
How each member voted

Yea (45)

Nay (3)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 13, 2005
Version voted on: E2SSB 5454
87 Yea 9 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat53300
Republican34602
How each member voted

Yea (87)

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 24, 2005
Version voted on: E2SSB 5454
84 Yea 11 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55001
Republican291102
How each member voted

Yea (84)

Excused (3)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 24, 2005
Version voted on: E2SSB 5454
40 Yea 7 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26000
Republican14702
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/24/2005. (E2SSB 5454)
  2. Chapter 457, 2005 Laws. (E2SSB 5454)
  3. Governor signed. (E2SSB 5454)
  4. Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 3. (E2SSB 5454)
  5. Senate concurred in House amendments. (E2SSB 5454)
  6. Passed final passage; yeas, 40; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 2. (E2SSB 5454)
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 5454)
  8. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (E2SSB 5454)
  9. Returned to second reading for amendment. (E2SSB 5454)
  10. Rules suspended. (E2SSB 5454)
  11. House receded from amendments. (E2SSB 5454)
  12. Speaker signed. (E2SSB 5454)
  13. President signed. (E2SSB 5454)
  14. Delivered to Governor. (E2SSB 5454)
  15. Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments. (E2SSB 5454)
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 2. (E2SSB 5454)
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 5454)
  18. Committee amendment adopted with no other amendments. (E2SSB 5454)
  19. Placed on second reading. (E2SSB 5454)
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (E2SSB 5454)
  21. APP - Majority; do pass with amendments(s) by Judiciary. (E2SSB 5454)
  22. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (E2SSB 5454)
  23. Referred to Appropriations. (E2SSB 5454)
  24. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee. (E2SSB 5454)
  25. JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (E2SSB 5454)
  26. First reading, referred to Judiciary. (E2SSB 5454)
  27. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. (E2SSB 5454)
  28. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 5454)
  29. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (E2SSB 5454)
  30. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (E2SSB 5454)
  31. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5454)
  32. 2nd substitute bill substituted.
  33. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (E2SSB 5454)
  34. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5454)
  35. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  36. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (E2SSB 5454)
  37. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5454)
  38. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  39. Minority; do not pass. (E2SSB 5454)
  40. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (E2SSB 5454)
  41. Minority; without recommendation. (E2SSB 5454)
  42. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (E2SSB 5454)
  43. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5454)
  44. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5454)
  45. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5454)
  46. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5454)
  47. Minority; do not pass.
  48. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  49. Minority; without recommendation.
  50. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  51. JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5454)
  52. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5454)
  53. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5454)
  54. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5454)
  55. And refer to Ways & Means.
  56. Minority; do not pass.
  57. JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  58. Referred to Ways & Means.
  59. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

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