BILL · 2023–24 SESSION
SB 5827: Superior court/Whatcom
Adding an additional superior court judge in Whatcom county.
Summary
- Increases the authorized number of superior court judges in Whatcom County from four to five.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5827), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 8, 2024
- Out of committeeFeb 5, 2024
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Sharon Shewmake (D-42)
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 15, 2024
- Requested by
- Other
- Companion bill
- HB 1992
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to adding an additional superior court judge in Whatcom county;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Sharon Shewmake (D-42)
4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; do not pass.
- WM - Majority; do pass.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- LAW - Majority; do pass.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5827 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5827 (2025–26) Veterans/discharge def.
- SB 5827 (2021–22) Dept. of Corrections systems
- SB 5827 (2019–20) Safety belt exe/comm vehicle
- SB 5827 (2017–18) Lodging tax revenues
- SB 5827 (2015–16) Data ctr server equip tax ex
- SB 5827 (2013–14) School empl. service workers
- SB 5827 (2011–12) Private club license/liquor
- SB 5827 (2009–10) Comm college boards/students