Bill

Judges pro tempore/residency

Removing the city residency requirement for judges pro tempore in municipalities with a population of more than 400,000 inhabitants.

Sponsors

Representative FarivarPrimary

Representative BergquistSecondaryRepresentative BerrySecondaryRepresentative DavisSecondaryRepresentative FitzgibbonSecondaryRepresentative GregersonSecondaryRepresentative HillSecondaryRepresentative MacriSecondaryRepresentative ObrasSecondaryRepresentative OrmsbySecondaryRepresentative ReedSecondaryRepresentative RyuSecondaryRepresentative ScottSecondaryRepresentative StreetSecondaryRepresentative TaylorSecondary

Official bill summary on app.leg.wa.gov →

Current status: Effective date 7/27/2025.

1. Apr 11, 2025
   Effective date 7/27/2025.
2. Apr 11, 2025
   Chapter 36, 2025 Laws.
3. Apr 11, 2025
   Governor signed.
4. Apr 8, 2025
   Delivered to Governor.
5. Apr 7, 2025
   President signed.
6. Apr 4, 2025
   Speaker signed.
7. Apr 2, 2025
   Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0.
8. Jan 31, 2025
   First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
9. Jan 30, 2025
   Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2.
10. Jan 13, 2025
    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

Hearings