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Committee clears ordinance to remove county code language tied to repealed state immigration reporting law
Summary
The Law and Justice Committee approved an ordinance that deletes county code language referencing a state statute repealed in 2019 (RCW 10.71.040). County detention officials told the committee the change has no operational impact because the county stopped collecting that data after the state law changed.
The King County Law and Justice Committee on Jan. 22 approved an ordinance (Proposed Ordinance 20250016) to remove references in county code to a state statute — RCW 10.71.040 — that the committee was told was repealed in 2019 by the Keep Washington Working Act. The ordinance passed the committee with a due‑pass recommendation by a recorded vote of 3‑0, with one member excused; the chair said the motion will be placed on the Feb. 4 council agenda as a regular (non‑consent) item.
What the change does: Council staff reported the ordinance removes language in county code that referenced…
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