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Judges and courts back technical fix to garnishment forms in SB 5,865
Summary
Judge and court-affiliated witnesses told the Senate Law and Justice Committee that statutorily mandated garnishment answer forms produce inaccurate calculations; SB 5,865 would replace statutory forms with a pattern-committee form to improve accuracy and transparency, with stakeholders urging a transition to avoid gaps.
Chair Manka Deangram convened the Senate Law and Justice Committee on Jan. 13, 2026, where members heard testimony on Senate Bill 5,865, which would repeal statutory garnishment answer forms in the Revised Code of Washington and require use of a form developed by the Washington Pattern Forms Committee or a substantially equivalent form.
Judge Andrew Viviano, a Spokane County district court judge, testified that he repeatedly rejected garnishments because…
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