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Committee advances several bills to Rules; public hearings held on courts, appeals and judges
Summary
The Senate Law and Justice Committee advanced multiple bills from its executive calendar with due‑pass recommendations and held public hearings on judicial threat assessments, administrative review rules and adding superior court judges in Skagit and Yakima counties.
During an extended Jan. 15 session, the Senate Law and Justice Committee handled an executive calendar and then opened multiple public hearings.
Key executive‑session actions: The committee adopted Amendment Alpha to SB 5,865 (garnishment forms) and the bill received a due‑pass recommendation to the Rules Committee (amendment Bravo was withdrawn). SB 5,880 (toxicology testing) adopted Amendment Charlie clarifying that local governments are not required to take the new testing…
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