Task force proposed to study court unification across Washington
Representative Jamila Taylor urged the committee to approve HB 1909 to create a court unification task force to study inefficiencies from hundreds of local court rules and funding differences; the Washington State Bar Association agreed to convene the effort and the task force would report back by Dec. 31, 2029.
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The Law and Justice Committee heard from lawmakers and legal-aid proponents on second substitute House Bill 1909, which would create a task force to study whether Washington should move toward a more unified court system.
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