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Task force proposed to study court unification across Washington
Summary
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.
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.
Tim Ford said the task force would assess inefficiencies and inequities caused by widely varying local court rules, technology…
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