Removing the city residency requirement for judges pro tempore in municipalities with a population of more than 400,000 inhabitants.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Removing the city residency requirement for judges pro tempore in municipalities with a population of more than 400,000 inhabitants.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. · Jan 13, 2025
CRJ - Executive action taken by committee. · Jan 22, 2025
CRJ - Majority; do pass. · Jan 22, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Jan 24, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Jan 28, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Jan 30, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Jan 30, 2025
First reading, referred to Law & Justice. · Jan 31, 2025
LAW - Majority; do pass. · Mar 20, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Mar 24, 2025
Placed on second reading consent calendar. · Mar 26, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 2, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Apr 2, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 4, 2025
President signed. · Apr 7, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 8, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 11, 2025
Chapter 36, 2025 Laws. · Apr 11, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · Apr 11, 2025
The numbers
15
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Darya FarivarLauren DavisLiz BerryJulia ReedNicole MacriSteve BergquistShaun ScottCindy RyuJoe FitzgibbonJamila TaylorEdwin ObrasMia GregersonChipalo StreetTimm OrmsbyNatasha Hill
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-04-02 · Yea 42, Nay 7, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-01-30 · Yea 92, Nay 4, Absent 0, Excused 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025. (Apr 11, 2025).