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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT HOUSE BILL 1112 Chapter 36, Laws of 2025 69TH LEGISLATURE 2025 REGULAR SESSION MUNICIPAL JUDGES PRO TEMPORE—RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025 Passed by the House January 30, 2025 Yeas 92 Nays 4 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 2, 2025 Yeas 42 Nays 7 DENNY HECK President of the Senate CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1112 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN Chief Clerk Chief Clerk Approved April 11, 2025 11:10 AM FILED April 14, 2025 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington HOUSE BILL 1112 Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Representatives Farivar, Davis, Berry, Reed, Macri, Bergquist, Scott, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Taylor, Obras, Gregerson, Street, Ormsby, and Hill Prefiled 12/20/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary. AN ACT Relating to removing the city residency requirement for judges pro tempore in municipalities with a population of more than 400,000 inhabitants; and amending RCW 35.20.200. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: Sec. 1. RCW 35.20.200 and 2000 c 55 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: (1) The presiding municipal court judge shall((, from attorneys residing in the city and qualified to hold the position of judge of the municipal court as provided in RCW 35.20.170, )) appoint judges pro tempore who shall act in the absence of the regular judges of the court or in addition to the regular judges when the administration of justice and the accomplishment of the work of the court make it necessary. The presiding municipal court judge may appoint, as judges pro tempore, any full-time district court judges serving in the county in which the city is situated. The term of office must be specified in writing. (2) A judge pro tempore must be an elector of this state and an attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of record of this state. A judge pro tempore need not be a resident of the city in which the municipal court is located. (3) While acting as judge of the court, judges pro tempore shall have all of the powers of the regular judges. Before entering upon his or her duties, each judge pro tempore shall take, subscribe and file an oath as is taken by a municipal judge. Judges pro tempore shall not practice before the municipal court during their term of office as judge pro tempore. ((Such municipal )) (4) Municipal judges pro tempore shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by ordinance by the legislative body of the city and such compensation shall be paid by the city except that district court judges shall not be compensated by the city other than pursuant to an interlocal agreement. Passed by the House January 30, 2025. Passed by the Senate April 2, 2025. Approved by the Governor April 11, 2025. Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 14, 2025.
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