HB 1112 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Removing the city residency requirement for judges pro tempore in municipalities with a population of more than 400,000 inhabitants.

HB 1112 removes the requirement that judges pro tempore (temporary judges) in municipal courts must reside in the city where the court operates. It specifically applies to cities with populations exceeding 400,000 people, directly affecting judges appointed to fill temporary court vacancies in those jurisdictions. The bill amends state law to state that judges pro tempore "need not be a resident of the city" while maintaining other qualifications like being a licensed attorney and state elector. This change takes effect July 27, 2025, after the bill was signed by the Governor on April 11, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Dec 20, 2024 Signed Apr 11, 2025

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MINOR

The document was converted from a draft bill text into a formal certification of enrollment, confirming that House Bill 1112 has been passed by both the House and Senate in the 2025 Regular Session. This change adds official signatures, vote counts, and filing details rather than altering the bill's actual policy content.

TECHNICAL

Added a formal certification header indicating the bill was passed by the House on January 30, 2025, and the Senate on April 2, 2025, with specific vote counts.

Included a sworn statement from Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House, certifying the bill's passage.

Removed the draft bill header (H-0117.1) and the original legislative text to replace it with the final enrolled document format.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

44–7

Passed

Total votes 51

Apr 2, 2025

D Democratic31

30 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

R Republican20

14 Yea 6 Nay

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 11, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-7)

senate

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

LAW - Majority; do pass.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

upper

Jan 30, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (94-4-2)

house

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

CRJ - Majority; do pass.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

lower

1 primary · 14 co-sponsors