Concerning the interbranch advisory committee.
House Bill 1219 revises the structure and lifespan of the Interbranch Advisory Committee, which includes representatives from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, alongside local government and court officials. The bill expands the committee's membership by adding one judicial branch representative and two non-voting members from public defense and civil legal aid. It outlines various discussion topics for the committee, such as funding legislative mandates and court technology, and allows the committee to set its own meeting schedule. Additionally, the bill extends the committee's expiration date by five years, to January 1, 2031. It also removes the previous mandate for the committee to make formal recommendations to the legislature.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Signed May 20, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that it repeals only one specific statute regarding recommendations while retaining another statute that previously set an expiration date. The expiration date for the entire chapter was extended from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2031. The number of judicial branch members on the advisory committee was also increased from eight to nine.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the repeal of existing laws was narrowed to remove a redundant repeal, and its applicability was extended by six years.
TIMELINE
The expiration date for the interbranch advisory committee chapter was changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2031.
REQUIREMENT
The number of members from the judicial branch on the advisory committee was increased from eight to nine.
SCOPE
The repeal of RCW 2.76.900 was removed from the list of repealed acts, meaning the section containing the original expiration date is now being amended rather than fully repealed.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
31–20
Passed
Total votes 51
Apr 16, 2025
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
22
Committee
18
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 68; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 1.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-20)
senate
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Law & Justice.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jamila Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Darya Farivar
DDemocratic
Co
Tarra Simmons
DDemocratic
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