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• Introduced by Sen. Adam Kline, (D-Seattle) (D) on February 3, 2005, to amend law relating to mandatory arbitration. Lowers the county minimum population threshold from 150,000 to 100,000 for purposes of determining in which counties mandatory arbitration must be used. Raises the maximum dollar amount of a legal controversy that is subject to mandatory arbitration from $35,000 to $50,000. See companion HB 1814.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 3, 2005.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 28, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (31 to 17) on March 16, 2005, to amend law relating to mandatory arbitration. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on March 17, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on March 17, 2005.
  • Amendment offered to the House on March 31, 2005, by the House Judiciary Committee, to make the bill apply only to arbitrations filed on or after the effective date of the act.
  • The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on April 11, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 1, 2005.
• Passed in the House (86 to 10) on April 11, 2005, to amend law relating to mandatory arbitration. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on April 16, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (28 to 13) on April 16, 2005, to concur in House amendments. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 13, 2005, to amend law relating to mandatory arbitration.