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2017 House Bill 1070: Concerning filing fee surcharges for funding dispute resolution centers
Introduced by Rep. Laurie Jinkins (Tacoma) (D) on January 9, 2017
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 9, 2017
Substitute offered in the House on January 26, 2017
Allows a county legislative authority to impose a surcharge of up to $20 on each civil filing fee in superior court for the purpose of funding Dispute Resolution Centers (DRCs).
? Allows a county legislative authority to raise the maximum DRC surcharge on each civil filing fee in district court and small claims court from $10 and $15, respectively, to a maximum of $20.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on January 30, 2017
Received in the Senate on March 8, 2017
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on March 8, 2017
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 29, 2017
Title amendment.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 29, 2017