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2017 House Bill 1091: Authorizing tribal court judges to solemnize marriages
Introduced by Rep. Sherry Appleton (Poulsbo) (D) on January 11, 2017
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 11, 2017
Referred to the House Rules Committee on January 31, 2017
Tribal court judges are authorized to solemnize marriages.
The solemnization of a marriage by a tribal court judge does not create tribal court jurisdiction and does not affect state court authority to enter a judgment for purposes of any dissolution, legal separation, or other proceeding related to the marriage that is binding on the parties and entitled to full faith and credit.
Received in the Senate on February 3, 2017
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on February 3, 2017
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 22, 2017
A marriage solemnized by a tribal court judge does not create tribal court jurisdiction and does not affect state court authority to enter a judgment for purposes of dissolution, legal separation, or other proceedings related to the marriage that are legally-binding on the parties and entitled to full faith and credit.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 23, 2017
Received in the House on April 13, 2017
House concurred in Senate amendments.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 27, 2017