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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
There is created a permanent statute law committee consisting of eleven members as follows:
(1) The secretary of the senate, ex officio;
(2) Two members of the senate, one from each of the two largest caucuses in the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;
(3) The chief clerk of the house of representatives, ex officio;
(4) Two members of the house of representatives, one from each of the two largest caucuses in the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(5) The staff director of the nonpartisan professional committee staff of the senate, ex officio;
(6) The staff director of the nonpartisan professional committee staff of the house of representatives, ex officio;
(7) A lawyer admitted to practice in this state, appointed by the board of governors of the Washington State Bar Association;
(8) A judge of the supreme court or a lawyer who has been admitted to practice in this state, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court; and
(9) A lawyer staff member of the governor's office or a state agency, appointed by the governor.
All such initial appointments shall be made within thirty days of May 11, 2005.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 1. General Provisions § 1.08.001. Statute law committee created--Membership - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-1-general-provisions/wa-rev-code-1-08-001/
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