Concerning court rules and procedures.

 H-2959.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2178

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By House Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Thai, Abell, Ryu, Simmons, Reed, Zahn, Reeves, and Fosse; by request of Administrative Office of the Courts)

READ FIRST TIME 01/20/26.

AN ACT Relating to court rules and procedures, including aligning statutes with court rules and other statutes, making technical corrections, and updating an implementation date; amending RCW 9A.48.100 , 7.80.070 , 7.80.050 , and 7.80.120 ; adding a new section to chapter 43.08 RCW; and repealing RCW 2.56.190 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 9A.48.100 and 2013 c 322 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

For the purposes of RCW 9A.48.070 through 9A.48.090 inclusive: