H-3176.1
HOUSE BILL 2680
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Bronoske and Parshley
Read first time 01/27/26. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to the recovery of attorneys' fees in garnishment proceedings; and amending RCW 6.27.090 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 6.27.090 and 2012 c 159 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The writ of garnishment shall set forth in the first paragraph the amount that garnishee is required to hold, which shall be an amount determined as follows: (a)(i) If after judgment, the amount of the judgment remaining unsatisfied on the clerk of the court's execution docket, if any, plus interest to the date of garnishment, as provided in RCW 4.56.110 , plus estimated interest that may accrue during the garnishment process on a per diem basis under subsection (3) of this section plus taxable costs and attorneys' fees, or (ii) if before judgment, the amount prayed for in the complaint plus estimated taxable costs of suit and attorneys' fees, together with, (b) whether before or after judgment, estimated costs of garnishment as provided in subsection (2) of this section. The court may, by order, set a higher amount to be held upon a showing of good cause by plaintiff.