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WashingtonHB 12072025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Concerning superior court clerk fees.

Sponsored By: My-Linh Thai (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Washington court users pay higher filing fees

Beginning July 27, 2025, Washington superior court users pay an extra $50 for each qualifying filing. This covers specified civil actions, appeals, judicial reviews, crime-victim debt notices, probate cases, and will-related petitions. The $50 is added to existing surcharges: $30 for appeals and $40 for the other listed filings. Each new surcharge sends $20 to the state legacy, library, and archives account, $25 to a judicial trust account, and $5 to county clerk operations. The law also ends the January 1, 1972 fee schedule for civil and probate cases filed before midnight on July 1, 1972. It does not specify replacement fees for those old cases. Filing a dismissal order in the clerk’s record remains free as provided by supreme court rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • My-Linh Thai

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Cindy Ryu

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 134 • No: 107

House vote • 4/26/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 54 • No: 44

Senate vote • 4/26/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 27 • No: 21

House vote • 4/17/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 53 • No: 42 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    5/19/2025House

  2. Chapter 357, 2025 Laws.

    5/19/2025House

  3. Governor signed.

    5/19/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/27/2025legislature

  5. President signed.

    4/27/2025legislature

  6. Speaker signed.

    4/27/2025legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    4/26/2025House

  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    4/26/2025House

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    4/26/2025House

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/26/2025House

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

    4/26/2025House

  12. Minority; without recommendation.

    4/25/2025House

  13. Minority; do not pass.

    4/25/2025House

  14. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    4/25/2025House

  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    4/25/2025House

  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/25/2025House

  17. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    4/19/2025House

  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    4/17/2025House

  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/17/2025House

  20. 2nd substitute bill substituted.

    4/17/2025House

  21. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    4/16/2025House

  22. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    4/8/2025House

  23. Minority; do not pass.

    4/8/2025House

  24. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

    4/8/2025House

  25. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    4/8/2025House

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