CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1645
Chapter 84, Laws of 2023
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
COUNTY LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES—MEETING LOCATIONS
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2023
Passed by the House March 4, 2023 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 96 Nays 0
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
LAURIE JINKINS State of Washington, do hereby
Speaker of the House of certify that the attached is HOUSE
Representatives BILL 1645 as passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
Passed by the Senate March 31, 2023
Yeas 47 Nays 1 BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
Approved April 13, 2023 10:03 AM FILED
April 13, 2023
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 HOUSE BILL 1645
Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session
By Representatives Barnard, Duerr, Connors, Riccelli, Cheney,
Hutchins, McClintock, Chambers, McEntire, Sandlin, Eslick, Low,
Street, Maycumber, Fitzgibbon, Macri, Reed, Rude, Lekanoff, and Ramel
Read first time 01/27/23. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
1 AN ACT Relating to meetings of county legislative authorities;
2 and amending RCW 36.32.080.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 Sec. 1. RCW 36.32.080 and 2016 c 189 s 1 are each amended to
5 read as follows:
6 (1) The county legislative authority of each county shall hold
7 regular meetings at the county seat or at a location designated in
8 accordance with subsection (2) or (3) of this section to transact any
9 business required or permitted by law.
10 (2)(a) Any two or more county legislative authorities may hold a
11 joint regular meeting solely in the county seat of a participating
12 county if the agenda item or items relate to actions or
13 considerations of mutual interest or concern to the participating
14 legislative authorities.
15 (b) A legislative authority participating in a joint regular
16 meeting held in accordance with this subsection (2) must, for
17 purposes of the meeting, comply with notice requirements for special
18 meetings provided in RCW 42.30.080. This subsection (2)(b) does not
19 apply to the legislative authority of the county in which the meeting
20 will be held.
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 1 (3)(a) As an alternative option ((that may be exercised no more
2 than once per calendar quarter)), regular meetings may be held at a
3 location outside of the county seat but within the county if the
4 county legislative authority determines that holding a meeting at an
5 alternate location would be in the interest of supporting greater
6 citizen engagement in local government at the following intervals:
7 (i) Once per calendar month in a city with a greater population
8 than the city in which the county seat is located; and
9 (ii) Once per calendar quarter in any other location.
10 (b) No more than one meeting per calendar month may be held at an
11 alternate location as provided for in this subsection (3).
12 (((b))) (c) The county legislative authority must give notice of
13 any regular meeting held pursuant to this subsection (3) at least
14 ((thirty)) 30 days before the time of the meeting specified in the
15 notice. At a minimum, notice must be:
16 (i) Posted on the county's website;
17 (ii) Published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
18 county; and
19 (iii) Sent via electronic transmission to any resident of the
20 county who has chosen to receive the notice required under this
21 section at an email address.
Passed by the House March 4, 2023.
Passed by the Senate March 31, 2023.
Approved by the Governor April 13, 2023.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 13, 2023.
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Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 36.32.080
Bill as Passed Legislature: 36.32.080
Session Law: 36.32.080