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WA SB5089
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mike Chapman
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AI Summary
- State legislature will fully fund independent coroner costs for counties with populations under 40,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2030
- Rural counties must begin funding these coroner costs at the county level starting in 2031
- Addresses new legal requirements taking effect in 2025 that impose additional coroner responsibilities on rural counties
- Provides a six-year transition period to allow rural counties to prepare for absorbing these costs into their budgets
- Amends RCW 36.16.030 to require the legislature to appropriate and disburse sufficient funds to eligible counties during the funding period
Legislative Description
Concerning funding rural county coroners and medical examiners.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Local Government1/13/2025
Full Bill Text
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