Senate Bill 5475

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Section 2

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    1. A legislative work group on possession of controlled substances is established, with members as provided in this subsection.

      1. The president of the senate shall appoint one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate.

      2. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives.

      3. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives jointly shall appoint:

(A) One superior court judge;

(B) One drug court judge;

(C) One member representing a criminal defender association;

(D) One member representing a prosecutor association;

(E) One member representing law enforcement;

(F) One member representing cities; and

(G) One member representing counties.

    iv. Each legislative member shall appoint one community representative for a total of four community representatives.

b. The work group shall choose its chair from among its legislative membership. The senior member of the largest caucus in the senate shall convene the initial meeting of the work group.

  1. The work group shall hold a series of public meetings to study the impact of State v. Blake, No. 96873-0, 2021 Wash. LEXIS 107 (February 25, 2021).

  2. Staff support for the work group must be provided by the senate committee services and the house of representatives office of program research.

  3. Legislative members of the work group are reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members are not entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses if they are elected officials or are participating on behalf of an employer, governmental entity, or other organization. Any reimbursement for other nonlegislative members is subject to chapter 43.03 RCW.

  4. The expenses of the work group must be paid jointly by the senate and the house of representatives. Work group expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their successor committees.

  5. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by June 30, 2022.

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