House2025-26 session
HB 1007: Concerning requisites of notice in small claims actions.
Signed into law: Chapter 34, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Low
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025
- Status
- C 34 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 11, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires a notice of claim for small claims to state that failure to appear may, rather than will, result in default judgment against the defendant.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 202593 yea · 0 nay · 5 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 2, 202549 yea · 0 nay
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