ESSB 5865: Concerning garnishment forms.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Lovick
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Removes the statutory forms for a first and second answer to a writ of garnishment for a continuing lien on earnings, and directs the Washington Pattern Forms Committee to develop answer forms for use by parties in garnishment proceedings.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 28, 202646 yea · 3 nay
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