The Legislative Committee of the WSBA ADR Section
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Latest Activity: Oct 31, 2022
This is the place for members interested in legislative matters affecting ADR in Washington. The Legislative Committee is tasked with monitoring legislation that may be of interest to our members and making recommendations to the Executive Committee.
Any ADR Section member can join this Legislative Committee group page on the website. You might find yourself becoming active in the Legislative Committee itself! So join the group and stay in touch.
The Legislative meets at various times at the call of the Chairman. All meetings are by telephone conference only unless otherwise noted.
Meeting Participants May Call 1-866-577-9294
listen to prompt and enter Pass Code: 5016527 #
Participants may hear music while waiting for Monitor to begin.
Working Sub-committees meet separately, please contact the Committee chairperson for information.
Started by Paul W. McVicker Jan 7, 2019. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Place: 14900 Interurban Ave. S., Suite 271, Tukwila, WA 98168-Tukwila, WA 98168-4654Participants may also appear by telephone conference 1-866-577-9294 listen to prompt and enter Pass Code: 5016527 #Pending/proposed legislation.Amendments to…Continue
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Started by Paul W. McVicker Jan 24, 2017. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The legislative committee will meet on Thursday January 26, 2017 at 8:30AM. The meeting will be by telephone conference at 1-866-577-9294, listen to prompt and enter Pass Code: 5016527 #.The committee will consider various Bills introduced in the…Continue
Started by Paul W. McVicker. Last reply by Jeff Bean Jan 25, 2016. 1 Reply 0 Likes
January 27 Noon Meeting. 1215 4th Ave, Suite 940, SeattleCall-in information above. ^Agenda: Review of Pending Legislation and determination of recommendations for Executive Committee: …Continue
Started by Paul W. McVicker. Last reply by John K Butler May 20, 2015. 2 Replies 0 Likes
As you may know, the 2015 regular session of the Washington legislature convened this Monday.HB 1070 - previous HB 1069 - the International Commercial Arbitration Act was introduced pre-session and was heard in the House Judiciary Committee on…Continue
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Started by Paul W. McVicker. Last reply by John K Butler Apr 8, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Don't forget to attend!Continue
Started by Paul W. McVicker. Last reply by Rina M. Goodman Mar 11, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Our next meeting of the Legislative Committee is April 8th at Noon. Information is on the committee webpage at http://wsba-adr.org/groups/legislativecommittee.Unfortunately, the WICAA,…Continue
Started by Paul W. McVicker. Last reply by Paul W. McVicker Jan 16, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
The next meeting of the Legislative committee will be on January 30 at noon at the offices of Seattle Law and Mediation, P.S. 1214 4th Ave, Suite 940, Seattle. Call in information is posted above.This is an important meeting during this early part…Continue
Started by Paul W. McVicker. Last reply by Mark Baumann Oct 17, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Our forum on the proposed International Commercial Arbitration Act is next Wednesday, October 23, 2013, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the WSBA Offices at 1325 4th Avenue, Seattle, Suite 600. Please try to attend. Bring your friends, co-workers…Continue
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John - that's an old post from last April regarding the Tuesday meeting. The committee is meeting next Monday, the 19th (A court holiday). I've posted an update on matters above.
Hi Paul, I know your reminder today said we're meeting at noon Tuesday, but this page says that the meeting is on Monday, January 19, 2015, at 4pm. Is the info on this site incorrect? If the meeting is today at noon, I am afraid I cannot make it, as I have a meeting with the Education Committee at noon.
I'm on the conference call - are we still meeting?
The Legislative Committee will meet on Wednesday December 19th at 1215 4th Ave, Suite 940, Seattle, at 5:00p.m. Participation may also be by telephone: Dial 1-866-577-9294 PARTICIPANT – Pass Code 5016527
The Agenda follows:
- UCLR -- Status of UCLR/A work group. Status on legislation/rules.
- FFA Mediation - How do we best use the recently completed work-study project on the UMA application to the FFA.
- Work -study project 2013 – Status on early mediation in family law cases with children. Identifying other studies
- Early ADR -- status reports
- Qualification of mediators -- Status of ABA Section on International Law Family Law Committee standards for the qualifications of mediators
- RCW 26.09.015- Mediation Proceedings status and discussion.
- Model Arbitration Act
- Apology Legislation related to air
- Other Business
Budget thought: I'd like to see us fund a scholarship/fellowship for 2013 with the thought this would reinstitute the program we had before and be an on-going project. Unlike this year, with advance planning it could be more merit-based and include all three law schools. Could be a great way to engage with them. Unlike the previous program we stopped, this time I'd like to see it each year focus on providing an academic research product on a subject that advances our mission. We could set the topic or use the applicants' ideas as criteria. (This program doesn't necessarily need to be a LegComm-thing at all, but since we did it in 2012, we can be the ones to suggest it for 2013.)
BOG March Minutes finally posted. Include discussion of UCLA/R.
FYI, ExecComm approved a motion for a scholarship this summer to provide legal research project regarding the intersection of the UMA and foreclosure mediation programs. Paul's tied-up in trial, so I'll start the two things that need to happen:
I'll keep all apprised here, and if anyone else wants to be in on those discussions, let me know and I'll copy you in. (Paul, you'll be copied-in, of course!)
Rep. Orwall just informs that the FFA amendments, amended onto HB 2614, just passed the house.
Kathryn's update:
Finally, some good news…in the great tradition of The Princess Bride, the FFA was only mostly dead after the coup on the Senate floor this past Friday…and Rep. Orwall and others have moved mountains and they figured out a way to resuscitate the FFA.
Last night, the FFA (HB 2421) wasamended onto HB 2614, an act relating to residual debts following short sales of owner-occupied residential property secured by deeds of trust. The title of the bill has also been amended and will now be: An act relating to assisting homeowners in crisis by providing alternatives, remedies, and assistance. (Note: Changing the title of a House bill is very difficult to do, so they must have full agreement in the House on this maneuver.)
The bill was voted off the Senate floor 47-1. We’re not quite done -- it now goes back to the House for final passage…
I've added a link to the new bill above.
Disappointing!
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