HB 2680

H-3176.1
  HOUSE BILL 2680
State of Washington  69th Legislature     2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Bronoske and Parshley
Read first time 01/27/26.    Referred to Committee on Civil Rights &
Judiciary.
1     AN ACT Relating to the recovery of attorneys' fees in garnishment
2 proceedings; and amending RCW 6.27.090.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4     Sec. 1. RCW 6.27.090 and 2012 c 159 s 2 are each amended to read
5 as follows:
6     (1) The writ of garnishment shall set forth in the first
7 paragraph the amount that garnishee is required to hold, which shall
8 be an amount determined as follows: (a)(i) If after judgment, the
9 amount of the judgment remaining unsatisfied on the clerk of the
10 court's execution docket, if any, plus interest to the date of
11 garnishment, as provided in RCW 4.56.110, plus estimated interest
12 that may accrue during the garnishment process on a per diem basis
13 under subsection (3) of this section plus taxable costs and
14 attorneys' fees, or (ii) if before judgment, the amount prayed for in
15 the complaint plus estimated taxable costs of suit and attorneys'
16 fees, together with, (b) whether before or after judgment, estimated
17 costs of garnishment as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
18 The court may, by order, set a higher amount to be held upon a
19 showing of good cause by plaintiff.
20     (2) Costs recoverable in garnishment proceedings, to be estimated
21 for purposes of subsection (1) of this section, include filing and ex
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1 parte fees, service and affidavit fees, postage and costs of
2 certified mail, answer fee or fees, other fees legally chargeable to
3 a plaintiff in the garnishment process, and a garnishment attorney
4 fee in the amount of the greater of one hundred dollars or ten
5 percent of (((a) the amount of the judgment remaining unsatisfied or
6 (b))) the amount ((prayed for in the complaint)) collected under the
7 garnishment. The garnishment attorney fee shall not exceed three
8 hundred dollars.
9     (3) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the plaintiff
10 must indicate in the writ a specific dollar amount of estimated
11 interest that may accrue during the garnishment process per day. The
12 amount must be based on an interest rate of twelve percent or the
13 interest rate set forth in the judgment, whichever rate is less.
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