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BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

HB 1136: Inmate welfare accounts

Requiring twenty-five percent of inmate welfare accounts to be used for victims' compensation.

Summary

  • The Department of Corrections is directed to transfer 25 percent of the total annual revenues and receipts in each institutional betterment fund to the Department of Labor and Industries for the purpose of providing direct benefits to crime victims through the crime victims compensation program.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1136), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 234, Laws of 1995
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 1995
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 7, 1995
  4. Passed SenateApr 12, 1995
  5. Governor
  6. LawMay 5, 1995
Prime sponsor
Ida Ballasiotes (R-41)
Introduced
January 16, 1995 in the House
Last action
May 5, 1995
Session law
Chapter 234, Laws of 1995
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ida Ballasiotes (R-41)

43 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 34 Republicans)

Lynn Kessler D-24Tom Campbell R-2Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Mike Padden R-4Jerome Delvin R-8Steven Hargrove R-23Robert Basich D-19Kip Tokuda D-37Barbara Lisk R-15Phil Dyer R-5Dave Mastin R-16Mark Schoesler R-9Jerry Blanton R-21Senator D-35Kathy Lambert R-45Les Thomas R-31Bill Backlund R-45Steve Van Luven R-48Don Benton R-17Jim Buck R-24Larry Crouse R-4David Chappell D-20Cathy Wolfe D-22Tom Huff R-26Maryann Mitchell R-30Tim Hickel R-30Bill Thompson R-44Dale Foreman R-12Mike Sherstad R-1Gary Chandler R-13Jim Clements R-14Julia Patterson D-33Joyce Mulliken R-13Senator R-15Suzette Cooke R-47Peggy Johnson R-35Dave Schmidt R-44John Pennington R-18Cheryl Hymes R-40Peter Kremen D-42Mike Carrell R-28Todd Mielke R-6Larry Sheahan R-9

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 7, 1995
Version voted on: HB 1136
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat35001
Republican61001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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Senate · Final Passage

April 12, 1995
Version voted on: HB 1136
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24001
Republican24000
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

April 19, 1995
Version voted on: HB 1136
90 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 8 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat32004
Republican58004
How each member voted

Yea (90)

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History

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HB 1136 in other sessions

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