BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 1491

HB 1491: Work release eligibility

Restricting work release eligibility.

Summary

Sex offenders and serious violent offenders in state prisons are not eligible for partial confinement, including work release, unless the secretary grants an individual exception after considering public safety and circumstances of the individual offender. The department must develop guidelines for granting and denying exceptions.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SHB 1491), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

IntroducedJan 27, 1995
Out of committee
Passed HouseMar 8, 1995
Passed Senatestopped here
Governor
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Prime sponsor: Ida Ballasiotes (R-41)
Introduced: January 27, 1995 in the House
Last action: March 7, 1996
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: HB 1491, ESHB 1491

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ida Ballasiotes (R-41)

67 co-sponsors (21 Democrats, 46 Republicans)

Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38 Karen Schmidt R-23 Jerome Delvin R-8 Lynn Kessler D-24 Senator D-35 Kip Tokuda D-37 Maryann Mitchell R-30 Mary Lou Dickerson D-36 Peter Kremen D-42 Eric Robertson R-31 Cheryl Hymes R-40 Mark Schoesler R-9 Dave Mastin R-16 Don Benton R-17 Robert Basich D-19 Dale Foreman R-12 Phil Dyer R-5 Barbara Lisk R-15 Grant Pelesky R-25 Mike Sherstad R-1 Gary Chandler R-13 Scott Smith R-2 Marc Boldt R-17 Shirley Hankins R-8 Mike Carrell R-28 Barney Beeksma R-10 Dave Quall D-40 Val Stevens R-39 Jim Horn R-41 Steve Van Luven R-48 Les Thomas R-31 Eugene Goldsmith R-42 Tim Hickel R-30 Grace Cole D-32 Stephen Fuhrman R-7 Renee Radcliff R-21 Jerry Blanton R-21 Bill Thompson R-44 Senator R-15 Jim Clements R-14 Suzette Cooke R-47 Bill Brumsickle R-20 Todd Mielke R-6 Mike Padden R-4 Larry Sheahan R-9 Frank Chopp D-43 Tom Campbell R-2 Steve Conway D-29 Cathy McMorris R-7 Pat Scott D-38 Joyce Mulliken R-13 Dave Schmidt R-44 John Koster R-39 Brian Ebersole D-29 Bill Backlund R-45 Dennis Dellwo D-3 Cathy Wolfe D-22 Nancy Rust D-32 Peggy Johnson R-35 Ken Jacobsen D-46 Kathy Lambert R-45 Julia Patterson D-33 Erik Poulsen D-34 Lisa Brown D-3 Tom Huff R-26 Lois McMahan R-26 Betty Morris D-18

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 8, 1995

Version voted on: ESHB 1491

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	36	0	0	0
Republican	61	0	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

Barbara Lisk R-15

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House · Final Passage

January 15, 1996

Version voted on: ESHB 1491

93 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	34	0	0	2
Republican	59	0	0	3

How each member voted

Yea (93)

Excused (5)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1491 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1491 (2025–26) Transit-oriented housing dev · Enacted · Chapter 267, Laws of 2025
HB 1491 (2023–24) Employee personal vehicles · Enacted · Chapter 252, Laws of 2023
HB 1491 (2021–22) Transport of timber, etc. · Enacted · Chapter 49, Laws of 2021
HB 1491 (2019–20) Employee scheduling · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1491 (2017–18) Pediatric transitional care · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1491 (2015–16) Early care & education systm · Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2015, 3rd Special Session
HB 1491 (2013–14) Debt adjusting services · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1491 (2011–12) Early learning adv. council · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

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