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BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

HB 2165: Prison inmate chain gangs

Implementing prison inmate hard labor chain gangs.

Summary

  • Directs the secretary to develop a class III correctional industries program that requires nonviolent inmates of an institution to perform hard labor which is suited to the inmate's age, gender, physical and mental condition, and strength.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2165), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 1996
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
January 8, 1996 in the House
Last action
January 8, 1996
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

8 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

John Koster R-39Eugene Goldsmith R-42Steven Hargrove R-23John Pennington R-18Tom Campbell R-2Val Stevens R-39Bill Backlund R-45Lois McMahan R-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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 2165 in other sessions

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