BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESB 6708

SB 6708: Sex offender registration

Increasing penalties for sex offender registration violations.

Summary

The penalty for failing to register as a sex offender is increased from a gross misdemeanor to a class C felony when the underlying sex offense is any class of felony, or a federal or out-of-state conviction that is the equivalent of any class of felony in this state.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6708), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

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

IntroducedJan 24, 1996
Out of committee
Passed SenateFeb 12, 1996
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Calvin Goings (D-25)
Introduced: January 24, 1996 in the Senate
Last action: March 7, 1996
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 12, 1996

Version voted on: ESB 6708

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	0	0	1
Republican	24	0	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

Jim Hargrove D-24

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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.

SB 6708 in other sessions

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

SB 6708 (2009–10) Respiratory care · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6708 (2007–08) Water rights · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6708 (2005–06) Geoduck harvesting · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6708 (2003–04) Defibrillators in schools · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6708 (2001–02) Rural counties/taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6708 (1999–00) Sales & use tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6708 (1997–98) Road rage · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

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