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BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 1274

HB 1274: Jails

Changing provisions relating to jails.

Summary

  • $ Authorizes municipalities and counties to require any person who is booked in a county or municipal jail to pay a $10 booking fee.
  • C Authorizes municipalities and counties to require an inmate to pay for his entire cost of incarceration.
  • C Funds received from defendants for the cost of incarceration must be used for jail operation purposes.
  • C Authorizes the administrator of a jail to acquire any necessary emergency medical or dental treatment for juveniles detained in jail.
  • C Creates a local option whereby jails may convert a nonviolent/nonsex offender's jail time to an available county supervised alternative placement.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1274), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 1999
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 12, 1999
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jack Cairnes (R-47)
Introduced
January 20, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 11, 2000
Companion bill
SB 5647
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1274, ESHB 1274

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jack Cairnes (R-47)

5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Al O'Brien D-1Ida Ballasiotes R-41John Lovick D-44John Koster R-39Kathy Haigh D-35

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 12, 1999
Version voted on: ESHB 1274
91 Yea 5 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat42502
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (91)

Excused (2)

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History

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HB 1274 in other sessions

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