WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 2455: Legal services/DOC

Limiting the authority of the department of corrections to contract with attorneys for the provision of legal services in correctional facilities.

Summary

  • The Secretary is prohibited from contracting with attorneys to provide legal services at a correctional facility if law libraries, law student interns, or volunteer attorneys are available at that facility. FISCAL NOTE: Requested January 19, 2000.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2455), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2000
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bruce Chandler (R-15)
Introduced
January 13, 2000 in the House
Last action
January 17, 2000
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bruce Chandler (R-15)

9 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Ida Ballasiotes R-41Jack Cairnes R-47John Koster R-39Barbara Lisk R-15Mark Schoesler R-9Gigi Talcott R-28Tom Huff R-26Cheryl Pflug R-5Brad Benson R-6

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 2455 in other sessions

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