BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
SB 5251: State criminal jurisdiction
Clarifying the state's jurisdiction over crimes committed in the airspace over the state.
Summary
- Pertains to a person who commits an act in the airspace over the state aboard an aircraft that subsequently lands or docks within the state which, if committed within the state, would be a crime. Provides that a crime committed aboard an aircraft in the airspace over the state of Washington is punishable in the county where the aircraft lands or docks.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 18, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Julia Patterson (D-33)
- Introduced
- January 18, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Julia Patterson (D-33)
4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
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SB 5251 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5251 (2023–24) Commercial driver's licenses
- SB 5251 (2021–22) Tax and revenue laws
- SB 5251 (2019–20) Rx drug cost transparency
- SB 5251 (2017–18) Tourism marketing
- SB 5251 (2015–16) Public water syst assistance
- SB 5251 (2013–14) B&O tax exemption for R&D
- SB 5251 (2011–12) Electric vehicle license fee