WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1109: Intoxication as defense

Prohibiting the use of intoxication as a defense.

Summary

  • $ Prevents a criminal defendant from using the fact of voluntary intoxication as evidence to demonstrate the lack of a mental state that is an element of a charged crime.
  • $ Amends the definitions of ? intent @ ? knowledge @ and ? recklessness @ to include situations where the defendant is voluntarily intoxicated and acts in a manner that would be considered intentional, knowing, or reckless if not intoxicated.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Roger Bush (R-2)
Introduced
January 17, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the use of voluntary intoxication as a defense against a criminal charge;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Roger Bush (R-2)

33 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 24 Republicans)

Al O'Brien D-1Kathy Lambert R-45Laura Ruderman D-45Tom Mielke R-18Jerome Delvin R-8John Lovick D-44Don Cox R-9Brad Benson R-6Dave Schmidt R-44Mike Carrell R-28Luke Esser R-48Gigi Talcott R-28Joyce Mulliken R-13Jim Clements R-14Karen Keiser D-33Mark Schoesler R-9Marc Boldt R-17Beverly Woods R-23Jim Buck R-24Dave Morell R-25Kirk Pearson R-39Lynn Schindler R-4Dan Roach R-31Shay Schual-Berke D-33Bob Sump R-7Mark Miloscia D-30Ida Ballasiotes R-41Jim Dunn R-17Kathy Haigh D-35Tom Campbell R-2Steve Van Luven R-48Jeannie Darneille D-27Lynn Kessler D-24

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1109 in other sessions

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

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