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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1556

HB 1556: Motor vehicle theft

Increasing penalties for taking a motor vehicle without permission.

Summary

  • $ Divides the crime of taking a motor vehicle without permission into two degrees.
  • $ Retains the current elements of the crime as second-degree motor vehicle theft, and raises it to a class C, seriousness level II felony for adult offenders and an offense category B crime for juvenile offenders.
  • $ Changes the way the offender score is calculated with respect to prior convictions for the crime of taking a motor vehicle without permission.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Marine (R-21)
Introduced
January 29, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1556, SHB 1556

AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle theft;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Marine (R-21)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Ida Ballasiotes R-41Al O'Brien D-1Tom Campbell R-2

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1556)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1556)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1556)
  6. Referred to Appropriations.
  7. CJC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1556)
  8. CJC - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. CJC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1556 in other sessions

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

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