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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2696

HB 2696: Youthful offender sentencing

Creating a youthful offender sentencing alternative.

Summary

  • $ Creates a sentencing alternative for 16 and 17 year old offenders automatically charged as adults unless the offense is murder 1 or murder 2.
  • $ Requires the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration to have custody of an offender under the sentencing alternative until the offender turns 21, and then, in certain cases, the Department of Corrections obtains custody of the offender until the offender turns 25.
  • $ Allows the conviction to be considered a juvenile conviction if the offender successfully completes the sentencing alternative.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2002
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36)
Introduced
January 24, 2002 in the House
Last action
February 8, 2002
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 6521
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2696, SHB 2696

AN ACT Relating to a youthful offender sentencing alternative;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Alex Wood D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2696)
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. JJFL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2696)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2696)
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. JJFL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. JJFL - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Law.

HB 2696 in other sessions

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