BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6521: Youthful offender sentencing

Creating a youthful offender sentencing alternative.

Summary

  • A new Youthful Offender Sentencing Alternative (YOSA) is established. When a juvenile who was automatically declined to adult court has been convicted for a crime other than murder in the first or second degree, the court may sentence the offender to a YOSA sentence if the court finds that a YOSA sentence would be in the best interest of the community.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6521), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2002
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
January 21, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
January 21, 2002
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 2696
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to a youthful offender sentencing alternative;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6521 in other sessions

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

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