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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1011: Intoxication as a 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 13, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Roger Bush (R-2)
Introduced
January 13, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004
Companion bill
SSB 5355

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Roger Bush (R-2)

34 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 21 Republicans)

Al O'Brien D-1Mike Armstrong R-12Maralyn Chase D-32Tom Mielke R-18Jerome Delvin R-8Senator D-22Dave Quall D-40Marc Boldt R-17Kirk Pearson R-39Bob Sump R-7Mark Miloscia D-30Don Cox R-9Laura Ruderman D-45Dan Roach R-31John Lovick D-44Lynn Schindler R-4Jan Shabro R-31Beverly Woods R-23Jim Buck R-24Brad Benson R-6Lois McMahan R-26Mark Schoesler R-9Shay Schual-Berke D-33Gigi Talcott R-28Glenn Anderson R-5Ruth Kagi D-32Phil Rockefeller D-23Cary Condotta R-12Steve Conway D-29Gary Alexander R-20Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Tom Campbell R-2Brian Sullivan D-21Toby Nixon R-45

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  5. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1011 in other sessions

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

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