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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1405: Offenders sentenced to death

Limiting health care for inmates with death sentences.

Summary

  • Provides that, for an inmate who has had final disposition of at least one appeal and is under a sentence of death or whose death sentence is under additional appellate review, the department may provide basic, nonemergency health care services, including administration of medication necessary for pain relief or to prevent infection or contagion, but shall not use any public funds to provide a life-saving health…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lois McMahan (R-26)
Introduced
January 24, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to health care services for offenders sentenced to death;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lois McMahan (R-26)

15 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 15 Republicans)

Tom Mielke R-18Bob Sump R-7Brad Benson R-6Don Cox R-9Ed Orcutt R-18Dan Kristiansen R-39Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13Mark Schoesler R-9Gigi Talcott R-28Dan Roach R-31Roger Bush R-2Barbara Bailey R-10Daniel Newhouse R-15Cary Condotta R-12John Ahern R-6

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 Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1405 in other sessions

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