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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2311: Victims rights/plea agreemnt

Ensuring victims the right to express their view concerning a plea agreement.

Summary

  • Grants victims' representatives in an aggravated first degree murder case the right to express their views on a plea agreement and have them considered by the court in deciding whether to accept or reject the plea agreement.
  • Requires prosecutors to explain to victims' representatives in an aggravated first degree murder case their rights in the plea agreement process.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Carrell (R-28)
Introduced
January 12, 2004 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to ensuring victims' rights to express their views regarding a plea agreement before a court;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Carrell (R-28)

11 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 11 Republicans)

Tom Mielke R-18Marc Boldt R-17Toby Nixon R-45Joyce McDonald R-25Kirk Pearson R-39Lois McMahan R-26Glenn Anderson R-5Jim Clements R-14John Ahern R-6Bill Hinkle R-13Brad Benson R-6

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2311 in other sessions

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

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