WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1081: Law enforcement applicants

Requiring prehire screening for law enforcement applicants.

Summary

  • Makes it mandatory for all new law enforcement officers and officers that have been out of work for more than two years, to take and successfully pass a psychological and polygraph test as a condition of continued employment.
  • Requires that the psychological tests to be administered by a Washington licensed psychiatrist or psychologist and the polygraph tests be administered by an experienced polygrapher who is a graduate of an accredited polygraph school.
  • Authorizes hiring entities to charge each new recruit and returning officer a portion of the testing fee or to establish a payment plan for those officers that do not readily have the means to pay the testing fee.
  • Requires the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) to deny peace officer certification to any officer that has failed the psychological and polygraph tests.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 434, Laws of 2005
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2005
  3. Passed HouseFeb 11, 2005
  4. Passed SenateApr 14, 2005
  5. GovernorMay 13, 2005
  6. LawMay 13, 2005
Prime sponsor
Joyce McDonald (R-25)
Introduced
January 13, 2005 in the House
Last action
May 13, 2005
Session law
Chapter 434, Laws of 2005
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to requiring prehire screening for law enforcement applicants;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joyce McDonald (R-25)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Al O'Brien D-1Dawn Morrell D-25Kirk Pearson R-39

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 11, 2005
Version voted on: HB 1081
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56000
Republican42000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 14, 2005
Version voted on: HB 1081
38 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 10 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat21014
Republican17006
How each member voted

Absent (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 18, 2005
Version voted on: HB 1081
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56000
Republican39003
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Excused (3)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/24/2005.
  2. Chapter 434, 2005 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 10.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Committee amendment adopted with no other amendments.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. JUD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  16. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  19. Placed on second reading.
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  21. CJC - Majority; do pass.
  22. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1081 in other sessions

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