BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5964: Jail inmates/medical care

Revising provisions relating to medical care for jail inmates.

Summary

Requires that when state law enforcement officers initiate the charges for which a person is ordered to serve a sentence in the jail, the state shall reimburse the governing unit for care provided to that person whether pretrial or during the term of the sentence.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to medical care for jail inmates;

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

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

SB 5964 (2025–26) Independent living ombuds · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5964 (2023–24) Free school meals · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5964 (2021–22) Local permit review process · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5964 (2019–20) Unemp. insurance/misconduct · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5964 (2017–18) Gen. obligation bonds T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5964 (2015–16) Infill development · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5964 (2013–14) Public records and meetings · Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2014
SB 5964 (2011–12) Purchases by utilities · Did not pass · died in committee