BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 6496: Exceptional sentences

Requiring that defendants be given notice of the possibility that an exceptional sentence may be imposed.

Summary

At any time prior to when the court imposes a sentence, the judge may give notice to the state and the defendant that the facts of the case may warrant an aggravated sentence. The notice must specify which aggravating circumstances the judge believes to exist.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6496), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to exceptional sentences;

No recorded floor votes.

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

SB 6496 (2019–20) Electrification · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6496 (2017–18) DSHS review · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6496 (2015–16) Conversion vending&med units · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6496 (2013–14) Alternative fuel vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6496 (2011–12) New tax preferences · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6496 (2009–10) Health care charges/notices · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6496 (2007–08) Craft distilleries · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6496 (2003–04) Confidential court records · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House