BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2386: Voluntary intoxication

Prohibiting the use of voluntary intoxication as a defense against a criminal charge.

Summary

Declares that voluntary intoxication is not a defense to any criminal charge, nor may the fact of voluntary intoxication be used by a defendant to demonstrate the lack of any particular mental state that is an element of a crime charged. Nothing in this act prohibits the prosecution from introducing evidence of a defendant's intoxication.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2386), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the use of voluntary intoxication as a defense against a criminal charge;

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.

HB 2386 (2025–26) Garnishment forms · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2386 (2023–24) WSP off-duty traffic control · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2386 (2019–20) Behavioral health ombuds · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2386 (2017–18) College bound/room & board · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2386 (2015–16) Public info on biosolid uses · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2386 (2013–14) Washington's shoreline · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2386 (2011–12) Senior property tax/medicare · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2386 (2009–10) 72-hour budget review period · Did not pass · died in committee