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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5786

SB 5786: Death penalty task force

Creating a death penalty task force.

Summary

  • A death penalty task force, made up of 14 members, is created to conduct a review of the existing death penalty statutes and court rules to determine the following: (1) uniformity of decision making by prosecutors; (2) impact of race, ethnicity, gender, and economic status; (3) whether the death penalty is applied randomly or arbitrarily; (4) costs associated with capital trials and appeals; and (5) whether…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Adam Kline (D-37)
Introduced
January 31, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5786, SSB 5786

AN ACT Relating to creating a death penalty task force;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Adam Kline (D-37)

10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Ed Murray D-43Debbie Regala D-27Brian Weinstein D-41Darlene Fairley D-32Craig Pridemore D-49Lisa Brown D-3Ken Jacobsen D-46Phil Rockefeller D-23Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Harriet Spanel D-40

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5786)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. On motion, referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5786)
  4. JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5786)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5786)
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
  9. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5786 in other sessions

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

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