BILL · 2009–10 SESSION
HB 1840: Comm corrections officers
Increasing the flexibility of community corrections officers to make searches of offenders in the community.
Summary
- Requires the department of corrctions to: (1) Allow community corrections officers to inspect the person, residence, automobile, or other personal property of an offender, including escapees and absconders, under its supervision in the community whenever the community corrections officer, based on the officer's professional judgment and discretion, has reasonable cause to believe that the offender has violated a…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 30, 2009
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Kirk Pearson (R-39)
- Introduced
- January 30, 2009 in the House
- Last action
- March 15, 2010
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to increasing the flexibility of community corrections officers to make searches of offenders in the community;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Kirk Pearson (R-39)
22 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 22 Republicans)
Bruce Dammeier R-25Skip Priest R-30Bill Hinkle R-13Dan Kristiansen R-39Norma Smith R-10Jim McCune R-2Charles Ross R-14Maureen Walsh R-16Joe Schmick R-9Don Cox R-9Larry Haler R-8Brad Klippert R-8Ed Orcutt R-18Barbara Bailey R-10Jay Rodne R-5Daniel Newhouse R-15Bruce Chandler R-15Dan Roach R-31Judy Warnick R-13Jan Angel R-26Mike Hope R-44Norm Johnson R-14
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Human Services.
HB 1840 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1840 (2025–26) Middle housing
- HB 1840 (2023–24) Catalytic converter theft
- HB 1840 (2021–22) Community colleges/diversity
- HB 1840 (2019–20) Sensitive data/st. networks
- HB 1840 (2017–18) Washington promise program
- HB 1840 (2015–16) Conflict resolution/schools
- HB 1840 (2013–14) Firearms/restraining orders
- HB 1840 (2011–12) Large carnivores relocation