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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2865

HB 2865: Offenders with disabilities

Concerning offenders with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injuries.

Summary

  • Expands the jurisdiction of the mental health court to expressly include offenders who have intellectual or developmental disabilities or who have suffered a traumatic brain injury.
  • Requires the Department of Social and Health Services to adopt rules and policies to allow, upon release from confinement, the reinstatement of medical assistance for a person with an intellectual or developmental disability or traumatic brain injury who had been enrolled in medical assistance immediately prior to confinement.
  • Requires jail staff, upon transfer of a person to the Department of Corrections or another jail facility, to make every reasonable effort to inform the staff of the receiving entity of any necessary accommodations identified through screening by the transferring jail staff.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 2865), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2010
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2010
  3. Passed HouseFeb 12, 2010
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)
Introduced
January 15, 2010 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2865, SHB 2865

AN ACT Relating to offenders with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injuries;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)

10 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Maureen Walsh R-16Al O'Brien D-1Scott White D-46Larry Seaquist D-26Tami Green D-28Brendan Williams D-22Jim Moeller D-49Sherry Appleton D-23Tina Orwall D-33

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2010
Version voted on: SHB 2865
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58003
Republican37000
How each member voted

Yea (95)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2865)
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 2865)
  3. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. (SHB 2865)
  4. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. (SHB 2865)
  5. Placed on third reading. (SHB 2865)
  6. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 2865)
  7. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted.
  8. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. (SHB 2865)
  9. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2865)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. APPH - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services. (SHB 2865)
  13. APPH - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 2865)
  14. APPH - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services.
  15. APPH - Executive action taken by committee.
  16. Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. (SHB 2865)
  17. Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations.
  18. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2865)
  19. HS - Executive action taken by committee.
  20. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Human Services.

HB 2865 in other sessions

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