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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1504: Eliminating death penalty

Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty in favor of life incarceration.

Summary

  • Eliminates the death penalty, and provides that all persons convicted of Aggravated first-degree Murder must be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release or parole.

From the House Bill Analysis 2013 (HB 1504), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-36)
Introduced
January 29, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 5372
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty in favor of life incarceration;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-36)

20 co-sponsors (19 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Tina Orwall D-33Jamie Pedersen D-43Laurie Jinkins D-27Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Eileen Cody D-34Timm Ormsby D-3Zack Hudgins D-11Gael Tarleton D-36Sharon Wylie D-49Marcus Riccelli D-3Luis Moscoso D-1Jessyn Farrell D-46Ruth Kagi D-32Sherry Appleton D-23Cindy Ryu D-32Maureen Walsh R-16Cyrus Habib D-48Marcie Maxwell D-41Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1504 in other sessions

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

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