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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2508: Murder threats/family member

Concerning the mental health evaluation and treatment of individuals who threaten to murder a family member or other person who resides with the individual.

Summary

  • Revises the definition of "likelihood of serious harm," for purposes of chapter 71.05 RCW (mental illness), to include a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by a person who has threatened to murder a family member or other person who resides with the person, the threat seriously alarms the family member or other person, and the threat places the family member or other person in reasonable fear the…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brad Klippert (R-8)
Introduced
January 20, 2014 in the House
Last action
January 20, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the mental health evaluation and treatment of individuals who threaten to murder a family member or other person who resides with the individual;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brad Klippert (R-8)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Larry Haler R-8Dave Hayes R-10

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2508 in other sessions

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

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