WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5797: Specialty and therap. courts

Encouraging the establishment of effective specialty courts. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Encouraging the establishment of effective specialty and therapeutic courts. )

Summary

  • Encourages the Supreme Court to take necessary measures to support the establishment of effective specialty and therapeutic courts.
  • Identifies best practices for structuring specialty courts.
  • Encourages the Superior Court Judges' Association and the District and Municipal Court Judges' Association to convene a work group to provide recommendations regarding structure and best practices for specialty and therapeutic courts.
  • Amends the statutes authorizing the establishment of drug courts, driving under the influence (DUI) courts, and mental health courts to provide that jurisdictions, rather than counties, are authorized to establish such courts.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5797), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 257, Laws of 2013
  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2013
  2. Out of committeeFeb 22, 2013
  3. Passed SenateMar 13, 2013
  4. Passed HouseApr 12, 2013
  5. GovernorMay 15, 2013
  6. LawMay 15, 2013
Prime sponsor
Steve Hobbs (D-44)
Introduced
February 15, 2013 in the Senate
Last action
May 15, 2013
Session law
Chapter 257, Laws of 2013

AN ACT Relating to specialty courts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Hobbs (D-44)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Mike Padden R-4

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 13, 2013
Version voted on: SB 5797
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26000
Republican23000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

Permalink to this vote

House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 12, 2013
Version voted on: SB 5797
94 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat53002
Republican41101
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Nay (1)

Excused (3)

Permalink to this vote

Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 25, 2013
Version voted on: SB 5797
47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25001
Republican22001
How each member voted

Excused (2)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Effective date 8/1/2013.
  3. Chapter 257, 2013 Laws.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Committee amendment adopted as amended.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  14. JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  15. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  16. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  20. LAW - Majority; do pass.
  21. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  22. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5797 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page