BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5266: Criminally insane/facilities

Concerning secure facilities for the criminally insane.

Summary

The expiration date is removed from the authority granted to the Secretary of DSHS to place a person committed as criminally insane who has been determined to present an unreasonable safety risk that is not manageable in a state hospital setting in a secure facility operated by DOC.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5266), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to secure facilities for the criminally insane;

No recorded floor votes.

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 11, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jun 28, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 29, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 29, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Mar 23, 2015Senate Rules "X" file.
Mar 3, 2015Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
Feb 3, 2015Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 2, 2015HSMH - Majority; do pass.
Jan 16, 2015First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing .

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

SB 5266 (2025–26) Early release petitions · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5266 (2023–24) Riparian areas · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5266 (2021–22) Products sold to adults 21+ · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5266 (2019–20) Timely elections/districting · Enacted · Chapter 454, Laws of 2019
SB 5266 (2017–18) Theft of rental property · Vetoed by the Governor
SB 5266 (2013–14) Discover pass · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5266 (2011–12) State agency permitting · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5266 (2009–10) Dependency and termination · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor