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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1935: Death penalty elimination

Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder.

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 2017 (HB 1935), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tina Orwall (D-33)
Introduced
February 3, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5354
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)

17 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Terry Nealey R-16Eileen Cody D-34Mia Gregerson D-33Eric Pettigrew D-37Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Strom Peterson D-21Timm Ormsby D-3Gerry Pollet D-46Zack Hudgins D-11Jessyn Farrell D-46Sherry Appleton D-23Paul Harris R-17Ruth Kagi D-32Noel Frame D-36Roger Goodman D-45Laurie Jinkins D-27Derek Stanford D-1

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1935 in other sessions

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

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