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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2895

HB 2895: Exclusive adult jurisdiction

Revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five.

Summary

  • Eliminates exclusive adult court jurisdiction for 16 and 17 year olds charged with Robbery in the first degree; Drive-by Shooting; Burglary in the first degree with one or more prior adjudications, and any violent offense when the juvenile is alleged to have been armed with a firearm.
  • Limits discretionary decline hearings to 15 year olds and older that are charged with a serious violent felony and 14 year olds and younger that are charged with Murder in the first or second degree.
  • Limits mandatory decline hearings to individuals charged with escape when the respondent is serving a minimum sentence to age 21.
  • Creates a new offense category called A++ that includes a range of 129 weeks to 260 weeks of confinement for individuals age 16 or 17 that are adjudicated of Robbery in the first degree, and Drive-by Shooting.
  • Extends the maximum period of juvenile court commitment to age 25 for offenders adjudicated of an A++ offense or sentenced to the new 12-month firearm enhancement.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2895), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2018
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2018
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Noel Frame (D-36)
Introduced
January 22, 2018 in the House
Last action
February 19, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2895, SHB 2895

AN ACT Relating to revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Noel Frame (D-36)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Roger Goodman D-45Ruth Kagi D-32Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Vandana Slatter D-48Laurie Jinkins D-27Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 2895)
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 2895)
  4. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2895)
  6. APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services. (SHB 2895)
  7. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2895)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2895)
  9. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services.
  13. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2895)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2895)
  15. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2895)
  16. Referred to Appropriations.
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2895 in other sessions

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