BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5159: State hospitals/comm. safety

Addressing community safety at eastern and western state hospitals.

Summary

Requires Western State Hospital and Eastern State Hospital to contract with the cities in which they are located for providing public safety services at the cost of $0.09 per square foot.
Requires Western State Hospital to contract with the city of Lakewood for providing community policing services at a cost of no less than $621,291 for the 2017-19 biennium, to be increased by inflation in subsequent biennia.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5159), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to community safety at eastern and western state hospitals;

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

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

SB 5159 (2025–26) Trick-or-treat day · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5159 (2023–24) Shoreline program review · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5159 (2021–22) WDFW payments/property tax · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 184, Laws of 2021
SB 5159 (2019–20) Bilingual instruction prg. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5159 (2015–16) Dental health aides & tribes · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5159 (2013–14) Family & med leave insur act · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5159 (2011–12) State patrol retirement · Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 2012
SB 5159 (2009–10) Fuel excise tax refunds · Did not pass · died in committee