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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6466: Felony violence commitment

Standardizing practices relating to the commitment and release of persons committed to a state institution after committing acts of felony violence.

Summary

  • Allows a prosecutor to file for civil commitment of a person charged with a violent felony whose charges are dismissed based on incompetency to stand trial under the same commitment terms as a forensic patient committed under criminal insanity laws.
  • Consolidates and expands provisions related to notification of the impending release of a state hospital patient committed following dismissal of felony charges and allowing intervention by local officials.
  • Establishes fair share provisions requiring discharge of patients committed following dismissal of violent felony charges to their county of origin.
  • Expands the Offender Reentry Community Safety Program to include long-term forensic patients at a state hospital.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6466), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
January 18, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
January 18, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to standardizing practices relating to the commitment and release of persons committed to a state institution after committing acts of felony violence;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve O'Ban (R-28)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Steve Conway D-29

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6466 in other sessions

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

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