BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1434

HB 1434: Noncriminal youth detention

Eliminating the use of the valid court order exception to place youth in detention for noncriminal behavior.

Summary

  • Eliminates the use of detention as a contempt sanction for truancy proceedings, dependency court proceedings, and child in need of services proceedings.
  • Reduces the length of detention time allowed as a contempt sanction in at-risk youth proceedings from seven days to 72 hours on July 1, 2019, and eliminates this use of detention on July 1, 2021.
  • Eliminates the authority for a juvenile court to order the pick up of a child based on a violation of a dependency court placement order.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1434), 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, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 11, 2019
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Noel Frame (D-36)
Introduced
January 22, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 21, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5290
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1434, SHB 1434

AN ACT Relating to eliminating the use of the valid court order exception to place youth in detention for noncriminal behavior;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1434)
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1434)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1434)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1434)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1434)
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning.

HB 1434 in other sessions

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