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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1924

HB 1924: Voting rights/felony offense

Concerning the voting rights of persons convicted of a felony offense.

Summary

  • Removes the two-step approach of provisional and permanent restoration of a person's voting rights after a felony conviction entered in a state court in Washington, and specifies that a person's voting rights are automatically restored when a person is not under the authority of the Department of Corrections (DOC).
  • Modifies when a person is considered to be under the authority of the DOC to remove situations where a person is serving a term of community custody, with exceptions.
  • Removes the ability to revoke a person's right to vote for failure to pay legal financial obligations.
  • Requires the DOC to provide a person with a voter registration application and information on how to register to vote, upon that person's release from the authority of the DOC.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1924), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 22, 2019
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Laurie Dolan (D-22)
Introduced
February 6, 2019 in the House
Last action
February 5, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1924, SHB 1924

AN ACT Relating to the voting rights of persons convicted of a felony offense;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Laurie Dolan (D-22)

26 co-sponsors (25 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Eric Pettigrew D-37Strom Peterson D-21Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Paul Harris R-17Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Cindy Ryu D-32Gerry Pollet D-46Vandana Slatter D-48Larry Springer D-45Sherry Appleton D-23Beth Doglio D-22Laurie Jinkins D-27Mari Leavitt D-28Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Derek Stanford D-1Amy Walen D-48Javier Valdez D-46Roger Goodman D-45Bill Ramos D-5Tana Senn D-41Debra Lekanoff D-40My-Linh Thai D-41Marcus Riccelli D-3Timm Ormsby D-3Steve Tharinger D-24Lauren Davis D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 1924)
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1924)
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1924)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1924)
  8. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1924)
  9. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1924)
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 1924 in other sessions

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

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