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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5038: Adult family home placements

Limiting the placement of institutionalized persons with a history of criminal justice involvement in adult family homes.

Summary

  • Prohibits the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) from placing a person committed to a state hospital after committing acts constituting a violent felony in an adult family home.
  • Prohibits DSHS from placing a person committed to the Special Commitment Center as a sexually violent predator in an adult family home.
  • Expands the definition of enhanced services facilities to include providing services to persons committed as sexually violent predators.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5038), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020

AN ACT Relating to limiting the placement of institutionalized persons with a history of criminal justice involvement in adult family homes;

Sponsors

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

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Senator R-2Senator R-15Keith Wagoner R-39

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
  3. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
  4. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5038 in other sessions

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

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