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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5040: Instit. persons/placement

Concerning the equitable geographic distribution of community placements for institutionalized persons with a history of criminal justice involvement.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to work with community behavioral health agencies to develop individualized discharge plans for persons committed to a state hospital after committing acts constituting a violent felony to the person's county of origin.
  • Requires DSHS to consider releasing a person who is committed as a sexually violent predator (SVP) and qualifies for release on a less restrictive alternative (LRA) to their county of commitment or a neighboring county.
  • Requires DSHS to analyze statewide options for LRA placement for a person committed as an SVP and if there is a lack of services in a region to present a plan to procure adequate services in that region.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5040), 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 the equitable geographic distribution of community placements for institutionalized persons with a history of criminal justice involvement;

Sponsors

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

4 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 3 Republicans)

Senator R-2Steve Conway D-29Senator 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 5040 in other sessions

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

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