BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5945: Youth gang reduction pilot

Creating a pilot project to reduce youth gang involvement, crime, and violence in eastern Washington.

Summary

Appropriates $1,448,000 for FY 2020 and $1,448,000 for FY 2021 from the state general fund account to the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to provide a grant to building bridges east (grant recipient).
Establishes policies, procedures, data collection, duties, and reporting timeframes and contents for Commerce and the grant recipient.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5945), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to creation of a pilot project to reduce youth gang involvement, crime, and violence in eastern Washington;

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

Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 18, 2019First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

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

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SB 5945 (2021–22) Human trafficking · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5945 (2017–18) School siting/GMA · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5945 (2015–16) Incapacitated and vulnerable · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5945 (2013–14) Principal empowerment · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5945 (2011–12) Excise tax/govt services · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5945 (2009–10) WA health partnership plan · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 545, Laws of 2009