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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1637

HB 1637: Mental illness/sentencing

Allowing a court to mitigate a criminal sentence when the defendant was experiencing mental illness at the time of the offense.

Summary

  • Modifies the statutory mitigating circumstance that allows a judge to impose a sentence below the standard range based on the defendant's lack of capacity to include circumstances in which the defendant was impaired by a mental health condition at the time of the offense.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1637), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2022
  2. Out of committeeJan 31, 2022
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tarra Simmons (D-23)
Introduced
January 10, 2022 in the House
Last action
January 31, 2022
Requested by
Other
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1637, SHB 1637

AN ACT Relating to allowing a court to mitigate a criminal sentence when the defendant was experiencing mental illness at the time of the offense;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tarra Simmons (D-23)

10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jamila Taylor D-30Cindy Ryu D-32Jessica Bateman D-22Lauren Davis D-32Nicole Macri D-43Strom Peterson D-21Gerry Pollet D-46Timm Ormsby D-3Kirsten Harris-Talley D-37Noel Frame D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1637)
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  3. PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1637)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1637)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1637)
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. PS - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. First reading, referred to Public Safety.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1637 in other sessions

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

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