BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1087

HB 1087: Solitary confinement

Concerning solitary confinement.

Summary

Defines "solitary confinement" as 20 hours per day in which an incarcerated or detained individual is alone.
Restricts the use of solitary confinement in state correctional facilities and long-term private detention facilities to three categories: emergency purposes, medical isolation, or voluntary request.
Specifies conditions for solitary confinement, including accessing external activities, specifying living space conditions, providing basic necessities, ensuring access to communication and personal hygiene, limiting direct release to the community, and preventing discriminatory use of solitary confinement.
Requires transition plans, data collection, and reports by agencies, long-term private detention facilities, city and county jails, and law enforcement.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1087), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to solitary confinement;

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

Jan 8, 2024By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1087)
Jan 8, 2024By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 23, 2023Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1087)
Jan 23, 2023Referred to Appropriations.
Jan 19, 2023Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1087)
Jan 19, 2023CSJR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1087)
Jan 19, 2023Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1087)
Jan 19, 2023CSJR - Executive action taken by committee.
Jan 19, 2023Minority; without recommendation.
Jan 19, 2023CSJR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 19, 2023Minority; do not pass.
Jan 9, 2023First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry.
Dec 27, 2022Prefiled for introduction.

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

HB 1087 (2025–26) Criminal endangerment · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1087 (2021–22) Family/med leave continuity · Enacted · Chapter 59, Laws of 2021
HB 1087 (2019–20) Long-term services & support · Enacted · Chapter 363, Laws of 2019
HB 1087 (2017–18) Contr'd substance possession · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1087 (2015–16) Traffic safety cameras · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1087 (2013–14) Misdemeanor convictions · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1087 (2011–12) Operating 2009-11 & 2011-13 · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 50, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session
HB 1087 (2009–10) Minority & women's business · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 348, Laws of 2009