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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5981: Early release petitions

Concerning the indeterminate sentence review board.

Summary

  • Allows a person convicted of a crime committed prior to the person's 18th birthday to petition the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board for early release at age 24, provided the person has not been convicted of a Class A or Class B felony offense committed after turning 18, among other conditions.
  • Allows the Department of Corrections to provide rental vouchers to successful petitioners if rental assistance will allow the petitioner to safely release.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5981), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2024
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Noel Frame (D-36)
Introduced
January 8, 2024 in the Senate
Last action
January 19, 2024
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to people convicted of one or more crimes committed before the person's 18th birthday petitioning the indeterminate sentence review board;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Noel Frame (D-36)

10 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Patty Kuderer D-48Yasmin Trudeau D-27Jeff Wilson R-19Claire Wilson D-30Liz Lovelett D-40Claudia Kauffman D-47Joe Nguyen D-34Bob Hasegawa D-11T'wina Nobles D-28Rebecca Saldaña D-37

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means.
  2. And refer to Ways & Means.
  3. Minority; without recommendation.
  4. HS - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Human Services.
  6. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5981 in other sessions

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