BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1252

HB 1252: Pretrial release

Concerning pretrial release.

Summary

Requires the court, in specified circumstances, to specify in a written order the rationale for releasing pretrial an adult or juvenile on personal recognizance or setting bail or a probation bond that is less than what the prosecutor recommended.
Adds additional criteria that the court must consider in determining conditions of pretrial release.
Prohibits a monitoring agency from agreeing to monitor, pursuant to an electronic monitoring or home detention program, a defendant who is awaiting trial for a violent or sex offense unless there is real time, 24/7 monitoring and immediate law enforcement dispatch for certain violations.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to pretrial release;

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

Jan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1252)
Jan 12, 2026Referred to Community Safety. (SHB 1252)
Jan 12, 2026Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1252)
Jan 12, 2026Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
Jan 12, 2026Referred to Community Safety.
Jan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Mar 19, 2025Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1252)
Mar 19, 2025Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 28, 2025Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1252)
Feb 28, 2025Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 21, 2025Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1252)
Feb 21, 2025Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 20, 2025CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1252)
Feb 20, 2025Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1252)
Feb 20, 2025CS - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 20, 2025Minority; without recommendation.
Feb 20, 2025CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 13, 2025First reading, referred to Community Safety.
Jan 10, 2025Prefiled for introduction.

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

HB 1252 (2023–24) Impact fee deferrals · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1252 (2021–22) Mt. St. Helens license plate · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1252 (2019–20) Business entities/crime · Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2019
HB 1252 (2017–18) Radioactive waste management · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1252 (2015–16) Massage therapy, reflexology · Enacted · Chapter 18, Laws of 2015
HB 1252 (2013–14) K-12 online prof development · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1252 (2011–12) Educational serv. districts · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1252 (2009–10) Econ revitalization board · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate