SB 5339 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder;
Description Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder.

Details

Date Introduced 01/17/2019
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2019-20
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $1,398,627.25
Original Prediction 0.00%

Bill Topics

CRIMES
DEATH
SENTENCING

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Law & Justice (Public)
Hearing Senate Law & Justice (Executive)
Hearing House Public Safety (Public)
Hearing House Public Safety (Executive)
Hearing House Public Safety (Executive)
Hearing House Public Safety (Public)

SB 5339 Bill Timeline

Go to SB 5339 at leg.wa.gov
Retained in Present Status
03/12/2020
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Returned to Senate Rules 3.
01/31/2020
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Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 3.
01/13/2020
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By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
01/13/2020
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Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
04/28/2019
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By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
04/26/2019
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Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
04/11/2019
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Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
04/03/2019
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Referred to Rules 2 Review.
04/01/2019
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PS - Majority; do pass.
02/18/2019
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First reading, referred to Public Safety.
02/15/2019
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Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/15/2019
SRules 3
Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 2.
02/12/2019
SRules 3
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/08/2019
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Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/07/2019
SRules 3
LAW - Majority; do pass.
02/07/2019
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Minority; do not pass.
02/07/2019
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Minority; without recommendation.
01/17/2019
SRules 3
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.