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SB 6052 - 2017-18
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.
Sponsors: Walsh, Carlyle, Kuderer, McCoy, Pedersen, Billig, Dhingra, Cleveland, Liias, Darneille, Keiser, Hunt, Wellman, Chase, Miloscia, SaldaƱa, Hasegawa
By Request: Attorney General
Bill History

2018 REGULAR SESSION

Dec 22
Prefiled for introduction.
Jan 8
First reading, referred to Law & Justice. (View Original Bill)
Jan 22
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM. (Committee Materials)
Jan 25
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM. (Committee Materials)
LAW - Majority; do pass. (Majority Report)
Minority; do not pass. (Minority Report)
Jan 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 12
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 14
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 1. (View Roll Calls)

IN THE HOUSE

Feb 16
First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Feb 20
Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (Committee Materials)
Feb 22
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 12:30 PM. (Committee Materials)
JUDI - Majority; do pass. (Majority Report)
Minority; do not pass. (Minority Report)
Feb 23
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 8
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
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