F&F Legislative Agenda
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF MISSING PERSONS AND
VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMS
2008 LEGISLATIVE REPORT
4/29/07
BILLS PASSED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR GREGOIRE FOR SIGNATURE INTO LAW
| Bill
# |
Companion
# |
Title
/ Narrative |
Status |
Primary
Sponsor |
| SHB 1421 |
SB 5409 |
Address Confidentiality
Program.
Makes technical changes to the program by adding
a definition of stalking and program participant.
Protects residential address and telephone
number from being disclosed for safety reasons
and allows ongoing absentee registration for
voting purposes. |
C18 L08* |
Green |
| 2E2SH 2176 |
SB 6005 |
Interpreter
Services.
Requires courts to develop written language
assistance plan to provide interpreter services
in both civil and criminal court proceedings. |
C291 L08 |
Lantz |
| EHB 2476 |
SB 6524 |
Washington State
Tribal Peace Officers.
Provides that tribal police officers under
this act are authorized to act as general authority
Washington peace officers and have the same
powers as any other general authority Washington
peace officer to enforce state laws in Washington,
including the power to make arrests for violations
of state laws. |
C224 L08 |
McCoy |
| 2SHB 2557 |
|
Operation of
Trial Courts. Raises
claim value for district court jurisdiction
from $50,000 to $75,000 for several civil issues.
Allows cities to contract for court services
with counties and sets requirements for judicial
officials. Establishes a Task Force on Access
to Justice for Victims of DV and Harassment.
Task Force will examine ways to improve access
to the courts of limited jurisdictions. Recommendations
due Dec. 1, 2008. |
C227 L08 |
Goodman |
| SHB 2602 |
|
Increasing the
Safety of Domestic Violence Victims. Allows
employees to take leave under certain specified
reasons (domestic violence, sexual assault
or stalking) and for specified purposes. Such
leave shall not result in loss of pay or benefits
to the employee. |
C286 L08 |
Kessler |
| HB 2637 |
SB 6671 |
Records in a
criminal case.
Attorney General request legislation. Aids
in transmittal of business records in state
and between states to aid in the criminal prosecution
of crimes. |
C21 L08 |
Pearson |
| Bill
# |
Companion
# |
Title
/ Narrative |
Status |
Primary
Sponsor |
| E2SHB 2712 |
|
Criminal street
gangs.
Provides enhanced law enforcement response
to criminal street gang activity. Requires
the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic
Development to establish a temporary witness
assistance grant program for witnesses of felony
criminal street gang-related offenses. |
C276 L08 |
Hurst |
| 2SHB 2713 |
|
DNA identification
of convicted sex offenders. DNA
identification system to include information
from persons required to register as a sex
or kidnapping offender as well as persons convicted
of certain gross misdemeanors and misdemeanors. |
C97 L08 |
Seaquist |
| 2SHB 2714 |
|
Failure to register
as a sex offender or kidnapping offender. a
class B felony. The classification for felony-level
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender is increased
from a class C felony to a class B felony. |
C230 L08 |
Loomis |
| HB 2719 |
|
Accurate Offender
Sentences.
Legislature’s intent to ensure offenders receive
accurate sentences that are based on their
actual, complete criminal history. |
C231 L08 |
Priest |
| HB 2786 |
SSB 6489 |
level I sex
offenders. Requires
the Washington Association of Sheriffs and
Police Chiefs to include level I sex offenders
who fail to maintain registration on the statewide
sex offender web site. |
C98 L08 |
Kelley |
| HB 2955 |
SB 6513 |
Criminal history
record information.
Authorizes specific state agencies to continue
to have access to criminal history record information. |
C74 L08 |
Hunter |
| E2SHB 3254 |
|
Driving under
the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Creates an ignition interlock driver’s license
that allows someone with a suspended, revoked,
or denied driver’s license to drive a noncommercial
vehicle, as long as the car was equipped with
an ignition interlock device. |
C282 L08 |
Goodman |
| SSB 6184 |
|
Most serious
offenses.
Most serious offense definition shall now include
out-of-state convictions for a felony with
a finding of sexual motivation if the minimum
sentence imposed was ten years or more. |
C7 L08 |
Benton |
| SSB 6244 |
|
Housing offenders
violating community custody.
DOC funded to study capacity needed to confine
offenders who violate community supervision.
Report is due to the Governor and legislature
Nov. 15, 2008. |
C30 L08 |
Carrell |
| Bill
# |
Companion
# |
Title
/ Narrative |
Status |
Primary
Sponsor |
| SSB 6297 |
|
Prosecuting
attorney salaries. Revises
the contributions from the State for county
prosecuting attorney salaries. Aligns the
half from the State to the salary of superior
court judges. |
C309 L08 |
Prentice |
| SSB 6328 |
|
Campus safety.
Each institution makes available to students, faculty
and staff a campus safety plan. |
C168 L08 |
Kohl-Wells |
| SSB 6339 |
|
Address confidentiality.
Adds trafficking victims to eligible participants
of Address Confidentiality Program. |
C312 L08 |
Kohl-Wells |
| ESB 6357 |
SHB 2563 |
Service of Process
in domestic violence cases.
If a timely personal service of protection
order can’t be made, court shall either require
one additional personal service attempts or
permit service by publication or by mail.
Court shall not require more than two attempts
at personal service. |
C287 L08 |
Kohl-Wells |
| SSB 6544 |
|
Criminal mistreatment.
The offense of criminal mistreatment in the first
degree is ranked a seriousness level XII. |
C38 L08 |
Stevens |
| SSB 6596 |
|
Creation of
a sex offender policy board.
Creates an independent board, administered
by Sentencing Guidelines Commission, to address
issues relevant to the management of sex offenders.
OCVA named as a member of the board. |
C249 L08 |
Hargrove |
| SSB 6933 |
|
Admissibility
of evidence in sex offense cases.
Trials for sex offenses may enter evidence
of previous sex offense(s). In a criminal
action charging a sex offense, evidence of
the defendant’s commission of other sex offenses
is admissible, notwithstanding Washington’s
Evidence Rule (ER) 404(b), if relevant to any
fact in issue, if the evidence is not inadmissible
under ER 403. |
C90 L08 |
Marr |
| Bill
# |
Companion
# |
Title
/ Narrative |
Status |
Primary
Sponsor |
| |
|
2008 Operational
Supplemental Appropriations |
|
|
| ESHB 2687 |
SB 6378 |
Crime Victim Service Centers. $200,000
of the public safety and education account for fiscal year 2009
are provided solely for crime victim service centers. |
C329 L08 |
Sommers |
| ESHB 2687 |
SB 6378 |
Child victims of sexual assault. $600,000
provided solely for distribution to community sexual assault
programs by the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy for the purpose
of enhancing services provided to child victims of sexual abuse
and their families. Enhanced services may include expanded hours
of medical and legal advocacy, expanded hours of therapy for
the child victim, increased support to nonoffending family members
and the development of a standardized child-centered approach
to service delivery. |
C329 L08 |
Sommers |
| ESHB 2687 |
SB 6378 |
Victim Witness Services. $750,000
of the public safety and education account for fiscal year 2009
is provided solely to the office of crime victims advocacy.
These funds shall be contracted with the 39 county prosecuting
attorney’s offices to support victim-witness services. The funds
must be prioritized to ensure a full-time victim-witness coordinator
in each county. |
C329 L08 |
Sommers |
| ESHB 2687 |
SB 6378 |
Sexual Assault Protocols. $75,000
of the public safety and education account for fiscal year 2009
is provided solely for the update of statewide sexual assault
victim assistance protocols through a coordinated effort led
by the Wa Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs. |
C329 L08 |
Sommers |
| ESHB 2687 |
SB 6378 |
Prostitution Prevention and
Intervention Account. Authorizes
spending authority for the distribution as grants by the
Office of Crime victims Advocacy. The grants shall be prioritized
to law enforcement training including law enforcement raining
regarding the availability of service for minors under chapter
13.32A RCW, community outreach and education, treatment and
services to address the problems of minors who have a history
of engaging in sexual conduct for a fee or who are victims
of commercial sexual abuse of a minor or both. Services
include mental health and chemical dependency, parenting,
housing assistance, education and vocational training, or
intensive case management. |
C329 L08 |
Sommers |
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