Checkmark
Legislation watch
     

Search all years.

2007 House Bill 2214: Studying the sentencing reform act.
Introduced by Rep. Al O'Brien, (D-Mountlake Terrace) (D) on February 13, 2007
To conduct a complete review of sentencing and its effect on law enforcement, jails, corrections, and state and local fiscal resources. The bill would direct the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to study the Sentencing Reform Act of 1981. The study must: 1) Evaluate the Sentencing Reform Act in light of its intended purposes; 2) Compare the Sentencing Reform Act to other systems of sentencing adult offenders in the U.S.; and 3) Recommend a design for a more ideal and stably maintained criminal justice system. The institute must submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by December 1, 2008.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee on February 13, 2007