Introduced by Sen. Adam Kline (Seattle) (D) on January 31, 2007
To include offenders with a severe mental disorder within the same trial and punishment standards as offenders who are mentally retarded in death penalty cases. The bill would also allow a defendant to submit a pretrial motion of disqualification from the death penalty based on mental retardation or severe mental disorder. See companion HB 1707. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 31, 2007