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• Introduced by Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 29, 2009, provides minor clarifications in sentencing provisions regarding certain community custody and drug offender sentencing alternatives. (See also Companion SB 5702) .
  • Referred to the House Human Services Committee on January 29, 2009.
    • Substitute offered in the House on February 16, 2009, to clarify that the judges do not need to order assessments for offenders who will receive the prison-based Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative. Because fewer offenders will take part in residential-based treatment, fewer assessments will be necessary. For offenders who will participate in residential-based programs, the treatment facility where the offender is housed must provide the court with a treatment plan within 30 days of the offender's arrival. The substitute bill also contains provisions that allow the Department of Corrections to impose sanctions under the community custody statutes. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on February 16, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 19, 2009.
• Passed in the House (94 to 0) on February 27, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 3, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Human Services & Corrections Committee on March 3, 2009.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on March 26, 2009, to clarify the permissible standard sentence range for an offender to participate in a DOSA program to reference the end of the standard sentence range. The court may order a presentence chemical dependency screening to inform the court of the offender's likelihood to be chemically dependent when the court is considering a prison-based alternative . The amendment failed in the Senate by voice vote on March 26, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 26, 2009.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on April 14, 2009, to offer a striking amendment that clarifies the the administrative procedures for providing a court order evaluation, among other things. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 14, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (47 to 0) on April 14, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 7, 2009, permits the court to order the Department of Corrections (DOC) to complete a risk assessment report and/or a chemical dependency screening report to assist it in making a determination of whether to order a residential-based treatment alternative when a defendant is sentenced to the Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA). Permits the court to order the DOC to conduct an examination of the offender if the Court is considering imposing the residential treatment based alternative. Requires the residential treatment program to send a copy of the offender's treatment plan to the court within 30 days of the offender's arrival at the program if the court orders residential-based treatment. Creates new and separate sections in Chapter 9.94A regarding prison-based and residential-based treatment .