2018 Senate Bill 6052: 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

Introduced by Sen. Maureen Walsh (Walla Walla) (R) on January 8, 2018

Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on January 8, 2018

Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on January 26, 2018

Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) on February 14, 2018

Requires the act be submitted to a vote by the people of the state of Washington.

The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on February 14, 2018

Received in the House on February 16, 2018

Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 16, 2018