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2019 House Bill 1517: Concerning domestic violence
Introduced by Rep. Roger Goodman (KirkLand) (D) on January 23, 2019
Referred to the House Public Safety Committee on January 23, 2019
Substitute offered in the House on February 7, 2019
Modifies definitions pertaining to domestic violence (DV) to distinguish between DV committed by intimate partners and family or household members.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 12, 2019
Amendment offered by Rep. Roger Goodman (KirkLand) (D) on March 6, 2019
Removes the requirement for the Department of Corrections to evaluate a domestic violence (DV) offender's risk of committing DV in the future when conducting a court-ordered evaluation for the residential drug offender sentencing alternative. Makes requirements pertaining to presentence investigations consistent across sections by adding language specifying that the court may waive a presentence investigation.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 6, 2019
Received in the Senate on March 8, 2019
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on March 8, 2019
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 22, 2019
Amendment offered in the Senate on April 5, 2019
Directs the Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress to develop a training curriculum for domestic violence perpetrator treatment providers no later than June 30, 2020, and make it available for provider training.
Requires WSU to complete the DV risk assessment tool by July 1, 2020 and for the Department of Corrections to begin work on implementing the tool on July 1, 2020, with full implementation by July 1, 2021.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 8, 2019
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 7, 2019