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2019 Senate Bill 5488: Concerning the sentencing of persons under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the commission of a crime
Introduced by Sen. Jeannie Darneille (Tacoma) (D) on January 23, 2019
Referred to the Senate Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation Committee on January 23, 2019
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 5, 2019
Allows adult court full discretion to depart from mandatory sentencing enhancements and take the particular circumstances surrounding a defendant's youth into account when sentencing a defendant for an offense committed when the defendant was under eighteen years of age.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 7, 2019
Received in the House on March 6, 2019
Referred to the House Public Safety Committee on March 6, 2019
Substitute offered in the Senate on January 21, 2020
Allows adult court to depart from mandatory sentencing enhancements when sentencing a person for a crime committed under the age of eighteen in order to take into account the particular circumstances surrounding a defendant's youth.
Received in the Senate on January 13, 2020
Referred to the Senate Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation Committee on January 13, 2020
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on January 23, 2020
Received in the House on February 21, 2020
Referred to the House Public Safety Committee on February 21, 2020
Amendment offered by Rep. Roger Goodman (KirkLand) (D) on March 3, 2020
Removes the provision allowing a judge to sentence a defendant below the standard range based on a finding that the defendant is less culpable because of youthfulness.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 3, 2020
Received in the Senate on March 10, 2020
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on March 25, 2020