WCSAP's Key Bills for 2007 - Signed into Law by the Governor
Signed into law by the Governor WCSAP'S POSITION SPONSORSHIP COMIMITTEE STATUS
Protection Orders        
Bill Name        
HB 1437 - Concerning fees for petitioners of sexual assault protection orders (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Eddy, Williams, Lantz, Seaquist, Appleton, Darneille, Rolfes, Lovick, Moeller, Ericks Judiciary Governor signed 04/17/07
HB 1555 - Addressing sexual assault protection orders (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Williams, Rodne, Lantz, Chase, Ericks Judiciary Governor signed 04/27/07
HB 1642 - Concerning criminal violations of no-contact orders, protection orders, and restraining orders (SUPPORT) MONITOR Pedersen, Lantz, Williams, Moeller, Wood, Kirby, O'Brien, Chase, Ormsby, Green Judiciary Governor signed 04/21/07
Polygraphing
       
Bill Name        
HB 1520 - Concerning polygraph examinations of sexual assault victims (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Williams, Rodne, Simpson, Moeller, O'Brien, Kirby, Kenney Judiciary Governor Signed 04//27/07
Sex Offender Management
       
Bill Name        
HB 1220 - Modifying provisions affecting the appointment of indeterminate sentence review board members (MONITORING) MONITOR Hurst, Kelley, Sells, Dunshee, Kenney, Lovick, McCoy, O'Brien, Simpson Human Services Governor Signed 05/08/07
HB 1592 - Revising provisions relating to the indeterminate sentence review board (MONITORING) MONITOR Hurst  Human Services, Appropriations Governor Signed 05/08/07
SB 5243 - Increasing the length of confinement for a parole violation committed by certain juvenile sex offenders (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Brandland, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Stevens, Rasmussen, Shin, Roach Human Services & Corrections Governor Signed 04/27/07
Offender Re-entry        
SB 6157 - Changing provisions affecting offenders who are leaving confinement MONITOR Prentice Ways & Means Governor Signed 05/15/07
Other Issues affecting Victims of SA
       
Bill Name        
HB 1008 - Protecting vulnerable adults (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Moeller, Lovick, Kagi, Cody, Appleton, Conway, Morrell, Kenney, Simpson, B. Sullivan, Goodman, Lantz Judiciary Governor Signed 05/03/07
HB 1097 - Protecting vulnerable adults (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Miloscia, Priest, Chase, Green, Ormsby, B. Sullivan, O'Brien, Morrell, Kenney, Moeller, Wallace, McCune, Simpson Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Governor signed 04/10/07
HB 1319 - Protecting employees, contract staff, and volunteers of a correctional agency from stalking (SUPPORT) SUPPORT O'Brien, Pearson, Dickerson, Blake, Kenney, Ormsby Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Governor Signed 04/27/07
HB 1422 - Addressing children and families of incarcerated parents (CONCERNS) CONCERNS Roberts, Dickerson, Appleton, Walsh, Haler, Darneille, Lovick, Pettigrew, Quall, Hasegawa, Sells, Goodman, Eddy, Green, O'Brien, Chase, Kagi, Ormsby, Santos Human Services Governor Signed 05/08/07
HB5097 - Regarding safe schools (MONITOR) MONITOR Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Swecker, Kastama, Regala, Weinstein, Eide, Oemig, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Shin, Berkey, Murray, Kline, Rasmussen Early Learning and K-12 Education Governor signed 05/09/07
SB 5190 - Modifying provisions relating to the collection of legal financial obligations (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Hargrove, McCaslin, Shin Human Services & Corrections Governor signed 04/18/07
SB5288 - Requiring cyberbullying to be included in school district harassment prevention policies (MONITOR) MONITOR Kohl-Welles, Murray, McAuliffe, Weinstein, Shin, Rasmussen Early Learning and K-12 Education Governor signed 05/09/07
SB5317 - Creating additional safeguards for child care (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Kohl-Welles, Brandland, Hargrove, Stevens, Regala, McAuliffe Human Services & Corrections Governor signed 05/11/07
SB 5332 - Creating a Statewide victim information and notification system (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Roach, Prentice, Rasmussen Human Services & Corrections Governor Signed 04/27/07
SB 5718 - Imposing penalties for engaging in the commercial sexual abuse of minors (SUPPORT) SUPPORT Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Regala, Stevens, Keiser, Rasmussen Human Services & Corrections Governor Signed 05/08/07
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