3SHB 1579: Establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions within the office of the attorney general of criminal conduct arising from police use of force.
Did not pass. The 2023-24 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Stonier
- Introduced
- January 25, 2023
- Status
- H Rules 3C
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (March 7, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Authorizes the Office of the Attorney General, with jurisdiction concurrent with prosecuting attorneys, to investigate and prosecute crimes involving police use of deadly force. Establishes the Independent Prosecutions Unit within the Office of the Attorney General.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 202352 yea · 44 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 6, 202453 yea · 44 nay · 1 not voting
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