SSB 5415: Concerning public defense services for persons committed as not guilty by reason of insanity.
Signed into law: Chapter 120, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Trudeau
- Introduced
- January 17, 2023
- Status
- C 120 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 4/20/2023. (April 20, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Transfers responsibility to provide representation for persons not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to state psychiatric care to the Office of Public Defense (OPD). Directs the OPD to contract with attorneys and other entities for legal representation for such persons throughout their term of commitment.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 7, 202396 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 202349 yea · 0 nay
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