SSB 5588: Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative.
Signed into law: Chapter 373, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Nobles
- Introduced
- January 26, 2023
- Status
- C 373 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 29, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires the Department of Corrections (DOC), in its presentence investigation report for a mental health sentencing alternative, to provide a diagnosis for the defendant's mental illness, rather than a proposed treatment plan. Provides the court discretion to waive the requirement that the DOC and the treatment provider submit reports, prior to any progress hearing, informing the parties of the defendant's progress and compliance with treatment.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 1, 202496 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 202449 yea · 0 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 24, 202430 yea · 19 nay
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