ESSB 5029: Concerning the transportation of individuals released or discharged from the custody of the department of corrections.

What this bill does

Makes changes to the transportation that the Department of Corrections must provide a person being released or transferred from total confinement by limiting the transportation to an authorized location within the state, unless required otherwise, and removing the requirement that the transportation be the least expensive method of public transportation that is $100 or less.

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Floor votes

• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 9, 2025
  91 yea · 6 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 17, 2025
  46 yea · 2 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 26, 2025
  44 yea · 4 nay · 1 not voting

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Other bills sponsored by Wilson, C.

• SSB 5030: Improving access to educational services by reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative forms of documentation.
• SB 5032: Expanding the duties of the office of the family and children's ombuds to include juvenile rehabilitation facilities operated by the department of children, youth, and families.
• ESSB 5128: Concerning medical services for individuals in juvenile detention facilities.
• SSB 5131: Accommodating religious celebrations in state correctional facilities.
• SSB 5139: Concerning reentry council.