E2SSB 5296: Improving outcomes for individuals adjudicated of juvenile offenses by increasing opportunities for community placement options and refining procedural requirements.

What this bill does

Requires the court to make an independent finding supported by a preponderance of the evidence that commitment to juvenile rehabilitation is needed because a community-based placement would not adequately protect the community before committing a juvenile to a juvenile rehabilitation institution for certain offenses. Expands eligibility for juvenile disposition alternatives, modifies provisions related to juvenile rehabilitation institutions, and requires the court to hold review hearings at the mid-point of a commitment to a juvenile institution that is eight months or longer.

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Floor votes

• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 10, 2025
  26 yea · 23 nay

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Other bills sponsored by Wilson, C.

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