SB 5339 Washington Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Jan 2020

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2020 Last action Mar 12, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2020

How they voted

25–16

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 44

Jan 31, 2020

D Democratic27

22 Yea 4 Nay 1

81% Yea

R Republican17

3 Yea 12 Nay 2

70% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 28, 2020

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

upper

Feb 27, 2020

Lower · Passed

Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM

lower

Feb 27, 2020

Upper · Passed

PS - Majority; do pass.

upper

Feb 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (25-16-3)

senate

Jan 13, 2020

Introduced

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

upper

Apr 26, 2019

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.

upper

Apr 3, 2019

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

upper

Apr 1, 2019

Lower · Passed

Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM

lower

Apr 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

PS - Majority; do pass.

upper

Mar 25, 2019

Lower · Passed

Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM

lower

Feb 7, 2019

Upper · Passed

Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM

upper

Feb 7, 2019

Upper · Passed

LAW - Majority; do pass.

upper

Feb 5, 2019

Upper · Passed

Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors