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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 590

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Relating to: immunity from revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision for certain controlled substance offenses.

Court — Procedure Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Parole or probation Sentences and penalties Sunset

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law grants to an aider immunity from prosecution for certain

controlled substance crimes and immunity from having probation, parole, or

extended supervision revoked for possessing a controlled substance or controlled

substance analog. Under current law, an aider is a person who summons or provides

emergency medical assistance to another person because the aider believes the other

person is suffering from an overdose or other adverse reaction to a controlled

substance or controlled substance analog. Current law also grants immunity from

prosecution or from having probation, parole, or extended supervision revoked for

possessing a controlled substance or controlled substance analog to the aided person

in this circumstance provided that the aided person completes a drug treatment

program.

The current law provisions relating to revocation of probation, parole, or

extended supervision and to aided persons are set to sunset on August 1, 2020, at

which time the law will provide to aiders immunity from prosecution only for certain

controlled substance crimes. This bill repeals the sunsetting of the provisions

relating to probation, parole, or extended supervision and aided persons so that

current law will remain in place after August 1, 2020.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Olsen (R) , Schachtner (D) , Wanggaard (R)

24 cosponsors

Bowen (D) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kulp (R) , Magnafici (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Feb 11, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 27, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Wanggaard and Schachtner; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Bowen, Novak, Snyder, Petersen, Kitchens, Quinn, Felzkowski, Edming, Kulp, Magnafici, Plumer, Rohrkaste, Knodl, Tusler, Petryk, Dittrich, Tranel, Thiesfeldt, Spiros, Mursau, Ramthun, Spreitzer and Doyle

  2. Nov 27, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  6. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1