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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 745

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Relating to: bathing periods for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction. (FE)

Corrections department of House of correction Jail Prison Sheriff

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

The bill requires the Department of Corrections or the county sheriff to ensure

that each inmate in a state correctional institution or county jail or house of

correction is provided with a minimum of four bathing periods per week and that

each bathing period includes at least 10 minutes of access to heated running water

and 15 minutes of overall time.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Larson (D) , Spreitzer (D)

16 cosponsors

C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Emerson, Considine, Conley, Joers, Sinicki, Clancy, Shelton, C. Anderson, Stubbs, J. Anderson, Palmeri, Jacobson, Haywood, Moore Omokunde and Neubauer

  2. Dec 8, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 2, 2024 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1