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Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission

The Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission convenes for a special meeting.

Agenda:

  • I. CALL TO ORDER 
  • Chair Judge Saint Clair 


  • II. DRAFT LEGISLATIVE BILLS 

Bill SGC Voted On 

  • a. SB 5227 Concerning offenses involving child sex dolls. 
  • The SGC has been asked to provide recommended rankings for the new offenses. 


  • Hearings scheduled for week of 2/3/2025 
  • b. HB 1113 Concerning accountability and access to services for individuals charged with a misdemeanor. 
  • c. HB 1180 Implementing certain recommendations from the sex offender policy board concerning the criminal offense of failure to register. 
  • d. HB 1265 Concerning commercial sexual exploitation. 
  • e. HB 1391/SB 5426 Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions. 
  • f. SB 5296/HB 1322 Improving outcomes for individuals adjudicated of juvenile offenses by increasing opportunities for community placement options and refining procedural requirements. 
  • g. HB 1484/SB 5366 Concerning exceptional sentences for offenses which result in the pregnancy of a victim of rape. 
  • h. HB 1487/SB 5362 Concerning victims of crime act funding. 
  • i. SB 5260 Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions. 
  • j. SB 5278 Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions. 


  • Bills From Prior Agendas That SGC Has Not Addressed 
  • k. HB 1074 Excluding any person who is convicted of a hit and run resulting in death from being eligible for a first-time offender waiver. 
  • l. HB 1101 Concerning vehicular homicide offenses.
  • m. HB 1110 Vacating convictions for driving under the influence. 
  • n. HB 1239 Preparing incarcerated people for successful reentry upon release from a correctional facility. 
  • o. HB 1248 Improving the effectiveness of juvenile justice programs by providing ongoing evaluations and clarifying juvenile diversion practices. 
  • p. HB 1317 Concerning persons serving long sentences for offenses committed prior to reaching 21 years of age. 
  • q. SB 5005/HB 1424 Concerning transparency, public safety, and independent oversight of the city, county, and regional jail system in WA state. 
  • r. SB 5071 Updating the endangerment with a controlled substance statute. s. SB 5219 Concerning partial confinement eligibility and alignment. t. SB 5268 Classifying unlawful possession of a firearm as a violent offense. u. SB 5323 Concerning the penalties for theft and possession of stolen property from first responders. 


  • III. PUBLIC COMMENT 
  • IV. ADJOURNMENT