CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5282

Chapter 216, Laws of 2013

63rd Legislature
2013 Regular Session



MENTAL HEALTH COMMITMENT INFORMATION--STATEWIDE DATABASE



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/28/13

Passed by the Senate April 22, 2013
  YEAS 48   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2013
  YEAS 93   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5282 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

HUNTER G. GOODMAN
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Secretary
Approved May 10, 2013, 11:30 a.m.








JAY INSLEE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 10, 2013







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5282
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2013 Regular Session
State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Senate Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Pearson, Keiser, Sheldon, Becker, Tom, Parlette, Rivers, Braun, Bailey, Padden, Roach, Litzow, Honeyford, and Shin)

READ FIRST TIME 02/19/13.   



     AN ACT Relating to creating a statewide database of mental health commitment information; adding a new section to chapter 71.05 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The department of licensing, Washington state patrol, department of social and health services, administrative office of the courts, and representatives of regional support networks and superior courts shall participate in a work group convened by the department of licensing for the purpose of making a proposal for consolidation of statewide involuntary commitment information for the purpose of accurate and efficient verification of eligibility to possess a firearm. The work group shall also make recommendations with respect to how to maintain the privacy of commitment information and whether access to the database can legally be provided to designated mental health professionals or law enforcement officials for use in the official course of their duties. The work group shall report its recommendations to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2013.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW to read as follows:
     By August 1, 2013, all regional support networks in the state of Washington must forward historical mental health involuntary commitment information retained by the organization including identifying information and dates of commitment to the department. As soon as feasible, the regional support networks must arrange to report new commitment data to the department within twenty-four hours. Commitment information under this section does not need to be resent if it is already in the possession of the department. Regional support networks and the department shall be immune from liability related to the sharing of commitment information under this section.


         Passed by the Senate April 22, 2013.
         Passed by the House April 9, 2013.
         Approved by the Governor May 10, 2013.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 10, 2013.