5339 AMH GRAH H2796.1
SB 5339 - H AMD 643
By Representative Graham
NOT CONSIDERED 12/23/2019
On page 1, beginning on line 9, strike all of sections 1 and 2 and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The Washington state institute for public policy shall study the outcomes resulting from the elimination of the death penalty in Washington state. The study must include an evaluation of the economic costs as well as other measurable outcomes.
(2) The institute shall publish its findings and submit a report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2019.
(3) This section expires June 30, 2020."
EFFECT: Restores the statutory authority to impose the death penalty for convictions of aggravated first degree murder.
Requires the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) to study the outcomes resulting from the elimination of the death penalty in Washington. Requires the study to include an evaluation of the economic costs as well as other measurable outcomes. Requires the WSIPP to publish its findings and submit a report to the Governor and the appropriate committees of the Legislature by December 1, 2019.
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