CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5207
Chapter 43, Laws of 2019
66TH LEGISLATURE
2019 REGULAR SESSION
FELONY VOTING RIGHTS--NOTIFICATION BY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 2019
Passed by the Senate February 25, 2019
  Yeas 37  Nays 12
KAREN KEISER
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2019
  Yeas 76  Nays 21
FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5207 as passed by Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
BRAD HENDRICKSON
Secretary
Secretary
Approved April 17, 2019 12:57 PM
FILED
April 18, 2019
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington
SENATE BILL 5207
Passed Legislature - 2019 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2019 Regular Session
BySenators Dhingra, Hunt, Saldaña, Darneille, Das, Cleveland, Kuderer, Pedersen, Salomon, Nguyen, Rolfes, Hasegawa, Keiser, and Randall
Read first time 01/16/19.Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to notification of felony voting rights and restoration; and adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall notify an inmate, in writing, of the process for provisional and permanent restoration of voting rights, as described in RCW 29A.08.520, prior to the termination of authority of the department over the inmate. The department shall also provide the inmate with:
(1) A voter registration form and written instructions for returning the form by mail; and
(2) Written information regarding registering to vote in person and electronically.
Passed by the Senate February 25, 2019.
Passed by the House April 9, 2019.
Approved by the Governor April 17, 2019.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 18, 2019.
--- END ---