Passed by the Senate February 1, 2024 Yeas 31 Nays 18
President of the Senate Passed by the House February 27, 2024 Yeas 58 Nays 36
Speaker of the House of Representatives | CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5884 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
Secretary Secretary |
Approved | FILED |
| Secretary of State State of Washington |
SENATE BILL 5884
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington | 68th Legislature | 2024 Regular Session |
BySenators Trudeau, Pedersen, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Lovelett, Nobles, Saldaña, Salomon, Stanford, and Valdez
Prefiled 12/19/23.Read first time 01/08/24.Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.
AN ACT Relating to court-ordered restitution in environmental criminal cases; adding a new section to chapter
90.48 RCW; adding a new section to chapter
70A.15 RCW; adding a new section to chapter
70A.300 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter
90.48 RCW to read as follows:
In determining restitution following a criminal conviction under this chapter or chapter
90.56 RCW, the court is authorized to order restitution for harm to natural resources or the environment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter
70A.15 RCW to read as follows:
In determining restitution following a criminal conviction under this chapter, the court is authorized to order restitution for harm to natural resources or the environment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter
70A.300 RCW to read as follows:
In determining restitution following a criminal conviction under this chapter, the court is authorized to order restitution for harm to natural resources or the environment.
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