| Passed by the Senate April 22, 2013 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 9, 2013 YEAS 93 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | 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 ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 10, 2013, 11:30 a.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 10, 2013 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
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.