1078-S AMH VOLZ OMLI 040

  

SHB 1078 - H AMD 96

By Representative Volz

OUT OF ORDER 02/24/2021

On page 4, line 7, after "(2)" strike "(a)"

On page 4, beginning on line 20, strike all of subsection (b)

On page 8, after line 24, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. (1) By December 1, 2021, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the department shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature that includes information on the expected number of people who will have their voting rights restored pursuant to RCW 29A.08.520 as of July 1, 2022, who:

(a) Have been convicted of a serious violent offense, violent offense, or sex offense; and

(b) Are under the authority of the department based on a conviction of an offense under (a) of this subsection.

(2) For purposes of this section:

(a) A person is under the authority of the department of corrections if the person is:

(i) Serving a sentence of confinement in the custody of the department; or

(ii) Subject to community custody as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.

(b) The terms "serious violent offense", "violent offense", and "sex offense" have the same meaning as in RCW 9.94A.030.

(2) This section expires December 31, 2021.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. Sections 1 through 7 of this act take effect July 1, 2022."

Correct the title.

EFFECT:   Requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to report by December 1, 2021, on the expected number of people who have been convicted of a serious violent offense, violent offense, or sex offense and are serving a sentence of confinement in the custody of the DOC or are subject to community custody for that offense, and who will have their voting rights restored pursuant to the act as of July 1, 2022.

Delays the effective date of the act, except provisions requiring the DOC's December 1, 2021, report to July 1, 2022, and makes conforming changes by removing provisions that allow counties to use existing printed election material for elections in 2021 if an insert is included with the ballot explaining the changes under the bill.

--- END ---