CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5884
Chapter 342, Laws of 2024
68TH LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES—COURT-ORDERED RESTITUTION
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2024
Passed by the Senate February 1, 2024
  Yeas 31  Nays 18
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
Passed by the House February 27, 2024
  Yeas 58  Nays 36
LAURIE JINKINS
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.
SARAH BANNISTER
Secretary
Secretary
Approved March 28, 2024 2:28 PM
FILED
March 29, 2024
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington
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.
Passed by the Senate February 1, 2024.
Passed by the House February 27, 2024.
Approved by the Governor March 28, 2024.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 29, 2024.
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