1604-S AMH JACO PATT 354

SHB 1604 - H AMD 1498

WITHDRAWN 02/04/2026

On page 4, after line 18, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 70.48 RCW to read as follows:

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a jail may not assign an inmate who is biologically female, and who has a documented history of being a victim of sexual violence, to share a room or cell with any other inmate of the opposite biological sex. For the purposes of this section, an inmate has "a documented history of being a victim of sexual violence" if the inmate has ever been identified by a criminal or civil court record, a protection order, a restraining order, or a no-contact order as a victim of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030."

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