PRIA Logo™
WashingtonHB 13592025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Reviewing laws related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial.

Sponsored By: My-Linh Thai (Democratic)

Became Law

Your PRIA Score

Score Hidden

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to start

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Task force to update competency laws

The law creates a statewide task force to update laws on criminal insanity and competency to stand trial. The Washington State Association of Counties convenes it, staffs it, and the members pick co-chairs. All meetings are online. The task force may form subcommittees and hire outside experts only if lawmakers provide money for contracts. It must report findings to the Governor and legislative committees by December 1, 2026. The task force ends December 31, 2026.

Law takes effect only if funded

The law is null and void unless the omnibus appropriations act provides specific funding for this act by June 30, 2025. The funding must reference this act by bill or chapter number. If funded, the act then operates on its effective date, July 27, 2025.

Competency and insanity laws reorganized

The law reorganizes chapter 10.77 of the Revised Code under new headings and fixes cross-references. It also removes five sections from the code: RCW 10.77.2101, 10.77.290, 10.77.310, 10.77.940, and 10.77.950. These steps mainly clean up and reorder the law; this text does not change who qualifies for services.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • My-Linh Thai

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Carolyn Eslick

    Republican • House

  • Lauren Davis

    Democratic • House

  • Peter Abbarno

    Republican • House

  • Roger Goodman

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 158 • No: 84

House vote • 4/22/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 58 • No: 39 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 31 • No: 17 • Other: 1

House vote • 3/5/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 69 • No: 28 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    5/19/2025House

  2. Chapter 358, 2025 Laws.

    5/19/2025House

  3. Governor signed.

    5/19/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/25/2025legislature

  5. President signed.

    4/24/2025legislature

  6. Speaker signed.

    4/23/2025legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/22/2025House

  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    4/22/2025House

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/15/2025House

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/15/2025House

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

    4/15/2025House

  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/11/2025House

  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    4/8/2025House

  14. Minority; without recommendation.

    4/7/2025House

  15. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Law & Justice.

    4/7/2025House

  16. Referred to Ways & Means.

    3/28/2025House

  17. And refer to Ways & Means.

    3/27/2025House

  18. LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    3/27/2025House

  19. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

    3/7/2025House

  20. Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    3/5/2025House

  21. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/5/2025House

  22. 2nd substitute bill substituted.

    3/5/2025House

  23. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    3/4/2025House

  24. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/28/2025House

  25. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/27/2025House

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation