H-2972.1
HOUSE BILL 2533
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Reeves, Leavitt, Couture, Connors, Barnard, Parshley, and Santos
Read first time 01/16/26. Referred to Committee on Community Safety.
AN ACT Relating to augmenting community protections by modifying procedures related to whether or not sexually violent predators may be released to less restrictive alternative placements; amending RCW 71.09.020 , 71.09.090 , 71.09.092 , 71.09.094 , 71.09.096 , and 71.09.098 ; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that certain jurisdictions bear a disproportionate share of the sexually violent predators that release from total confinement. This is a clear violation of fair share principles. The legislature intends to augment requirements the court should consider prior to granting a release for a sexually violent predator from total confinement to a less restrictive alternative placement. The legislature also intends to create a statutory option for local jurisdictions to reject placement of a sexually violent predator if the county is not the county of commitment and the placement does not comply with fair share principles.
Sec. 2. RCW 71.09.020 and 2021 c 236 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: