Requiring all less restrictive alternatives for sexually violent predators to be operated by the department of social and health services or a contracted provider.

 H-3123.1

HOUSE BILL 2704

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Couture, Leavitt, Griffey, Connors, Barnard, Dufault, Ormsby, Jacobsen, and Eslick

Read first time 01/29/26. Referred to Committee on Community Safety.

AN ACT Relating to requiring all less restrictive alternatives for sexually violent predators to be operated by the department of social and health services or a contracted provider; amending RCW 71.09.020 , 71.09.092 , and 71.09.097 ; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 71.09.020 and 2021 c 236 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.