Concerning work programs for incarcerated persons.
Last action: 2026-01-12 — Referred to Community Safety.
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Official Description
Concerning work programs for incarcerated persons.
Bill Details
- Bill Number
- HB 1233
- Current Status
- Engrossed
- Sponsors
- Tarra Simmons, Shaun Scott, Strom Peterson, Lauren Davis, Timm Ormsby, Natasha Hill
- Introduced
- 2025-01-09
- Chamber
- House
- Current Committee
- Community Safety
Floor Votes
| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Democrats | Republicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | House | 3rd Reading & Final PassageESHB 1233 | Passed 58-39 1 not voting | 58 yes / 0 no | 0 yes / 39 no |
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Bill History
- 2025-03-05 Floor amendment
- 2025-03-05 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- 2025-03-05 Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- 2025-03-07 First reading, referred to Human Services.
- 2025-03-18 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- 2025-03-31 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- 2025-04-27 By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- 2026-01-12 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- 2026-01-12 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- 2026-01-12 Referred to Community Safety.
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