SB5139 • 2026

Reentry council members

Concerning reentry council.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Senator C. Wilson, Senator Frame, Senator Hasegawa, Senator Nobles
Last action: 2025-03-03
Official status: S subst for
Effective date: Not listed

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Reentry council members

What This Bill Does

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5139-S AMH CS H2064.1

0 • Community Safety

ADOPTED

Plain English: 5139-S AMH CS H2064.1 SSB 5139 - H COMM AMD By Committee on Community Safety ADOPTED 04/10/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.

5139-S AMH CS H2064.1 SSB 5139 - H COMM AMD By Committee on Community Safety ADOPTED 04/10/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.
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RCW 43.380.030 and 2016 c 188 s 4 are each amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (1) The council comprises ((fifteen)) 22 members appointed by the 5 governor.
6 (2) The governor must create a membership that includes:7 (a)(i) Representatives of: The department of corrections; the 8 health care authority; the department of social and health services; 9 the employment security department; the juvenile rehabilitation 10 administration; a statewide organization representing community and 11 technical colleges; a statewide organization representing law 12 enforcement interests; a statewide organization representing the 13 interests of crime victims; a statewide organization representing 14 prosecutors; a statewide organization representing public defenders; 15 a statewide or local organization representing businesses and 16 employers; housing providers; and faith-based organizations or 17 communities; 18 (ii) At least two persons with experience reentering the 19 community after incarceration; ((and))20 (iii) Two other community leaders;21 (iv) Two community members who are currently incarcerated, one of 22 whom must be incarcerated in a men's correctional facility and one 23 who must be incarcerated in a women's correctional facility; and24 (v) Two persons who are either a survivor or victim of a crime as 25 defined in RCW 7.69.020, one of whom does not identify as female, and 26 one who does not identify as male.

5139-S AMH GRAH RUSM 270

997 • Graham

NOT CONSIDERED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5139-S AMH GRAH RUSM 270 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Makes any member of the Statewide Reentry Council who is currently incarcerated ineligible for compensation and reimbursement that may otherwise be available under state law.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5139-S AMH GRAH RUSM 270 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Makes any member of the Statewide Reentry Council who is currently incarcerated ineligible for compensation and reimbursement that may otherwise be available under state law.
5139-S AMH GRAH RUSM 270 SSB 5139 - H AMD TO CS COMM AMD (H-2064.1/25) 997 By Representative Graham NOT CONSIDERED 04/27/2025 On page 2, line 17 of the striking amendment, after "43.03.060" insert ", except that any member of the council currently incarcerated may not receive any form of monetary compensation or reimbursement as otherwise provided in this section" --- END

Bill History

2025-03-03 Senate
1st substitute bill substituted.

Official Summary Text

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AN ACT Relating to reentry council; and amending RCW 43.380.030, 1
43.380.060, and 43.380.070. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 43.380.030 and 2016 c 188 s 4 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) The council comprises ((fifteen)) 20 members appointed by the 6
governor. 7
(2) The governor must create a membership that includes:8
(a)(i) Representatives of: The department of corrections; the 9
health care authority; the department of social and health services; 10
the employment security department; the juvenile rehabilitation 11
administration; a statewide organization representing community and 12
technical colleges; a statewide organization representing law 13
enforcement interests; a statewide organization representing the 14
interests of crime victims; a statewide organization representing 15
prosecutors; a statewide organization representing public defenders; 16
a statewide or local organization representing businesses and 17
employers; housing providers; and faith-based organizations or 18
communities; 19
(ii) At least two persons with experience reentering the 20
community after incarceration; ((and))21
Z-0044.2
SENATE BILL 5139
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators C. Wilson, Frame, Hasegawa, and Nobles; by request of
Department of Commerce
Prefiled 01/06/25. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Human Services.
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(iii) Two other community leaders; and1
(iv) Two community members who are currently incarcerated.2
(b) At least one position of the council must be reserved for an 3
invited person with a background in tribal affairs, and such position 4
has all of the same voting and other powers of other members.5
(3) When making appointments, the governor shall consider:6
(a) The racial and ethnic background of applicants in order for 7
the membership to reflect the diversity of racial and ethnic 8
backgrounds of all those who are incarcerated in the state;9
(b) The gender of applicants in order for the membership to 10
reflect the gender diversity of all those who are incarcerated in the 11
state; 12
(c) The geographic location of all applicants in order for the 13
membership to represent the different geographic regions of the 14
state; and 15
(d) The experiences and background of all applicants relating to 16
the incarcerated population. 17
Sec. 2. RCW 43.380.060 and 2016 c 188 s 7 are each amended to 18
read as follows: 19
The members of the council ((shall serve without )) may receive 20
compensation as provided in RCW 43.03.220 and 43.03.270, ((but)) and 21
are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 22
43.03.050 and 43.03.060. 23
Sec. 3. RCW 43.380.070 and 2016 c 188 s 8 are each amended to 24
read as follows: 25
(1) Meetings of the council must be held in accordance with the 26
open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RCW, and at the call of the 27
cochairs or when a majority of the council membership so requests. 28
Members may participate in a meeting of the council by means of a 29
conference telephone or similar communication equipment as described 30
in RCW 23B.08.200. 31
(2) ((Seven)) Eleven members of the council constitute a quorum.32
(3) Once operational, the council must convene on a regular 33
schedule at least four times during each year. 34
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