H.B. No. 0068

Drug Court Accountability and Treatment Act.

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Gingery and Senator(s) Von       Flatern

AN ACT relating to drug and other specialized courts; providing definitions; creating a new drug court program; repealing existing drug court program; repealing teen court program; expanding and modifying application of drug and other specialized courts; providing purposes of the act; requiring rulemaking; specifying requirements and procedures for creation and operation of a drug court; specifying conditions for participation of a drug offender in a drug court program; increasing maximum extended probation period for persons in substance abuse treatment programs or drug courts; providing for confidentiality and release of records; establishing a state drug court advisory commission and local advisory committees; requiring reports; specifying applicability of the act; providing for transition of programs; and providing for effective dates.

1/29/2008   Bill Number Assigned

2/11/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/12/2008   H Failed Introduction

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Childers, Cohee, Dockstader, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gingery, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Mercer, Miller, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Warren and White

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Blake, Buchanan, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Gilmore, Goggles, Jaggi, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Slater, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 35 Nays 25 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0