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\"For the record, Edie Adams, staff to the committee,\" Adams said in her staff report. Representative Jamila Taylor, the bill sponsor, framed HB 1620 as a targeted reform to give judges clearer guidance and to require written findings where judges exercise discretion in ways that have major consequences for families.

Supporters testified that HB 1620 improves clarity, particularly for unrepresented litigants and courts. Mary Welch of the Northwest Justice Project said the statute is currently \"extremely convoluted\" and that the bill's reorganization and added definitions would reduce inconsistent outcomes. The Superior Court Judges Association (represented by Judge Alicia Burton and Commissioner Barbara McIngvale) urged support, saying the bill simplifies the statute and requires explicit findings, which the judges' groups said will increase predictability and help self‑represented parties navigate complex family law proceedings.

Opponents—many of them survivors and survivor‑advocates—urged the committee to reject the bill or to pause and craft survivor‑centered reforms. Several speakers said the bill would expand judicial discretion in ways that could harm survivors and children. Survivor Gina Bloom described an appellate case from her experience and argued the bill would give judges more latitude to award custody despite domestic‑violence findings. Other survivors, including Tamara Emerson and Shira Cole, said the changes could enable custodial litigation to be weaponized by abusers and urged the Legislature to adopt the Model Code recommended by national family‑court experts instead.

Key clarifications and examples from the hearing: staff said King County district courts already manage large protection‑order calendars (Adams reported \"over 200 protection order hearings a month\" in King County). The bill creates a presumption framework for sole decision making tied to specified mandatory factors, and it requires courts to make written findings and to use a multifactor analysis before declining to impose limitations. The Family Law Executive Committee of the Washington State Bar Association recommended specifying a clear‑and‑convincing evidence standard for a rebuttable presumption addressed in section language.

The committee heard both survivor testimony urging delay or major revision and institutional support from judges and legal aid experts who said the statute needs organization and definitions to reduce inconsistent outcomes. No committee vote was recorded in the transcript; the hearing ended and the committee moved to its next agenda item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Civil Rights & Judiciary - 1/29/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Edie Adams, staff to the committee, told the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee that House Bill 1620 reorganizes and updates the law on parenting‑plan limitations under RCW 26.09.191, adding definitions and new requirements for written findings.","taxTitle","Civil Rights & Judiciary, House of Representatives, Legislative Sessions, Washington","taxId",20256,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":44,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6363958,"Supporters, opponents clash over bill to let courts issue impaired-driving protection orders",1359,57000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2165559-50c01b7e0a94c5f6e81c5a44e966dc5a&start=57&end=1416","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2165559-50c01b7e0a94c5f6e81c5a44e966dc5a/thumbnail_57000.jpg","/articles/6363958/Washington/Supporters-opponents-clash-over-bill-to-let-courts-issue-impaired-driving-protection-orders","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6363958-a96dca8fe66011a617b170a67b178287/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156009&Signature=gZBcSoYjjTE8Hu~LrdNzTvfH7s~5yWRu-M0qXNlie8kbaQoO-MHK1vxlDzbnAXsfgjkNKdjZWkY2kF51J-JRS6NOy3jkkIgto98DWq~b6NBjRKYnyTAoYH9AeH--OcyQIgCPSqjtg87ywdei7fZYUsPTL0LFnnLbp1J6DzG7zuwFVMwIvM7owEh5q2naDwVUBiFRX3~3b7kNmVrqvWRm-l0dreA7pWJEBINhDVyM4hiXATDJUbETYVlH4Z7dFiXaApOQ92Oyq7G~284PtkPBgKuom43BnzEhejcqhXmKpkfQXU5kEa2Evi7bp0BQTrb2CP6I~cGKsTtsNnjD1SngyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders told the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee that he strongly supports House Bill 1426, saying \"this is maybe the most innovative bill I've seen to address impaired driving.\" Sanders said impaired driving accounts for nearly half of fatal crashes statewide and described practical limits for law enforcement trying to stop repeat offenders before a crash.

The bill would authorize courts to issue an impaired driving protection order (IDPO) on civil petition, allowing measures such as ignition interlocks or bans on driving a particular vehicle when a judge finds the petitioner has shown sufficient evidence. \"These impaired driving orders would allow us to run the plate of the vehicle and match that up with what the family has already testified to in court,\" Sanders said, describing how the orders could create probable cause to stop a vehicle.

Why it matters: supporters say HB 1426 aims to prevent deaths and serious injuries by intervening before crashes occur. Shelley Baldwin, acting director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, called the state in a \"traffic safety crisis,\" noting that 809 people died in 2023 in crashes involving impairment and saying interlocks are a proven preventive tool. Chase Glasser of SAFE and other advocates testified that interlock technology has stopped many attempted impaired starts and that early use could save lives.

Not all witnesses agreed. Sergeant Selena Copa warned that the bill would create a civil proceeding with fewer protections than a criminal case and said it could weaken constitutional rights for the accused: \"This bill will create a civil case with no right to counsel. ... The 5th, 6th, and 14th rights our constitution guarantees to the accused, would take a weight for impact of Washingtonians.\" King County District Court Presiding Judge Rebecca Robertson testified that courts are already at capacity for protection‑order calendars and raised concerns about increased workload, monitoring costs, and the risk of abusive litigation if the class of potential petitioners is broad.

Victims and victim‑advocates urged passage. Several family members described fatal or catastrophic crashes that they said could have been prevented if someone had been able to intervene earlier. A representative of Mothers Against Drunk Driving said MADD would back due‑process safeguards while supporting expansion to address drug impairment as well as alcohol.

Details and clarifications offered at the hearing: testimony cited an annual statewide cost from traffic crashes of roughly $20 billion; witnesses said Washington has required interlocks for DUI offenders since 2009 and cited aggregate device records (2006–2020 interlocks reportedly prevented over 1.1 million attempts to drive with BAC over 0.08). Some supporters urged the bill be expanded to cover drugged driving as well.

No formal committee action or vote was recorded during the public hearing. The committee closed public testimony on HB 1426 at the end of the panel and moved to the next bill on the agenda.","Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders told the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee that he strongly supports House Bill 1426, calling it \"maybe the most innovative bill I've seen to address impaired driving.\"",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6363949,"Bill would create a gambling‑treatment diversion court pilot for financial‑crime cases",184,4563000,4747000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2165559-50c01b7e0a94c5f6e81c5a44e966dc5a&start=4563&end=4747","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2165559-50c01b7e0a94c5f6e81c5a44e966dc5a/thumbnail_4563000.jpg","/articles/6363949/Washington/Bill-would-create-a-gamblingtreatment-diversion-court-pilot-for-financialcrime-cases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6363949-ea200202b04b222e934fe2a6c1a23945/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156009&Signature=kzBH-kCOX~ONc1X57NlKSdzCPKLoJoYrncnYBBnQfTV5FXkj7tBzBv4KTx3hOWWxOlxdSvOo8PiSGIoJjzbFCfJHEAsB6L~FZEejqvmaMJJDUFme2j2odUs-Y3P4FPNYcWGtNGYvtOlyKMenkEXFaTqZmm253RWS9CQrTuT8XGbz6Qimw53PitW5RxBiq13jdMHbrPgIiCcDWCnfVwQz6eRLhUcBqYaF8xD0SJsOnJt4jMDxzFQYw2ti2VOpN2VrpchITdqv9cLxqCdsksJZdWeM7MTrya~D71C6ut20aKfTHRzlf8Pib7oCZC79GrTKspmP7tJpxUdAqlcPm2bgjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Matt Sterling, staff to the committee, said House Bill 1362 would create a gambling treatment diversion court pilot administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). The pilot would be established in a superior court and must be accessible by July 1, 2027. Sterling said therapeutic court models already authorized in Washington provide precedents for programs that substitute treatment and supervision for traditional court outcomes in appropriate cases.

Representative Chris Stearns, the bill sponsor, told the committee the proposal grew from his prior service as chair of the State Gambling Commission and from conversations with the recovery community. \"What we learned is that we have a lot of people in the state of Washington who suffer from gambling disorder,\" Stearns said. He cited a prevalence study and told the committee the pilot is modeled on Nevada's gambling diversion court and some New Jersey language. Stearns said the program is aimed at financial crimes connected to gambling disorder (fraud, embezzlement), not violent crimes or offenses involving children.

Under the bill as presented, a court that finds a person eligible could order a treatment assessment, impose conditions similar to probation, defer sentencing while the participant receives treatment, and require supervision by a treatment professional. Participants must pay program costs if able; if they cannot, the court must arrange an alternative program that receives sufficient federal or state funding to offset the remaining costs. Successful completion could lead to discharge of a conviction and an application to vacate the offender's conviction record; failure to complete can result in sentence imposition for the original offense.

Stearns described the goal as reducing incarceration for those whose criminal behavior is driven by an addictive disorder and increasing access to treatment as an alternative to imprisonment. The committee record in the transcript shows staff report and sponsor remarks; no public testimony or committee votes on HB 1362 are recorded in the provided segment.","Matt Sterling, staff to the committee, told lawmakers that House Bill 1362 would require the Administrative Office of the Courts to establish a gambling treatment diversion court pilot, with access required by July 1, 2027.","actionData","errors"]

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Heated testimony on HB 1620 as survivors, judges differ on parenting plan changes

Supporters, opponents clash over bill to let courts issue impaired-driving protection orders

Bill would create a gambling‑treatment diversion court pilot for financial‑crime cases