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Committee debates notice and occupant protections in property-possession bill; bill set aside for more work
Summary
The committee reviewed a committee substitute for SB 207 proposing changes to notice and peace-officer procedures for removing occupants from dwelling units; staff walked through amendments requiring attempted hand delivery by peace officers, identification verification, assistance to occupants, and a right to bring action if wrongfully removed; the committee set the bill aside for further consideration.
Senate Bill 207 returned to the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee on May 8 with a committee substitute that includes several procedural changes around notice and the role of peace officers in property possession disputes.
Matt Churchill, staff to Chair Bjorkman, went through the amendment package. He said the substitute inserts language requiring a peace officer who is serving notice to "attempt to hand deliver notice to the occupant at the…
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