Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission

Sentencing Guideline Commission · January 9, 2026

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Opening and quorum

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Vice Chair Ty Menzer called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m., introduced himself as acting chair and stated a quorum had been established; he invited procedural questions and set the meeting tone. He noted the agenda date discrepancy (2025 vs 2026).

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The Sentencing Guideline Commission met Jan. 9, 2026 to consider juvenile "option B" recommendations from its juvenile committee, take positions on several legislative bills, and receive a jail-modification task force update. The commission adopted clarifying statutory language and two juvenile eligibility recommendations, agreed to expand multiple option B disposals contingent on judicial parameters, and voted on several bills.

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