Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on March 4, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
House Bill 4073
Modifies provisions relating to peremptory challenges to jurors.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Modifies provisions relating to peremptory challenges to jurors. Modifies standard for disqualification of judges. Provides that prosecution in criminal case may not move to disqualify judge solely on basis that prosecution cannot have fair and impartial trial or hearing before judge. Provides that justifiable use of physical force in self-defense or in defending third person is affirmative defense when defendant engaged in, directed or otherwise participated in wrongful conduct that was intended to cause victim to be unavailable as witness, and did cause victim to be unavailable.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Ken Helm, Zach Hudson, Khanh Pham, Lisa Reynolds, Sheri Schouten
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 1 to March 4, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 1 – Mar 4
- Feb 1Introduced
- Sent to Judiciary
- Feb 3Heard in Judiciary
- Feb 11Heard in Judiciary
- Feb 15Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- Mar 4Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 1Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Feb 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 15Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Feb 15Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Mar 4In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives