---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the processes for reviewing sexually violent predators committed under chapter 71.09 RCW."
description: "Concerning the processes for reviewing sexually violent predators committed under chapter 71.09 RCW."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2271"
citation: "Washington HB 2271 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Muri"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-12"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e11a265f-ed0f-4341-973e-3ac519d6f142"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2271&year=2017"
source_hash: "cbdae3b522f60f7825ac5e5d610bf209749ff345655c23b90b56fc9428955af2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 2271 (2017-2018) — Concerning the processes for reviewing sexually violent predators committed under chapter 71.09 RCW.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2271.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#13) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Muri — primary (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
- Kraft — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-12** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-01-18** PS - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-01-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-19** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2018-02-22** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-03-07** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 131, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-21** Effective date 3/21/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e11a265f-ed0f-4341-973e-3ac519d6f142`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).