WASHINGTON
Kitsap Daily News

RICHARD WALKER
Tue Mar 28th, 2017

OLYMPIA — The statute of limitations for most felony sex crimes in Washington state is three years.

That would change under House Bill 1155.

HB 1155, approved 90-8 by the state House of Representatives and referred to the state Senate, would make felony sex offenses prosecutable any time after they were committed.

The bill’s 13 sponsors include Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn; and Rep. Michelle Caldier, R-Port Orchard.

Currently, the only crimes in Washington state for which there are no statute of limitations is murder, homicide by abuse, arson resulting in death, vehicular homicide, vehicular assault resulting in death, and hit-and-run resulting in death.