WA HB1239

Increases maximum earned release time from 33% to 33.33% of total sentence for confinement terms completed on or after July 1, 2025, applying retroactively regardless of offense date

Removes previous restrictions that excluded deadly weapon enhancements, serious violent offenses, and sex offenses from earned release time eligibility, with limited exceptions for mandatory minimums, persistent offenders, and aggravated first degree murder

Expands graduated reentry program eligibility for offenders who have served at least 13 years, allowing up to 18 months in work release facilities plus 6 months home detention before release

Requires Department of Corrections to recalculate earned release dates for all currently incarcerated individuals, though recalculations cannot extend sentences beyond current terms

Aligns with Washington's participation in the national Reentry 2030 initiative, with stated goal of reducing recidivism through incentivizing rehabilitative programming participation