WA SB5854

Establishes "fair share principles" requiring each county to accept sexually violent predator placements proportional to the number of residents from that county in total confinement, and allows counties to reject placements that violate these principles if the placement is outside the county of commitment

Adds new requirements for release consideration: the person must have expressed remorse for their sex offenses and must have willingly participated in sex offender treatment while in total confinement

Changes the secretary's authority from mandatory ("shall") to discretionary ("may") when authorizing petitions for unconditional discharge or conditional release to less restrictive alternatives

Expands criteria the state can use to deny release at show cause hearings, including evidence that the person refused treatment during confinement or has not expressed remorse

Requires notification to the county sheriff and county council when a person is released outside their county of commitment, and adds the county sheriff as a party who can petition for revocation or modification of conditional release orders

Declared an emergency measure taking effect immediately