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HB239Introduced in the House

Crime/cntrl Subst/address Confidentiality

Passed

Introduced by Charles Kopp, District 10

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act relating to crime and criminal procedure; relating to civil claims by victims of sexual abuse of a minor; relating to homicide; relating to assault; relating to sexual assault; relating to stalking; relating to sexual abuse of a minor; relating to enticement and unlawful exploitation of a minor; relating to cruelty to animals; relating to endangering the welfare of a child; relating to indecent exposure; relating to theft; relating to generated obscene child sexual abuse material; relating to sending an explicit image of a minor; relating to solicitation or production of an indecent picture of a minor; relating to distribution of indecent material to minors; relating to prostitution; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; relating to the testimony of children in criminal proceedings; relating to sentencing; relating to sexual assault examination kits; restricting the release of certain records of convictions; relating to teaching certificates; relating to the definition of 'victim counseling center' for disclosure of certain communications concerning sexual assault or domestic violence; relating to motor vehicle offenses; relating to the board of parole; relating to parole; relating to medical release for service of sentence by electronic monitoring; relating to licensing of school bus drivers; creating and relating to the address confidentiality program; and providing for an effective date.

Where it stands

FN22: (AJS)

September 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Concur · May 20, 2026

39

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Jeremy Bynum1Yes
Rebecca Himschoot2Yes
Andrea Story3Yes
Sara Hannan4Yes
Louise Stutes5Yes
Sarah Vance6Yes
Justin Ruffridge7Yes
Bill Elam8No
Ky Holland9Yes
Charles Kopp10Yes

Bill history

  1. PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/26

  2. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  3. JUD, FIN

  4. COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN

  5. JUD RPT CS(JUD) 5DP 1NR 1AM

  6. DP: UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, VANCE, KOPP, GRAY

  7. NR: MINA

  8. AM: COSTELLO

  9. FN1: ZERO(AJS)

  10. FN2: ZERO(DPS)

  11. FN3: ZERO(ADM)

  12. FN4: ZERO(LAW)

  13. FIN REFERRAL WAIVED UC

  14. RULES TO CALENDAR 3/30/2026

  15. READ THE SECOND TIME

  16. JUD CS ADOPTED UC

  17. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/1 CALENDAR

  18. COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON

  19. READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 239(JUD)

  20. PASSED Y39 E1

  21. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  22. COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE, CARRICK, EISCHEID

  23. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  24. VERSION: CSHB 239(JUD)

  25. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  26. JUD, FIN

  27. JUD RPT SCS 1DP 3NR NEW TITLE

  28. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 22

  29. DP: CLAMAN

  30. NR: TOBIN, STEVENS, TILTON

  31. FN1: ZERO(AJS)

  32. FN5: (ADM)

  33. FN6: ZERO(COR)

  34. FN7: (LAW)

  35. FN8: (LAW)

  36. FN9: ZERO(DPS)

  37. FN10: ZERO(DPS)

  38. FN11: ZERO(DPS)

  39. FN12: (DPS)

  40. FN13: (DPS)

  41. CROSS SPONSOR(S): MERRICK, GRAY-JACKSON, CLAMAN, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, YUNDT,

  42. CRONK, STEVENS

  43. FIN RPT SCS 6DP 1NR NEW TITLE

  44. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 22

  45. DP: STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL

  46. NR: OLSON

  47. FN5: (ADM)

  48. FN7: (LAW)

  49. FN8: (LAW)

  50. FN10: ZERO(DPS)

  51. FN11: ZERO(DPS)

  52. FN12: (DPS)

  53. FN13: (DPS)

  54. FN14: (ADM)

  55. FN15: (ADM)

  56. FN16: (COR)

  57. FN17: INDETERMINATE(COR)

  58. FN18: (COR)

  59. FN19: ZERO(DPS)

  60. FN20: ZERO(DPS)

  61. FN21: ZERO(DPS)

  62. FN22: (AJS)

  63. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026

  64. READ THE SECOND TIME

  65. FIN SCS ADOPTED UC

  66. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  67. READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 239(FIN)

  68. CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, BJORKMAN, TOBIN, DUNBAR, GIESSEL, TILTON, STEDMAN,

  69. RAUSCHER

  70. PASSED Y20 N-

  71. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  72. CLAMAN NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION

  73. RECON SAME DAY UC - IN 3RD RDG

  74. PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y20 N-

  75. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  76. TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  77. VERSION: SCS CSHB 239(FIN)

  78. CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED

  79. CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  80. CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 N1

  81. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  82. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 22

  83. COSPONSOR(S): HANNAN, GRAY, D.NELSON, DIBERT

  84. 10:44 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  85. MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  86. LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 9 SLA 26

  87. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

  88. LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26

  89. LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26

  90. FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263

  91. FN5: (ADM)

  92. FN7: (LAW)

  93. FN8: (LAW)

  94. FN10: ZERO(DPS)

  95. FN11: ZERO(DPS)

  96. FN12: (DPS)

  97. FN13: (DPS)

  98. FN14: (ADM)

  99. FN15: (ADM)

  100. FN16: (COR)

  101. FN17: INDETERMINATE(COR)

  102. FN18: (COR)

  103. FN19: ZERO(DPS)

  104. FN20: ZERO(DPS)

  105. FN21: ZERO(DPS)

  106. FN22: (AJS)

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