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HB2015Introduced in the House

Improving public safety funding by providing resources to local governments and state and local criminal justice agencies, and authorizing a local option tax.

Passed

Introduced by Debra Entenman, District 047A

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Improving public safety funding by providing resources to local governments and state and local criminal justice agencies, and authorizing a local option tax.

Where it stands

Effective date 7/27/2025.

May 19, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 22, 2025

55

Yes

42

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

98 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
Davina Duerr001AYes
Shelley Kloba001BYes
Andrew Barkis002ANo
Matt Marshall002BNo
Natasha Hill003AYes
Timm Ormsby003BYes
Suzanne Schmidt004ANo
Rob Chase004BYes
Victoria Hunt005AYes
Lisa Callan005BYes

Bill history

  1. First reading, referred to Finance.

  2. Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  3. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.

  4. FIN - Majority; do pass.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. Referred to Appropriations.

  7. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  8. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  9. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  10. Minority; do not pass.

  11. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  13. 1st substitute bill substituted

  14. Floor amendment

  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  17. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

  18. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.

  19. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  20. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:00 AM.

  21. LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment

  22. Minority; do not pass.

  23. Minority; without recommendation.

  24. And refer to Ways & Means.

  25. Referred to Ways & Means.

  26. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.

  27. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  28. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment

  29. Minority; do not pass.

  30. Minority; without recommendation.

  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  32. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  33. Committee amendment

  34. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  35. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  36. House concurred in Senate amendments.

  37. Passed final passage; yeas, 55; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  38. Speaker signed.

  39. President signed.

  40. Delivered to Governor.

  41. Governor signed.

  42. Chapter 350, 2025 Laws.

  43. Effective date 7/27/2025.

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