ESHB 1394: Creating a developmentally appropriate response to youth who commit sexual offenses.
Signed into law: Chapter 150, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Senn
- Introduced
- January 18, 2023
- Status
- C 150 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023*. (April 20, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Places limits on when a juvenile is required register in the sex offender registry based on committing a sex offense. Reduces the time period a person adjudicated in juvenile court must register as a sex offender to two years, but a prosecutor may request an extension for up to an additional two years. Reduces the classification of failing to register as a sex offender to a gross misdemeanor for individuals who are required to register based on the commission of a juvenile sex offense.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 202360 yea · 38 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 202328 yea · 21 nay
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