Senate2023-24 sessionFiscal note

SSB 5917: Concerning criminal penalties for bias-motivated defacement of private or public property.

Signed into law: Chapter 34, Laws of 2024

Sponsor
Billig
Introduced
January 8, 2024
Status
C 34 L 24
Last action
Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 13, 2024)
As of
August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records

What this bill does

Modifies the elements of a Hate Crime.

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Floor votes

  • House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2024
    68 yea · 27 nay · 3 not voting
  • Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 2, 2024
    35 yea · 14 nay

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