House2025-26 sessionFiscal note
EHB 1052 — Clarifying a hate crime offense.
Signed into law — Chapter 249, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Ryu
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025
- Status
- C 249 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (May 12, 2025)
What this bill does
Modifies the conduct that constitutes a Hate Crime offense to include when a person commits a specified act in whole or in part because of the person's perception of another person's certain characteristics.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 202561 yea · 31 nay · 6 not voting
- House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 18, 202559 yea · 38 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 3, 202530 yea · 19 nay
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