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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1237: Sex offenders in schools

Tracking school status of sex offenders.

Summary

  • Requires registered sex offenders to notify the sheriff if he or she is planning to enroll at a public or private school, imposes a penalty for failure to notify the sheriff, and requires the sheriff to maintain a list of sex offenders attending each school in the county and provide the list to persons who request it.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kirk Pearson (R-39)
Introduced
January 21, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to registered sex offenders in schools;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kirk Pearson (R-39)

19 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 14 Republicans)

Al O'Brien D-1Bob Sump R-7Mark Miloscia D-30Dan Kristiansen R-39Jean Berkey D-38Joyce McDonald R-25Glenn Anderson R-5Brian Sullivan D-21Jerome Delvin R-8Cheryl Pflug R-5Barbara Bailey R-10Skip Priest R-30Roger Bush R-2Brad Benson R-6Cary Condotta R-12Tom Campbell R-2Lois McMahan R-26Kathy Haigh D-35Beverly Woods R-23

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Law.

HB 1237 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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