BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2597: School sexual abuse plans

Requiring school districts to include sexual abuse as a topic in plans addressing students' emotional or behavioral distress.

Summary

Requires school districts to include specific provisions for possible sexual abuse in required plans for the recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students.
Modifies the minimum content requirements for school district plans for the recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2597), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 48, Laws of 2016

AN ACT Relating to sexual abuse response plans;

Passed February 10, 2016

Version voted on: HB 2597

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	50	0	0	0
Republican	47	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed March 1, 2016

Version voted on: HB 2597

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	0	0	0
Republican	24	0	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 29, 2016Effective date 6/9/2016.
Mar 29, 2016Chapter 48, 2016 Laws.
Mar 29, 2016Governor signed.
Mar 7, 2016Delivered to Governor.
Mar 4, 2016President signed.
Mar 4, 2016Speaker signed.
Mar 1, 2016Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Mar 1, 2016Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 26, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 26, 2016Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 25, 2016EDU - Majority; do pass.
Feb 12, 2016First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
Feb 10, 2016Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb 10, 2016Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 9, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 5, 2016Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 4, 2016ED - Majority; do pass.
Jan 15, 2016First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

HB 2597 (2025–26) Immigration enforcement · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2597 (2019–20) Postacute care · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2597 (2017–18) Senior & disabled prop taxes · Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2018
HB 2597 (2013–14) Hop harvesting equipment · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2597 (2011–12) Salmon recovery efforts · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2597 (2009–10) Hydraulics project approval · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2597 (2007–08) Kindergarten assessment · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2597 (2005–06) Private vocational schools · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate