BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2430

HB 2430: Crime victim penalty assess.

Concerning the crime victim penalty assessment.

Summary

Increases the crime victim penalty assessment (CVPA) from $500 to $1,000 in the case of a felony or gross misdemeanor offense and from $250 to $500 in the case of a misdemeanor offense and authorizes the court to impose an additional surcharge on the CVPA up to $50,000 if the court finds that the defendant possesses substantial financial resources.
Requires the defendant to provide documentary proof of indigency and for the court to find on the record that the defendant is indigent before exempting the defendant from the CVPA.
Prohibits the CVPA and any additional surcharge imposed from being reduced, waived, or converted to community restitution hours unless the defendant is indigent.
Requires payment of the CVPA and any additional surcharge imposed as a condition to the suspension of a sentence or of probation.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the crime victim penalty assessment;

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

Feb 4, 2026Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2430)
Feb 4, 2026Referred to Appropriations.
Feb 3, 2026CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2430)
Feb 3, 2026CS - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 3, 2026CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 13, 2026First reading, referred to Community Safety.

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

HB 2430 (2023–24) Business licensing fees · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2430 (2019–20) Minors/intimate images · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2430 (2017–18) Committee on trade policy · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2430 (2015–16) Appliance water conservation · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2430 (2013–14) Athletic trainers · Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2014
HB 2430 (2011–12) Vehicle maximum lengths · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2430 (2009–10) Cardio invasive specialists · Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2010
HB 2430 (2007–08) Controlled substances · Did not pass · died in committee