HB 1180 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Implementing certain recommendations from the sex offender policy board concerning the criminal offense of failure to register.

HB 1180 implements specific recommendations from Washington's Sex Offender Policy Board regarding the criminal offense of failure to register as a sex offender. The bill amends state laws (including RCW 9A.44.132 and 9.94A.515) to clarify registration requirements and adjust sentencing levels for noncompliance. It directly affects individuals convicted of sex offenses who are required to register under state law. The key change updates how failure to register is classified and penalized within Washington's criminal sentencing framework.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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Bill → Substitute Bill · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered and its title was updated to reflect changes in the sponsoring committee. The core policy text regarding sex offender registration, sentencing guidelines, and definitions remains substantively identical to the original version, with only minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a new section number at the end.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still addresses sex offender registration laws and sentencing guidelines.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered from 'H-0360.1' to 'H-1419.1' and the sponsoring committee was changed from 'Representatives Farivar, Goodman, Reed, Obras, Simmons, Ormsby, and Hill' to 'House Community Safety'.

The bill's reading date was updated from '01/13/25' to '02/20/25'.

The bill's title was slightly expanded to include 'creating a new section' and '9.94A.702' in the list of amended statutes.

Minor formatting and spacing adjustments were made throughout the document, including the layout of the 'Crimes Included Within Each Seriousness Level' table.

A new section number (Sec. 14) was added at the end of the bill text, though the substantive content of the bill remains the same.

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Committee

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Community Safety.

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors