---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing harassment."
description: "Addressing harassment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1241"
citation: "Washington HB 1241 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leavitt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8374584-ea43-428f-8329-3035b6bc2892"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1241&year=2023"
source_hash: "5cec403e765fdc416f7c79fa92f0859df78aa6e19c5a643edcf0d51bd3d7bdca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1241 (2023-2024) — Addressing harassment.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1241.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1241-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1241-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **86–11** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **88–9** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **90–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leavitt — primary (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-11** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-01-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-26** CSJR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-27** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (CSJR 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-15** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-29** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-30** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-30** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-20** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2024-02-22** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-04** Passed final passage; yeas, 88; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 292, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date 3/26/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8374584-ea43-428f-8329-3035b6bc2892`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).