Shown verbatim: the complete text as captured from the official page posted by the Washington Legislature, fetched 2026-08-29. This is the chaptered version. The official bill page.
CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1460 Chapter 222, Laws of 2025 69TH LEGISLATURE 2025 REGULAR SESSION PROTECTION ORDER HOPE CARDS—MODIFICATION EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025 Passed by the House April 22, 2025 Yeas 96 Nays 1 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 15, 2025 Yeas 48 Nays 0 DENNY HECK President of the Senate CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1460 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN Chief Clerk Chief Clerk Approved May 12, 2025 10:02 AM FILED May 14, 2025 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1460 AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Griffey, Davis, Nance, Eslick, and Pollet) READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25. AN ACT Relating to protection order hope cards; amending RCW 7.105.352; and adding a new section to chapter 2.56 RCW. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: Sec. 1. RCW 7.105.352 and 2023 c 308 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: (1) The administrative office of the courts shall develop a program for the issuance of protection order hope cards ((in scannable electronic format by superior and district courts )). The administrative office of the courts shall develop and implement the program in collaboration with the Washington state superior court judges' association, the Washington state district and municipal court judges' association, the Washington state association of county clerks, association of Washington superior court administrators, district and municipal court management association, ((and )) the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, ((and shall make reasonably feasible efforts to solicit and incorporate input from appropriate stakeholder groups, including representatives from victim advocacy groups, ))the Washington supreme court gender and justice commission, representatives from gender-based violence survivor advocacy and legal assistance organizations, law enforcement agencies, and the department of licensing. The card design and program implementation must use a trauma-informed approach and prioritize protection from harm. (2)(a) ((A ))Where the clerk of the court or administrative office of the courts providing a hope card has the means and information available, a hope card must be in a scannable electronic format including, but not limited to, a barcode, data matrix code, or a quick response code, and must contain, without limitations, the following: (i) The restrained person's name((, ))and date of birth((, sex, race, eye color, hair color, height, weight, and other distinguishing features )); (ii) The protected person's or persons' name and date of birth and the names and dates of birth of any minor children protected under the order; ((and )) (iii) Information about the protection order including, but not limited to, the issuing court, the case number, and the date of issuance and date of expiration of the order((, and the relevant details of the order, including any locations from which the person is restrained )); and (iv) To reduce risk of lethality and other harm for the petitioner, any other protected persons, and responding law enforcement officers, information about any orders prohibiting the restrained person from accessing, having custody or control, possessing, purchasing, receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive any firearms, other dangerous weapons, or concealed pistol license, including any orders to surrender and prohibit weapons or extreme risk protection orders. The information shall include, but is not limited to, the issuing court, case number, date of issuance, date of expiration, and status of compliance for each order . (b) ((If feasible, ))Where the clerk of the court or administrative office of the courts providing a hope card has the means and information available, the information stored in a scannable electronic format and accessible through a barcode, data matrix code, or a quick response code must include a digital record of the protection order as entered and provide access to the entire case history, including the petition for protection order, petition attachments, petitioner statement, declaration, temporary order, hearing notice, ((and ))protections and restraints ordered, including firearm prohibitions, proof of service, proof of compliance with any order to relinquish firearms, and any violations of the order . (3) Commencing on January 1, 2025, a person who has been issued a valid full protection order may request a hope card from the clerk of the issuing court at the time the order is entered ((or )), so that there is not a waiting period to receive the card, there are not additional steps the petitioner must later take, and so that the petitioner may be assisted by an interpreter if one was assisting the petitioner at the hearing. After the time the order is entered, a hope card may be requested at any time prior to the expiration of the order from the administrative office of the courts . (4) A person requesting a hope card may not be charged a fee for the issuance of ((an original and one duplicate ))a hope card. (5) A hope card has the same effect as the underlying protection order. (6) For the purposes of this section, "full protection order" ((means ))has the meaning defined in RCW 7.105.010, and includes a domestic violence protection order, a sexual assault protection order, a stalking protection order, a vulnerable adult protection order, ((or )) an antiharassment protection order, or an extreme risk protection order , as defined in this chapter. NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 2.56 RCW to read as follows: The administrative office of the courts shall ensure that the information required in RCW 7.105.352 is provided by each court, including through use of consistent court codes, reporting mechanisms, and database entry. Passed by the House April 22, 2025. Passed by the Senate April 15, 2025. Approved by the Governor May 12, 2025. Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 14, 2025.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.