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• Introduced by Rep. Sherry Appleton, (D-Poulsbo) (D) on January 11, 2010, defines perpetrators who are teachers teaching in a home school as a predator and removes from the definition any authority figure in recreational and church related activities.
  • Referred to the House Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee on January 11, 2010.
    • Substitute offered in the House on January 22, 2010, to include a perpetrator who was a coach, trainer, volunteer, or other person of authority in a recreational activity, or a pastor, elder, or volunteer in a church in which the victim participated in the definition of predator. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on January 22, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on January 26, 2010.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Sherry Appleton, (D-Poulsbo) (D) on February 15, 2010, to modify the inclusion of home-based instruction in the definition of "predatory" by listing teachers, counselors, volunteers, or another person in authority in home-based instruction rather than defining "school" to include home-based instruction. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 15, 2010.
• Passed in the House (98 to 0) on February 15, 2010, modifies the definition of "predatory" for the purposes of sex offender sentencing to include perpetrators who are teachers, counselors, volunteers, or other persons in authority in home-based instruction. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 17, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 17, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 11, 2010.