Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 273Other education SF 273
Requires reporting of school staff grooming students to licensing board This law requires reporting to the Board of Educational Examiners when licensed school employees engage in grooming behavior toward students. It also revises the legal definition of grooming behavior, which covers actions meant to entice or entrap a student for the employee's benefit, including sex acts.
Official title A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students. (Formerly SSB 1066.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, May 2: Signed by Governor. S.J. 1013.
Votes House: Shall the bill pass? Apr 6 · 92–0, 8 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Absent Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Absent Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Absent Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Absent ← Democrats28 yes, 0 no, 5 not voting Republicans → 64 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting House: House Committee On Education Report Mar 19 · 23–0 · Passed › House: House Committee On Education Report Mar 19 · 23–0 · Passed
Close Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes ← Democrats7 yes, 0 no Republicans → 16 yes, 0 no Senate: Shall the bill pass? Mar 19, 2025 · 45–2, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Claire Celsi (D, District 16): Absent Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Absent Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Rocky De Witt (R, District 1): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes ← Democrats11 yes, 2 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 34 yes, 0 no Senate: Senate Education Report Feb 12, 2025 · 13–3 · Passed › Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes ← Democrats2 yes, 3 no Republicans → 11 yes, 0 no On these agendas Education Committee Mar 19 all to Order Roll Call Approval of previous meeting minutes Assignment of bills SF 273 Boden Ch, Fett, Ramirez SF2428 Wheeler Ch, Hayes, Matson Consideration of bills
Education Subcommittee Mar 18 Discuss SF 273 Discuss SF 273
History Signed by Governor. S.J. 1013. Senate · May 2 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1013. Senate · May 2 Message from House. S.J. 731. Senate · Apr 7 Immediate message. H.J. 819. House · Apr 6 Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 813. House · Apr 6 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760. House · Mar 26 Placed on calendar. H.J. 703. House · Mar 19 Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 703. House · Mar 19 Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 703. House · Mar 19 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Mar 18 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 12:30PM House Lounge. House · Mar 17 Subcommittee: Boden, Fett and Ramirez. H.J. 683. House · Mar 17 Rereferred to Education. H.J. 1221. House · May 15, 2025 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894. House · Apr 3, 2025 Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 749. House · Mar 19, 2025 Message from Senate. H.J. 723. House · Mar 19, 2025 Immediate message. S.J. 577. Senate · Mar 19, 2025 Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 2. S.J. 574. Senate · Mar 19, 2025 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 256. Senate · Feb 12, 2025 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 250. Senate · Feb 12, 2025