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WA SB 5163

enacted

Modernizing the child fatality statute.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5163 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5163 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-22. Latest recorded action (2025-04-22): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5163 about?

WA SB 5163 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Modernizing the child fatality statute.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5163?

Orwall is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5163, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-22 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Orwallprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Riccellicosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Clevelandcosponsor
  • Conwaycosponsor
  • Dhingracosponsor
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Wellmancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-07

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-22

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-01-29

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  5. 2025-01-29

    HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  6. 2025-01-29

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-30

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-17

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  9. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2025-02-27

    WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  12. 2025-03-11

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  13. 2025-03-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (HS 25).

    substitution

  14. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  15. 2025-03-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    reading-3

  16. 2025-03-14

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-25

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  18. 2025-03-28

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.

  19. 2025-03-28

    ELHS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-03-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  21. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-04-05

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  23. 2025-04-07

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

  24. 2025-04-07

    APP - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-04-07

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  26. 2025-04-07

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  27. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-04-10

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  29. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  30. 2025-04-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  31. 2025-04-15

    President signed.

    passage

  32. 2025-04-16

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  33. 2025-04-17

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  34. 2025-04-22

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  35. 2025-04-22

    Chapter 123, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  36. 2025-04-22

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: other
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25)

    2025-04-10 · pass · 85-10

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: other
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5163&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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