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WA SB 5163

enacted

Modernizing the child fatality statute.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WA SB 5163 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5163 has been enacted into law. 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

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-22

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-04-22

    Chapter 123, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-04-22

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-17

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-16

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-15

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-10

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

    reading-3

  8. 2025-04-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-04-10

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

    reading-2

  10. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-04-07

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  12. 2025-04-07

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  13. 2025-04-07

    APP - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-07

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

  15. 2025-04-05

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

  16. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  18. 2025-03-28

    ELHS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-03-28

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

  20. 2025-03-25

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

  21. 2025-03-14

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  22. 2025-03-12

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

    reading-3

  23. 2025-03-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  24. 2025-03-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (HS 25).

    substitution

  25. 2025-03-11

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  26. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  27. 2025-02-27

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-02-27

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

  29. 2025-02-17

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

  30. 2025-01-30

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-01-29

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-01-29

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

    substitution

  33. 2025-01-29

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

  34. 2025-01-22

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

  35. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  36. 2025-01-07

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

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

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Official source

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

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