Bill Commons

WA SB 5375

enacted

Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WA SB 5375 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5375 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-02): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5375 about?

WA SB 5375 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5375?

Frame is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5375, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-02 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Frameprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Dhingracosponsor
  • Batemancosponsor
  • C. Wilsoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-02

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-02

    Chapter 197, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-02

    Governor signed.

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  4. 2025-04-22

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-18

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-18

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 64; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  8. 2025-04-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-04-11

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

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  10. 2025-03-21

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-19

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  12. 2025-03-19

    ELHS - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-19

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  14. 2025-03-14

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  15. 2025-03-04

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2025-02-28

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1.

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  17. 2025-02-28

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  18. 2025-02-26

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  19. 2025-02-06

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  20. 2025-02-05

    Minority; do not pass.

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  21. 2025-02-05

    HS - Majority; do pass.

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  22. 2025-02-05

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

  23. 2025-01-28

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  24. 2025-01-20

    First reading, referred to Human Services.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 72 Warnick Pg 7 Ln 11 (#16)

    2025-02-28 · fail · 21-27

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: no
    • Bateman: no
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: no
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: no
    • Conway: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: no
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: no
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: no
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: no
    • Holy: other
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: no
    • Liias: no
    • Lovelett: no
    • Lovick: no
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: no
    • Orwall: no
    • Pedersen: no
    • Ramos: no
    • Riccelli: no
    • Robinson: no
    • Saldaña: no
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: no
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: no
    • Stanford: no
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: no
    • Valdez: no
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: no
    • Wilson, C.: no
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17)

    2025-02-28 · pass · 28-20

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: no
    • Holy: other
    • Kauffman: no
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23)

    2025-04-11 · pass · 64-31

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

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5375&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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