Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington SB 5163

Modernizing the child fatality statute.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Orwall (Democratic)

Cosponsors (11)

• Shewmake (Democratic)
• Dhingra (Democratic)
• Conway (Democratic)
• Cleveland (Democratic)
• Wellman (Democratic)
• Hasegawa (Democratic)
• Riccelli (Democratic)
• Saldaña (Democratic)
• Nobles (Democratic)
• Valdez
• C. Wilson (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Substitute Bill
• Bill
• Substitute Passed Legislature

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

Actions

• Apr 22, 2025
  Effective date 7/27/2025.
• Apr 22, 2025
  Chapter 123, 2025 Laws.
• Apr 22, 2025
  Governor signed.
• Apr 17, 2025
  Delivered to Governor.
• Apr 16, 2025 · House
  Speaker signed.
• Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
  President signed.
• Apr 10, 2025 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 3.
• Apr 10, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Apr 10, 2025 · House
  Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• Apr 8, 2025 · House
  Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• Apr 7, 2025 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Apr 7, 2025 · House
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Apr 7, 2025 · House
  APP - Majority; do pass.
• Apr 7, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
• Apr 5, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
• Apr 1, 2025 · House
  Referred to Appropriations.
• Mar 28, 2025 · House
  Minority; without recommendation.
• Mar 28, 2025 · House
  ELHS - Majority; do pass.
• Mar 28, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.
• Mar 25, 2025 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
• Mar 14, 2025 · House
  First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
• Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
• Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
  1st substitute bill substituted (HS 25).
• Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services.
• Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Feb 17, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
• Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
  HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
• Jan 22, 2025 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
• Jan 13, 2025 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Human Services.
• Jan 7, 2025 · Senate
  Prefiled for introduction.