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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5081

SB 5081: Child's phone conversations

Authorizing monitoring of a child's telephone conversations by a parent or guardian.

Summary

  • Parents or guardians who are monitoring their minor children's communications or conversations are exempted from the statute protecting privacy, unless those parents or guardians are acting at the insistence of agents of law enforcement.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5081), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 15, 2005
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pam Roach (R-31)
Introduced
January 12, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006
Versions
SB 5081, SSB 5081

AN ACT Relating to monitoring of a child's communications and conversations by a parent or guardian;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pam Roach (R-31)

11 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 11 Republicans)

Dan Swecker R-20Bob Oke R-26Alex Deccio R-14Joseph Zarelli R-18Joyce Mulliken R-13Senator R-15Dave Schmidt R-44Val Stevens R-39Brad Benson R-6Bob McCaslin R-4Don Benton R-17

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5081)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Rules. (SSB 5081)
  4. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5081)
  5. Senate Rules "X" file.
  6. Referred to Rules.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5081)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5081)
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  11. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5081)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5081)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  14. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5081 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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