BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 5513: Child protective services

Requiring that child protective service workers be licensed as social workers and bonded.

Summary

A child protective services worker who is directly engaged in the following activities must be a licensed social worker in good standing under RCW 18.225 and bonded: investigating reports of alleged abuse or neglect; assessing risk of abuse or neglect to children; or providing services to children or referring children to services to remedy conditions that endanger the health, safety and welfare of children.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5513), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to child protective services workers;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

SB 5513 (2025–26) Pharmacist scope of practice · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5513 (2023–24) CTC mental health counseling · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5513 (2021–22) Lodging taxes/housing · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5513 (2019–20) Employer-employee status · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5513 (2017–18) Tax exemptions · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5513 (2015–16) Structured settlements · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5513 (2013–14) Off-road vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5513 (2009–10) Unlawful transit conduct · Enacted · Chapter 279, Laws of 2009