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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2699

HB 2699: Caregivers and children

Providing caregivers authority to allow children placed in their care to participate in normal childhood activities based on a reasonable and prudent parent standard.

Summary

  • Provides caregivers with the authority to provide permission without prior approval of the Department of Social and Health Services or court to allow a child in their care to participate in normal childhood activities based on a certain standard.
  • Specifies that the standard caregivers must use in determining whether to allow children in their care to participate in normal childhood activities is a reasonable and prudent parent standard characterized by careful and thoughtful parental decision-making intended to maintain a child's health, safety, and best interest.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2699), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2014
  3. Passed HouseFeb 14, 2014
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ruth Kagi (D-32)
Introduced
January 27, 2014 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 6479
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2699, SHB 2699

AN ACT Relating to providing caregivers authority to allow children placed in their care to participate in normal childhood activities based on a reasonable and prudent parent standard;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ruth Kagi (D-32)

13 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Maureen Walsh R-16Tana Senn D-41Hans Zeiger R-25Mary Helen Roberts D-21Brad Klippert R-8Eric Pettigrew D-37David Sawyer D-29Laurie Jinkins D-27Jessyn Farrell D-46Norma Smith R-10Jake Fey D-27Roger Goodman D-45Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2014
Version voted on: SHB 2699
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat53002
Republican43000
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 2699)
  2. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. (SHB 2699)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SHB 2699)
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 2699)
  5. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 2699)
  6. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2699)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2699)
  10. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2699)
  11. ELHS - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  14. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2699 in other sessions

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