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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 5559

SB 5559: Vulnerable youth guardians

Implementing a vulnerable youth guardianship program.

Summary

  • Creates a vulnerable youth guardianship as new legal action, without a filing fee, authorizing the court to appoint a guardian for a consenting vulnerable youth for purposes of Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status and an application for a green card.
  • Authorizes Washington's juvenile courts to find that the vulnerable youth is abandoned, neglected, or abused, unmarried, and unable to reunite with their parents, and qualified by age for SIJ status.
  • Retains all legal rights afforded an adult under Washington's laws for the vulnerable youth and does not consider the vulnerable youth as a child for any state law purpose.
  • Requires a criminal background check for potential guardians.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5559), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 24, 2017
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeannie Darneille (D-27)
Introduced
January 27, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
HB 1988
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5559, SSB 5559, 2SSB 5559

AN ACT Relating to implementing a vulnerable youth guardianship program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeannie Darneille (D-27)

9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Rebecca Saldaña D-37Bob Hasegawa D-11Lisa Wellman D-41Annette Cleveland D-49Guy Palumbo D-1Karen Keiser D-33John McCoy D-38Maralyn Chase D-32Patty Kuderer D-48

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 5559)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5559)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 5559)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5559)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 5559)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5559)
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 5559)
  11. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5559)
  12. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  13. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 5559)
  14. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5559)
  15. Senate Rules "X" file.
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (2SSB 5559)
  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5559)
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  19. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 5559)
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SSB 5559)
  21. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5559)
  22. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5559)
  23. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  25. On motion, referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5559)
  26. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
  27. HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5559)
  28. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5559)
  29. Minority; do not pass.
  30. HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  31. First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 5559 in other sessions

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

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