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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5163

SB 5163: Child fatalities

Modernizing the child fatality statute.

Summary

  • Modifies various provisions related to child mortality reviews, including renaming these as child fatality reviews, expanding these reviews to include children up to age 19, and requiring various entities to provide records and data requested for specific child fatality reviews to the local health department.
  • Allows witness statements or documents collected from witnesses, or summaries of these records prepared for child fatality reviews, to be introduced into evidence in a criminal proceeding relating to the death of the child reviewed.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5163), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 2025
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2025
  3. Passed SenateMar 12, 2025
  4. Passed HouseApr 10, 2025
  5. GovernorApr 22, 2025
  6. LawApr 22, 2025
Prime sponsor
Tina Orwall (D-33)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
April 22, 2025
Session law
Chapter 123, Laws of 2025
Companion bill
HB 1459
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5163, SSB 5163

AN ACT Relating to modernizing the child fatality statute;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Sharon Shewmake D-42Manka Dhingra D-45Steve Conway D-29Annette Cleveland D-49Lisa Wellman D-41Bob Hasegawa D-11Marcus Riccelli D-3Rebecca Saldaña D-37T'wina Nobles D-28Javier Valdez D-46Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2025
Version voted on: SSB 5163
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29001
Republican19000
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed April 10, 2025
Version voted on: SSB 5163
85 Yea 10 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58001
Republican271002
How each member voted

Yea (85)

Excused (3)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025. (SSB 5163)
  2. Chapter 123, 2025 Laws. (SSB 5163)
  3. Governor signed. (SSB 5163)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SSB 5163)
  5. Speaker signed. (SSB 5163)
  6. President signed. (SSB 5163)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 3. (SSB 5163)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5163)
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SSB 5163)
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SSB 5163)
  11. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5163)
  12. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5163)
  13. APP - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5163)
  14. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5163)
  15. Referred to Appropriations. (SSB 5163)
  16. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5163)
  17. ELHS - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5163)
  18. ELHS - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5163)
  19. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. (SSB 5163)
  20. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SSB 5163)
  21. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5163)
  22. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5163)
  23. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  24. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5163)
  25. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  26. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5163)
  27. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  28. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services. (SSB 5163)
  29. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services.
  30. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5163)
  31. Referred to Ways & Means.
  32. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5163)
  33. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5163)
  34. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  35. And refer to Ways & Means.
  36. First reading, referred to Human Services.
  37. Prefiled for introduction.

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