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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5163: Child fatalities

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 5163 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Modernizing the child fatality statute. Primary sponsor: Tina Orwall (D). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to modernizing the child fatality statute;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tina OrwallPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Annette ClevelandCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Lisa WellmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Claire WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 123, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. APP - Majority; do pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page