Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 9 D cosponsors

SB 6298 — Concerning the duty of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect.

Last action — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  2. Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  3. First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning.

  4. Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  8. Minority; without recommendation.

  9. HS - Majority; do pass.

  10. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.

  11. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  12. First reading, referred to Human Services.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13)

Passed 44 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9100
Republican 12400
Democrat 23000
Total 44500
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Billig — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Padden — Nay
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Wilson, L. — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Nay
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Nay
Nikki Torres Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Nay
Phil Fortunato Republican Nay
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 6298?
SB 6298 is sponsored by Lisa Wellman (Democrat), Javier Valdez (Democrat), Sharon Shewmake (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), John Lovick (Democrat), Marko Liias (Democrat), Kuderer, Claudia Kauffman (Democrat), Noel Frame (Democrat), and Victoria Hunt (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 6298?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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