H-1507.1H-0931.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1736 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By House Community Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Lekanoff, Springer, Ormsby, Parshley, Hill, Nance, Pollet, and Ramel)Ramel READRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/20/25.01/30/25.

Referred to Committee on Community Safety.

1 SHBHB 1736 Washington state patrol electronic database.

The missing person's dentist or dentists shall provide diagnostic quality copies of the missing person's dental records or original dental records to the ((sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority,)) Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit when presented with the written consent from the missing person's family or next of kin or with a statement from the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority that the missing person's family or next of kin could not be located in the exercise of due diligence ((or that)), the missing person's family or next of kin refuse to consent to the release of the missing person's dental records ((and there is reason to believe that the missing person's family or next of kin may have been involved in the missing person's disappearance)), or the missing person's family or next of kin is not able to sign a release due to circumstances that limit access and ability to obtain a signature.

2 SHBHB 1736 authority shall report such information to the Washington state patrol.

3 SHBHB 1736 NEW SECTION.

4 SHBHB 1736