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WashingtonHB 11712025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Exempting attorney higher education employees from certain mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect.

Sponsored By: Gerry Pollet (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Limited abuse-reporting exemption for college legal staff

Beginning July 27, 2025, Washington gives attorneys employed by public or private colleges a limited child abuse reporting exemption. It covers information tied to representing a client. It also covers administrative, academic, athletic, and student employees those attorneys supervise or direct. Professional confidentiality rules still apply, including permission to disclose information to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm. The law does not change household benefits or costs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gerry Pollet

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Roger Goodman

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 229 • No: 11

House vote • 4/17/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 95 • No: 1 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 4/14/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 39 • No: 10

House vote • 3/3/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 95 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    4/30/2025House

  2. Chapter 192, 2025 Laws.

    4/30/2025House

  3. Governor signed.

    4/30/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/22/2025legislature

  5. President signed.

    4/19/2025legislature

  6. Speaker signed.

    4/18/2025legislature

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    4/17/2025House

  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    4/17/2025House

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    4/14/2025House

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/14/2025House

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

    4/14/2025House

  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/7/2025House

  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    4/1/2025House

  14. Minority; without recommendation.

    3/31/2025House

  15. HS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    3/31/2025House

  16. First reading, referred to Human Services.

    3/5/2025House

  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    3/3/2025House

  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/3/2025House

  19. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    3/3/2025House

  20. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    2/28/2025House

  21. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/18/2025House

  22. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    2/14/2025House

  23. ELHS - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/14/2025House

  24. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

    1/13/2025House

  25. Prefiled for introduction.

    1/6/2025House

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