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WashingtonHB 12722025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis.

Sponsored By: Lisa Callan (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Continued care for children in crisis

Beginning April 25, 2025, Washington extends its coordinated care program for children in crisis through June 30, 2027. It serves children under 18 at risk of unnecessary hospital stays who cannot return to parental care. It also serves children in state dependency cases due to abandonment whose placements are unstable. A state project director leads agency coordination and secures access to flexible funds for safe discharge and long-term placements for dependent children. The director works with crisis response and youth behavioral health navigator teams. A required rapid care team screens referrals and promptly finds services and living arrangements to support safe hospital discharge. It also identifies when foster care prevention services, dependency services for abandonment, or voluntary placement agreements are appropriate. Children, families, advocates, educators, police, agency staff, and health and service providers can make referrals. The team can support children and, when appropriate, their families. The governor must report annually on referrals, children served, services, placement barriers, earlier intervention, navigator programs, and recommended system changes. The state budget must provide specific funding and identify this law by bill or chapter number by June 30, 2025; otherwise, the law is void.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lisa Callan

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Carolyn Eslick

    Republican • House

  • Greg Nance

    Democratic • House

  • Jake Fey

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Timmons

    Democratic • House

  • Julia Reed

    Democratic • House

  • Lauren Davis

    Democratic • House

  • Liz Berry

    Democratic • House

  • Mari Leavitt

    Democratic • House

  • Nicole Macri

    Democratic • House

  • Osman Salahuddin

    Democratic • House

  • Shelley Kloba

    Democratic • House

  • Tarra Simmons

    Democratic • House

  • Victoria Hunt

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 48 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 3/4/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 95 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 161, 2025 Laws.

    4/25/2025House

  2. Governor signed.

    4/25/2025legislature

  3. Effective date 4/25/2025.

    4/25/2025House

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/21/2025legislature

  5. President signed.

    4/18/2025legislature

  6. Speaker signed.

    4/16/2025legislature

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/15/2025House

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/15/2025House

  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/11/2025House

  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    4/8/2025House

  11. WM - Majority; do pass.

    4/8/2025House

  12. Referred to Ways & Means.

    3/26/2025House

  13. And refer to Ways & Means.

    3/25/2025House

  14. HS - Majority; do pass.

    3/25/2025House

  15. First reading, referred to Human Services.

    3/6/2025House

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

    3/4/2025House

  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/4/2025House

  18. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    3/4/2025House

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

    2/28/2025House

  20. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/21/2025House

  21. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    2/20/2025House

  22. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/20/2025House

  23. Referred to Appropriations.

    1/28/2025House

  24. ELHS - Majority; do pass.

    1/24/2025House

  25. ELHS - Executive action taken by committee.

    1/24/2025House

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