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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning the handling of child forensic interview and child interview digital recordings."
+description: "Concerning the handling of child forensic interview and child interview digital recordings."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 2700"
+citation: "Washington HB 2700 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["VICTIMS OF CRIMES", "RECORDS", "CRIMES", "CIVIL PROCEDURE", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "CHILDREN", "ORDERS OF COURT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Valdez"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2018-01-12"
+last_action: "2018-03-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6685512-c851-4d8a-a51d-f02eba943db6"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2700&year=2017"
+source_hash: "b130661be668f37aa2d4c5f33fd1096211ff3871206a98bc24e8961f9b0da166"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
+---
+
+# Washington HB 2700 (2017-2018) — Concerning the handling of child forensic interview and child interview digital recordings.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2700.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2700-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2700-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Final Passage (#35) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Valdez — primary (person)
+- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
+- Kagi — cosponsor (person)
+- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
+- Sawyer — cosponsor (person)
+- Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-12** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-26** ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-01-26** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2018-01-31** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-02-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-01-26** ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-01-26** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2018-01-31** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-02-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-02-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2018-02-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-02-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-10** First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-21** HSC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
+- **2018-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2018-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-03** House concurred in Senate amendments.
+- **2018-03-03** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
+- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2018-03-07** President signed. `passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-03-22** Chapter 171, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2018-03-22** Effective date 3/22/2018*. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6685512-c851-4d8a-a51d-f02eba943db6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+