---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the rights of an alleged parent in dependency proceedings."
description: "Concerning the rights of an alleged parent in dependency proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1815"
citation: "Washington HB 1815 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kilduff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7270722-d76f-420d-9d7a-939a6876c5b9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1815&year=2017"
source_hash: "0d16cafb28dbeceeba32beb355d587a66350c485fad1042482b3e2f4cf74166c"
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 1815 (2017-2018) — Concerning the rights of an alleged parent in dependency proceedings.

## 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/1815.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1815-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#31) — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#21) — **87–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kilduff — primary (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Muri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Rodne — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-30** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-17** ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-17** ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-08** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** HSMH - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-28** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-17** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-10** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10** Chapter 276, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-10** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7270722-d76f-420d-9d7a-939a6876c5b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).