---
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).