---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning arrest of sixteen and seventeen year olds for domestic violence assault."
description: "Concerning arrest of sixteen and seventeen year olds for domestic violence assault."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 5618"
citation: "Washington SB 5618 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "CRIMES", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darneille"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6679aaab-90b5-4a15-8a95-8e93c88fd55f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5618&year=2017"
source_hash: "2ad599ea68319b57c764853f8f3a9b615c5dd7c0aaadf5cc1cfaf3953f9479c7"
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 SB 5618 (2017-2018) — Concerning arrest of sixteen and seventeen year olds for domestic violence assault.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5618.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5618-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **91–6** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Darneille — primary (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-14** HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-14** HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** ELHS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-29** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-29** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-05** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter 223, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-05** 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/6679aaab-90b5-4a15-8a95-8e93c88fd55f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).