---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five."
description: "Revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6160"
citation: "Washington SB 6160 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuderer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f4142d4-60bd-4720-9357-acc8b143ffd3"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6160&year=2017"
source_hash: "2554099c3930def794a50a19c77150dffb89f30c18676d0109205eaf0a48d827"
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 6160 (2017-2018) — Revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five.

## 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/6160.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6160-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6160-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6160-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#35) — **35–12** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **58–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kuderer — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-25** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-24** HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-25** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-15** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** ELHS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & Human Services.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-27** 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, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 162, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** Effective date 6/7/2018*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f4142d4-60bd-4720-9357-acc8b143ffd3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).