---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning compensation for parents of minor victims of crime."
description: "Concerning compensation for parents of minor victims of crime."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6181"
citation: "Washington SB 6181 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WAGES AND HOURS", "VICTIMS OF CRIMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padden"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-09"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e934aad-dae2-46ca-8d4a-171805524ce7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6181&year=2019"
source_hash: "119e8abd7afff71884c409cf5efaf2b5fdb0477fd5e0ce8674c243d7598e4622"
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 6181 (2019-2020) — Concerning compensation for parents of minor victims of crime.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6181.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6181-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6181-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Padden — primary (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-09** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-16** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-17** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-16** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-17** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-10** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-14** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** PS - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 308, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-14T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-16T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2020-01-30T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-06T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e934aad-dae2-46ca-8d4a-171805524ce7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).