---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning model sexual assault protocols for hospitals and clinics."
description: "Concerning model sexual assault protocols for hospitals and clinics."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6158"
citation: "Washington SB 6158 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "HOSPITALS", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dhingra"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9504aefe-023a-451a-ab31-46567d86a547"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6158&year=2019"
source_hash: "d7b7ab9da1dba148a98aac63f83d14267cf161e517f6c29048b39b8a3b4a5afc"
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 6158 (2019-2020) — Concerning model sexual assault protocols for hospitals and clinics.

## 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/6158.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6158-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dhingra — primary (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-22** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-05** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-22** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-01-28** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-02-05** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-06** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** PS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **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`
- **2020-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-27** Chapter 202, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-27** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9504aefe-023a-451a-ab31-46567d86a547`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).