---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning reports alleging child abuse and neglect."
description: "Concerning reports alleging child abuse and neglect."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6423"
citation: "Washington SB 6423 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "CRIMES", "CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cleveland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a90348b-ae80-4b40-9dea-861469930f17"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6423&year=2019"
source_hash: "fe6bc4827cb61153b746206b97089f646aa85a7f87f4591be86a4a133036633b"
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 6423 (2019-2020) — Concerning reports alleging child abuse and neglect.

## 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/6423.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#35) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cleveland — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-30** HSRR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-03** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-18** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-19** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-24** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** HSEL - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** 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.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 71, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-23T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-30T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning 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/7a90348b-ae80-4b40-9dea-861469930f17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).