H-0030.1
HOUSE BILL 1286
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Dye, Graham, Couture, and Schmidt
Read first time 01/14/25. Referred to Committee on Community Safety.
AN ACT Relating to the crime of endangerment with a controlled substance; and amending RCW 9A.42.100 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 9A.42.100 and 2005 c 218 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of the crime of endangerment with a controlled substance if the person knowingly or intentionally permits a dependent child or dependent adult to be exposed to, ingest, inhale, or have contact with (( methamphetamine or ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or anhydrous ammonia, including their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, that are being used in the manufacture of methamphetamine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers )) any controlled substance classified in Schedules I, II, III, or IV under RCW 69.50.204 , 69.50.206 , 69.50.208 , or 69.50.210 , or federal law, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his or her professional practice . Endangerment with a controlled substance is a class B felony.