Concerning domestic violence co-responder programs.

 H-1258.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1498

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Davis, Couture, Macri, Griffey, Walen, Reed, Simmons, Goodman, Parshley, Leavitt, Pollet, Hill, Salahuddin, and Scott)

READ FIRST TIME 02/11/25.

AN ACT Relating to domestic violence co-responder programs; reenacting and amending RCW 36.18.010 ; and adding new sections to chapter 43.280 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.280 RCW to read as follows:

The domestic violence co-responder account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from fees imposed for deposit in the domestic violence co-responder account under RCW 36.18.010 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the domestic violence co-responder grant program created in section 2 of this act.