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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5169

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Nobles, Dhingra, Trudeau, and C. Wilson)

READ FIRST TIME 02/03/25.

AN ACT Relating to testimony of children; amending RCW 9A.44.120 and 9A.44.150 ; and declaring an emergency.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 9A.44.120 and 2024 c 298 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A statement not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule, is admissible in evidence in dependency proceedings under Title 13 RCW and criminal proceedings, including juvenile offense adjudications, in the courts of the state of Washington if:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

21% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 42%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum +1 54/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 212 days quiet

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