Concerning limitations in parenting plans.

 S-0259.1

SENATE BILL 5575

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Dhingra, Cortes, and Nobles

Read first time 01/29/25. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to limitations in parenting plans; amending RCW 26.09.191 , 11.130.215 , 26.09.187 , 26.09.194 , 26.09.260 , 26.09.520 , and 26.12.177 ; reenacting and amending RCW 26.51.020 ; and adding a new section to chapter 26.09 RCW.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 26.09.191 and 2021 c 215 s 134 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) (( The permanent parenting plan shall not require mutual decision-making or designation of a dispute resolution process other than court action )) PURPOSE. Parents are responsible for protecting and preserving the health and well-being of their minor children. When a parent acts contrary to the health and well-being of the parent's child, or engages in conduct that creates an unreasonable risk of harm to a child, the court may, and in some situations must, impose limitations intended to protect the child from harm as described in this section and section 2 of this act.