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SB 5280 - Clergy/child abuse reporting ¶

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Revisions ¶

• Original Bill

📰 Articles ¶

• 02/08/2024 Wenatchee World - Washington Senate strikes ‘delicate’ balance on rules for clergy reporting child abuse | Northwest | wenatcheeworld.com
• 03/19/2023 House Democrats - The House Hot Sheet for Week 11 of the 2023 Legislative Session – Washington State House Democrats
• 03/17/2023 House Republicans - The Week Ahead: March 20 - 24, 2023 | Washington State House Republicans
• 03/01/2023 MyNorthwest - Bill forcing clergy members to report child abuse passes WA Senate - MyNorthwest.com
• 02/28/2023 Gorge News Center - Bill to make clergy mandatory child abuse reporters advances
• 02/21/2023 The Seattle Times - To know abuse without taking action is to condone abuse | The Seattle Times
• 02/11/2023 The Seattle Times - Catholic officials seek loophole in WA bills on child abuse reporting | The Seattle Times
• 01/22/2023 Senate Democrats - This Week in the Senate - Week 3: Housing, public safety and reproductive freedom take center stage - Washington Senate Democrats
• Crosscut - 2023 Legislative Tracker: Other Topics
• House Democrats - The Hot Sheet – Washington State House Democrats
• The Spokesman-Review - Catholic officials oppose Washington bill requiring clergy to report child abuse if it doesn't exempt confessions | The Spokesman-Review

Meetings ¶

Tue 03/21 01:30 PM - Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (HSEL): SB 5280 Clergy/child abuse reporting ¶

44 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Janet Hedgepath - League of Women Voters Washington
• Mitchel Melin
• Mark O'Donnell
• Christopher Marino Hardin

1 👎 - Con ¶

3 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• Kristiana de Leon - Association of Secular Elected Officials
• Bishop Frank Schuster - Washington State Catholic Conference
• Eric Kniffin - Ethics and Public Policy Center

Tue 01/24 10:30 AM - Human Services (HS): SB 5280 Clergy/child abuse reporting ¶

14 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Kristiana de Leon - Association of Secular Elected Officials
• 💵Larry Shannon - Washington State Association for Justice
• Sara Young

1 👎 - Con ¶

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Mario Villanueva - Washington State Catholic Conference

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