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SB 5375 - Clergy, duty to report abuse ¶

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Revisions ¶

• Original Bill

📰 Articles ¶

• 03/20/2025 The Center Square - Breaking the seal? WA Dems advance bill to close clergy confession loophole | Washington | thecentersquare.com
• 03/17/2025 House Democrats - The House Hot Sheet for Week 10 of the 2025 Legislative Session – Washington State House Democrats
• 03/14/2025 Cascade PBS - Dead or alive: Which bills have a chance this legislative session? | Cascade PBS
• 03/13/2025 Washington State Standard - What bills are still dead and alive in the Washington Legislature • Washington State Standard
• 03/05/2025 Senate Democrats - Editorial: Hold clergy to duty to report child abuse | HeraldNet.com
• 03/01/2025 Washington State Standard - Washington Senate passes bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse • Washington State Standard
• 02/28/2025 Senate Democrats - Bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse passes Senate - Washington Senate Democrats
• 02/28/2025 Senate Democrats - Bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse passes Senate - Sen. Noel Frame
• 02/28/2025 FOX13 - WA senate moves to make clergy mandatory reporters | FOX 13 Seattle
• 02/10/2025 Washington State Standard - Bill to make clergy report child abuse advances in Washington • Washington State Standard
• 02/04/2025 Senate Democrats - KUOW - Clergy would be required to report child abuse, under new bill
• 02/04/2025 KUOW - KUOW - Clergy would be required to report child abuse, under new bill
• 01/30/2025 KING5 - WA legislature to consider bill requiring clergy members be mandatory reporters of child abuse | king5.com
• 01/29/2025 FOX13 - WA lawmaker wants priests to report abuse | FOX 13 Seattle
• 01/29/2025 MyNorthwest - Washington lawmakers push to make clergy mandatory reporters
• 01/28/2025 Washington State Standard - WA lawmakers renew push to make clergy report child abuse • Washington State Standard
• 01/20/2025 Senate Democrats - Frame Introduces Clergy Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Bill - Sen. Noel Frame
• 05/18/2000 Senate Democrats - Home - Sen. Noel Frame

Meetings ¶

Fri 03/14 08:00 AM - Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (HSEL): SB 5375 Clergy, duty to report abuse ¶

381 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Colleen Kinerk - Heal Our Church / Clergy Accountability Coalition
• Mary Dispenza - Survivors of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) / Clergy Accountability Coalition
• Sharon Huling - Clergy Accountability Coalition
• Alex Ashley
• Mitch Melin - Clergy Accountability Coalition - Former Jehovah's Witness
• Reverend Juli Prentice
• Tim Law - Catholic Accountability Project and Clergy Accountability Coalition
• Annelise Orozco - Lake Washington High School
• Carson Suyetsugu - Lake Washington High School
• Lily Cheung - Lake Washington High School
• Kiersten Larson - Clergy Accountability Coalition/JW
• Sara Young - Clergy Accountability Coalition/JW
• Angela Taylor
• Bea Stull
• Steve Snider
• McKenzie Raynor
• Rev. James Connell
• Marino Hardin
• Ryu Hoshino - Lake Washington High School
• Michelle Sung - Lake Washington High School
• Gavin Callahan - Lake Washington High School
• Gavin Callahan - Lake Washington High School
• Michelle Sung - Lake Washington High School
• Ryu Hoshino - Lake Washington High School
• Andrew Fox
• Maivi Vuong
• Marino Hardin
• Kristiana de Leon - Association of Secular Elected Officials
• Simone L'Amour - XJW CSA SURVIVORS

256 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• John Axtell
• 💵Jean Hill - Washington State Catholic Conference
• Theresa Schrempp
• Theresa Schrempp
• Mary Locke
• Paris Apodaca - Washington State Young Republicans
• Jaimee Saling
• 💵Luke Esser - Washington State Catholic Conference
• Sandra Ewaskow

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Tue 01/28 01:30 PM - Human Services (HS): SB 5375 Clergy, duty to report abuse ¶

184 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Ryan Dudley - FFRF Action Fund
• Sara Young - Representative as a former Jehovah’s Witness
• Rev. James Connell
• Kiersten Larson - Clergy Accountability Coalition
• Mary Dispenza - Clergy Accountability Coalition
• Sharon Valdés Huling - Clergy Accountability Coalition
• Chris Dormaier
• Mitch Melin
• Kiersten Larson - Clergy Accountability Coalition
• Kristiana de Leon - Association of Secular Elected Officials
• Rachel Fisher
• Piper Bollander - Former Jehovah's Witness
• Nanaekow Stiles

109 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• Bishop Frank Schuster - Archdiocese of Seattle
• 💵Jean Hill - Washington State Catholic Conference
• Theresa Schrempp

0 ❓ - Other ¶

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