SB 5280 - Requires Clergy Members in the State be Designated as Mandatory Reporters - Washington Key Vote
Keith Goehner voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- April 23, 2023
- House Bill Passed
- April 11, 2023
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 28, 2023
- Introduced
- Jan. 11, 2023
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Title: Requires Clergy Members in the State be Designated as Mandatory Reporters
Title: Requires Clergy Members in the State be Designated as Mandatory Reporters
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires clergy members in the state be designated as mandatory reporters, and requires them to report child abuse or neglect except when such information is given during a confession.
Highlights:
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Requires clergy members in the state be designated as mandatory reporters, and requires them to report child abuse or neglect except when such information is given during a confession (Sec. 1-2).
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Defines “clergy members” as any regularly licensed, accredited, or ordained minister, priest, rabbi, imam, or similarly situated religious or spiritual leader of any church, religious denomonation, religious body, spiritual community, or sect of individuals performing official duties that are recognized as duties of a member of the clergy under the discipline, tenets, doctrine, or custom of the individuals church, religious demonination, religious body, spiritual body, or sect (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 2).
Title: Requires Clergy Members in the State be Designated as Mandatory Reporters
Title: Requires Clergy Members in the State be Designated as Mandatory Reporters