SB5093 • 2026

Pregnancy loss

Concerning dignity in pregnancy loss.

Abortion Children Crime Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Dhingra, Senator Wellman, Senator Cleveland, Senator Bateman, Senator Pedersen, Senator C. Wilson, Senator Hasegawa, Senator Liias, Senator Nobles, Senator Salomon, Senator Slatter, Senator Stanford, Senator Valdez
Last action: 2025-02-05
Official status: S subst for
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Pregnancy loss

What This Bill Does

Pregnancy loss

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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5093-S AMH FITZ BAKY 444

897 • Fitzgibbon

ADOPTED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH FITZ BAKY 444 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Postpones until July 1, 2027, the effective date of the provisions that require correctional institutions and private detention facilities to report annually to the Department of Health (DOH) on the aggregate number of confined and incarcerated people who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH FITZ BAKY 444 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Postpones until July 1, 2027, the effective date of the provisions that require correctional institutions and private detention facilities to report annually to the Department of Health (DOH) on the aggregate number of confined and incarcerated people who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss.
Postpones until June 30, 2029, the deadline for the first DOH report of such information to the Legislature.
5093-S AMH FITZ BAKY 444 SSB 5093 - H AMD 897 By Representative Fitzgibbon ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 3, at the beginning of line 1, strike "2027" and insert "2029" On page 3, after line 12, insert the following: "NEW SECTION.
Sec.

5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 431

898 • Walsh

NOT ADOPTED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 431 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over the bodies of deceased persons whose death resulted from known or suspected abortions.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 431 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over the bodies of deceased persons whose death resulted from known or suspected abortions.
Limits the restored jurisdiction to circumstances when there is or was a reasonable likelihood of the sustained survival of the fetus outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures.
5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 431 SSB 5093 - H AMD 898 By Representative Walsh NOT ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 2, at the beginning of line 12, strike all material through "abortion;))" and insert "or where death results from a known or suspected abortion and there is or was a reasonable likelihood of the sustained survival of the fetus outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures;" --- END

5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 432

899 • Walsh

NOT ADOPTED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 432 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over the bodies of deceased persons whose death resulted from known or suspected abortions.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 432 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over the bodies of deceased persons whose death resulted from known or suspected abortions.
Limits the restored jurisdiction to circumstances when there is reasonable suspicion that the infant was born alive and medical treatment was withheld.
5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 432 SSB 5093 - H AMD 899 By Representative Walsh NOT ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 2, at the beginning of line 12, strike all material through "abortion;))" and insert "or where death results from a known or suspected abortion and there is reasonable suspicion that the infant was born alive and medical treatment was withheld;" --- END

5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 433

900 • Walsh

NOT ADOPTED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 433 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over bodies of deceased persons where death is due to premature birth or still birth.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 433 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over bodies of deceased persons where death is due to premature birth or still birth.
Requires that in such cases, the purpose of any autopsy must be to determine the cause of death and may not be to gather evidence for the purpose of a criminal prosecution.
5093-S AMH WALJ BAKY 433 SSB 5093 - H AMD 900 By Representative Walsh NOT ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 2, beginning on line 17, after "smothering;" strike all material through "birth;))" on line 18 and insert "or where death is due to premature birth or still birth;" On page 2, line 28, after "necessary." insert "When the coroner or medical examiner has jurisdiction of a body where death is due to premature birth or still birth, the purpose of any autopsy must be to determine the cause of death and may not be to gather evidence for the purpose of a criminal prosecution." --- END

5093-S AMH JACO BAKY 435

901 • Jacobsen

NOT ADOPTED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH JACO BAKY 435 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over bodies of deceased persons where death is due to premature birth or still birth.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH JACO BAKY 435 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over bodies of deceased persons where death is due to premature birth or still birth.
5093-S AMH JACO BAKY 435 SSB 5093 - H AMD 901 By Representative Jacobsen NOT ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 2, beginning on line 17, after "smothering;" strike all material through "birth;))" on line 18 and insert "or where death is due to premature birth or still birth;" --- END

5093-S AMH ABEL BAKY 434

902 • Abell

NOT ADOPTED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH ABEL BAKY 434 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Removes provisions of the bill that repeal the crime of Concealing Birth.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH ABEL BAKY 434 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Removes provisions of the bill that repeal the crime of Concealing Birth.
5093-S AMH ABEL BAKY 434 SSB 5093 - H AMD 902 By Representative Abell NOT ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 3, beginning on line 11, strike all of section 4 --- END

5093-S AMH CONN BAKY 448

903 • Connors

NOT ADOPTED

Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH CONN BAKY 448 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over the bodies of deceased persons whose death resulted from known or suspected abortions.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5093-S AMH CONN BAKY 448 1 - Official Print EFFECT: Restores the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over the bodies of deceased persons whose death resulted from known or suspected abortions.
Limits the restored jurisdiction to circumstances when there is or was a reasonable likelihood that the unborn child was over 24 weeks in gestation.
5093-S AMH CONN BAKY 448 SSB 5093 - H AMD 903 By Representative Connors NOT ADOPTED 04/09/2025 On page 2, at the beginning of line 12, strike all material through "abortion;))" and insert "or where death results from a known or suspected abortion and there is or was a reasonable likelihood that the unborn child was over 24 weeks in gestation;" --- END

Bill History

2025-02-05 Senate
1st substitute bill substituted.

Official Summary Text

Pregnancy loss

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to dignity in pregnancy loss; amending RCW 1
68.50.010; adding a new section to chapter 9.02 RCW; and repealing 2
RCW 9.02.050. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 68.50.010 and 2021 c 127 s 7 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
The jurisdiction of bodies of all deceased persons who come to 7
their death suddenly when in apparent good health without medical 8
attendance within the ((thirty-six)) 36 hours preceding death; or 9
where the circumstances of death indicate death was caused by 10
unnatural or unlawful means; or where death occurs under suspicious 11
circumstances; or where a coroner's autopsy or postmortem or 12
coroner's inquest is to be held; or where death results from unknown 13
or obscure causes, or where death occurs within one year following an 14
accident; or where the death is caused by any violence whatsoever, 15
((or where death results from a known or suspected abortion; )) 16
whether self-induced or otherwise; where death apparently results 17
from drowning, hanging, burns, electrocution, gunshot wounds, stabs 18
or cuts, lightning, starvation, radiation, exposure, alcoholism, 19
narcotics or other addictions, tetanus, strangulations, suffocation 20
or smothering; ((or where death is due to premature birth or still 21
S-0330.1
SENATE BILL 5093
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Dhingra, Wellman, Cleveland, Bateman, Pedersen, C.
Wilson, Hasegawa, Liias, Nobles, Salomon, Slatter, Stanford, and
Valdez
Prefiled 12/20/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Law & Justice.
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birth;)) or where death is due to a violent contagious disease or 1
suspected contagious disease which may be a public health hazard; or 2
where death results from alleged rape, carnal knowledge or sodomy, 3
where death occurs in a jail or prison; where a body is found dead or 4
is not claimed by relatives or friends, is hereby vested in the 5
county coroner or medical examiner, which bodies may be removed and 6
placed in the morgue under such rules as are adopted by the coroner 7
or medical examiner with the approval of the county commissioners, 8
having jurisdiction, providing therein how the bodies shall be 9
brought to and cared for at the morgue and held for the proper 10
identification where necessary. 11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 9.02 RCW 12
to read as follows: 13
(1) Detention facilities and private detention facilities shall 14
report annually to the department of health on the number of people 15
who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss while 16
confined or incarcerated in such facilities. 17
(2) The department of health shall deliver an annual statewide 18
report to the legislature that details the number of people who 19
experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss while confined 20
or incarcerated in detention facilities and private detention 21
facilities. The first report shall be delivered by December 1, 2026. 22
The report may not include personal identifying information 23
concerning the individuals who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or 24
perinatal loss. 25
(3) For purposes of this section, "detention facilities" and 26
"private detention facilities" have the same meanings as defined in 27
RCW 70.395.020. 28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. RCW 9.02.050 (Concealing birth) and 1909 c 29
249 s 200 are each repealed.30
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