Washington HB 2505: Increasing participation in recreational fishing and hunting.

Bill Text

CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2505
Chapter 91, Laws of 2026
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
ADULT FAMILY HOMES—FORMER FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2026
Passed by the House February 12, 2026
Yeas 96 Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 5, 2026
Yeas 48 Nays 0
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
State of Washington, do hereby
certify that the attached is
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2505 as
passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
Approved March 18, 2026 10:02 AM FILED
March 19, 2026
BOB FERGUSON
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to exempting certain former foster care providers 1
from adult family home licensure; and amending RCW 70.128.030.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 70.128.030 and 2025 c 108 s 1 are each amended to 4
read as follows:5
(1) The following residential facilities ((shall be)) are exempt 6
from the operation of this chapter:7
(((1))) (a) Nursing homes licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW;8
(((2))) (b) Assisted living facilities licensed under chapter 9
18.20 RCW;10
(((3))) (c) Facilities approved and certified under chapter 11
71A.22 RCW;12
(((4))) (d) Residential treatment centers for individuals with 13
mental illness licensed under chapter 71.24 RCW;14
(((5))) (e) Hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW;15
(((6))) (f) Homes for individuals with developmental disabilities 16
licensed under chapter 74.15 RCW; and17
(((7))) (g) A medical foster home, as defined in 38 C.F.R. 17.73, 18
that is under the oversight and annually reviewed by the United 19
States department of veterans affairs in which care is provided 20
exclusively to three or fewer veterans, and its caregivers are in 21
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2505
Passed Legislature - 2026 Regular Session
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by
Representatives Eslick, Dent, Reeves, Leavitt, and Fosse; by request
of Department of Social and Health Services)
READ FIRST TIME 01/30/26.
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compliance with applicable state laws including any required 1
training, certification, and background checks.2
(2) The following individuals are exempt from the operation of 3
this chapter:4
(a) An individual who has or had an active license to operate as 5
a foster family home, as defined in RCW 74.15.020, for at least three 6
years and:7
(i) Had provided personal care services, as defined in RCW 8
74.39A.009, for the former foster youth in the individual's care for 9
at least three years on the date the youth exited foster care;10
(ii) The only unrelated adults the individual provides personal 11
care to in the home are the former foster youth or youths in (a)(i) 12
of this subsection;13
(iii) Does not have any founded or substantiated findings by 14
child protective services or final substantiated findings by adult 15
protective services; and16
(iv) Is not the subject of a pending or prior adverse licensing 17
action under RCW 74.15.130 at the time the youth in their care exits 18
the foster care system; and19
(b) An individual who is or has previously been approved by the 20
department of children, youth, and families for a child-specific 21
license under RCW 74.15.125 and:22
(i) The only unrelated adults the individual is providing 23
personal care to in the home are the former foster youth or youths 24
for whom the individual received the child-specific license;25
(ii) Does not have any founded or substantiated findings by child 26
protective services or final substantiated findings by adult 27
protective services; and28
(iii) Is not the subject of a pending or prior adverse licensing 29
action under RCW 74.15.130 at the time the youth in their care exits 30
the foster care system.31
(3) The department may establish rules to implement subsection 32
(2) of this section.33
Passed by the House February 12, 2026.
Passed by the Senate March 5, 2026.
Approved by the Governor March 18, 2026.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 19, 2026.
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