SB 6036 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Exempting certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure.

SB 6036 exempts certain former foster care providers from needing an adult family home license if they previously cared for foster youth under specific conditions. It directly affects individuals who provided care for at least three years to one or more former foster youth, had no verified abuse reports, and only care for those same youth. The bill adds these providers to an existing exemption list in state law, removing licensure requirements while requiring compliance with background checks and state training. This change applies only to homes caring exclusively for former foster youth who were under their care during foster placement.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

Bill Substitute Bill · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from a Senate Bill to a Substitute Bill, reflecting procedural changes such as the addition of a committee name and a new reading date. The core policy text regarding exemptions for former foster care providers remains substantively identical, with only minor formatting adjustments in the legal numbering.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy intent and legal requirements remain the same.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to include the 'Senate Human Services' committee and changed the first reading date from January 12, 2026, to January 28, 2026.

Adjusted the internal line numbering and formatting of the act text to match standard substitute bill layout conventions.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

500
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-1)
senate
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors