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Committee hears bill to expand child endangerment law to most controlled substances, lower mental state for conviction
Summary
The Law & Justice Committee heard a bill briefing and public testimony Jan. 20 on Senate Bill 5071, which would expand Washington’s crime of endangerment with a controlled substance to include most controlled substances other than cannabis, lower the state of mind for conviction from intentionally to recklessly, and extend protections from "dependent children" to all children and dependent adults.
The Law & Justice Committee heard a bill briefing and public testimony Jan. 20 on Senate Bill 5071, which would expand Washington’s crime of endangerment with a controlled substance to include most controlled substances other than cannabis, lower the state of mind for conviction from intentionally to recklessly, and extend protections from "dependent children" to all children and dependent adults.
Staff to the committee, Kevin Black, said the current statute covers exposure tied specifically to methamphetamine-related substances and described the bill’s proposed changes: broadened substances, a lower mental state, and exclusions for prescribed…
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