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Senate passes bill to expand liability protections for donations of children’s items, adds car-seat safety checks
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 6,087, which expands accepted donated items to include car seats and strollers while requiring safety checks and donor disclosures, passed the Senate unanimously; an amendment adopted sets safety-inquiry and recall/expiration checks for car seats.
The Washington State Senate unanimously passed engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6,087 to broaden protections for organizations that accept and donate children's items and explicitly include car seats and strollers under certain safety conditions.
Senator K. Braun, sponsor on the floor, said the bill expands liability limitations to more organizations — including faith-based groups — and allows reuse of items such as car seats and strollers when appropriate, lowering costs for families. "This is a very simple bill that came to me from a constituent," Braun said, noting the change helps parents afford necessary equipment.
Senator Dhingra successfully offered amendment 600 to add car seats to the list of accepted donated items while requiring intake organizations to ask donors whether a car seat has been in an accident, to check for recalls and expiration, and to disclose to recipients that the organization cannot guarantee the safety of a donated car seat. "We're really making sure we strike that balance between safety and affordability," Dhingra said.
The clerk reported final passage with a roll-call result indicating a constitutional majority (49 ayes, 0 nays recorded) and the bill was declared passed. The title will be the title of the act.
