House Bill 2180 reenacts and amends multiple provisions in chapter 26.44 RCW and amends RCW 43.43.830 and 43.43.834. It updates and restates many definitions used in child abuse and neglect law, including a broad definition of "abuse or neglect" that covers sexual and trafficking offenses and other serious harms, a definition of "child," and terms for child forensic interviews, children's advocacy centers, and "child who is a candidate for foster care." The extracted text does not include the full definition of "sexual exploitation" and does not show the full reenacted text of RCW 26.44.030 or the new section the bill adds to chapter 26.44. The bill makes procedural changes to how the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and law enforcement handle reports: it requires law enforcement to notify the department within 72 hours in certain cases (the beginning of that requirement is shown mid-sentence, so full scope is unclear), requires prosecutors to notify victims and the local department within five days of charging decisions, creates two discrete departmental responses to screened-in reports ("Investigation" and "Family assessment"), sets time frames (investigations generally not to exceed 90 days and family assessments to be completed within 45 days with limited extensions), requires the department to file a dependency petition in certain physician-certified imminent-danger cases unless a second physician disagrees, and directs the department to adopt judicial findings if a court makes a finding on the same facts. The bill also limits dissemination of privileged information, authorizes certain information exchanges and consultations, creates a misdemeanor for unauthorized further dissemination of exchanged information in some contexts, and provides civil and governmental immunities in specified circumstances. The bill adds employment screening procedures for youth sports coaches by requiring youth sports organizations to notify applicants that a Washington State Patrol records inquiry (or federal equivalent) may be made, to require applicants to disclose convictions or civil adjudication findings, and to make such a State Patrol inquiry before employing any coach. Prospective coaches must pay any costs for the inquiry, employers must notify applicants of the State Patrol response within ten days and provide a copy, and organizations may not hire a coach if the inquiry shows a conviction for crimes against children or other persons. Records from the checks are limited to initial hiring decisions, improper dissemination can trigger civil damages, insurers may not condition coverage on requesting such information, and businesses are immune from liability for failing to request background information unless the failure is grossly negligent. Some definitional language for "youth sports organization" is shown but begins mid-sentence and several related statutory cross-references and amendments are not included in the extracted text.

If enacted, youth sports organizations will be required to run a Washington State Patrol (or federal equivalent) background check on every prospective coach before hiring, must tell applicants beforehand that a check may be made, must notify applicants within ten days of the patrol’s response and give them a copy, and may not hire anyone shown to have been convicted of crimes against children or other persons. The prospective coach, not the organization, must pay any costs for that check; organizations risk civil damages if they misuse or improperly disseminate the records, but they are protected from liability for failing to request a check unless that failure amounts to gross negligence. Insurance companies cannot force organizations to request background information as a condition of issuing a policy. The bill also tightens how child protective reports are handled: law enforcement must notify the department within 72 hours in specified cases, prosecutors must notify victims and the local department within five days after charging decisions, and the department must use either an investigation (generally completed within 90 days) or a family assessment (completed within 45 days with limited extensions) to respond to screened‑in reports. The department may provide prevention and family services to children identified as candidates for foster care and is generally immune from civil liability for using family assessment except for reckless conduct; privileged information must be kept confidential without a written waiver. Key details are missing from the provided text — for example the precise changes to the State Patrol statutes, the full definition of “youth sports organization,” the new section added to chapter 26.44, and the full context for the 72‑hour notification rule — so the exact scope and some operational impacts remain uncertain.