WA HB2464

Private detention facilities must report serious incidents (abuse/neglect allegations, deaths, suicides, injuries requiring hospitalization, service disruptions) to the Department of Health and local law enforcement by the end of the next business day

Law enforcement agencies with private detention facilities in their jurisdiction must submit annual reports to the Department of Health beginning November 1, 2026, detailing calls received, responses, victim contact, prosecution referrals, and outcomes

Requirements apply to facilities operating under contracts with federal, state, or local governments that began after January 1, 2023

Office of the Attorney General may enforce violations on its own initiative or in response to complaints

Amends existing law (RCW 70.395.060) that already establishes food service, communication, visitation, staffing, training, and infection control standards for private detention facilities