WA SB5093

Removes "death results from a known or suspected abortion" and "death is due to premature birth or still birth" from the list of circumstances triggering coroner jurisdiction over deceased persons' bodies under RCW 68.50.010

Repeals RCW 9.02.050, the "Concealing birth" statute originally enacted in 1909

Requires correctional institutions and private detention facilities to report annually to the Department of Health on aggregate numbers of people experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss while incarcerated, with the first legislative report due by June 30, 2029

Prohibits using coroner investigations of fetal deaths caused by unlawful or suspicious circumstances (including violence against the pregnant person) to criminalize the pregnant person who experienced the pregnancy loss or had an abortion

Takes effect July 27, 2025, except for the incarceration reporting requirements which take effect July 1, 2027