WA SB5229

Expands the definition of "gravely disabled" under Washington's civil commitment law (RCW 71.05.020) to include persons who required revival by opioid overdose reversal medication (such as naloxone) within the two weeks prior to initial detention to prevent a fatality or probable fatality

Allows involuntary civil commitment for treatment when a person meets this new opioid overdose criterion and is not receiving essential care for their health or safety

Amends existing civil commitment statutes by adding opioid overdose revival as a third category of "gravely disabled," alongside danger from failure to meet essential health needs and severe deterioration in routine functioning

Contains contingent effective dates tied to section 26, chapter 433, Laws of 2023, with two parallel versions of the amended statute to accommodate timing of related legislation