Washington 2025-2026

SB 5974

Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction: Washington
Session: 2025-2026
Chamber: upper
Classification: bill
Subjects: Not supplied
Introduced / first action: 2026-01-05 00:00:00

Actions

2026-04-01 00:00:00
Effective date 4/30/2026*.
became-law
2026-04-01 00:00:00
Chapter 258, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-04-01 00:00:00
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-12 00:00:00
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-11 00:00:00
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-10 00:00:00
President signed.
passage
2026-03-09 00:00:00
Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
passage
2026-03-09 00:00:00
Senate concurred in House amendments.
2026-03-05 00:00:00
Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2.
reading-3
2026-03-05 00:00:00
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-05 00:00:00
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-03-05 00:00:00
Committee amendment not adopted.
amendment-failure
2026-03-02 00:00:00
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-25 00:00:00
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-24 00:00:00
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-24 00:00:00
CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24 00:00:00
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
2026-02-23 00:00:00
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-14 00:00:00
First reading, referred to Community Safety.
reading-1, referral-committee
2026-02-12 00:00:00
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-02-12 00:00:00
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-12 00:00:00
2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26).
substitution
2026-02-10 00:00:00
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-09 00:00:00
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-09 00:00:00
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-09 00:00:00
WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-02-09 00:00:00
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-05 00:00:00
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2026-01-23 00:00:00
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-01-22 00:00:00
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-01-22 00:00:00
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2026-01-22 00:00:00
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-01-22 00:00:00
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-15 00:00:00
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-12 00:00:00
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1, referral-committee
2026-01-05 00:00:00
Prefiled for introduction.
filing

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