Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Washington SB 5855
Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Valdez
Cosponsors (26)
- Chapman (Democratic)
- Lovick (Democratic)
- Trudeau (Democratic)
- Wellman (Democratic)
- Slatter (Democratic)
- Bateman (Democratic)
- Frame (Democratic)
- Cortes
- Saldaña (Democratic)
- Robinson (Democratic)
- Stanford (Democratic)
- Kauffman (Democratic)
- Cleveland (Democratic)
- Nobles (Democratic)
- Lovelett (Democratic)
- Orwall (Democratic)
- Hasegawa (Democratic)
- Pedersen (Democratic)
- Riccelli (Democratic)
- Shewmake (Democratic)
- Alvarado (Democratic)
- C. Wilson (Democratic)
- Hunt (Democratic)
- Conway (Democratic)
- Dhingra (Democratic)
- Salomon (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 19, 2026): Effective date 3/19/2026.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 House | Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026
Effective date 3/19/2026. - Mar 19, 2026
Chapter 115, 2026 Laws. - Mar 19, 2026
Governor signed. - Mar 12, 2026
Delivered to Governor. - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Speaker signed. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
President signed. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred in House amendments. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 5. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Referred to Rules 2 Review. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Minority; do not pass. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM. - Jan 30, 2026 · House
First reading, referred to Community Safety. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 26). - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. - Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Minority; do not pass. - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM. - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
First reading, referred to Law & Justice. - Dec 8, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled for introduction.