Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Washington SB 5974

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

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Lovick (Democratic)

Cosponsors (10)

• Dhingra (Democratic)
• Chapman (Democratic)
• Frame (Democratic)
• Nobles (Democratic)
• Pedersen (Democratic)
• Salomon (Democratic)
• Stanford (Democratic)
• Trudeau (Democratic)
• Valdez
• Wellman (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Substitute Bill
• Second Substitute Bill
• Bill
• Second Substitute Passed Legislature

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Apr 1, 2026
  Effective date 4/30/2026*.
• Apr 1, 2026
  Chapter 258, 2026 Laws.
• Apr 1, 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 5, 2026 · House
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2.
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  Committee amendment not adopted.
• Mar 2, 2026 · House
  Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• Feb 25, 2026 · House
  Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• Feb 24, 2026 · House
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 24, 2026 · House
  CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• Feb 24, 2026 · House
  Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
• Feb 23, 2026 · House
  Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
• Feb 14, 2026 · House
  First reading, referred to Community Safety.
• Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
  Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
• Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
  2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26).
• Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
  Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
• Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
• Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to Ways & Means.
• Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
  Minority; do not pass.
• Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
  And refer to Ways & Means.
• Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
  LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
• Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
  Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
• Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
  First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
• Jan 5, 2026 · Senate
  Prefiled for introduction.