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SB 5974 WA
Became Law

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

WA · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 5, 2026

Latest action (Apr 1, 2026) Effective date 4/30/2026*.

Sponsor (1)
  • Lovick Democratic · primary
10 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (36)
  1. Jan 5, 2026 Prefiled for introduction. · upper
  2. Jan 12, 2026 First reading, referred to Law & Justice. · upper
  3. Jan 15, 2026 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM. · upper
  4. Jan 22, 2026 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM. · upper
  5. Jan 22, 2026 LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · upper
  6. Jan 22, 2026 And refer to Ways & Means. · upper
  7. Jan 22, 2026 Minority; do not pass. · upper
  8. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Ways & Means. · upper
  9. Feb 5, 2026 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. · upper
  10. Feb 9, 2026 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM. · upper
  11. Feb 9, 2026 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · upper
  12. Feb 9, 2026 Minority; do not pass. · upper
  13. Feb 9, 2026 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · upper
  14. Feb 10, 2026 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · upper
  15. Feb 12, 2026 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26). · upper
  16. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · upper
  17. Feb 12, 2026 Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. · upper
  18. Feb 14, 2026 First reading, referred to Community Safety. · lower
  19. Feb 23, 2026 Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM. · lower
  20. Feb 24, 2026 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM. · lower
  21. Feb 24, 2026 CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). · lower
  22. Feb 24, 2026 Minority; do not pass. · lower
  23. Feb 25, 2026 Referred to Rules 2 Review. · lower
  24. Mar 2, 2026 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · lower
  25. Mar 5, 2026 Committee amendment not adopted. · lower
  26. Mar 5, 2026 Floor amendment(s) adopted. · lower
  27. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · lower
  28. Mar 5, 2026 Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2. · lower
  29. Mar 9, 2026 Senate concurred in House amendments. · upper
  30. Mar 9, 2026 Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. · upper
  31. Mar 10, 2026 President signed. · upper
  32. Mar 11, 2026 Speaker signed. · lower
  33. Mar 12, 2026 Delivered to Governor. · executive
  34. Apr 1, 2026 Governor signed. · executive
  35. Apr 1, 2026 Chapter 258, 2026 Laws. · executive
  36. Apr 1, 2026 Effective date 4/30/2026*. · executive

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