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2SSB 5974 — Local law enforcement

2SSB 5974 was introduced in the 2025-26 Washington legislative session by Senator Lovick. It became law.

  • 2025-26 session
  • Senate
  • Became law
  • 3 public hearings
  • Sponsor: WM(Lovick

Source Washington State Legislature web services: legislation, hearings and roll calls · as of 2026-09-09 · introduced 2026-02-09

01

Where it stopped

Became law

Last recorded action
Effective date 4/30/2026*.
Session law
C 258 L 26 — chapter and year in the session laws
Last committee
House Community Safety — the last committee with this bill on an agenda
Public hearing
Yes — 3 on record — a public hearing is where testimony is taken; an executive session is where a committee votes

Source WA Legislature bill history — every row links to the chamber record that establishes it · as of 2026-09-09 · how a stop point is read

02

What it would do

The Legislature’s own description. We do not paraphrase legislation.

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

Legal title AN ACT Relating to modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons;

Source WA Legislature bill digest and text, quoted whole · as of 2026-09-09 · edits none — we write no summary of our own

03

The votes

Recorded floor votes. Committee votes are in the hearing record below.

SENATE · 2026-02-12

634 Wilson, J. Pg 15 Ln 22

21

yea

28

nay

634 Wilson, J. Pg 15 Ln 22, Senate — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 28 0 30
RRepublican 19 0 0 19
Total 21 28 0 49

49 of 49 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Krishnadasan LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Salomon LD 32 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

SENATE · 2026-02-12

627 Wagoner Pg 25 Ln 39

19

yea

30

nay

627 Wagoner Pg 25 Ln 39, Senate — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 0 30 0 30
RRepublican 19 0 0 19
Total 19 30 0 49

49 of 49 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

No member voted against their own caucus’s majority on this motion.

Full roll call, every member by name

SENATE · 2026-02-12

3rd Reading & Final Passage

30

yea

19

nay

3rd Reading & Final Passage, Senate — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 30 0 0 30
RRepublican 0 19 0 19
Total 30 19 0 49

49 of 49 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

No member voted against their own caucus’s majority on this motion.

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2343 Walsh Pg 1 Ln 3

41

yea

56

nay

1

absent or excused

2343 Walsh Pg 1 Ln 3, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 41 56 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2373 Klicker Pg 4 Ln 27

44

yea

53

nay

1

absent or excused

2373 Klicker Pg 4 Ln 27, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 5 53 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 44 53 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Jinkins LD 27 YEA
  • DDemocratic Paul LD 10 YEA
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA
  • DDemocratic Timmons LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2374 Walsh Pg 7 Ln 16

41

yea

56

nay

1

absent or excused

2374 Walsh Pg 7 Ln 16, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 41 56 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2369 Corry Pg 7 Ln 19

41

yea

56

nay

1

absent or excused

2369 Corry Pg 7 Ln 19, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 41 56 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2371 Burnett Pg 7 Ln 22

42

yea

55

nay

1

absent or excused

2371 Burnett Pg 7 Ln 22, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 3 55 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 42 55 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA
  • DDemocratic Walen LD 48 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2372 Marshall Pg 7 Ln 23

41

yea

56

nay

1

absent or excused

2372 Marshall Pg 7 Ln 23, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 41 56 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2370 Waters Pg 8 Ln 34

42

yea

55

nay

1

absent or excused

2370 Waters Pg 8 Ln 34, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 3 55 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 42 55 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 YEA
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2352 Keaton Pg 13 Ln 2

40

yea

57

nay

1

absent or excused

2352 Keaton Pg 13 Ln 2, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 57 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 40 57 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2354 Marshall Pg 13 Ln 3

40

yea

57

nay

1

absent or excused

2354 Marshall Pg 13 Ln 3, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 57 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 40 57 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2355 Abell Pg 13 Ln 3

41

yea

56

nay

1

absent or excused

2355 Abell Pg 13 Ln 3, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 39 0 0 39
Total 41 56 1 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2356 Burnett Pg 13 Ln 3

39

yea

56

nay

3

absent or excused

2356 Burnett Pg 13 Ln 3, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 56 2 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 39 56 3 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2359 Griffey Pg 13 Ln 28

39

yea

56

nay

3

absent or excused

2359 Griffey Pg 13 Ln 28, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 56 2 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 39 56 3 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2357 Mendoza Pg 16 Ln 7

40

yea

55

nay

3

absent or excused

2357 Mendoza Pg 16 Ln 7, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 55 2 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 40 55 3 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2358 Waters Pg 16 Ln 7

41

yea

54

nay

3

absent or excused

2358 Waters Pg 16 Ln 7, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 3 54 2 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 41 54 3 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Jinkins LD 27 YEA
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2382 Barnard Pg 16 Ln 7

40

yea

55

nay

3

absent or excused

2382 Barnard Pg 16 Ln 7, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 55 2 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 40 55 3 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2367 Rude Pg 17 Ln 30

39

yea

57

nay

2

absent or excused

2367 Rude Pg 17 Ln 30, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 57 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 39 57 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2349 Dufault Pg 17 Ln 33

39

yea

57

nay

2

absent or excused

2349 Dufault Pg 17 Ln 33, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 57 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 39 57 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2353 Abell Pg 17 Ln 33

40

yea

56

nay

2

absent or excused

2353 Abell Pg 17 Ln 33, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 40 56 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Shavers LD 10 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2368 Burnett Pg 17 Ln 33

41

yea

55

nay

2

absent or excused

2368 Burnett Pg 17 Ln 33, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 3 55 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 41 55 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 YEA
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Shavers LD 10 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2361 Stuebe Pg 18 Ln 2

42

yea

54

nay

2

absent or excused

2361 Stuebe Pg 18 Ln 2, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 4 54 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 42 54 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 YEA
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Shavers LD 10 YEA
  • DDemocratic Timmons LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2364 Dye Pg 18 Ln 3

44

yea

52

nay

2

absent or excused

2364 Dye Pg 18 Ln 3, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 6 52 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 44 52 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Bronoske LD 28 YEA
  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 YEA
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA
  • DDemocratic Timmons LD 42 YEA
  • DDemocratic Walen LD 48 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2385 Abell Pg 18 Ln 13

40

yea

56

nay

2

absent or excused

2385 Abell Pg 18 Ln 13, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 40 56 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2383 Waters Pg 19 Ln 13

40

yea

56

nay

2

absent or excused

2383 Waters Pg 19 Ln 13, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 40 56 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2389 Goodman Pg 19 Ln 21

57

yea

39

nay

2

absent or excused

2389 Goodman Pg 19 Ln 21, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 57 1 1 59
RRepublican 0 38 1 39
Total 57 39 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Paul LD 10 NAY

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2365 Stuebe Pg 19 Ln 27

39

yea

57

nay

2

absent or excused

2365 Stuebe Pg 19 Ln 27, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 57 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 39 57 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2378 Burnett Pg 23 Ln 9

41

yea

55

nay

2

absent or excused

2378 Burnett Pg 23 Ln 9, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 3 55 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 41 55 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA
  • DDemocratic Shavers LD 10 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2348 Schmidt Pg 25 Ln 6

42

yea

54

nay

2

absent or excused

2348 Schmidt Pg 25 Ln 6, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 4 54 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 42 54 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Davis LD 32 YEA
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Timmons LD 42 YEA
  • DDemocratic Walen LD 48 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2375 Burnett Pg 26 Ln 15

40

yea

56

nay

2

absent or excused

2375 Burnett Pg 26 Ln 15, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 2 56 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 40 56 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Rule LD 42 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2376 Dufault Pg 26 Ln 15

39

yea

57

nay

2

absent or excused

2376 Dufault Pg 26 Ln 15, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 57 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 39 57 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2384 Marshall Pg 10 Ln 23

39

yea

57

nay

2

absent or excused

2384 Marshall Pg 10 Ln 23, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 1 57 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 39 57 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2351 Penner Pg 13 Ln 26

41

yea

55

nay

2

absent or excused

2351 Penner Pg 13 Ln 26, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 3 55 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 41 55 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 YEA
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Shavers LD 10 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2335 Fosse Pg 25 Ln 21

96

yea

0

nay

2

absent or excused

2335 Fosse Pg 25 Ln 21, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 58 0 1 59
RRepublican 38 0 1 39
Total 96 0 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

No member voted against their own caucus’s majority on this motion.

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2345 Penner Pg 26 Ln 31

41

yea

55

nay

2

absent or excused

2345 Penner Pg 26 Ln 31, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 4 54 1 59
RRepublican 37 1 1 39
Total 41 55 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 YEA
  • RRepublican Penner LD 31 NAY
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 YEA
  • DDemocratic Shavers LD 10 YEA
  • DDemocratic Walen LD 48 YEA

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

2123 Goodman Striker

54

yea

42

nay

2

absent or excused

2123 Goodman Striker, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 54 4 1 59
RRepublican 0 38 1 39
Total 54 42 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 NAY
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 NAY
  • DDemocratic Shavers LD 10 NAY
  • DDemocratic Walen LD 48 NAY

Full roll call, every member by name

HOUSE · 2026-03-05

Final Passage as Amended by the House

54

yea

42

nay

2

absent or excused

Final Passage as Amended by the House, House — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 54 4 1 59
RRepublican 0 38 1 39
Total 54 42 2 98

98 of 98 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

Members who voted against their caucus majority

Listed because they are the part of the roll call a party-line summary hides. Crossing a caucus is a description of this vote, not a virtue or a betrayal, and we attach no label to it.

  • DDemocratic Leavitt LD 28 NAY
  • DDemocratic Richards LD 26 NAY
  • DDemocratic Shavers LD 10 NAY
  • DDemocratic Walen LD 48 NAY

Full roll call, every member by name

SENATE · 2026-03-09

Final Passage as Amended by the House

30

yea

19

nay

Final Passage as Amended by the House, Senate — vote by caucus
Caucus Yea Nay Absent or excused Members voting
DDemocratic 30 0 0 30
RRepublican 0 19 0 19
Total 30 19 0 49

49 of 49 seats recorded — the columns add to the chamber.

No member voted against their own caucus’s majority on this motion.

Full roll call, every member by name

Sources WA Legislature roll-call archive (floor); chamber roster for party · as of 2026-09-09 · rows 39 recorded votes · key member id printed on the roll call, joined to the chamber roster — never a surname · seats the denominator is the constitutional chamber, 98 House and 49 Senate, not our roster · note committee votes are published as sign-off sheets, not roll calls, and are not counted here

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Sponsors

Who put their name to the bill. The Legislature records a prime sponsor on the bill status; the full co-sponsor roster appears only in the introduced bill text, which we have not ingested.

Prime sponsor

WM(Lovick

as printed the sponsor line on the bill status record · introduced in the Senate. A committee substitute prints the committee here, with the originating member in parentheses.

The co-sponsor roster is not on this page. We hold the prime sponsor the Legislature prints on the bill status, not the list of co-sponsors, which is published only in the introduced bill text we have not ingested. A co-sponsor count here would be a number no record we hold contains.

Source WA Legislature legislation service · as of 2026-09-09

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The hearing record

Every committee meeting where this bill appeared on the agenda. Public is where testimony is taken; Executive is where the committee votes. Anyone may register a position on a bill before its hearing without speaking. Those sign-ins are a public record of who showed up — they are not a poll, not a sample of the state, and not a measure of public opinion. They count the people who knew the hearing was happening.

Committee hearing record
Date Type Committee Chamber
2026-01-15 Public Senate Law & Justice Senate
2026-01-22 Executive Senate Law & Justice Senate
2026-02-05 Public Senate Ways & Means Senate
2026-02-09 Executive Senate Ways & Means Senate
2026-02-23 Public House Community Safety House
2026-02-24 Executive House Community Safety House

Senate Law & Justice, public hearing · 2026-01-15

Con 12,873
Pro 1,871
Other 29

14,773 sign-ins · 40 testified in person · bars share one scale, longest = 12,873

Senate Ways & Means, public hearing · 2026-02-05

Con 6,109
Pro 1,480
Other 11

7,600 sign-ins · 20 testified in person · bars share one scale, longest = 12,873

House Community Safety, public hearing · 2026-02-23

Con 11,669
Pro 1,988
Other 12

13,669 sign-ins · 41 testified in person · bars share one scale, longest = 12,873

Source WA Legislature committee hearing records and committee sign-in (CSI) sheets · as of 2026-09-09 · rows 3 public, 3 executive · sign-ins 36,042, counted per hearing from the committee sign-in sheets; names are on the sheet and are not published · note a sign-in is a position registered before the hearing, in person or online; it is not testimony and not a vote · how hearings are read

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What changed between versions

Versions of this bill
Version Substitute Engrossed Status
SB 5974 — — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
SSB 5974 1 — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
2SSB 5974 2 — Effective date 4/30/2026*.

We do not hold the bill text, so we cannot say what changed. The version list shows that the bill was rewritten and how many times. Comparing the substance of two versions needs the text of each, which we have not ingested. The Legislature publishes both.

Last checked 2026-09-09

Source WA Legislature bill text archive, every version · as of 2026-09-09 · note versions are listed, not compared — a field-by-field diff is prepared by a person or not at all

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Connected records

Everything below is a link some document draws for us. Nothing here is our inference. Grouped by how well the record supports it, always in this order, never sorted by interest.

On the record · 1

One document states the relation in its own words.

Nothing on file

Votes are in the graph but render as roll-call tables above, not as rows here. Hearings, referrals and companion bills are not in the graph yet. No lobbying registration names this bill in the graph: the L-2 bill lines are not loaded, which is not the same as no lobbying having occurred.

Checked 2026-09-09

Source one query on the edge table, grouped by tier · as of 2026-09-09 · edges 1 filed, 0 composite, 0 adjacency · how edges are built

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What this page will not compute

Each of these is a number a reader might reasonably expect. None of them follow from the records we hold, so we do not publish them.

Who killed it
We can say a bill was never scheduled for a public hearing. We cannot say who decided that. Chairs control agendas, but the record does not attribute a non-decision to a person, and we will not infer one from a committee roster.
Why it died
Withdrawn, superseded by its own companion, folded into a budget, or simply never taken up — all four look identical in the data.
Whether lobbying affected it
Washington collects lobbyist compensation and employer registrations, and the summary feed we hold of them carries no bill column — checked against lobbyist_compensation and lobbyist_reporting, neither of which has one. So we hold no documented link between a lobbying report and a bill number and publish none. That is a limit of the extract, not a claim that no filing anywhere names a bill: reading the L-2 report body is what it would take to find out.
What changed between versions
We hold the version list, not the text of each version.
How a member would have voted
Only recorded votes appear here. A member absent from a roll call is recorded as absent, not as opposed.
Sign-ins as public opinion
A hearing sign-in sheet counts the people who knew the hearing was happening and could reach it. It is a public record of who showed up, not a poll, not a sample of the state, and not a measure of what Washington thinks. A bill with more sign-ins against it than for it has not been voted down by the public.
An importance score
No ranking of this bill against others, no “major legislation” badge, no prediction of what it will do next. Every bill gets the same page whether it passed, died, or was never heard, and there is no editorial selection of which bills receive one.

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Common questions

What happened to 2SSB 5974?
2SSB 5974 became law. The Legislature’s status record places it at “C 258 L 26” — its chapter and year in the session laws.
Who sponsored 2SSB 5974?
The prime sponsor of record is WM(Lovick, as printed on the bill status. This page does not list co-sponsors — that roster is published only in the introduced bill text, which we have not ingested.
What would 2SSB 5974 do?
In the Legislature’s own description: “Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.” We quote the official language rather than summarising, because a paraphrase of legislation is an interpretation.
Was there a recorded vote on 2SSB 5974?
Yes. 39 recorded floor votes appear on this page, member counts and all. Committee votes are held separately as scanned sign-off sheets and are not counted here.
Did 2SSB 5974 get a public hearing?
Yes — 3 public hearings are on record. A public hearing is where testimony is taken; it is not the committee vote, which happens in an executive session.

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“2SSB 5974 — Local law enforcement,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-09-09, accessed 2026-10-02. https://washingtonindependents.org/bill/2025-26-sb-5974/

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