Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note
SSB 5520: Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act.
Signed into law: Chapter 224, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Orwall
- Introduced
- January 27, 2025
- Status
- C 224 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 25, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Makes various revisions to state law that allows a person wrongly convicted of a felony to bring a claim against the state for compensation.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 6, 202672 yea · 23 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 16, 202631 yea · 18 nay
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 9, 202631 yea · 18 nay
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