Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note
2SSB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
Signed into law: Chapter 258, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Lovick
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026
- Status
- C 258 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 4/30/2026*. (April 1, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Modifies eligibility requirements for sheriffs, police chiefs, and marshals. Adds
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Floor votes
- House: 2343 Walsh Pg 1 Ln 3 · March 5, 202641 yea · 56 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2373 Klicker Pg 4 Ln 27 · March 5, 202644 yea · 53 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2374 Walsh Pg 7 Ln 16 · March 5, 202641 yea · 56 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2369 Corry Pg 7 Ln 19 · March 5, 202641 yea · 56 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2371 Burnett Pg 7 Ln 22 · March 5, 202642 yea · 55 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2372 Marshall Pg 7 Ln 23 · March 5, 202641 yea · 56 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2370 Waters Pg 8 Ln 34 · March 5, 202642 yea · 55 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2352 Keaton Pg 13 Ln 2 · March 5, 202640 yea · 57 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2354 Marshall Pg 13 Ln 3 · March 5, 202640 yea · 57 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2355 Abell Pg 13 Ln 3 · March 5, 202641 yea · 56 nay · 1 not voting
- House: 2356 Burnett Pg 13 Ln 3 · March 5, 202639 yea · 56 nay · 3 not voting
- House: 2359 Griffey Pg 13 Ln 28 · March 5, 202639 yea · 56 nay · 3 not voting
- House: 2357 Mendoza Pg 16 Ln 7 · March 5, 202640 yea · 55 nay · 3 not voting
- House: 2358 Waters Pg 16 Ln 7 · March 5, 202641 yea · 54 nay · 3 not voting
- House: 2382 Barnard Pg 16 Ln 7 · March 5, 202640 yea · 55 nay · 3 not voting
- House: 2367 Rude Pg 17 Ln 30 · March 5, 202639 yea · 57 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2349 Dufault Pg 17 Ln 33 · March 5, 202639 yea · 57 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2353 Abell Pg 17 Ln 33 · March 5, 202640 yea · 56 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2368 Burnett Pg 17 Ln 33 · March 5, 202641 yea · 55 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2361 Stuebe Pg 18 Ln 2 · March 5, 202642 yea · 54 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2364 Dye Pg 18 Ln 3 · March 5, 202644 yea · 52 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2385 Abell Pg 18 Ln 13 · March 5, 202640 yea · 56 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2383 Waters Pg 19 Ln 13 · March 5, 202640 yea · 56 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2389 Goodman Pg 19 Ln 21 · March 5, 202657 yea · 39 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2365 Stuebe Pg 19 Ln 27 · March 5, 202639 yea · 57 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2378 Burnett Pg 23 Ln 9 · March 5, 202641 yea · 55 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2348 Schmidt Pg 25 Ln 6 · March 5, 202642 yea · 54 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2375 Burnett Pg 26 Ln 15 · March 5, 202640 yea · 56 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2376 Dufault Pg 26 Ln 15 · March 5, 202639 yea · 57 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2384 Marshall Pg 10 Ln 23 · March 5, 202639 yea · 57 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2351 Penner Pg 13 Ln 26 · March 5, 202641 yea · 55 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2335 Fosse Pg 25 Ln 21 · March 5, 202696 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2345 Penner Pg 26 Ln 31 · March 5, 202641 yea · 55 nay · 2 not voting
- House: 2123 Goodman Striker · March 5, 202654 yea · 42 nay · 2 not voting
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 202654 yea · 42 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: 634 Wilson, J. Pg 15 Ln 22 · February 12, 202621 yea · 28 nay
- Senate: 627 Wagoner Pg 25 Ln 39 · February 12, 202619 yea · 30 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 202630 yea · 19 nay
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 9, 202630 yea · 19 nay
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