Crimes: Washington bills, 2025 and 2026
Legislative staff filed 85 bills from the 2025-26 session under Crimes. Each one is listed below with the description staff wrote for it, and bills with a page of their own are linked.
- HB 1052 · Hate crimes, redefining to include crimes partially only partially motivated by perception
- HB 1074 · Hit and run, prohibiting first-time offender waivers in fatality cases
- HB 1086 · Chop shops, making ownership or operation of a chop unlawful
- HB 1087 · Drugs, including fentanyl in endangerment with a controlled substance
- HB 1101 · Vehicular homicide, modifying
- HB 1110 · Driving under the influence, requirements for vacating convictions
- HB 1139 · Firearms, modifying possession including first degree unlawful possession as violent offense
- HB 1149 · Animals, increasing severity of crimes for cruelty or fighting
- HB 1152 · Firearms, secure storage violations
- HB 1159 · Drugs, updating endangerment with a controlled substance from intentionally to recklessly
- HB 1169 · Sexually explicit or obscene depictions of minors, modifying definition
- HB 1205 · Criminal impersonation, knowingly distributing forged digital likeness as genuine
- HB 1220 · Assault, modifying treatment for assaults on health care providers
- HB 1265 · Commercial sexual exploitation, redefining patronizing a prostitute and making a class C felony
- HB 1286 · Endangerment with a controlled substance, expanding
- HB 1315 · Impaired driving, new threshold and traffic safety commission requirements
- HB 1331 · Unlawful delivery of controlled substance, as first degree manslaughter
- HB 1378 · Eluding police vehicles, additional penalties including electronic monitoring
- HB 1452 · Motor vehicle and retail theft, modifying
- HB 1534 · Tobacco/vapor sales to under persons under 21, increasing penalties and adding alternative nicotine products
- HB 1596 · Excessive speeding, defining
- HB 1616 · Unlawful transit conduct, including ferries
- HB 1744 · Gift cards, theft fraud, and unlawful use as class C felony
- HB 1802 · Obstruction, including obstruction of first responders as gross misdemeanor
- HB 1954 · Destruction of critical communications infrastructure, creating as class C felony
- HB 1962 · Knives, spring blade, prohibitions in certain locations
- HB 1968 · Endangerment with a controlled substance, expanding to include fentanyl and synthetic opioids
- HB 1972 · Drugs, certain drug offenses as violent crimes
- HB 1989 · Assault, committing against transit employees or contractors
- HB 2005 · Property, damaging electric vehicle charging stations
- HB 2146 · Sexual exploitation of a minor definition expanded
- HB 2165 · False identification as a peace officer
- HB 2178 · Malicious mischief threshold updated
- HB 2203 · Reckless interference with emergency operations as gross misdemeanor
- HB 2205 · Prohibition on threatening sports officials
- HB 2216 · Obstruction of law enforcement officers expanded to include obstruction of first responders
- HB 2291 · Improper manufacture or distribution of kratom products as various crimes
- HB 2310 · Sexually motivated assault as class C felony in certain circumstances
- HB 2351 · Obstruction of law enforcement officers expanded to include obstruction of emergency responders
- HB 2362 · Impaired driving threshold lowered and traffic safety commission requirements
- HB 2394 · Insurance fraud and related crimes expanded and disclosure requirements for certain professions
- HB 2403 · Sex offenders, additional penalties for repeat offenders and modifying failure to register
- HB 2504 · Sale to consumer by mail or shipment as class C felony
- HB 2526 · Patronizing a person for prostitution, increasing penalties and assessed fees
- HB 2640 · Wrongful uniform commercial code filings
- HB 2729 · Community-safety crimes
- SB 5038 · Hate crimes, redefining to include crimes partially only partially motivated by perception
- SB 5065 · Animals, prohibiting use of certain animals in travelling animal acts
- SB 5071 · Drugs, updating endangerment with a controlled substance from intentionally to recklessly
- SB 5094 · Sexually explicit or obscene depictions of minors, modifying definition
- SB 5105 · Sexually explicit or obscene depictions of minors, modifying definition
- SB 5213 · Drugs, knowing possession of fentanyl as class C felony
- SB 5227 · Child sex dolls, trafficking, manufacture, or possession as a gross misdemeanor/class C felony
- SB 5237 · Children, leaving minors under the age of nine years unattended in a vehicle as a misdemeanor
- SB 5238 · Reckless driving, including excessive speeding
- SB 5250 · Trespass, modifying anti-squatting law
- SB 5268 · Firearms, imposing community custody after unlawful possession conviction
- SB 5323 · Theft and possession of stolen property, as theft in the first degree if from first responders
- SB 5333 · Eluding police vehicles, additional penalties including electronic monitoring
- SB 5347 · Organized retail theft, expanding definition and aggregating as a single count
- SB 5360 · Environmental crimes, specifying various violations
- SB 5376 · Animals, increasing severity of crimes for cruelty or fighting
- SB 5436 · Interference with place of worship, as disorderly conduct
- SB 5526 · Tobacco/vapor sales to under persons under 21, increasing penalties and adding alternative nicotine products
- SB 5530 · Theft, third degree, as class C felony under certain circumstances
- SB 5534 · Knives, spring blade, prohibitions in certain locations
- SB 5538 · Trespass, consequences for presenting falsified or invalid documents
- SB 5566 · Assault, increasing penalties for crimes against law enforcement
- SB 5644 · Gift cards, theft fraud, and unlawful use as class C felony
- SB 5646 · Assault, third degree assault when against outreach workers
- SB 5685 · Theft, increasing penalties for repeat offenses and circumstances for vacating convictions
- SB 5713 · Abortion, restricting chemical abortion
- SB 5716 · Unlawful transit conduct, including ferries
- SB 5830 · Hate crimes to include political affiliation
- SB 5876 · False identification as a peace officer as gross misdemeanor
- SB 5890 · Negligent driving to include excessive speed
- SB 5892 · Disclosing voter registration database information as class C felony
- SB 5936 · Business entity liability for human trafficking and investigation confidentiality
- SB 5962 · Knives, spring blade, prohibitions in certain locations
- SB 6002 · Automated license plate reader system usage
- SB 6031 · Insurance fraud and related crimes expanded and disclosure requirements for certain professions
- SB 6137 · Threats involving sports wagering
- SB 6169 · Distribution and sale of nitrous oxide as gross misdemeanor
- SB 6193 · Unlawful possession of a firearm by a juvenile in certain circumstances
- SB 6346 · Evasion of new tax as class C felony
All topics · All 2025-26 Washington State bills
Source: the Washington State Legislature’s Topical Index. OlympiaTrack is an independent bill-tracking service and is not affiliated with the Legislature.