Public Defense, Office of: Washington bills, 2025 and 2026

Legislative staff filed 11 bills from the 2025-26 session under Public Defense, Office of. Each one is listed below with the description staff wrote for it, and bills with a page of their own are linked.

• HB 1125 · Petitions for modification of sentence, providing representation
• HB 1592 · Appropriation, requiring for "county moneys"
• HB 1956 · Paralegals, administering pool and training program
• HB 1982 · Staff tribal liaison counsel, establishing position
• HB 2497 · Supports for families with past child welfare issues
• SB 5269 · Petitions for modification of sentence, providing representation
• SB 5404 · Appropriation, requiring for "county moneys"
• SB 5453 · Paralegals, administering pool and training program
• SB 5912 · Indigent defense task force reinstated
• SB 5914 · Public defense funding and documentation
• SB 6185 · Supports for families with past child welfare issues

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.