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HB 2387 — Concerning elected sheriffs.

Congress · introduced 2026-01-12

AN ACT Relating to clarifying that elected sheriffs who are not certified peace officers pursuant to chapter 43.101 RCW cannot personally perform law enforcement actions other than those directed or authorized by the Constitution or laws of the state of Washington, specifying that discretionary decertification of an elected sheriff for conduct that occurred after their term of office began initiates a recall of that sheriff, and specifying that mandatory decertification of an elected sheriff for conduct that occurred after their term of office began initiates a recall of that sheriff without the need to circulate, collect, or canvass supporting signatures;

Latest action: 2026-01-12 — First reading, referred to Community Safety.

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Sponsors

• Burnett, Brian (R, WA-12) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
• Leavitt, Mari (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Griffey, Dan (R, WA-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Graham, Jenny (R, WA-6) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Schmidt, Suzanne (R, WA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Ybarra, Alex (R, WA-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Rule, Alicia (D, WA-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Ryu, Cindy (D, WA-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Ley, John (R, WA-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Klicker, Mark (R, WA-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Gregerson, Mia (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Barkis, Andrew (R, WA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Dent, Tom (R, WA-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
• Manjarrez, Deb (R, WA-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12

Action timeline

1. 2026-01-09 · house — Prefiled for introduction.
2. 2026-01-12 · house — First reading, referred to Community Safety.

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