SB 5974 — Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons;
Latest action: 2026-02-12 — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Lovick, John (D, WA-44) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Dhingra, Manka (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Chapman, Mike (D, WA-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Frame, Noel (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Nobles, T'wina (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Pedersen, Jamie (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Salomon, Jesse (D, WA-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Stanford, Derek (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Trudeau, Yasmin (D, WA-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Valdez, Javier (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Wellman, Lisa (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · senate — Prefiled for introduction.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- · senate — LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 2nd substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Community Safety.
- · senate — CS - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · senate — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · senate — Committee amendment not adopted.
- · senate — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- · senate — Senate concurred in House amendments.
- · senate — Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · senate — President signed.
- · senate — Speaker signed.
- · senate — Delivered to Governor.
- · senate — Governor signed.
- · senate — Chapter 258, 2026 Laws.
- · senate — Effective date 4/30/2026*.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (11)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Chapman, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Dhingra, Manka | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Frame, Noel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Lovick, John | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Nobles, T'wina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Pedersen, Jamie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Salomon, Jesse | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Stanford, Derek | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Trudeau, Yasmin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Valdez, Javier | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Wellman, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovick, John (D, state_upper WA-44) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Chapman, Mike (D, state_upper WA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dhingra, Manka (D, state_upper WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Frame, Noel (D, state_upper WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nobles, T'wina (D, state_upper WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Pedersen, Jamie (D, state_upper WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Salomon, Jesse (D, state_upper WA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Stanford, Derek (D, state_upper WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Trudeau, Yasmin (D, state_upper WA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Valdez, Javier (D, state_upper WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Wellman, Lisa (D, state_upper WA-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Pedersen, Jamie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Nobles, T'wina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Lovick, John (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Frame, Noel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Stanford, Derek (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Wellman, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Chapman, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Salomon, Jesse (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Dhingra, Manka (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Trudeau, Yasmin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Valdez, Javier (cosponsor) · sponsorship