2025-2026 Regular SessionWashington Legislature

SB5068

Legislative Summary

Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to all United States citizens or persons legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law.

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Bill History

12/16/2024
Prefiled for introduction.
Senate
1/13/2025
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
Senate
1/21/2025
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
Senate
1/23/2025
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
Senate
1/23/2025
LAW - Majority; do pass.
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Senate
1/29/2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Senate
2/5/2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Senate
2/5/2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Senate
2/7/2025
First reading, referred to Community Safety.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
CS - Majority; do pass with amendment
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Minority; do not pass.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Amendment

Community Safety 5068 AMH CS H1980.1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Burnett 5068 AMH BURN RUSM 256

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Burnett 5068 AMH BURN RUSM 254

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Graham 5068 AMH GRAH RUSM 255

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Walsh 5068 AMH WALJ RUSM 258

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Walsh 5068 AMH WALJ RUSM 259

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Walsh 5068 AMH WALJ RUSM 268

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Goodman 5068 AMH GOOD RUSM 274

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Thai 5068 AMH THAI RUSM 280

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Committee on Community Safety: do pass with amendment(s)
3/20/2025
6
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage
2/5/2025
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Committee on Law & Justice: do pass
1/23/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text12/16/202488.8 KB
Misc
Misc1/1/19708.5 KB
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Misc
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Misc
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Misc1/1/197012.9 KB
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