2025-2026 Regular Session • Washington Legislature
HB1896
Legislative Summary
Increasing local law enforcement officers by authorizing a local sales and use tax credited against the state portion to hire additional officers and increasing the number of basic law enforcement courses offered by the criminal justice training commission.
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Bill History
2/7/2025
First reading, referred to Finance.
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Hunter Abell
Republican