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WA HB 1138

died on adjournment

Improving public safety by implementing evidence-based interview practices that increase the reliability of statements collected during criminal investigations.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1138 pass?

No. WA HB 1138 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA HB 1138 about?

WA HB 1138 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Improving public safety by implementing evidence-based interview practices that increase the reliability of statements collected during criminal investigations.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1138?

Peterson is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1138, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Petersonprimary
  • Lekanoffcosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Bergcosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Duerrcosponsor
  • Streetcosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Dogliocosponsor
  • Farivarcosponsor
  • Ryucosponsor
  • Obrascosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-27

    Prefiled for introduction.

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  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

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  3. 2025-01-27

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1138&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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