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WA SB 5068

enacted

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.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5068 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5068 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-18. Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): Effective date 3/18/2026.

What is WA SB 5068 about?

WA SB 5068 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5068?

Lovick is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5068, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-18 — Effective date 3/18/2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Lovickprimary
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Liiascosponsor
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Framecosponsor
  • Dhingracosponsor
  • Hansencosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-16

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-01-23

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  5. 2025-01-23

    LAW - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-01-24

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  7. 2025-01-29

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  8. 2025-02-05

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-02-05

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-02-07

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-13

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM.

  12. 2025-03-20

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.

  13. 2025-03-20

    CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-20

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2025-03-21

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-03-25

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-27

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  18. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  19. 2026-01-13

    Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-3

  20. 2026-01-21

    Rules suspended.

  21. 2026-01-21

    Returned to second reading for amendment.

  22. 2026-01-21

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  23. 2026-01-21

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  24. 2026-01-21

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  25. 2026-01-26

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  26. 2026-02-18

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM.

  27. 2026-02-23

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.

  28. 2026-02-23

    CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-02-23

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  30. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  31. 2026-02-27

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    reading-2

  32. 2026-03-06

    Committee amendment not adopted.

    amendment-failure

  33. 2026-03-06

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  34. 2026-03-06

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  35. 2026-03-06

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    reading-3

  36. 2026-03-09

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  37. 2026-03-09

    Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    passage

  38. 2026-03-10

    President signed.

    passage

  39. 2026-03-11

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  40. 2026-03-12

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  41. 2026-03-18

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  42. 2026-03-18

    Chapter 103, 2026 Laws.

    became-law

  43. 2026-03-18

    Effective date 3/18/2026.

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9)

    2025-02-05 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5)

    2026-01-21 · pass · 30-19

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2)

    2026-03-06 · pass · 62-33

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: other
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: no
    • Low: no
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: no
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: no
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: other
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: no
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: other
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8)

    2026-03-09 · pass · 28-19

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: no
    • Braun: no
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: no
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: no
    • Fortunato: no
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: no
    • Goehner: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: no
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: no
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: no
    • McCune: no
    • Muzzall: no
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: other
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: no
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: no
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: no
    • Trudeau: other
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: no
    • Warnick: no
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5068&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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