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WA SB 5323

enacted

Concerning the penalties for theft and possession of stolen property from first responders.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5323 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5323 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-15. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA SB 5323 about?

WA SB 5323 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning the penalties for theft and possession of stolen property from first responders.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5323?

Warnick is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5323, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-15 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Warnickprimary
  • Chapmancosponsor
  • Brauncosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Goehnercosponsor
  • Wagonercosponsor
  • Torrescosponsor
  • Christiancosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor
  • Muzzallcosponsor
  • Schoeslercosponsor
  • J. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Boehnkecosponsor
  • Holycosponsor
  • Fortunatocosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor
  • Doziercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-17

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-28

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

  3. 2025-01-30

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

  4. 2025-01-30

    LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-03

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  6. 2025-02-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  7. 2025-02-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 25).

    substitution

  8. 2025-02-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-02-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3

  10. 2025-02-17

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-17

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

  12. 2025-03-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.

  13. 2025-03-26

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

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  14. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-04-08

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

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  16. 2025-04-14

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  17. 2025-04-14

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  18. 2025-04-14

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    reading-3

  19. 2025-04-21

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  20. 2025-04-21

    Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  21. 2025-04-22

    President signed.

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  22. 2025-04-23

    Speaker signed.

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  23. 2025-04-24

    Delivered to Governor.

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  24. 2025-05-15

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  25. 2025-05-15

    Chapter 286, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  26. 2025-05-15

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17)

    2025-02-12 · pass · 47-2

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: no
    • 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: no
    • 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

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6)

    2025-04-14 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: yes
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: yes
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: other
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: yes
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4)

    2025-04-21 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (48)
    • 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
    • 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

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5323&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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