Bill Commons

WA SB 5323

enacted

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

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WA SB 5323 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5323 has been enacted into law. 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

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-15

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-15

    Chapter 286, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-15

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-24

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-23

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-22

    President signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-21

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

    passage

  8. 2025-04-21

    Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. 2025-04-14

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

    reading-3

  10. 2025-04-14

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  11. 2025-04-14

    Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  12. 2025-04-08

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

    reading-2

  13. 2025-03-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-03-26

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-03-26

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

  16. 2025-03-17

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

  17. 2025-02-17

    First reading, referred to Community Safety.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2025-02-12

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

    reading-3

  19. 2025-02-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  20. 2025-02-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 25).

    substitution

  21. 2025-02-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  22. 2025-02-03

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  23. 2025-01-30

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

    substitution

  24. 2025-01-30

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

  25. 2025-01-28

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

  26. 2025-01-17

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

    reading-1,referral-committee

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

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

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