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WA SB 5745

enacted

Concerning appointed counsel for individuals detained under the involuntary treatment act.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5745 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5745 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-12. Latest recorded action (2025-05-12): Effective date 5/12/2025*.

What is WA SB 5745 about?

WA SB 5745 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning appointed counsel for individuals detained under the involuntary treatment act.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5745?

Dhingra is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5745, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-12 — Effective date 5/12/2025*.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Dhingraprimary
  • Pedersencosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor
  • Batemancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-13

    First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-17

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  3. 2025-02-20

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

  4. 2025-02-20

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

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-20

    And refer to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-20

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  7. 2025-02-21

    Referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-25

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  9. 2025-02-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2025-02-27

    WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  11. 2025-02-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  12. 2025-02-28

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  13. 2025-03-05

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  14. 2025-03-10

    2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 25).

    substitution

  15. 2025-03-10

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  16. 2025-03-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  17. 2025-03-10

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

    reading-3

  18. 2025-03-12

    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

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  19. 2025-03-25

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  20. 2025-03-28

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  21. 2025-03-28

    CRJ - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-03-28

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  23. 2025-03-28

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  24. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-04-05

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  26. 2025-04-07

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

  27. 2025-04-07

    APP - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-04-07

    Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  29. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-04-11

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

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  31. 2025-04-11

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  32. 2025-04-11

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 2.

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  33. 2025-04-18

    President signed.

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  34. 2025-04-18

    Speaker signed.

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  35. 2025-04-22

    Delivered to Governor.

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  36. 2025-05-12

    Governor signed.

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  37. 2025-05-12

    Chapter 226, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  38. 2025-05-12

    Effective date 5/12/2025*.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12)

    2025-03-10 · 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 (#26)

    2025-04-11 · pass · 59-37

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: no
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: 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: other
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: other
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: no
    • 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: no
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: no
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5745&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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