WA SB 5855

enacted

Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5855 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5855 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-19. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): Effective date 3/19/2026.

What is WA SB 5855 about?

WA SB 5855 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5855?

Valdez is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5855, joined by 26 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-19 — Effective date 3/19/2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-12-08
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2026-01-12
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-13
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
2026-01-15
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2026-01-15
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2026-01-15
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-01-16
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-01-21
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-01-28
1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 26).
substitution
2026-01-28
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-01-28
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-30
First reading, referred to Community Safety.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-23
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-23
CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-03
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
2026-03-03
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-03
Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 5.
reading-3
2026-03-09
Senate concurred in House amendments.
2026-03-09
Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
passage
2026-03-10
President signed.
passage
2026-03-11
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-19
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-19
Chapter 115, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-19
Effective date 3/19/2026.
became-law

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6)
2026-01-28 · 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 (#18)
2026-03-03 · pass · 56-37
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: other
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: no
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: no
- Hackney: other
- 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: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: no
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: other
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19)
2026-03-09 · 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

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5855&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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