WA SB 5912
died on adjournmentReinstating the indigent defense task force.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5912 pass?
No. WA SB 5912 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
What is WA SB 5912 about?
WA SB 5912 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Reinstating the indigent defense task force.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5912?
Torres is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5912, joined by 10 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Torresprimary
- C. Wilsoncosponsor
- Valdezcosponsor
- Saldañacosponsor
- Riccellicosponsor
- J. Wilsoncosponsor
- Hasegawacosponsor
- Doziercosponsor
- Dhingracosponsor
- Trudeaucosponsor
- Noblescosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-17
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
2026-01-16
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-01-28
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2026-02-05
1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 26).
substitution
2026-02-05
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-02-05
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-05
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-02-09
First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-20
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-25
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-25
CRJ - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-02-25
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
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Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)
2026-02-05 · pass · 48-0
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
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: other
- 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
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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