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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1399: Sheriffs, chiefs, etc.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1399 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Modernizing, harmonizing, and clarifying laws concerning sheriffs, chiefs, marshals, and police matrons. Primary sponsor: Roger Goodman (D). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to modernizing, harmonizing, and clarifying laws concerning sheriffs, chiefs, marshals, and police matrons;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Roger GoodmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Joe FitzgibbonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  3. Referred to Community Safety.
  4. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  7. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. Referred to Appropriations.
  11. CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. Minority; do not pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page