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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1956: Public defense recruitment

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 1956 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning public defense recruitment and retention. Primary sponsor: Osman Salahuddin (D). It lists 6 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 public defense recruitment and retention;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Osman SalahuddinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Skyler RudeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Tarra SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23

“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. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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