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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5040: Uniformed personnel

Enacted 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

SB 5040 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 13, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Expanding the definition of uniformed personnel to all law enforcement officers employed by a city, town, county, or governing body of a municipal airport operating under the provisions of chapter 14.08 RCW. Primary sponsor: Derek Stanford (D). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Governor signed.

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 expanding the definition of uniformed personnel to all law enforcement officers employed by a city, town, county, or governing body of a municipal airport operating under the provisions of chapter 14.08 RCW;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Derek StanfordPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Jeff HolyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
John LovickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Lisa WellmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Jeff WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 113, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. APP - Majority; do pass.
  12. Minority; do not pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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