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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5172: Fire district civil service

Passed one chamber 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 5172 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning fire protection district civil service systems. Primary sponsor: Leonard Christian (R). It lists 3 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 authorizing fire protection districts to dissolve existing civil service systems with approval from the civil service employees;

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

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leonard ChristianPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Matt BoehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“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. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. LGV - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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