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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5499: DOC body scanner program

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

SB 5499 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Codifying the body scanner program at the department of corrections. Primary sponsor: Leonard Christian (R). 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 codifying the body scanner program at the department of corrections;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leonard ChristianPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Keith WagonerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Claire WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. HS - Majority; do pass.
  4. And refer to Ways & Means.
  5. First reading, referred to Human Services.

Sources

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