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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5846: Sex offender placements

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 5846 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing community notification and protection for less restrictive alternative placements for sex offenders in the community. Primary sponsor: Phil Fortunato (R). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): First reading, referred to Human Services.

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 community notification and protection for less restrictive alternative placements for sex offenders in the community;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil FortunatoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Leonard ChristianCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Keith WagonerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“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. First reading, referred to Human Services.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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