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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5912: Indigent defense task force

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 5912 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Reinstating the indigent defense task force. Primary sponsor: Nikki Torres (R). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

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 reinstating the indigent defense task force;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nikki TorresPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Claire WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
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. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. CRJ - Majority; do pass.
  4. Minority; without recommendation.
  5. CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
  6. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
  7. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  8. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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