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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5945: Persistent offenders

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 5945 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Modifying the definition of persistent offender to exclude convictions for offenses committed by someone under the age of 18 and providing for resentencing. Primary sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2026): Referred to Ways & Means.

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 modifying the definition of persistent offender to exclude convictions for offenses committed by someone under the age of 18 and providing for resentencing;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob HasegawaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
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. Referred to Ways & Means.
  2. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  3. And refer to Ways & Means.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Human Services.
  6. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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