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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5972: Correctional officers/arb.

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 5972 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Expanding the definition of uniformed personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Primary sponsor: Derek Stanford (D). It lists 2 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 expanding the definition of uniformed personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Derek StanfordPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Steve ConwayCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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 Rules 2 Review.
  3. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. APP - Majority; do pass.
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. Referred to Appropriations.
  7. LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. LAWS - Majority; do pass.
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
  11. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  12. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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