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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 6101: Coroner appointment

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 6101 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring coroners to be appointed rather than elected. Primary sponsor: Curtis King (R). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): First reading, referred to Local Government.

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 saving taxpayer money by requiring coroners to be appointed rather than elected;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Curtis KingPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46

“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 Local Government.

Sources

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