Clarifying the scope of authority of the office of independent investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include public disclosure requirements and protect privacy.
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Clarifying the scope of authority of the office of independent investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include public disclosure requirements and protect privacy.” Read the full text
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2026 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Community Safety. · Jan 15, 2026
CS - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 2, 2026
CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 2, 2026
CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 2, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 4, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 4, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 13, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 13, 2026
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 16, 2026
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 16, 2026
Floor amendment(s) adopted. · Feb 16, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 16, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Feb 16, 2026
First reading, referred to Law & Justice. · Feb 18, 2026
LAW - Majority; do pass. · Feb 24, 2026
And refer to Transportation. · Feb 24, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 24, 2026
Referred to Transportation. · Feb 24, 2026
TRAN - Majority; without recommendation. · Feb 26, 2026
And refer to Ways & Means. · Feb 26, 2026
Referred to Ways & Means. · Feb 26, 2026
WM - Majority; do pass. · Mar 2, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Mar 2, 2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Mar 2, 2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Mar 3, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 4, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Mar 4, 2026
Speaker signed. · Mar 5, 2026
President signed. · Mar 6, 2026
Delivered to Governor. · Mar 6, 2026
Governor signed. · Mar 24, 2026
Chapter 174, 2026 Laws. · Mar 24, 2026
Effective date 6/11/2026. · Mar 24, 2026
The numbers
15
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Debra EntenmanShelley KlobaSharlett MenaChris StearnsLisa ParshleyKristine ReevesSteve BergquistBrian BurnettBeth DoglioRoger GoodmanTimm OrmsbyNatasha HillGerry PolletChipalo StreetJulia Reed
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2026-03-04 · Yea 44, Nay 4, Absent 0, Excused 1
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2026-02-16 · Yea 90, Nay 6, Absent 0, Excused 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (Mar 24, 2026).