As chair of the Senate Law & Justice Committee, I have been working closely over the last nine months with my counterpart chairs of the House Public Safety Committee and the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on a package of bills to increase police accountability and combat systemic racism in policing. Nine of those bills have passed their chamber of origin and my committee has passed all five of the House bills:
E2SSB 5051 (strengthening the ability of the Criminal Justice Training Commission to discipline and remove officers who violate professional standards) — passed the Senate and the House; I am the prime sponsor of the bill
SSB 5066 (establishing for law enforcement a duty to intervene and a duty to report when they witness excessive force) — passed the Senate and the House
SSB 5259 (requiring collection of data about law enforcement use of force) — passed the Senate and the House
ESSB 5263 (removing the felony bar to lawsuits against police who kill or injure people) – passed the Senate and the House
SHB 1054 (banning police tactics such as chokeholds, no-knock warrants, and tear gas) — passed the House and the Senate
SHB 1088 (standardizing the process for impeachment disclosures of law enforcement officers) — passed the House and the Senate
E2SHB 1089 (permitting the state auditor to review deadly force investigations by local law enforcement) — passed the House and the Senate
ESHB 1267 (establishing a new state office to conduct investigations after a police use of deadly force) – passed the House and the Senate
E2SHB 1310 (establishing a statewide standard for use of force) – passed the House and the Senate
1310 passed the Senate just a few minutes ago. Over the next week or so, each chamber will be considering the amendments made by the other. I think that we will be able to get all of these bills to the Governor’s desk for signature.
Best wishes, Jamie
Senator Jamie Pedersen
43rd Legislative District
jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov
pronouns: he, him, his
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