Washington House vote

The “Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement...” (SB 5974)

Official title: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.

Passed: 54 yes, 42 no, 2 not voting

Mar 5, 2026, SB 5974

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: app.leg.wa.gov

How each party voted

Republicans0 YES · 38 NO · 1 not voting
Democrats54 YES · 4 NO · 1 not voting

Yes (54)

Democrats (54)

April BergState Representative
Steve BergquistState Representative
Adam BernbaumState Representative
Liz BerryState Representative
Dan BronoskeState Representative
Lisa CallanState Representative
Julio CortesState Representative
Lauren DavisState Representative
Beth DoglioState Representative
Brandy DonaghyState Representative
Davina DuerrState Representative

No (42)

Republicans (38)

Peter AbbarnoState Representative
Hunter AbellState Representative
Andrew BarkisState Representative
Stephanie BarnardState Representative
Brian BurnettState Representative
Rob ChaseState Representative
April ConnorsState Representative
Chris CorryState Representative
Travis CoutureState Representative

Absent (2)

Republicans (1)

Michelle ValdezState Representative

Democrats (1)

Steve TharingerState Representative

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (54)

Democrats (54)

NONo (42)

Republicans (38)

ABSENTAbsent (2)

Republicans (1)

Democrats (1)

How each party voted

YESYes (54)

Democrats (54)

NONo (42)

Republicans (38)

ABSENTAbsent (2)

Republicans (1)

Democrats (1)

Democrats (4)

Yes (54)

No (42)

Absent (2)

Yes (54)

No (42)

Absent (2)