DAILY LEGISLATIVE REPORT

Day 32: Legislators probe revisions on police pursuit, use of force practices

Engrossed Senate Bill 5919 revises the legal standard for use of physical force by a peace officer as well as the standard for peace officers to detain or pursue suspects.
Troy Kirby
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The House Public Safety Committee heard public testimony on Engrossed Senate Bill 5919, which revises the legal standard for use of physical force by a peace officer as well as the standard for peace officers to detain or pursue suspects. The bill passed the Senate 31-18, and would have to pass the House, in order to make its way to the Governor’s office, for an opportunity be enacted into law.

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SB 5919 – 2021-22 Concerning Law Enforcement Authority 

Bill Information

Bill Information Page (link)

Concerning: An act relating to the standard for law enforcement authority to detain or pursue persons. Engrossed Substitute Bill (pdf)
Sponsors: Van De Wege, Mullet, Conway, Gildon, Honeyford, Lovick, Randall, Salomon, Wagoner
Effective Date:The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
Status:
 Jan 20 First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
Feb 9 1st substitute bill not substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. (View Roll Calls Below)

Moves to the House

Feb 12 First reading, referred to Public Safety.

Feb 22 Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM.
Feb 24 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM (Subject to change).

House Voting Roll Calls
Yeas: 31 Nays: 18 Absent: 0 Excused: 0

Voting Yea: Senators Billig, Braun, Brown, Carlyle, Cleveland, Conway, Dozier, Fortunato, Gildon, Hawkins, Holy, Honeyford, King, Lovick, McCune, Mullet, Muzzall, Padden, Randall, Rivers, Rolfes, Salomon, Schoesler, Sefzik, Sheldon, Short, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Warnick, Wilson, J., Wilson, L. Voting

Nay: Senators Das, Dhingra, Frockt, Hasegawa, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Liias, Lovelett, Nguyen, Nobles, Pedersen, Robinson, Saldaña, Stanford, Trudeau, Wellman, Wilson, C.

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