BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5248: Definition of theft

Changing the definition of theft.

Summary

Revises the definition of "theft," for purposes of the Washington criminal code, to include when a person conceals the property of another intending that the concealment will deprive the other person of its use or benefit.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to changing the definition of theft;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5248 (2025–26) Bridge collisions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5248 (2023–24) Tutoring & extended learning · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5248 (2021–22) Jail standards task force · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5248 (2017–18) Prescribing opioids · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5248 (2015–16) Liquor industry members · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5248 (2013–14) Plastic shopping bag tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5248 (2011–12) Water system/negotiated sale · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5248 (2009–10) Military children · Enacted · Chapter 380, Laws of 2009