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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5134: Law enforcement

Enhancing public trust and confidence in law enforcement and strengthening law enforcement accountability for general authority Washington peace officers, excluding department of fish and wildlife officers.

Summary

  • Prohibits collective bargaining agreements covering law enforcement officers from including certain provisions related to discipline and oversight.
  • Prohibits the use of arbitration for appeals of the discipline of law enforcement officers for misconduct and requires appeals of the discipline to go through a civil service commission, hearing examiner, or administrative law judge.
  • Prohibits, on an appeal of the discipline of an officer, the reduction of the discipline imposed by the employer unless the discipline was arbitrary, capricious, or based on an illegal reason.
  • Establishes a list of specific misconduct that must result in the discharge of the law enforcement officer.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jesse Salomon (D-32)
Introduced
January 11, 2021 in the Senate
Last action
January 10, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to enhancing public trust and confidence in law enforcement and strengthening law enforcement accountability for general authority Washington peace officers, excluding department of fish and wildlife officers, by: Excluding police accountability topics from being subject to bargaining in those law enforcement union contracts, precluding use of arbitration for those law enforcement officer disciplinary appeals, and specifying mandatory grounds for discharge from employment for those general authority Washington peace officers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jesse Salomon (D-32)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jeannie Darneille D-27Senator D-47Senator D-22Jamie Pedersen D-43Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5134 in other sessions

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