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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5261: Police data collection

Collecting information regarding police use of deadly force, personnel complaints, pursuit incidences, and patrol car crashes.

Summary

  • Requires law enforcement agencies to report all instances of the use of deadly force to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC).
  • Requires law enforcement agencies to report all personnel complaints filed against a peace officer leading to an investigation; pursuits incidences; and patrol car crashes to WASPC.
  • Directs WASPC to summarize and report all information and data received to the Governor and the Legislature and make the information available on a public website.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5261), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Padden (R-4)
Introduced
January 18, 2021 in the Senate
Last action
January 10, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to collecting information regarding police use of deadly force, personnel complaints, pursuit incidences, and patrol car crashes;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Padden (R-4)

5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Jeff Holy R-6Curtis King R-14Keith Wagoner R-39Jeff Wilson R-19Lynda Wilson R-17

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 Law & Justice.

SB 5261 in other sessions

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

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