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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1816

HB 1816: Civilian crisis resp. teams

Concerning civilian-staffed crisis response teams.

Summary

  • Allows certain cities to create and maintain a civilian-staffed crisis response team (CRT) to respond to certain emergencies.
  • Restricts collective bargaining and agreements between cities that create a CRT and law enforcement personnel.
  • Creates a public records exemption for personal information about individuals receiving services from a CRT.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1816), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 20, 2025
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Shaun Scott (D-43)
Introduced
February 4, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1816, SHB 1816

AN ACT Relating to civilian-staffed crisis response teams;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Shaun Scott (D-43)

13 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Lisa Parshley D-22Darya Farivar D-46Jeremie Dufault R-15Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Lauren Davis D-32Roger Goodman D-45Edwin Obras D-33Jamila Taylor D-30Gerry Pollet D-46Greg Nance D-23Cindy Ryu D-32Natasha Hill D-3Julio Cortes D-38

Votes

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

History

  1. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1816)
  2. Referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans. (SHB 1816)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1816)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  7. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1816)
  8. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1816)
  10. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  11. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1816)
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. TEDV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1816)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1816)
  15. TEDV - Executive action taken by committee.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. TEDV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.

HB 1816 in other sessions

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

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