WA People
BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1896: Local law enf. officers

Increasing local law enforcement officers by authorizing a local sales and use tax credited against the state portion to hire additional officers and increasing the number of basic law enforcement courses offered by the criminal justice training commission.

Summary

  • Authorizes a local option 0.1 percent sales and use tax for cities and counties to provide funding for additional commissioned law enforcement officers.
  • Requires a minimum level of basic law enforcement training classes at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission beginning with fiscal year 2026 and requires that the Legislature appropriate sufficient funding for this purpose.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1896), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Hunter Abell (R-7)
Introduced
February 7, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to increasing local law enforcement officers by authorizing a local sales and use tax credited against the state portion to hire additional officers and increasing the number of basic law enforcement courses offered by the criminal justice training commission;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Hunter Abell (R-7)

5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)

Adison Richards D-26Andrew Engell R-7Suzanne Schmidt R-4Mark Klicker R-16Cyndy Jacobsen R-25

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 Finance.

HB 1896 in other sessions

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

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