WA People
BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2595: Collateral attacks/criminal

Concerning collateral attacks on judgment and sentence in criminal cases.

Summary

  • Extends from one year to three years the statutory time limit for bringing a petition or motion for collateral attack on a criminal judgment and sentence.
  • Authorizes the Office of Public Defense to provide direct representation of indigent adult or juvenile offenders who have a statutory right to counsel at state expense to prosecute or respond to a collateral attack.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2595), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Strom Peterson (D-21)
Introduced
January 20, 2026 in the House
Last action
February 4, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to collateral attacks on judgment and sentence in criminal cases;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Strom Peterson (D-21)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Roger Goodman D-45Tarra Simmons D-23

Votes

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

History

  1. CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
  2. Minority; do not pass.
  3. CRJ - Majority; do pass.
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  5. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

HB 2595 in other sessions

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

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