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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 5060

SB 5060: Law enforcement personnel

Increasing the number of law enforcement agency and county corrections officer personnel.

Summary

  • Creates a law enforcement hiring grant program within the Criminal Justice Training Commission for the purpose of assisting local and tribal law enforcement agencies in hiring new law enforcement officers.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5060), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2025
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeff Holy (R-6)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
HB 1435
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5060, SSB 5060, 2SSB 5060

AN ACT Relating to increasing the number of law enforcement agency and county corrections officer personnel;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeff Holy (R-6)

12 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Manka Dhingra D-45Mike Chapman D-24Leonard Christian R-4Adrian Cortes D-18Chris Gildon R-25Deborah Krishnadasan D-26Marko Liias D-21Tina Orwall D-33Shelly Short R-7Vandana Slatter D-48Keith Wagoner R-39Lisa Wellman D-41

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 5060)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5060)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 5060)
  5. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5060)
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (2SSB 5060)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5060)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SSB 5060)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5060)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 5060)
  14. Minority; without recommendation. (2SSB 5060)
  15. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5060)
  16. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5060)
  17. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. Minority; without recommendation.
  19. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5060)
  20. Referred to Ways & Means.
  21. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5060)
  22. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5060)
  23. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  24. And refer to Ways & Means.
  25. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
  26. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5060 in other sessions

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

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