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SB 5974 - Local law enforcement ¶

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Revisions ¶

📰 Articles ¶

03/12/2026 Senate Republicans - NEWSFLASH: That's a wrap! Session ends with a whimper - a new state income tax - Senate Republican Caucus
03/09/2026 Washington St Pta - Week 8: It's the Final Countdown - WSPTA
03/06/2026 The Center Square - WATCH: WA bill that could allow state board to remove elected sheriffs clears House | Washington | thecentersquare.com
02/26/2026 KUOW - KUOW - Controversial bill spelling out removal for decertified sheriffs advances in Washington legislature
02/23/2026 Cascadia Daily News - Tanksley: Bill for new requirements on sheriffs, chiefs undermines local control | Cascadia Daily News
02/23/2026 The Center Square - WATCH: WA bill allowing state to remove elected sheriffs faces another contentious hearing | Washington | thecentersquare.com
02/23/2026 House Democrats - The House Hot Sheet for Week 7 of the 2026 Legislative Session – Washington State House Democrats
02/20/2026 House Republicans - The Week Ahead: February 23 – 27, 2026 | Washington State House Republicans
01/27/2026 Conservative Ladies of Washington - Washington Sheriffs Targeted Again: Is HB 2387 Really Better Than SB 5974? - Conservative Ladies of Washington
01/22/2026 MyNorthwest - Taking aim at ICE: State bill would ban former agents from being hired as police officers - MyNorthwest.com
01/20/2026 MyNorthwest - Sheriff Swank slams law enforcement oversight panel: 'They don't understand what's at stake here' - MyNorthwest.com
01/16/2026 MyNorthwest - Pierce County sheriff's comments may get him kicked out of police group - MyNorthwest.com
01/16/2026 The Center Square - WATCH: Law enforcement group threatens to expel Pierce County sheriff over fiery testimony | Washington | thecentersquare.com
01/15/2026 FOX13 - Washington bill changing sheriff eligibility draws debate | FOX 13 Seattle
01/13/2026 Senate Republicans - NEWSFLASH: In the Hole...Right back where we were this time last year - Senate Republican Caucus
01/11/2026 Senate Democrats - This Week In The Senate - Week 1: The 2026 session is here - Washington Senate Democrats
01/06/2026 Conservative Ladies of Washington - BILL ALERT: SB 5974 — Centralizing Power Over Washington’s Sheriffs - Conservative Ladies of Washington

Meetings ¶

Mon 02/23 01:30 PM - Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (CSJR): 2SSB 5974 Local law enforcement ¶

1988 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

Cassie Clayton - Northwest Progressive Institute
Karen Peacey - League of Women Voters Washington
💵Kristin Ang - Faith Action Network
💵Malou Chavez - Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
💵Elizabeth Hendren - Sexual Violence Law Center
Kim Mosolf - Disability Rights Washington
💵Renee Hopkins - Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Amy McColm
💵Anita Yandle - New York School of Law Policing Project
💵Damiana Merryweather - Fuse Washington
Eliana Machefsky - National Police Accountability Project
Gabrielle Gilbert - Rural Solutions of Klickitat County
Liz Moore - Peace Justice Action League of Spokane
Steve Albrecht
Ronald Reed - Retired

11669 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

Rick Kuss - Kitsap County Sheriff Candidate
James McMahan - WA Assoc Sheriffs & Police Chiefs
Laurie Layne
Dawn Land
Cobi Clark
John Nowels - Testifying as the Spokane County Sheriff and WASPC President
Mark Crider - Sheriff Walla Walla County, Washington State Sheriff's Association, President
Daniel Garcia - Pacific County Sheriff's Office
Eric Lundberg
Robert Schaefer
Ricardo Rubio - Testify as a Citizen of Pacific County
Ricardo Rubio - Testify as a Citizen of Pacific County
Christopher Hall
Anna Burt
Jeff Winter
Curtis Storer
Tim Eyman - Initiative Activist
David Engell
Robin Blanchard
David Engell
MARCUS CARTER - Puget Sound Patriots

12 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

💵Derrick Nunnally - Association of Washington Cities
Jeff DeVere - WACOPS - Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs
💵Derrick Nunnally - Association of Washington Cities
Greg Zempel - Kittitas County Prosecutor/Wa Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
Mary Robnett - Pierce County Prosecutor/WA Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

Thu 02/05 01:30 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SSB 5974 Local law enforcement ¶

1481 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

💵Malou Chavez - Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Karen Peacey - League of Women Voters of WA
Steve Albrecht
💵Elizabeth Hendren - Sexual Violence Law Center
Michael McIntyre - Alliance for Gun Responsibility
💵Kristin Ang - Faith Action Network (FAN)

6128 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

James McMahan - WA Assoc Sheriffs & Police Chiefs
Laurie Layne
Rick Kuss
Anna Burt
Eric Lundberg
Christian Bianes-Delrosario
Jeff Pack - Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes
Ryan Spurling - As the Elected Mason County Sheriff
Sarah Akey
KEITH BEACH
Summer Scheyer - Skamania County Sheriff's Office

11 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Lunden Espinosa Kennedy
💵Derrick Nunnally - Association of Washington Cities
💵Brad Banks - Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC)

Thu 01/15 10:30 AM - Law & Justice (LAW): SB 5974 Local law enforcement ¶

1871 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

David Berger - Salutation*
Karen Peacey - League of Women Voters of WA
💵Malou Chavez - Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Lyle Quasim - Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective
Alexander Bejarán Estévez - Sexual Violence Law Center
💵Kristin Ang - Faith Action Network
Mike McIntyre - Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Fred Thomas - WA Coalition for Police Accountability (WCPA)
Jeff DeBray - Fuse Washington
Liz Moore - Peace Justice Action League Spokane (PJALS)
Patricia Arnold - Friends of the White Salmon River

12873 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

Rick Kuss
Eric Lundberg
Anna Burt
Bob Lindenhovius - WE THE PEOPLE retired Veteran
Mark Crider - Sheriff, Walla Walla County, President Washington State Sheriff's Association
MARCUS CARTER - Puget Sound Patriots
Laurie Layne
John Nowels - Testifying as the Spokane County Sheriff
Aaron Lyons
Tristan Chambers
Dawn Land
Jeff Winter
Keith Swank - Pierce County Sheriff's Office
Dale Wagner - Adams County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff)
Amanda McKinney - Yakima County Commissioner
Summer Scheyer
Joe Kriete - Grant County Sheriff's Office
Brian Smith - Chief of Police, Port Angeles
brian keelean
Richard Myers
Christian Bianes-Delrosario
Derek Sanders - Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
James McMahan - WA Assoc Sheriffs & Police Chiefs
Ryan Spurling
Jane Milhans

29 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

Eric Pratt - America
💵Derrick Nunnally - Association of Washington Cities
Jeff DeVere - WACOPS - Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs
💵Brad Banks - Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC)

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