Expanding training opportunities for public defense.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 4, 2023
Signed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024 · House Feb 29, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 9, 2024
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Mar 26, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-0-6)
house
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
CRJ - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0)
senate
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nikki Torres
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
John Braun
RRepublican
Co
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Warnick
RRepublican
Co
Lynda Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Manka Dhingra
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Mullet
DDemocratic
Co
Matt Boehnke
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 5780
Scope: WA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 5780. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline