SB 5172 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Concerning fire protection district civil service systems.

SB 5172 allows fire protection districts with fully-paid fire departments to dissolve their civil service systems. This can occur if the district's board of fire commissioners adopts a resolution to do so. Additionally, a majority of the civil service employees within that district must vote to approve the dissolution within 60 days of the board's resolution. The bill directly affects these fire protection districts and their civil service employees.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

491
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 19, 2025
D Democratic31
29 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1-1)
senate
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
LGV - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors