WA Leg - SB 5972 Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False 01 - January 5, 2026 - Prefiled for introduction. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 01-January5,2026-Prefiledforintroduction. 02 - January 12, 2026 - First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 02-January12,2026-Firstreading,referredtoLabor&Commerce. 03 - January 16, 2026 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 03-January16,2026-PublichearingintheSenateCommitteeonLabor&Commerceat8:00AM. 04 - January 23, 2026 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 04-January23,2026-ExecutiveactiontakenintheSenateCommitteeonLabor&Commerceat8:00AM. 05 - January 23, 2026 - LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 05-January23,2026-LC-Majority;1stsubstitutebillbesubstituted,dopass. 06 - January 23, 2026 - Minority; do not pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 06-January23,2026-Minority;donotpass. 07 - January 23, 2026 - Minority; without recommendation. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 07-January23,2026-Minority;withoutrecommendation. 08 - January 26, 2026 - Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 08-January26,2026-PassedtoRulesCommitteeforsecondreading. 09 - January 28, 2026 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800 09-January28,2026-PlacedonsecondreadingbyRulesCommittee. 10 - February 4, 2026 - 1st substitute bill substituted (LC 26). https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 10-February4,2026-1stsubstitutebillsubstituted(LC26). 11 - February 4, 2026 - Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 11-February4,2026-Rulessuspended.PlacedonThirdReading. 12 - February 4, 2026 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 12-February4,2026-Thirdreading,passed;yeas,34;nays,15;absent,0;excused,0. 13 - February 6, 2026 - First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 13-February6,2026-Firstreading,referredtoLabor&WorkplaceStandards. 14 - February 18, 2026 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 14-February18,2026-PublichearingintheHouseCommitteeonLabor&WorkplaceStandardsat8:00AM. 15 - February 20, 2026 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 15-February20,2026-ExecutiveactiontakenintheHouseCommitteeonLabor&WorkplaceStandardsat10:30AM. 16 - February 20, 2026 - LAWS - Majority; do pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 16-February20,2026-LAWS-Majority;dopass. 17 - February 20, 2026 - Minority; without recommendation. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 17-February20,2026-Minority;withoutrecommendation. 18 - February 23, 2026 - Referred to Appropriations. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 18-February23,2026-ReferredtoAppropriations. 19 - February 26, 2026 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 19-February26,2026-PublichearingintheHouseCommitteeonAppropriationsat1:30PM. 20 - February 27, 2026 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 20-February27,2026-ExecutiveactiontakenintheHouseCommitteeonAppropriationsat10:30AM. 21 - February 27, 2026 - APP - Majority; do pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 21-February27,2026-APP-Majority;dopass. 22 - February 27, 2026 - Minority; do not pass. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800 22-February27,2026-Minority;donotpass. 23 - March 2, 2026 - Referred to Rules 2 Review. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 23-March2,2026-ReferredtoRules2Review. 24 - March 12, 2026 - By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=5972&Initiative=False Bill Description - Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 24-March12,2026-Byresolution,returnedtoSenateRulesCommitteeforthirdreading.