Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 10 D cosponsors

SB 5282 — Reestablishing the advisory board for the missing and exploited children task force.

Last action — Senate Rules "X" file.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

41 added · 52 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill SB 5282 include reducing the number of appointed members on the advisory board from seven to five. Additionally, two specific roles—a member from a federally recognized tribe and a certified sex offender treatment provider—were removed. This matters because it streamlines the board, potentially making it more efficient in its decision-making, but it also could limit the diversity of perspectives included in discussions about child abduction and exploitation.

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S-1041.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5282 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senate Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Wellman, Dhingra, Frame, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Riccelli, Saldaña, Trudeau, Valdez, and C.
S-0390.2 SENATE BILL 5282 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Wellman, Dhingra, Frame, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Riccelli, Saldaña, Trudeau, Valdez, and C.
Wilson) READ FIRST TIME 02/03/25.
Wilson Read first time 01/15/25.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
(1) The chief of the Washington state patrol shall appoint seven members to the advisory board as provided herein:
(1) The chief of the Washington state patrol shall appoint five members to the advisory board as provided herein:
1 SSB 5282 (d) One member shall be a defense attorney or a representative and shall be appointed in consultation with the Washington association of criminal defense lawyers;
1 SB 5282 (d) One member shall be a defense attorney or a representative and shall be appointed in consultation with the Washington association of criminal defense lawyers;
(e) One member shall be a member of a federally recognized tribe with knowledge or experience related to the various activities of the task force and shall be appointed in consultation with the Washington state patrol tribal liaison;
and (e) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the attorney general.
(f) One member shall be a certified sex offender treatment provider and shall be appointed in consultation with the Washington association for the treatment of sexual abusers;
(2) To improve interagency communication and coordination, the chief of the Washington state patrol shall invite representatives of federal law enforcement agencies and state social service agencies to participate in the advisory board.
and (g) One member shall be a person with direct lived experience of child abduction or child exploitation.
(3) The members of the advisory board shall be qualified on the basis of knowledge and experience as may contribute to the effective performance of the board's duties.
(2) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the attorney general.
(3) To improve interagency communication and coordination, the chief of the Washington state patrol shall invite representatives of federal law enforcement agencies and state social service agencies to participate in the advisory board.
(4) The members of the advisory board shall be qualified on the basis of knowledge and experience as may contribute to the effective performance of the board's duties.
(5) The term of each member of the advisory board shall be two years and shall be conditioned upon the member retaining the official position from which the member was appointed.
(4) The term of each member of the advisory board shall be two years and shall be conditioned upon the member retaining the official position from which the member was appointed.
(6) The advisory board shall meet on at least an annual basis.
(5) The advisory board shall meet on at least an annual basis.
(7) By December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the advisory board must submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(6) By December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the advisory board must submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
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(b) Assessments of the objectives, conduct, achievements, and performance outcomes of the task force on missing and exploited children;
2 SSB 5282 (b) Assessments of the objectives, conduct, achievements, and performance outcomes of the task force on missing and exploited children;
3 SSB 5282
2 SB 5282
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Action History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  4. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

  7. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.

  8. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.

  9. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.

  10. Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.

  11. First reading, referred to Community Safety.

  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  13. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  14. 1st substitute bill substituted (LAW 25).

  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  16. On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.

  17. Minority; without recommendation.

  18. And refer to Ways & Means.

  19. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  20. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  21. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.

  22. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14)

Passed 47 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 29001
Republican 18100
Total 47101
% of votes cast 96%2%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Adrian Cortes Democrat Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Yea
Deborah Krishnadasan Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Emily Alvarado Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Not Voting
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Leonard Christian Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Yea
Nikki Torres Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Nay
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5282?
SB 5282 is sponsored by Claire Wilson (Democrat), Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), Marcus Riccelli (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Deborah Krishnadasan (Democrat), Noel Frame (Democrat), Manka Dhingra (Democrat), Lisa Wellman (Democrat), and Javier Valdez (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5282?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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