This bill adds a new section to chapter 38.08 RCW that directs the governor, through the adjutant general, to adopt rules and regulations (consistent with state and federal law) to counter unpiloted aircraft system (UAS) threats. The rules must address three topics: (1) organization, maintenance, and training of the organized militia to counter UAS threats and support state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement; (2) detection, identification, monitoring, tracking, and mitigation of UAS; and (3) acquisition, use, issuance, and disposal of military property used to counter UAS threats. The bill authorizes the governor to order the organized militia, or parts of it, into active state service to support law enforcement in detecting, identifying, monitoring, tracking, and mitigating UAS that pose credible threats to people, critical public infrastructure, and correctional facilities. It requires that any organized militia ordered into active service be trained and certified by the attorney general (or the attorney general’s designee), in coordination with the U.S. secretary of homeland security, through a training center that serves as the certifying authority for the national guard. Affected entities named in the bill include the Office of the Governor, the Adjutant General, the organized militia of Washington, state/local/tribal/territorial law enforcement, the attorney general (or designee), the U.S. secretary of homeland security (coordination role), and the training center serving as the national guard certifying authority. The text does not include formal definitions for key terms, does not name the specific training center, and contains no funding, enforcement mechanisms, or operational protocols; it is also unclear whether other sections or related provisions appear elsewhere in the bill. This is House Bill 2462 (H-2877.1), 69th Legislature, 2026 Regular Session, introduced by Representatives Reeves and Ryu.

If enacted, the governor (through the adjutant general) would be able to set rules and call the organized militia into state active service to help state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement detect, identify, monitor, track, and mitigate unpiloted aircraft system (UAS) threats that are judged credible against people, critical public infrastructure, or correctional facilities. The militia called up for that work must be trained and certified by the attorney general (or a designee), working with the U.S. secretary of homeland security, using a training center that serves as the national guard’s certifying authority; the rules must also cover how the militia is organized and how military property for UAS countermeasures is acquired, used, issued, and disposed of. The offices most affected are the governor’s office, the adjutant general, the organized militia, state and local law enforcement, the attorney general (and DHS in a coordination role), the national guard certifying training center, and any entities that handle military equipment for UAS countermeasures. These groups would take on new responsibilities for rulemaking, training, certification, and possible deployments, which implies new workload and likely training and equipment costs, though the bill text does not identify funding sources or operational protocols. Key details are unclear—such as which training center will be used, who will pay for training and equipment, and how acquisition and disposal processes will be implemented—so coordination, cost allocation, and legal compliance risks remain uncertain.