SSB 5520 Details
| Legal Title | AN ACT Relating to reforming the wrongly convicted persons act; |
| Bill Description | Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act. |
Details
Bill Topics
Committee Hearings
| Hearing | Senate Law & Justice (Public) |
| Hearing | Senate Law & Justice (Executive) |
| Hearing | House Civil Rights & Judiciary (Public) |
| Hearing | House Civil Rights & Judiciary (Executive) |
| Hearing | House Appropriations (Public) |
| Hearing | House Appropriations (Executive) |
SSB 5520 Bill Timeline
Go to SSB 5520 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/25/2026
Effective date 6/11/2026.
03/25/2026
Chapter 224, 2026 Laws.
03/25/2026
Governor signed.
03/12/2026
Delivered to Governor.
03/11/2026
Speaker signed.
03/11/2026
President signed.
03/09/2026
Passed final passage; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.
03/09/2026
Senate concurred in House amendments.
03/06/2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 72; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 3.
03/06/2026
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
03/04/2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
03/02/2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
03/02/2026
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
03/02/2026
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
02/25/2026
Referred to Appropriations.
02/25/2026
CRJ - Majority; do pass.
02/25/2026
CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
02/17/2026
First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
02/16/2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.
02/16/2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/16/2026
1st substitute bill substituted.
02/04/2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
01/30/2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
01/29/2026
Minority; without recommendation.
01/29/2026
Minority; do not pass.
01/29/2026
LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/12/2026
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
01/27/2025
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.