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Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers (SB5855)

Score:

38

%

Washington

2026

Latest Action:

Delivered to Governor.

Updated:

March 12, 2026

Chamber:

Office of the Governor

This bill prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings while interacting with the public, ensuring officers can be identified by their uniforms. Exceptions include undercover operations and necessary protective gear for special tactics assignments. Citizens can sue for damages if an officer violates this rule, potentially receiving compensation and additional legal remedies.

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House
Senate
Bill Number 		SB5855
Motion Text 		Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18)  [source]
Motion Date 		2026-03-03 05:00:00+00:00
Motion Result 		pass
Vote type 		Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Davina Duerr (D) Washington-1 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Shelley Kloba (D) Washington-1 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Andrew Barkis (R) Washington-2 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Matt Marshall (R) Washington-2 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Natasha Hill (D) Washington-3 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Timm Ormsby (D) Washington-3 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rob Chase (R) Washington-4 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Suzanne Schmidt (R) Washington-4 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lisa Callan (D) Washington-5 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Zach Hall (D) Washington-5 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jenny Graham (R) Washington-6 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Volz (R) Washington-6 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Andrew Engell (R) Washington-7 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Hunter Abell (R) Washington-7 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
April Connors (R) Washington-8 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stephanie Barnard (R) Washington-8 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe Schmick (R) Washington-9 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mary Dye (R) Washington-9 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Clyde Shavers (D) Washington-10 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dave Paul (D) Washington-10 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Hackney (D) Washington-11 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Steve Bergquist (D) Washington-11 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brian Burnett (R) Washington-12 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Steele (R) Washington-12 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alex Ybarra (R) Washington-13 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tom Dent (R) Washington-13 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Deb Manjarrez (R) Washington-14 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Gloria Mendoza (R) Washington-14 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Corry (R) Washington-15 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeremie Dufault (R) Washington-15 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Klicker (R) Washington-16 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Skyler Rude (R) Washington-16 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dave Stuebe (R) Washington-17 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kevin Waters (R) Washington-17 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
John Ley (R) Washington-18 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stephanie McClintock (R) Washington-18 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jim Walsh (R) Washington-19 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joel McEntire (R) Washington-19 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ed Orcutt (R) Washington-20 		Yes Na Na Yes: 11
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 11
Peter Abbarno (R) Washington-20 		Yes No No Yes: 11
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 11
Lillian Ortiz-Self (D) Washington-21 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Strom Peterson (D) Washington-21 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Beth Doglio (D) Washington-22 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lisa Parshley (D) Washington-22 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Greg Nance (D) Washington-23 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tarra Simmons (D) Washington-23 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adam Bernbaum (D) Washington-24 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Steve Tharinger (D) Washington-24 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cyndy Jacobsen (R) Washington-25 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michael Keaton (R) Washington-25 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adison Richards (D) Washington-26 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michelle Valdez (R) Washington-26 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jake Fey (D) Washington-27 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Laurie Jinkins (D) Washington-27 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dan Bronoske (D) Washington-28 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mari Leavitt (D) Washington-28 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Melanie Morgan (D) Washington-29 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sharlett Mena (D) Washington-29 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jamila Taylor (D) Washington-30 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kristine Reeves (D) Washington-30 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Drew Stokesbary (R) Washington-31 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Josh Penner (R) Washington-31 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cindy Ryu (D) Washington-32 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lauren Davis (D) Washington-32 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Edwin Obras (D) Washington-33 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mia Gregerson (D) Washington-33 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brianna Thomas (D) Washington-34 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe Fitzgibbon (D) Washington-34 		Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dan Griffey (R) Washington-35 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Travis Couture (R) Washington-35 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Julia Reed (D) Washington-36 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Liz Berry (D) Washington-36 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chipalo Street (D) Washington-37 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) Washington-37 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Julio Cortes (D) Washington-38 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mary Fosse (D) Washington-38 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Carolyn Eslick (R) Washington-39 		Yes No No Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Sam Low (R) Washington-39 		Yes No No Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Alex Ramel (D) Washington-40 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Debra Lekanoff (D) Washington-40 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Janice Zahn (D) Washington-41 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
My-Linh Thai (D) Washington-41 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alicia Rule (D) Washington-42 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe Timmons (D) Washington-42 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nicole Macri (D) Washington-43 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Shaun Scott (D) Washington-43 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
April Berg (D) Washington-44 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brandy Donaghy (D) Washington-44 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Larry Springer (D) Washington-45 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Roger Goodman (D) Washington-45 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Darya Farivar (D) Washington-46 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Gerry Pollet (D) Washington-46 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Stearns (D) Washington-47 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Debra Entenman (D) Washington-47 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Amy Walen (D) Washington-48 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Osman Salahuddin (D) Washington-48 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Monica Stonier (D) Washington-49 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sharon Wylie (D) Washington-49 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Number 		SB5855
Motion Text 		3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6)  [source]
Motion Date 		2026-01-28 05:00:00+00:00
Motion Result 		pass
Vote type 		Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Derek Stanford (D) Washington-1 		Yes Yes Yes Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jim McCune (R) Washington-2 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Marcus Riccelli (D) Washington-3 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Leonard Christian (R) Washington-4 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Victoria Hunt (D) Washington-5 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeff Holy (R) Washington-6 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Shelly Short (R) Washington-7 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Matt Boehnke (R) Washington-8 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Schoesler (R) Washington-9 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ron Muzzall (R) Washington-10 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bob Hasegawa (D) Washington-11 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Keith Goehner (R) Washington-12 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Judy Warnick (R) Washington-13 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Curtis King (R) Washington-14 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nikki Torres (R) Washington-15 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Perry Dozier (R) Washington-16 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paul Harris (R) Washington-17 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Adrian Cortes (D) Washington-18 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeff Wilson (R) Washington-19 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
John Braun (R) Washington-20 		Yes No No Yes: 11
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 11
Marko Liias (D) Washington-21 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jess Bateman (D) Washington-22 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Drew Hansen (D) Washington-23 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Chapman (D) Washington-24 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Chris Gildon (R) Washington-25 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Deb Krishnadasan (D) Washington-26 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Yasmin Trudeau (D) Washington-27 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
T'wina Nobles (D) Washington-28 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Steve Conway (D) Washington-29 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Claire Wilson (D) Washington-30 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Fortunato (R) Washington-31 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jesse Salomon (D) Washington-32 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tina Orwall (D) Washington-33 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Emily Alvarado (D) Washington-34 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Drew MacEwen (R) Washington-35 		Na No Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Noel Frame (D) Washington-36 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rebecca Saldaña (D) Washington-37 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
June Robinson (D) Washington-38 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Keith Wagoner (R) Washington-39 		Yes No No Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Liz Lovelett (D) Washington-40 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lisa Wellman (D) Washington-41 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sharon Shewmake (D) Washington-42 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jamie Pedersen (D) Washington-43 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
John Lovick (D) Washington-44 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Manka Dhingra (D) Washington-45 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Javier Valdez (D) Washington-46 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Claudia Kauffman (D) Washington-47 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Vandana Slatter (D) Washington-48 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Annette Cleveland (D) Washington-49 		Na Yes Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0

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