Bill

Indigent defense task force

Reinstating the indigent defense task force.

Sponsors

Senator TorresPrimary

Senator DhingraSecondarySenator DozierSecondarySenator HasegawaSecondarySenator NoblesSecondarySenator RiccelliSecondarySenator SaldañaSecondarySenator TrudeauSecondarySenator ValdezSecondarySenator WilsonSecondarySenator WilsonSecondary

Official bill summary on app.leg.wa.gov →

Current status: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

1. Feb 9, 2026
   First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
2. Feb 5, 2026
   Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
3. Jan 12, 2026
   First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

Hearings