H-1029.1
HOUSE BILL 1892
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Graham, Chase, Walsh, and Schmidt
Read first time 02/07/25. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to the establishment of liability standards for state legislators; amending RCW 4.92.070 , 4.92.075 , and 4.96.041 ; adding a new chapter to Title 7 RCW; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) Any person injured by an individual who was previously arrested for a violent offense, and subsequently released from custody before trial for such offense or not reasonably criminally prosecuted for such offense as a result of a state law that makes it easier for the individual to obtain pretrial release or evade reasonable criminal prosecution than it would be in the absence of such law, has a cause of action against any state legislator that voted in favor of such law in committee or on the floor of the Washington house of representatives or senate, if: (a) The individual caused the injury after being released from custody; and (b) the state legislator failed to adequately consider the risk of public harm that could result from the individual being released from custody.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "state legislator" means all members of the Washington house of representatives and senate.