Increasing the penalty for assaulting a law enforcement officer.

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S-0141.1

SENATE BILL 5566

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators McCune, Fortunato, J. Wilson, Torres, Holy, Boehnke, Dozier, Goehner, Harris, Christian, Wagoner, and King

Read first time 01/29/25. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to increasing the penalty for assaulting a law enforcement officer; amending RCW 9A.36.031 ; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515 ; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 9A.36.031 and 2024 c 220 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of assault in the third degree if he or she, under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first or second degree:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

17.7% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -1 45/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 273 days quiet

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