Establishing penalties and protections against harassment of initiative and referendum signature gatherers.

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S-3515.1

SENATE BILL 5843

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Wagoner, J. Wilson, Christian, Dozier, Gildon, and Short

Prefiled 12/08/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to establishing penalties and protections against harassment of initiative and referendum signature gatherers; amending RCW 9A.46.020 ; and prescribing penalties.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 9A.46.020 and 2024 c 292 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of harassment if:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

15.9% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -3 37/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 273 days quiet

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