Concerning false identification as a peace officer.

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SENATE BILL 5876

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Cortes, Alvarado, Frame, Hasegawa, Liias, Orwall, Pedersen, Riccelli, Saldaña, Salomon, Shewmake, Slatter, Stanford, Valdez, and C. Wilson; by request of Governor Ferguson

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

AN ACT Relating to false identification as a peace officer; adding a new section to chapter 9A.60 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 9A.60 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A person is guilty of false identification as a peace officer if the person:

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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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