Washington · 2025-2026
HB 1896
Increasing local law enforcement officers by authorizing a local sales and use tax credited against the state portion to hire additional officers and increasing the number of basic law enforcement courses offered by the criminal justice training commission.
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Summary AI-generated
Washington HB 1896 proposes authorizing a local sales and use tax, credited against the state portion, to fund the hiring of additional local law enforcement officers. The bill also seeks to increase the number of basic law enforcement courses offered by the Criminal Justice Training Commission.
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Sponsors + 5 cosponsors
- Hunter Abell Republican lead
- Adison Richards Democratic
- Andrew Engell Republican
- Cyndy Jacobsen Republican
- Mark Klicker Republican
- Suzanne Schmidt Republican