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Bill to create statewide grant for sheriff aviation units gets extensive law enforcement support

State Government, Tribal Affairs, and Elections Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary

SB 5763 would create a grant program to support rotary-wing aviation units operated by local law enforcement for search-and-rescue and other missions; multiple sheriffs and emergency managers testified that only four counties currently shoulder statewide aviation demand.

Senate Bill 5763 would establish a grant program administered by the Washington Military Department to provide financial assistance to local law enforcement rotary-wing aviation support units for maintenance, operations, training and eligible search-and-rescue costs. The bill also makes sheriffs' offices eligible…

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