Senate panel backs substitute for bill restricting law‑enforcement face coverings after lengthy debate
After extended debate over multiple amendments, the Senate Law and Justice Committee adopted a proposed substitute to SB 5,855 (face coverings) and sent it to the Rules Committee with a due‑pass recommendation. Debate focused on exceptions for medical and weather protection, federal agents, and whether discipline should be through the Criminal Justice Training Commission.
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The Senate Law and Justice Committee on Jan. 15 voted to advance a proposed substitute to Senate Bill 5,855, a measure that would generally prohibit law‑enforcement officers in Washington from wearing masks except in defined circumstances and would allow civil suits by people detained by unlawfully masked federal officers.
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