Law and Justice Committee advances package of bills, sends multiple due-pass recommendations to rules and appropriations committees

Jan 22, 2026

The committee on Jan. 22 approved proposed substitutes and gave due-pass recommendations on a set of bills—ranging from guardianship and data-retention changes to consumer-debt and missing-persons measures—while scheduling further review in Rules and Ways & Means.

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The Washington State Senate Law and Justice Committee met on Jan. 22 and advanced a slate of bills, adopting proposed substitutes and issuing due-pass recommendations to the Rules and Ways & Means committees.

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