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Committee heard several administrative and procedural bills on forms, appeals and donor immunity

Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee · February 20, 2026
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Summary

Brief staff reports and short testimony covered SB 5,865 (garnishment forms maintenance to Washington Pattern Forms Committee), SB 6,009 (preserving direct appeals to Court of Appeals for agency decisions), and SB 6,087 (extending limited immunity for donated children’s items and adding car seats/strollers with safety checks).

The committee received short staff briefings and limited testimony on several bills that primarily address administrative or procedural changes.

SB 5,865 would remove statutory garnishment forms and assign form maintenance to the Washington Pattern Forms Committee with a delayed effective date of Jan. 1, 2027; Judge Megan Valentine supported the…

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