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State leaders vow action after federal enforcement incidents, including ban on masked law-enforcement agents
Summary
Legislative leaders said they will press bills this week aimed at federal agents operating in Washington, including a proposal to ban law-enforcement face coverings (Senate Bill 5855) and measures to restrict automated license-plate readers, while acknowledging legal questions about state authority over federal officers.
Unidentified Speaker 3 said legislative leaders would move quickly in response to recent federal enforcement actions and announced plans to advance a bill banning law-enforcement face coverings, citing accountability concerns.
"We're gonna take a big step tomorrow on the senate floor, by passing senator Valdez's bill about, banning masking of law enforcement so that at least we can have some accountability about who the people are who are doing, these kinds of actions," Speaker 3 said, characterizing the measure as aimed at federal agents who have masked their identities.
The measure under discussion — referenced in the availability as Senate Bill 5855 — was described by Unidentified Speaker…
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