House Community Safety - 1/20/2026 4:00 PM

House Community Safety Committee · January 20, 2026

0:00/2:02

2:02:18

0:00

30:00

1:00:00

1:30:00

2:00:00

Call to order and procedural outline

0:00 → 0:11(12s)

Chair Goodman called the committee to order and announced the date (01/20/2026) and the plan to hear public testimony on four referred bills (order to be adjusted during the meeting).

Keywords:

Speakers:

The Washington House Community Safety Committee held public hearings on four bills on Jan. 20, 2026, covering sentencing enhancements for theft, changes to prostitution statutes, failure-to-register offenses, and sentencing/relief for defendants who are survivors of violence. Lawmakers heard competing testimony from prosecutors, defense advocates, survivors and service providers.

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Transcript

Unlock the transcript with a paid subscription