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title: Legislative Committee Update for Week 6 - Clark County Republican Party
description: Two bad bills, highly opposed by the majority of Olympia-watching citizens, passed the Senate floor last week on partisan lines.  SB 5974 providing...
author: Clark County Republican Party
url: https://clarkrepublicans.org/legislative-committee-update-for-week-6
---



## Legislative Committee Update for Week 6

: Last Updated: 14 February 2026

Two bad bills, highly opposed by the majority of Olympia-watching citizens, passed the Senate floor last week on partisan lines. 



**[SB 5974](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5974&Year=2025&Initiative=False)** providing a way for a Governor-run agency to remove Sheriffs, and **[SB 5906](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?billNumber=5906&year=2026&initiative=False)** *Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents.*



These bills will be scheduled for a House committee public hearing soon, so stand by to make more noise on those.



**Actions** Next Week: Register CON for these bills on our CCRP List that have public meetings in committee:



- **[ESHB 1916](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1916&Year=2025&Initiative=false)  Amending voter registration challenges and managing voter registration lists. **Action Deadline: Monday Feb. 16, 7:30 am. [Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Senate?cId=28245&d=02/16/26%208:30%20AM&aId=170484)
- **[ESB 5068](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5068&Year=2025&Initiative=False) Public employ. Eligibility; Non-citizens can be in Law Enforcement and Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys???**Action Deadline Wednesday Feb. 18, 9:30 am  [Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31647&selectedMeeting=33949)
- **[SSB 5855 ](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5855&Year=2025&Initiative=False) Law enf. face coverings** Action Deadline Wednesday Feb. 18, 9:30 am. [Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31647&selectedMeeting=33949)
- **[SB 5892](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5892&Year=2025&Initiative=False) Voter registration database** Action Deadline Wednesday Feb. 18, 12:30 pm. [Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31650&selectedMeeting=33956)



For the ambitious activist, you can also register CON on the other bills with hearings scheduled for this week: [SB 5917](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31644&selectedMeeting=33958) ([Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31644&selectedMeeting=33958)) Increased access to *abortion medications* on Feb. 18; [HB 2242](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2242&Year=2025&Initiative=false) ([Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Senate?selectedCommittee=28241&selectedMeeting=33969)) Granting more power to Dept. of Health and breaking ties with CDC to determine school vaccines on Feb. 19; [HB 1710](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1710&Year=2025&Initiative=False) ([Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Senate?selectedCommittee=28245&selectedMeeting=33955)) DEI requirements for election process changes on Feb. 20; and [HB 1750](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1750&Year=2025&Initiative=False) ([Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Senate?selectedCommittee=28245&selectedMeeting=33955)) Preventing voter reg. challenges on Feb. 20.