WashingtonSB 52022025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Ensuring the efficacy of judicial orders as harm reduction tools that increase the safety of survivors of abuse and support law enforcement in their efforts to enforce the law.

Sponsored By: Jesse Salomon (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Felony penalties for banned firearm possession

Beginning July 27, 2025, people under orders covered by this firearm ban face a class B felony for certain firearms. The rule covers owning, accessing, possessing, controlling, or receiving an untraceable or undetectable firearm. It applies to orders described in RCW 9.41.040(2)(a)(ii).

Easier filing and tracking for protection

Beginning March 31, 2026, superior-court clerks must accept protection-order filings in person or electronically. Mail filing is available to incarcerated people and others unable to file in person or electronically. Petitioners can track cases online and receive notices 90 days before orders expire. Notices also cover requests to return surrendered firearms; notification systems depend on appropriations or other funding. The law sets January 1, 2026, as the deadline for limited-jurisdiction courts to provide these filing and tracking options.

More renewal rights for protected people

Beginning July 27, 2025, a protected person, not just the original petitioner, can seek renewal of a fixed-term full order. They must file during the 90 days before expiration; this rule does not cover extreme risk protection orders. Someone protected as a minor can seek renewal as the petitioner after turning 18. If the order expired before age 18, they must file within one year after its expiration. If that renewal is granted, the clerk opens a new case number containing the prior order and renewal petition.

Privacy safeguards for protection-order case information

Beginning March 31, 2026, prosecutors join courts and law enforcement as authorized users of confidential party-information forms. They can use the information to identify people, serve respondents, enforce orders, and send required notices. Access remains restricted, and the confidential-form system depends on appropriations or other funding. If a form is wrongly disclosed, the court must issue a protective order, even without a party's request. The court can also seal the information when needed under applicable law.

Clearer court rules for protection orders

Beginning July 27, 2025, courts treat mutual full protection orders of any type as disfavored, not banned. A protected person can seek changes to, or termination of, an order issued without advance notice to the respondent. They need not notify an unserved respondent; all other requests require notice to all parties, including the protected person. At a full hearing, judges reissuing temporary orders can correct errors or change terms based on the case facts. Orders issued after December 31, 2025, including temporary orders and changes, must be fully typed when available locally, except judicial signatures.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Jesse Salomon
Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

Adrian Cortes
Democratic • Senate
Bob Hasegawa
Democratic • Senate
Manka Dhingra
Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 95 • No: 52

House vote • 4/9/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 59 • No: 39

Senate vote • 2/12/2025