---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning basic law enforcement academy."
description: "Concerning basic law enforcement academy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 6301"
citation: "Washington SB 6301 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df91a04c-a3bd-4089-9bad-507d44fa3c66"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6301&year=2023"
source_hash: "8688984421b9539ff0cef4e70689a4ef4c995ae7d799acd4306782150db2f2cd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 6301 (2023-2024) — Concerning basic law enforcement academy.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6301.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6301-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6301-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#27) — **90–6** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#37) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lovick — primary (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- MacEwen — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-24** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-10** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-19** CSJR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** Chapter 335, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-28** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df91a04c-a3bd-4089-9bad-507d44fa3c66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).