SB5323 • 2026

Theft from first responders

Concerning the penalties for theft and possession of stolen property from first responders.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Senator Warnick, Senator Lovick, Senator Fortunato, Senator Holy, Senator Boehnke, Senator J. Wilson, Senator Schoesler, Senator Muzzall, Senator Dozier, Senator Christian, Senator Torres, Senator Wagoner, Senator Goehner, Senator King, Senator Braun, Senator Chapman, Senator Hasegawa
Last action: 2025-02-12
Official status: S subst for
Effective date: Not listed

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Theft from first responders

What This Bill Does

Theft from first responders

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5323-S AMH CS H2062.1

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ADOPTED

Plain English: 5323-S AMH CS H2062.1 SSB 5323 - H COMM AMD By Committee on Community Safety ADOPTED 04/14/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.

5323-S AMH CS H2062.1 SSB 5323 - H COMM AMD By Committee on Community Safety ADOPTED 04/14/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.
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RCW 9A.56.150 and 2009 c 431 s 12 are each amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (1) A person is guilty of possessing stolen property in the first 5 degree if he or she possesses stolen property, other than a firearm 6 as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, which ((exceeds)):7 (a) Exceeds five thousand dollars in value; or8 (b) Was property or equipment used by firefighters or emergency 9 medical service providers that is critical to their work in an 10 emergency setting and taken from a fire station, fire department 11 vehicle, or emergency medical services building, facility, structure, 12 or vehicle; and13 (i) The loss of the property or equipment significantly hindered 14 or delayed the firefighter's or emergency medical service provider's 15 ability to respond to an ongoing emergency; or16 (ii) The property or equipment exceeds $1,000 in value.17 (2) Possessing stolen property in the first degree is a class B 18 felony.
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Bill History

2025-02-12 Senate
1st substitute bill substituted.

Official Summary Text

Theft from first responders

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AN ACT Relating to the penalties for theft and possession of 1
stolen property from first responders; amending RCW 9A.56.150 and 2
9A.56.030; and prescribing penalties. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 9A.56.150 and 2009 c 431 s 12 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
(1) A person is guilty of possessing stolen property in the first 7
degree if he or she possesses stolen property, other than a firearm 8
as defined in RCW 9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, which ((exceeds)):9
(a) Exceeds five thousand dollars in value;10
(b) Was property or equipment used by firefighters or emergency 11
medical service providers in the course of duties and taken from a 12
fire station or emergency medical services building, facility, 13
structure, or vehicle. 14
(2) Possessing stolen property in the first degree is a class B 15
felony. 16
Sec. 2. RCW 9A.56.030 and 2017 c 266 s 10 are each amended to 17
read as follows: 18
(1) Except as provided in RCW 9A.56.400, a person is guilty of 19
theft in the first degree if he or she commits theft of:20
S-0145.1
SENATE BILL 5323
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Warnick, Lovick, Fortunato, Holy, Boehnke, J. Wilson,
Schoesler, Muzzall, Dozier, Christian, Torres, Wagoner, Goehner,
King, Braun, Chapman, and Hasegawa
Read first time 01/17/25. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
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(a) Property or services which exceed (s) five thousand dollars in 1
value other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010;2
(b) Property of any value, other than a firearm as defined in RCW 3
9.41.010 or a motor vehicle, taken from the person of another;4
(c) A search and rescue dog, as defined in RCW 9.91.175, while 5
the search and rescue dog is on duty; ((or))6
(d) Commercial metal property, nonferrous metal property, or 7
private metal property, ((as those terms are defined in RCW 8
19.290.010,)) and the costs of the damage to the owner's property 9
exceed five thousand dollars in value; or10
(e) Property or equipment used by firefighters or emergency 11
medical service providers in the course of duties and taken from a 12
fire station or emergency medical services building, facility, 13
structure, or vehicle. 14
(2) Theft in the first degree is a class B felony.15
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