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SB404 • 2025

creating a Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls and making an appropriation

creating a Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls and making an appropriation

Budget
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators James, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Roys, Hesselbein, Drake, Wirch, Carpenter, Keyeski, Larson, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Pfaff, Wall and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Snyder, Joers, Vining, Neubauer, Moore Omokunde, Novak, Rivera-Wagner, Goodwin, O'Connor, Tenorio, Bare, Miresse, Sinicki, Taylor, Brooks, Udell, Emerson, Roe, Behnke, Clancy, Hong, Stroud, Fitzgerald, Armstrong, Phelps, Mayadev, Madison, Andraca, Kaufert, DeSmidt, Billings, Haywood, Anderson, Tranel, Sheehan, Subeck, Gustafson and Johnson
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor

  3. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  4. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  5. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  7. 2026-01-21 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  8. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  9. 2025-12-16 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  10. 2025-09-09 Sen.

    Representative Arney added as a cosponsor

  11. 2025-08-28 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators James , L. Johnson , Ratcliff , Roys , Hesselbein , Drake , Wirch , Carpenter , Keyeski , Larson , Smith , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Pfaff , Wall and Spreitzer ; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs , Snyder , Joers , Vining , Neubauer , Moore Omokunde , Novak , Rivera-Wagner , Goodwin , O'Connor , Tenorio , Bare , Miresse , Sinicki , Taylor , Brooks , Udell , Emerson , Roe , Behnke , Clancy , Hong , Stroud , Fitzgerald , Armstrong , Phelps , Mayadev , Madison , Andraca , Kaufert , DeSmidt , Billings , Haywood , Anderson , Tranel , Sheehan , Subeck , Gustafson and Johnson

  12. 2025-08-28 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

Official Summary Text

creating a Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls and making an appropriation
Status: S - Available for Scheduling