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WA SB6362
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Robert Hasegawa
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AI Summary
- Requires interpreter training programs to include training on mutually unintelligible languages and adds tonal proficiency standards for court interpreter credentialing
- Mandates courts provide parties with limited English proficiency reasonable time to confer with interpreters during recesses and prohibits requiring simultaneous interpretation mode unless requested by the party needing services
- Changes Washington's wiretapping law from requiring consent of all parties to record private communications to requiring consent of only one party
- Requires judicial officers to receive evidence-based training on trauma-informed practices, antibias, and antioppression before presiding over protection order hearings, with special certification available for completing trauma-informed training
- Directs the administrative office of the courts to review judicial officers' protection order rulings from 2017 through 2027 and authorizes courts to initiate contempt proceedings when there is probable cause to believe a respondent violated a protection order
Legislative Description
Concerning judicial processes.
Last Action
Prefiled for introduction.
3/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Law & Justice3/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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