Washington SB 6086: Concerning supervision compliance credit.

Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to strengthening security for Washington state 1
judicial officers and court personnel; amending RCW 2.04.260 and 2
10.97.050; and adding a new section to chapter 2.56 RCW.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 2.04.260 and 2024 c 303 s 1 are each amended to read 5
as follows:6
(1) Bailiffs of the supreme court are authorized to conduct 7
threat assessments on behalf of supreme court ((justices)) judicial 8
officers. The supreme court shall ensure that supreme court bailiffs 9
are qualified by training and experience if they perform these 10
duties.11
(2) Bailiffs of the supreme court are authorized to receive 12
criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data 13
for purposes exclusively related to the investigation of any person 14
making a threat as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 against a supreme court 15
((justice)) judicial officer. Dissemination or use of criminal 16
history records or nonconviction data for purposes other than 17
authorized in this section is prohibited.18
(3) Founded threats investigated under this section must be 19
referred to local law enforcement for further action. Local law 20
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6086
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senate Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Dhingra,
Conway, Cortes, Liias, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen, Riccelli, Salomon,
and C. Wilson; by request of Administrative Office of the Courts)
READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26.
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enforcement is authorized to report the outcome and any anticipated 1
action to bailiffs of the supreme court.2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 2.56 RCW 3
to read as follows:4
(1) Court security personnel of the administrative office of the 5
courts are authorized to conduct threat assessments on behalf of 6
judicial officers. The administrative office of the courts shall 7
ensure that court security personnel are qualified by training and 8
experience if they perform these duties.9
(2) Court security personnel of the administrative office of the 10
courts are authorized to receive criminal history record information 11
that includes nonconviction data exclusively for purposes related to 12
the investigation of any threat or person making a threat as defined 13
in RCW 9A.04.110 against a judicial officer. Dissemination or use of 14
criminal history records or nonconviction data for purposes other 15
than authorized in this section is prohibited.16
(3) Founded threats investigated under this section must be 17
referred to local law enforcement for further action. Local law 18
enforcement is authorized to report the outcome and any anticipated 19
action to the court security personnel of the administrative office 20
of the courts.21
(4) For purposes of this section, "judicial officer" means a 22
justice, judge, commissioner, or magistrate of the United States 23
supreme court, the United States district court, the United States 24
court of appeals, the United States bankruptcy court, the Washington 25
supreme court, court of appeals, superior court, district court, or 26
municipal court, industrial appeals judges appointed under Title 51 27
RCW, and administrative law judges appointed under Title 34 RCW.28
Sec. 3. RCW 10.97.050 and 2024 c 303 s 2 are each amended to 29
read as follows:30
(1) Conviction records may be disseminated without restriction.31
(2) Any criminal history record information which pertains to an 32
incident that occurred within the last twelve months for which a 33
person is currently being processed by the criminal justice system, 34
including the entire period of correctional supervision extending 35
through final discharge from parole, when applicable, may be 36
disseminated without restriction.37
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(3) Criminal history record information which includes 1
nonconviction data may be disseminated by a criminal justice agency 2
to another criminal justice agency for any purpose associated with 3
the administration of criminal justice, or in connection with the 4
employment of the subject of the record by a criminal justice or 5
juvenile justice agency, except as provided under RCW 13.50.260. A 6
criminal justice agency may respond to any inquiry from another 7
criminal justice agency without any obligation to ascertain the 8
purpose for which the information is to be used by the agency making 9
the inquiry.10
(4) Criminal history record information which includes 11
nonconviction data may be disseminated by a criminal justice agency 12
to implement a statute, ordinance, executive order, or a court rule, 13
decision, or order which expressly refers to records of arrest, 14
charges, or allegations of criminal conduct or other nonconviction 15
data and authorizes or directs that it be available or accessible for 16
a specific purpose.17
(5) Criminal history record information which includes 18
nonconviction data may be disseminated to individuals and age