SB 5105 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Concerning offenses involving fabricated depictions of minors.

Senate Bill 5105 expands Washington's existing laws concerning fabricated depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The bill amends current definitions to remove the requirement that the depicted minor be "identifiable" for an image to be considered a "fabricated depiction." It explicitly includes images created or altered using artificial intelligence or other digital tools within the scope of prohibited "digitization." This legislation aims to broaden the ability to prosecute crimes involving such material, affecting individuals who create, possess, or disseminate these depictions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Mar 25, 2026
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The document has been updated from a draft version to the final certified version of the bill, adding official signatures, vote counts, and filing details. The session year was corrected from 2025 to 2026 to reflect the actual legislative session in which the bill passed.
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Added certification text, vote counts, and signatures from the Senate and House to officially finalize the bill.

Corrected the legislative session year from 2025 to 2026 in the header and footer.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 5, 2025
D Democratic31
31 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Mar 25, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-5)
house
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors