2026 Regular Session
SB1775
Municipalities; clarifying that penalties for certain municipal ordinances may be equal to penalties in state statute. Emergency.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Dislikes
SB 1775 lets cities match state-level penalties—the real question is how aggressively they’ll use it SB 1775 allows municipalities to impose penalties equal to state law, which may increase fines and enforcement authority at the local level. While it provides consistency, it also raises concerns about over-enforcement and revenue-driven penalties.This is a local government power bill It determines: How much authority cities have How aggressively they can penalize This bill: Sounds technical Questions to Pressure Legislators Does this allow cities to increase fines immediately? What safeguards prevent revenue-driven enforcement? Will there be limits or caps on municipal penalties? Why is an emergency clause necessary? How does this impact: Low-income residents? Minor ordinance violations? But can directly affect everyday people Through: Fines Tickets Local enforcement The key issue: Does this create fairness—or open the door for higher local penalties?
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Local & County Government Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
March 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
39 yea–2 nay · 7 absent
April 8, 2026 · House
House: County and Municipal Government Committee: DO PASS
Passed
5 yea–0 nay
April 14, 2026 · House
House: Government Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
16 yea–0 nay
May 6, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
91 yea–0 nay · 8 absent
Committee referrals
March 31, 2026 · House
Government Oversight
March 31, 2026 · House
County and Municipal Government
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Local and County Government
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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Senate Sent to Governor
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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Senate Enrolled, to House
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Senate Referred for enrollment
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government View roll call
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House Referred to County and Municipal Government
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House Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 2 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Amended
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Dempsey (principal House author)
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
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Senate Authored by Senator Pederson
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Senate First Reading