SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 6009
As of January 19, 2024
Title: An act relating to prohibiting the use of hog-tying.
Brief Description: Prohibiting the use of hog-tying.
Sponsors: Senators Trudeau, Lovick, Frame, Hasegawa, Nguyen, Nobles, Salda?a, Stanford, Valdez, Wellman and Wilson, C..
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Law & Justice: 1/22/24.
Brief Summary of Bill
  • Prohibits peace officers from hog-tying a person or assisting in putting a person into a hog-tie.
  • Provides that hog-tying constitutes the use of excessive force.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LAW & JUSTICE
Staff: Ryan Giannini (786-7285)
Background:

Requirement to Intervene and Report. Identifiable on-duty peace officers who witness another peace officer engaging or attempting to engage in the use of excessive force against another person are required to intervene, when in a position to do so, to end the use of excessive force or attempted use of excessive force, or to prevent the further use of excessive force, and render aid at the earliest safe opportunity. Additionally, identifiable on-duty peace officers who witness another peace officer engaged in conduct unlawful or contrary to agency policy are required to report the conduct to their supervisor.
Summary of Bill:

The bill as referred to committee not considered.
Summary of Bill (Proposed Substitute):

A peace officer is prohibited from hog-tying a person or assisting in putting a person into a hog-tie. Hog-tying constitutes the use of excessive force for purposes of a peace officer's duty to intervene and report.

 

Hog-tying means connecting a hobble restraint to handcuffs or other types of restraints.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: No.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.