WashingtonWashington’s Civil Air Patrol division can serve on state missions
Washington’s volunteer Civil Air Patrol division can serve when the governor calls and assist Washington public agencies and federally recognized tribes that request help.
What it does
Washington’s Civil Air Patrol division consists of Washington wing volunteers. The governor can call it into active state service, while the wing keeps its existing duties and operations.
Washington public agencies and federally recognized tribes can request disaster relief, rescue help, and other work within Civil Air Patrol’s authorized activities. The division may accept repayment of expenses.
The division’s director can hire staff and cover operating expenses. Hiring and spending depend on money set aside for the division or other funds available for its operations.
Argument forAllowing agencies and tribes to request Civil Air Patrol help could make it easier to coordinate disaster relief and rescue missions.
Argument againstAgencies and tribes that repay the division’s mission expenses could have less money left for other services.
More detail
The governor can call the Washington division of Civil Air Patrol into active state service. The division consists of civilian volunteers from the Washington wing of the federally chartered Civil Air Patrol. The wing’s commanding officer leads it. The law preserves the Washington wing’s operations, existing powers and duties, and cooperation with the federal government. The law took effect June 11, 2026.
The division can assist public agencies and federally recognized tribes when they request help. Requests may come from Washington state agencies, local governments, other state public bodies, or federally recognized tribes within Washington. The work must fall within the federally chartered Civil Air Patrol’s activities. The division’s head may make cooperation agreements and accept repayment of expenses from participating agencies or tribes.
The division’s director may hire staff and pay expenses needed to carry out the law. Spending must stay within money set aside for the division or other funds available for its operations.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 14Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 14Chapter 46, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 14Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 10Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 5Speaker signed.Passed House
- Mar 4President signed.Passed Senate
- Mar 3Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 6.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Mar 2Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Feb 25Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Feb 25TEDV - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Feb 25Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 20Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 12First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.Minor
- Feb 10Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 6Placed on second reading consent calendar.Minor
- Feb 4Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 3SGTE - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Feb 3Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 27Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 12First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.Minor
- Jan 9Prefiled for introduction.Introduced
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