WashingtonHB 15732025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Revising the period in which the oath of office must be taken for elective offices of counties, cities, towns, and special purpose districts.

Sponsored By: Lisa Parshley (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lisa Parshley

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Beth Doglio

    Democratic • House

  • Julia Reed

    Democratic • House

  • Victoria Hunt

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 238 • No: 0

House vote 4/19/2025

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 93 • No: 0 • Other: 5

Senate vote 4/15/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Yes: 48 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote 3/7/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 97 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    5/17/2025House
  2. Chapter 307, 2025 Laws.

    5/17/2025House
  3. Governor signed.

    5/17/2025legislature
  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/24/2025legislature
  5. President signed.

    4/23/2025legislature
  6. Speaker signed.

    4/22/2025legislature
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5.

    4/19/2025House
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

    4/19/2025House
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/15/2025House
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/15/2025House
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

    4/15/2025House
  12. Placed on second reading consent calendar.

    4/2/2025House
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    3/29/2025House
  14. SGTE - Majority; do pass.

    3/28/2025House
  15. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

    3/11/2025House
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    3/7/2025House
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/7/2025House
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/18/2025House
  19. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/6/2025House
  20. SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/4/2025House
  21. SGOV - Majority; do pass.

    2/4/2025House
  22. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    1/24/2025House
  23. Introduced

    1/24/2025House

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