Concerning vacancies on boards of county commissioners.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Concerning vacancies on boards of county commissioners.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
Show all 19 actions
First reading, referred to Local Government. · Jan 15, 2025
LGV - Majority; do pass. · Jan 30, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Jan 31, 2025
Placed on second reading consent calendar. · Feb 5, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 12, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Feb 12, 2025
First reading, referred to Local Government. · Feb 17, 2025
LG - Executive action taken by committee. · Apr 1, 2025
LG - Majority; do pass. · Apr 1, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Apr 2, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Apr 8, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 9, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Apr 9, 2025
President signed. · Apr 14, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 15, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 17, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 22, 2025
Chapter 133, 2025 Laws. · Apr 22, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · Apr 22, 2025
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Mark SchoeslerMatt BoehnkePerry DozierJeff HolyJeff WilsonJesse SalomonJudy WarnickKeith Wagoner
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-09 · Yea 98, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-02-12 · Yea 49, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
WA STATE ASSN OF COUNTIES (WSAC)via Paul Jewell
1 filingFrom 1 filing in Washington State lobbying disclosures (PDC), via data.wa.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025. (Apr 22, 2025).