HB 2048 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Eliminating the Washington state leadership board.

HB 2048 eliminates the Washington State Leadership Board by repealing all related laws (RCW 43.388.010-040) and transferring any remaining funds in its accounts to the state general fund. The bill removes the board from statutes governing the lieutenant governor's committee appointments and updates references in other laws to reflect its elimination. It directly affects the Washington State Leadership Board, which is being dissolved, and ensures its financial resources are redirected to the general state budget. This is a procedural change removing an existing state board without creating new programs or altering other policies.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill eliminates the Washington State Leadership Board and repeals all laws related to it, including the sports mentoring program and the Washington World Fellows program. Consequently, special license plate fees previously designated for these programs are no longer restricted to them and will instead be transferred to the state general fund. The bill also removes the Lieutenant Governor's requirement to serve on the Leadership Board and deletes the specific funding allocations for various sports teams that were previously directed to the board.

Scope change

The bill significantly narrows the scope of the legislation by removing the Washington State Leadership Board as a recipient of funds and a board the Lieutenant Governor must serve on, shifting its focus entirely to other legislative committees and boards.

FISCAL

Repealed RCW sections establishing the Washington State Leadership Board, its accounts, and the Sports Mentoring Program, effectively ending these programs.

Deleted specific language in RCW 46.68.420 that directed special license plate fees from the Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, NHL Seattle, and other programs to the Washington State Leadership Board.

Amended RCW 46.68.420 to remove conditions restricting special license plate proceeds to the Leadership Board, allowing funds to be credited to the state general fund instead.

Added a new provision requiring the state treasurer to transfer any residual balance from the repealed Leadership Board accounts to the state general fund.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for the Lieutenant Governor to serve on the Washington State Leadership Board from RCW 43.15.020.

ELIGIBILITY

Eliminated the eligibility for youth to participate in the Sports Mentoring Program and Washington World Fellows Program by repealing the underlying RCW 43.388.040.

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Committee

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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Apr 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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Apr 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

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Apr 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

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Apr 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

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Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors