SB 5288 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Concerning vacancies on boards of county commissioners.

Senate Bill 5288 repeals two specific sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW). These sections, RCW 36.32.070 and RCW 36.32.0558, previously outlined the procedures for filling vacancies on boards of county commissioners. The bill removes these existing legal provisions regarding how such vacancies are handled.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2025

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MINOR

The document has been updated from a draft bill identifier to an official certification of enrollment, confirming that Senate Bill 5288 was passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the 2025 Regular Session. This change signifies the bill's transition from a legislative proposal to an enacted law, adding official signatures, vote counts, and filing details.

TECHNICAL

Added official certification text, including signatures from the Secretary of the Senate and Secretary of State, to validate the bill's passage.

Included specific vote counts (49-0 in Senate, 98-0 in House) and passage dates (February 12 and April 9, 2025) to document the legislative history.

Removed the draft bill identifier 'S-0540.1' and replaced it with the formal title 'CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 12, 2025

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Apr 9, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (100-0)

house

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

LG - Majority; do pass.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 11:00 AM.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (51-0)

senate

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

LGV - Majority; do pass.

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors