Establishing a passenger rail advisory committee.
SB 6270 establishes a Washington state passenger rail advisory committee to provide input on Amtrak Cascades service. It requires counties with Amtrak stations to appoint committee members: counties over 750,000 population appoint three representatives, others appoint two. The committee must include at least five rail user group representatives, one commerce-related representative, and one local government planning representative, all residing near stations in their counties. The committee meets three times yearly with state transportation officials to review service concerns and help shape feedback on rail challenges. The bill creates a formal structure for local input but does not change rail service or funding.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Last action Jan 21, 2026
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
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Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
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Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
Co
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
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