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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1446: George Washington's birthday

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1446 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Changing the state holiday called Presidents' Day to George Washington's Birthday (observed). Primary sponsor: Hunter Abell (R). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to changing the state holiday called Presidents' Day to George Washington's Birthday (observed);

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hunter AbellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Carolyn EslickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page