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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1609: Natural resources board/OSPI

Enacted 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 1609 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Promoting efficient administration of state education agencies. Primary sponsor: Kevin Waters (R), Kevin Waters (R). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2025): Governor signed.

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 efficient administration of state education agencies;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin WatersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Kevin WatersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Sharlett MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Sharlett MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36

“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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 94, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Speaker signed.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. ANR - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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