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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1959: Office of equity repeal

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 1959 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminating the office of equity. Primary sponsor: Jeremie Dufault (R). It lists 2 additional sponsors. 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 saving the taxpayers $19,500,000 by eliminating the office of equity;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeremie DufaultPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Travis CoutureCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Matt MarshallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2

“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.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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