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WA HJM 4008

died on adjournment

Encouraging legal education.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HJM 4008 pass?

No. WA HJM 4008 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

What is WA HJM 4008 about?

WA HJM 4008 is a joint memorial in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Encouraging legal education.”.

Who sponsors WA HJM 4008?

Richards is the primary sponsor of WA HJM 4008, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
Bill type
joint memorial
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Richardsprimary
  • Polletcosponsor
  • Grahamcosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Schmidtcosponsor
  • Abellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-11

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=4008&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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