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WA SJM 8001

died on adjournment

Calling on Congress to exercise its authority under Article V of the United States Constitution to regulate money spent on elections.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SJM 8001 pass?

No. WA SJM 8001 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): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA SJM 8001 about?

WA SJM 8001 is a joint memorial in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Calling on Congress to exercise its authority under Article V of the United States Constitution to regulate money spent on elections.”.

Who sponsors WA SJM 8001?

Hasegawa is the primary sponsor of WA SJM 8001, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
joint memorial
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Hasegawaprimary
  • Wellmancosponsor
  • Valdezcosponsor
  • Trudeaucosponsor
  • Conwaycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-23

    Prefiled for introduction.

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  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

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  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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=8001&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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