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WA SJR 8208

died on adjournment

Amending the state Constitution to allow the legislature to determine the duration of regular sessions.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SJR 8208 pass?

No. WA SJR 8208 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 (2026-01-21): First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

What is WA SJR 8208 about?

WA SJR 8208 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Amending the state Constitution to allow the legislature to determine the duration of regular sessions.”.

Who sponsors WA SJR 8208?

Hasegawa is the primary sponsor of WA SJR 8208, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-01-21 — First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Hasegawaprimary
  • Stanfordcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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

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