Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HR4602: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Status: Passed both chambers, January 20, 2025
Recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2025-4602 HR 4602 ByRepresentatives Jinkins, Stokesbary, Abbarno, Abell, Alvarado, Barkis, Barnard, Berg, Bergquist, Bernbaum, Berry, Bronoske, Burnett, Caldier, Callan, Chase, Connors, Corry, Cortes, Couture, Davis, Dent, Doglio, Donaghy, Duerr, Dufault, Dye, Engell, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Goodman, Graham, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Hill, Hunt, Jacobsen, Keaton, Klicker, Kloba, Leavitt, Lekanoff, Ley, Low, Macri, Manjarrez, Marshall, McClintock, McEntire, Mena, Mendoza, Morgan, Nance, Obras, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Parshley, Paul, Penner, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed, Reeves, Richards, Rude, Rule, Ryu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Springer, Stearns, Steele, Stonier, Street, Stuebe, Taylor, Thai, Tharinger, Timmons, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, and Ybarra WHEREAS, Today, we join with people in every corner of the great state of Washington and throughout the United States of America to honor the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and WHEREAS, Dr. King was born on January 15th, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, and on June 18th, 1953, he and Coretta Scott were married in Marion, Alabama; and WHEREAS, He dedicated his life's work to gain civil and economic rights for all, Dr. King was not naive about the dark times our country was going through, with his personal experiences of being beaten, imprisoned, and murdered, illustrating the realities of being a Black civil rights leader; and WHEREAS, Dr. …
Sponsors
- Laurie Jinkins (D) · primary sponsor
- Drew Stokesbary (R)
- Peter Abbarno (R)
- Hunter Abell (R)
- Emily Alvarado (D, 34)
- Andrew Barkis (R)
- Stephanie Barnard (R)
- April Berg (D)
- Steve Bergquist (D)
- Adam Bernbaum (D)
- Liz Berry (D)
- Dan Bronoske (D)
Latest actions
- : Adopted.
- : Introduced.
Subjects: HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
Common questions
- What is HR4602?
- HR4602 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- What does HR4602 do?
- Recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- What is the status of HR4602?
- Passed both chambers as of January 20, 2025. Latest action: Adopted. (January 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR4602?
- Laurie Jinkins (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR4602?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4602&Year=2025
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