Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HR4634: Billy Frank Jr.
Status: Passed both chambers, March 8, 2025
Honoring Billy Frank Jr.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2025-4634 HR 4634 ByRepresentatives Lekanoff, Stearns, Wylie, Timmons, Bronoske, Leavitt, Pollet, Ryu, Thomas, Mena, Rule, Zahn, Taylor, Goodman, Reeves, Cortes, Ortiz-Self, Duerr, Salahuddin, Parshley, Obras, Fosse, Doglio, Santos, Bernbaum, Nance, Thai, Barkis, Jinkins, Fey, Paul, Macri, and Dent WHEREAS, In memory of what would have been Billy Frank Jr.'s 94th birthday, we honor a man whose steadfast beliefs and actions led to the reaffirmation of treaty rights across the land. Known as an architect of consensus solutions, he brought people together with genuine respect endeavoring to find resolution for the good of all people in order to protect and cultivate salmon and their natural surroundings; and WHEREAS, Binding promises made by the United States acknowledged, through treaties, the rights of tribes to take fish "at all usual and accustomed stations," and "in common with the citizens of the territory" of Washington; and WHEREAS, Frank's father, Willie, and his predecessors, lived in a time of abundance, with strong salmon runs and plentiful clams, oysters, geoducks, wild berries, and camas roots; and WHEREAS, Born on March 9, 1931, to Willie Sr. and Angeline Frank, Frank Jr., a member of the Nisqually Tribe, was raised in the tradition of his ancestors, with stories of the land, the river, the salmon runs, and the art of preserving fish; and WHEREAS, Frank …
Sponsors
- Debra Lekanoff (D) · primary sponsor
- Chris Stearns (D)
- Sharon Wylie (D)
- Joe Timmons (D)
- Dan Bronoske (D)
- Leavitt, Mari (D)
- Gerry Pollet (D)
- Cindy Ryu (D)
- Brianna Thomas (D)
- Sharlett Mena (D)
- Alicia Rule (D)
- Janice Zahn (D)
Latest actions
- : Adopted.
- : Introduced.
Subjects: TRIBES AND TRIBAL MEMBERS, HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
Common questions
- What is HR4634?
- HR4634 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Billy Frank Jr.
- What does HR4634 do?
- Honoring Billy Frank Jr.
- What is the status of HR4634?
- Passed both chambers as of March 8, 2025. Latest action: Adopted. (March 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR4634?
- Debra Lekanoff (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR4634?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4634&Year=2025
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