Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SJM8000: Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Status: Passed one chamber, February 26, 2026
Extending the naming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
S-0984.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8000 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session BySenate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Kauffman, Lovelett, Valdez, Wellman, Liias, Orwall, Hasegawa, Frame, Riccelli, Nobles, Nguyen, Krishnadasan, Stanford, and C. Wilson) READ FIRST TIME 02/03/25. TO THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AND TO THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND TO THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as and WHEREAS, Dr. King's leadership and commitment to social justice helped to end segregation, secure voting rights, and promote civil liberties for all citizens, leaving a lasting legacy of equality and human rights; and WHEREAS, The extension of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way is a symbol of the community and unity of the surrounding communities, and is an appropriate way to honor the life and contributions of Dr. King; NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the Washington State Transportation Commission commence proceedings to extend the naming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, as a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., along state route number 900 from the westerly city limits of Renton to its terminus near milepost 10, and then continuing the entirety of state route number 515 between …
Sponsors
- Claudia Kauffman (D) · primary sponsor
- Liz Lovelett (D)
- Javier Valdez (D)
- Lisa Wellman (D)
- Marko Liias (D)
- Tina Orwall (D)
- Robert Hasegawa (D)
- Noel Frame (D)
- Marcus Riccelli (D)
- T'wina Nobles (D)
- Joe Nguyen (D)
- Deborah Krishnadasan (D)
Latest actions
- : Senate Rules "X" file.
- : By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- : By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- : Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- : TR - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- : Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- : First reading, referred to Transportation.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Votes
- House Committee on Transportation: Do pass (March 19, 2025): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 19, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Transportation: That Substitute Senate Joint Memorial No. 8000 be substituted therefor, and the substitute joint memorial do pass (January 30, 2025): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: JOINT MEMORIALS
Common questions
- What is SJM8000?
- SJM8000 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.
- What does SJM8000 do?
- Extending the naming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.
- What is the status of SJM8000?
- Passed one chamber as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Senate Rules "X" file. (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SJM8000?
- Claudia Kauffman (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SJM8000?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=8000&Year=2025
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