Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB1529: Cities/county road resources
Status: In committee, February 4, 2026
Increasing opportunities for cities to utilize county resources for road construction and maintenance.
What the bill says
An act Relating to increasing opportunities for cities to utilize county resources for road construction and maintenance; amending RCW 35.77.030; reenacting and amending RCW 35.22.620 and 35.23.352; and creating a new section. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to increasing opportunities for cities to utilize county resources for road construction and maintenance; amending RCW 35.77.030; reenacting and amending RCW 35.22.620 and 35.23.352; and creating a new section. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that most counties have road construction crews that have the equipment and skills to construct and maintain roads. It is the intent of the legislature to make it easier for counties, through agreements with cities and towns, to provide repairs, striping, maintenance, and construction work on roads throughout the county in order to keep the highway system in a state of good repair. The legislature finds counties can be a particularly important resource in rural communities where otherwise obtaining such services is challenging. Sec. 2. RCW 35.22.620 and 2023 c 395 s 20 and 2023 c 255 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows: (1) As used in this section, the term "public works" means as defined in RCW 39.04.010. (2) A first-class city may have public works performed by contract pursuant to public notice and call for competitive bids. As limited by subsection (3) of this section, a first-class city may have public works performed by city employees in any annual or biennial budget period equal to a dollar value not exceeding 10 percent of the …
Sponsors
- Daniel Griffey (R) · primary sponsor
- David Stuebe (R)
- Travis Couture (R)
- Kevin Waters (R)
Latest actions
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- : Minority; without recommendation.
- : LG - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- : Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- : Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- : Referred to Local Government.
- : Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- : By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- : Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
Votes
- House Committee on Local Government: Do pass (February 3, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Local Government: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass (February 12, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
Common questions
- What is HB1529?
- HB1529 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Cities/county road resources.
- What does HB1529 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to increasing opportunities for cities to utilize county resources for road construction and maintenance; amending RCW 35.77.030; reenacting and amending RCW 35.22.620 and 35.23.352; and creating a new section. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of HB1529?
- In committee as of February 4, 2026. Latest action: Referred to Rules 2 Review. (February 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1529?
- Daniel Griffey (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1529?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1529&Year=2025
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