Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2460: Vacancies in partisan office
Status: In committee, January 28, 2026
Concerning vacancies in partisan elective offices.
What the bill says
An act Relating to vacancies in partisan elective offices; amending RCW 36.16.110 and 42.12.040; and providing a contingent effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to vacancies in partisan elective offices; amending RCW 36.16.110 and 42.12.040; and providing a contingent effective date. Sec. 1. RCW 36.16.110 and 2010 c 207 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: (1) The county legislative authority in each county shall, at its next regular or special meeting after being appraised of any vacancy in any county, township, precinct, or road district office of the county, fill the vacancy by the appointment of some person qualified to hold such office, and the officers thus appointed shall hold office until the next general election, and until their successors are elected and qualified. (2) If a vacancy occurs in a partisan county office after the general election in a year that the position appears on the ballot and before the start of the next term, the term of the successor ((who is of the same party as the incumbent)) may commence once he or she has qualified as defined in RCW 29A.04.133 and shall continue through the term for which he or she was elected. If the incumbent declared a political party preference at the time they were elected to the partisan county office, the successor appointed pursuant to this section must be from the same political party as the incumbent. (3) If a vacancy occurs in …
Sponsors
- Skyler Rude (R) · primary sponsor
- Hunter Abell (R)
- Mike Volz (R)
- Amy Walen (D)
Latest actions
- : Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- : First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
Subjects: ELECTIONS
Common questions
- What is HB2460?
- HB2460 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Vacancies in partisan office.
- What does HB2460 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to vacancies in partisan elective offices; amending RCW 36.16.110 and 42.12.040; and providing a contingent effective date.
- What is the status of HB2460?
- In committee as of January 28, 2026. Latest action: Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. (January 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2460?
- Skyler Rude (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2460?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2460&Year=2025
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