Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2739: Scientific research
Status: In committee, February 24, 2026
Sustaining life-saving and prosperity-building scientific research in Washington by establishing the Washington institute for scientific advancement.
What the bill says
An act Relating to sustaining life-saving and prosperity-building scientific research in Washington by establishing the Washington institute for scientific advancement, funding scientific research, and raising revenue therefor; amending RCW 42.30.110; adding new sections to chapter 43.100A RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.330 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW; creating new sections; and providing for submission of certain sections of this act to a vote of the people. PART I INTENT NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. (1) The legislature declares there is a state of emergency in scientific.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to sustaining life-saving and prosperity-building scientific research in Washington by establishing the Washington institute for scientific advancement, funding scientific research, and raising revenue therefor; amending RCW 42.30.110; adding new sections to chapter 43.100A RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.330 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW; creating new sections; and providing for submission of certain sections of this act to a vote of the people. PART I INTENT NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. (1) The legislature declares there is a state of emergency in scientific research activities conducted by Washington research institutions that is jeopardizing current research and the sustainability of scientific advancements for at least a generation, which in turn jeopardizes advances in human health and the economic prosperity of Washington residents. (2) The emergency has been caused by federal agencies acting at the direction of the incumbent President of the United States and in contravention of Congressional legislation and the longstanding commitment of the United States to being the world's leader in advancing human health, technological development, and economic expansion driven by research and development. (3) For more than half a century, through the financial support of governmental agencies including, but not limited to, the national science foundation, the national institutes of health, the department of energy, the United States food and drug …