Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HJR4212: Vacancies in partisan office
Status: In committee, January 28, 2026
Amending Article II, section 15 of the state Constitution concerning vacancies in partisan elective offices.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
H-2541.1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4212 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session ByRepresentatives Rude, Abell, Volz, and Walen Read first time 01/14/26.Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations. BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED: THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article II, section 15 of the Constitution of the state of Washington to read as follows: Article II, section 15. Such vacancies as may occur in either house of the legislature or in any partisan county elective office shall be filled by appointment by the county legislative authority of the county in which the vacancy occurs: Provided, That the person appointed to fill the vacancy must be from the same legislative district, county, or county commissioner or council district and, only if the elective officer whose office has been vacated declared a political party preference at the time they were elected to the legislative office or partisan county office, the appointee must be from the same political party as the legislator or partisan county elective officer whose office has been vacated((,)) and shall be one …
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: JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Common questions
- What is HJR4212?
- HJR4212 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Vacancies in partisan office.
- What does HJR4212 do?
- Amending Article II, section 15 of the state Constitution concerning vacancies in partisan elective offices.
- What is the status of HJR4212?
- 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 HJR4212?
- Skyler Rude (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR4212?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4212&Year=2025
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