Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HR4669: Joint operating agencies
Status: Passed both chambers, January 16, 2026
Recognizing the contributions of Washington's joint operating agencies.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4669 HR 4669 ByRepresentatives Barnard, Penner, Dye, Ybarra, Jacobsen, Abell, Connors, Abbarno, Schmidt, Graham, Keaton, Manjarrez, Mendoza, Dent, McEntire, Chase, Walsh, Waters, Couture, Ley, Barkis, Griffey, Schmick, Volz, Engell, McClintock, Marshall, Klicker, Rude, Ormsby, Parshley, Stuebe, Eslick, Timmons, Peterson, Donaghy, Walen, Leavitt, Stearns, Thai, and Callan WHEREAS, Due to the foresight of previous generations of Washingtonians, our state and the Pacific Northwest region have been blessed with a public power system that provides an abundance of clean energy; and WHEREAS, Public power has long been a feature of our state, with the city of Seattle generating and supplying electric power through its municipal public utility as early as 1910; and WHEREAS, After 1930, public utility districts could be formed to supply electricity to the people, including power for farms and rural areas; and WHEREAS, Beginning in 1957, cities and public utility districts looked to establish joint operating agencies to develop new electric power plants that would serve the growing needs of Washington and the region; and WHEREAS, Joint operating agencies are at the forefront of developing new renewable and carbon-free sources of energy, including solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and nuclear, with one of the first small modular reactor facilities in the United States being developed in Washington; and WHEREAS, Developing new sources of clean energy is critical …
Sponsors
- Stephanie Barnard (R) · primary sponsor
- Joshua Penner (R)
- Mary Dye (R)
- Alex Ybarra (R)
- Cyndy Jacobsen (R)
- Hunter Abell (R)
- April Connors (R)
- Peter Abbarno (R)
- Suzanne Schmidt (R)
- Virginia Graham (R)
- Michael Keaton (R)
- Deb Manjarrez (R)
Latest actions
- : Adopted.
- : Introduced.
Subjects: HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
Common questions
- What is HR4669?
- HR4669 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Joint operating agencies.
- What does HR4669 do?
- Recognizing the contributions of Washington's joint operating agencies.
- What is the status of HR4669?
- Passed both chambers as of January 16, 2026. Latest action: Adopted. (January 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR4669?
- Stephanie Barnard (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR4669?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4669&Year=2025
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