Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HR4672: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Status: Passed both chambers, January 19, 2026
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4672 HR 4672 ByRepresentatives Jinkins, Stokesbary, Abbarno, Abell, Barkis, Barnard, Berg, Bergquist, Bernbaum, Berry, Bronoske, Burnett, Callan, Chase, Connors, Corry, Cortes, Couture, Davis, Dent, Doglio, Donaghy, Duerr, Dufault, Dye, Engell, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Goodman, Graham, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Hall, Hill, Jacobsen, Keaton, Klicker, Kloba, Leavitt, Lekanoff, Ley, Low, Macri, Manjarrez, Marshall, McClintock, McEntire, Mena, Mendoza, Morgan, Nance, Obras, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Parshley, Paul, Penner, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed, Reeves, Richards, Rude, Rule, Ryu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Springer, Stearns, Steele, Stonier, Street, Stuebe, Taylor, Thai, Tharinger, Thomas, Timmons, Valdez, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, and Zahn WHEREAS, Today, we join together in the state of Washington and across the nation to commemorate, honor, and remember the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; and WHEREAS, Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from Morehouse College in 1948 at just nineteen years old and received his doctorate from Boston University in 1955; and WHEREAS, Dr. King dedicated his life to the pursuit of equality, justice, and economic opportunity; and WHEREAS, He was beaten, terrorized, and imprisoned for his work, but responded to these grave injustices and hatred with love, hope, peace, and a vision of a better tomorrow instead of allowing hate to fester …
Sponsors
- Laurie Jinkins (D) · primary sponsor
- Drew Stokesbary (R)
- Peter Abbarno (R)
- Hunter Abell (R)
- Andrew Barkis (R)
- Stephanie Barnard (R)
- April Berg (D)
- Steve Bergquist (D)
- Adam Bernbaum (D)
- Liz Berry (D)
- Dan Bronoske (D)
- Brian Burnett (R)
Latest actions
- : Adopted.
- : Introduced.
Subjects: HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
Common questions
- What is HR4672?
- HR4672 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- What does HR4672 do?
- Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- What is the status of HR4672?
- Passed both chambers as of January 19, 2026. Latest action: Adopted. (January 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR4672?
- Laurie Jinkins (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR4672?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4672&Year=2025
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