Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HR4691: Presidents' day
Status: Passed both chambers, February 16, 2026
Honoring Presidents’ Day.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4691 HR 4691 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, Timmons, Valdez, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, and Zahn WHEREAS, It is recognized in Washington state and nationally, that the third Monday of each February honors the accomplishments of two of our most influential presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, who fought to establish and protect our freedom, and the many other presidents who have upheld our constitutional rights and freedoms; and WHEREAS, The February date was chosen to signify the birthdays of these two presidents, George Washington's on February 22 and Abraham Lincoln's on February 12; and WHEREAS, George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, courageously commanded the troops that won our freedom during the Revolutionary War, which established our country and signified the beginning of an everlasting commitment …
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 HR4691?
- HR4691 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Presidents' day.
- What does HR4691 do?
- Honoring Presidents’ Day.
- What is the status of HR4691?
- Passed both chambers as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Adopted. (February 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR4691?
- Laurie Jinkins (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR4691?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4691&Year=2025
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