Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HR4700: Billy Frank Jr.
Status: Passed both chambers, February 27, 2026
Honoring Billy Frank Jr.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4700 HR 4700 ByRepresentatives Lekanoff, Berry, Nance, Engell, Parshley, Street, Taylor, Stearns, Ryu, Callan, Zahn, Ramel, Rude, Schmick, Salahuddin, Cortes, Thai, Peterson, Bronoske, Richards, Berg, Fosse, Dent, Kloba, Marshall, Graham, Obras, Tharinger, Macri, Leavitt, Rule, Gregerson, Pollet, Barkis, Santos, and Paul WHEREAS, In memory of what would have been Billy Frank Jr.'s 95th birthday, we honor a man whose steadfast beliefs and actions led to the reaffirmation of treaty rights across the land. Known as an architect of consensus solutions, he brought people together with genuine respect endeavoring to find resolution for the good of all people in order to protect and cultivate salmon and their natural surroundings; and WHEREAS, Binding promises made by the United States acknowledged, through treaties, the rights of tribes to take fish "at all usual and accustomed stations," and "in common with the citizens of the territory" of Washington; and WHEREAS, Frank's father, Willie, and his predecessors, lived in a time of abundance, with strong salmon runs and plentiful clams, oysters, geoducks, wild berries, and camas roots; and WHEREAS, Born on March 9, 1931, to Willie Sr. and Angeline Frank, Frank Jr., a member of the Nisqually Tribe, was raised in the tradition of his ancestors, with stories of the land, the river, the salmon runs, and the art of preserving fish; …
Sponsors
- Debra Lekanoff (D) · primary sponsor
- Liz Berry (D)
- Greg Nance (D)
- Andrew Engell (R)
- Lisa Parshley (D)
- Chipalo Street (D)
- Jamila Taylor (D)
- Chris Stearns (D)
- Cindy Ryu (D)
- Lisa Callan (D)
- Janice Zahn (D)
- Alex Ramel (D)
Latest actions
- : Adopted.
- : Introduced.
Subjects: HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
Common questions
- What is HR4700?
- HR4700 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Billy Frank Jr.
- What does HR4700 do?
- Honoring Billy Frank Jr.
- What is the status of HR4700?
- Passed both chambers as of February 27, 2026. Latest action: Adopted. (February 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR4700?
- Debra Lekanoff (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR4700?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4700&Year=2025
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