Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HR4709: Consul general of Israel
Status: Passed both chambers, March 2, 2026
Recognizing the Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4709 HR 4709 ByRepresentatives Burnett, Ley, Walsh, Schmick, Abell, Dye, Pollet, Ybarra, Connors, Griffey, Barnard, Steele, and Stuebe WHEREAS, The people of Washington State share a rich cultural history and a strong bond with our global neighbors in the State of Israel and the more than 75,000 Israeli Americans living and working in Washington State; and WHEREAS, the Government of the State of Israel demonstrated its commitment to enhancing its relationship with the people of Washington State by establishing a Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, based in San Francisco, to strengthen bilateral ties with Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington; and WHEREAS, The Consulate General of Israel provides consular services to Israeli Americans and visitors to the Pacific Northwest and works to foster fruitful cultural exchanges and promote mutual economic development opportunities and innovation, particularly in areas of technology, climate action, agriculture, biotechnology, and cybersecurity; and WHEREAS, Ambassador Marco Sermoneta has served as Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest since 2022, and has visited Washington State in his official capacity on six occasions, meeting with political leaders, business leaders, members of the Jewish community, and Israeli Americans residing in Washington State; and WHEREAS, The continuous involvement between the people of Washington State and the State of Israel promotes shared values …
Sponsors
- Brian Burnett (R) · primary sponsor
- John Ley (R)
- Jim Walsh (R)
- Joe Schmick (R)
- Hunter Abell (R)
- Mary Dye (R)
- Gerry Pollet (D)
- Alex Ybarra (R)
- April Connors (R)
- Daniel Griffey (R)
- Stephanie Barnard (R)
- Mike Steele (R)
Latest actions
- : Adopted.
- : Introduced.
Subjects: HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
Common questions
- What is HR4709?
- HR4709 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Consul general of Israel.
- What does HR4709 do?
- Recognizing the Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest.
- What is the status of HR4709?
- Passed both chambers as of March 2, 2026. Latest action: Adopted. (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR4709?
- Brian Burnett (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR4709?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4709&Year=2025
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