Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SR8679: Taiwan
Status: Passed both chambers, February 5, 2026
Recognizing Taiwan.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SENATE RESOLUTION BySenators Wagoner, Boehnke, Christian, Dhingra, Dozier, Holy, Lovick, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen, Schoesler, Shewmake, Stanford, Warnick, J. Wilson, Fortunato, Hasegawa, Saldaña, and Valdez WHEREAS, The people of Taiwan and the United States have long enjoyed strong bilateral relations encompassing trade, education, cultural exchanges, and tourism; and WHEREAS, The people of Taiwan share the core values of freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, peace, and prosperity with the United States; and WHEREAS, Taiwan ranked as the 7th largest trading partner of the United States in 2024, with bilateral goods trade totaling $158.6 billion, marking a 24.2 percent growth over 2023; and WHEREAS, The total trade between Washington state and Taiwan amounts to approximately $3.8 billion, making Taiwan the 6th largest trading partner for Washington state, and both sides are committed to strengthening bilateral economic ties; and WHEREAS, Taiwan imported $3.8 billion worth of United States agricultural products in 2024, making it the 8th largest market for overall United States agricultural products, and has ranked as the 2nd largest importer of Washington onions, one of the top three importers of Washington apples, sweet cherries, and roasted coffee, as well as a top four importer of Washington beef and potatoes; and WHEREAS, Taiwanese companies which invest in Washington state, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Eva Air, China Airline, Starlux Airline, …
Sponsors
- Keith Wagoner (R) · primary sponsor
- Matt Boehnke (R)
- Leonard Christian (R)
- Manka Dhingra (D)
- Perry Dozier (R)
- Jeff Holy (R)
- John Lovick (D)
- T'wina Nobles (D)
- Tina Orwall (D)
- Jamie Pedersen (D)
- Mark Schoesler (R)
- Sharon Shewmake (D)
Latest actions
- : Adopted.
Subjects: SENATE RESOLUTIONS, FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
Common questions
- What is SR8679?
- SR8679 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Taiwan.
- What does SR8679 do?
- Recognizing Taiwan.
- What is the status of SR8679?
- Passed both chambers as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: Adopted. (February 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR8679?
- Keith Wagoner (R), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR8679?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=8679&Year=2025
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