Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 32 D cosponsors

HR 4697 — Honoring Dr. Bernal Baca.

Last action — Adopted.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 32 sponsors

    1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (32 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Adopted.

  2. Introduced.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 4697?
HR 4697 is sponsored by Chipalo Street (Democrat), Dave Paul (Democrat), Mary Fosse (Democrat), Lisa Callan (Democrat), Natasha Hill (Democrat), Sharon Wylie (Democrat), Sharon Tomiko Santos (Democrat), Davina Duerr (Democrat), Joe Timmons (Democrat), Nicole Macri (Democrat), Mari Leavitt (Democrat), Laurie Jinkins (Democrat), April Berg (Democrat), Gerry Pollet (Democrat), Brianna Thomas (Democrat), Amy Walen (Democrat), Chris Stearns (Democrat), Liz Berry (Democrat), Roger Goodman (Democrat), Lisa Parshley (Democrat), Janice Zahn (Democrat), Strom Peterson (Democrat), Jamila Taylor (Democrat), Cindy Ryu (Democrat), Kristine Reeves (Democrat), Darya Farivar (Democrat), Mia Gregerson (Democrat), Lillian Ortiz-Self (Democrat), Tarra Simmons (Democrat), Monica Jurado Stonier (Democrat), Sharlett Mena (Democrat), and Julio Cortes (Democrat).
What is the current status of HR 4697?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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