Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 31 D cosponsors

HB 1339 — Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation.

Last action — House Rules "X" file.

  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 January 16, 2025. 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.

  • 31 sponsors

    1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (31 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

22 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 1339 now includes an additional line that creates a new section while removing another. This change specifies that if the funding needed to implement the bill is not allocated by June 30, 2025, the bill will not take effect. This is important because it ensures that the measure only moves forward if there is a financial commitment to support it, which helps prevent unfunded mandates.

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H-1634.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1339 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregerson, Farivar, Mena, Nance, Stonier, Parshley, Thai, Scott, Goodman, Fey, Street, Doglio, Ramel, Simmons, Alvarado, Berg, Reed, Springer, Macri, Ryu, Peterson, Callan, Salahuddin, Duerr, Reeves, Berry, Ormsby, Hill, Pollet, Cortes, and Fosse) READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.
H-0023.2 HOUSE BILL 1339 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Representatives Gregerson, Farivar, Mena, Nance, Stonier, Parshley, Thai, Scott, Goodman, Fey, Street, Doglio, Ramel, Simmons, Alvarado, Berg, Reed, Springer, Macri, Ryu, Peterson, Callan, Salahuddin, Duerr, Reeves, Berry, Ormsby, Hill, Pollet, Cortes, and Fosse Read first time 01/16/25.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.
and creating new sections.
and creating a new section.
1 SHB 1339 government elections in even-numbered years will increase voter turnout and ensure that a broader cross-section of voters participate in contests for local offices, resulting in local governments that more accurately represent and reflect the desires and needs of their communities.
1 HB 1339 government elections in even-numbered years will increase voter turnout and ensure that a broader cross-section of voters participate in contests for local offices, resulting in local governments that more accurately represent and reflect the desires and needs of their communities.
2 SHB 1339 (d) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
2 HB 1339 (d) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
3 SHB 1339 have elapsed since the date on which the second of the two public hearings was held.
3 HB 1339 have elapsed since the date on which the second of the two public hearings was held.
4 SHB 1339 (2) The commissioners shall be nominated and elected at large.
4 HB 1339 (2) The commissioners shall be nominated and elected at large.
5 SHB 1339 and qualified, but the lengths of their terms of office shall be calculated from the first day in January in the year following the election.
5 HB 1339 and qualified, but the lengths of their terms of office shall be calculated from the first day in January in the year following the election.
6 SHB 1339 shall be deemed to be residents of the wards to which they are assigned for purposes of determining whether those positions are vacant.
6 HB 1339 shall be deemed to be residents of the wards to which they are assigned for purposes of determining whether those positions are vacant.
7 SHB 1339 and treasurer shall be four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office in accordance with RCW ((29A.20.040)) 29A.60.280, unless the town is transitioning its general municipal elections to even-numbered years as provided by RCW 29A.04.330:
7 HB 1339 and treasurer shall be four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office in accordance with RCW ((29A.20.040)) 29A.60.280, unless the town is transitioning its general municipal elections to even-numbered years as provided by RCW 29A.04.330:
8 SHB 1339 councilmembers and the treasurer shall be elected to two-year terms of office.
8 HB 1339 councilmembers and the treasurer shall be elected to two-year terms of office.
9 SHB 1339 majority of the persons who are elected as councilmembers receiving the greatest numbers of votes and the mayor in a city with a mayor- council plan of government shall be elected to four-year terms of office, if the election is held in an odd-numbered year, or three- year terms of office, if the election is held in an even-numbered year except in the case of special elections in an even-numbered year, when terms are three years;
9 HB 1339 majority of the persons who are elected as councilmembers receiving the greatest numbers of votes and the mayor in a city with a mayor- council plan of government shall be elected to four-year terms of office, if the election is held in an odd-numbered year, or three- year terms of office, if the election is held in an even-numbered year except in the case of special elections in an even-numbered year, when terms are three years;
10 SHB 1339 The legislative authority of a city or town that has the general power of confirmation over mayoral appointments shall have the power to confirm the appointment of a municipal judge.
10 HB 1339 The legislative authority of a city or town that has the general power of confirmation over mayoral appointments shall have the power to confirm the appointment of a municipal judge.
NEW SECTION.
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If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2025, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.
11 SHB 1339
11 HB 1339
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Action History

  1. House Rules "X" file.

  2. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  5. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  8. Minority; without recommendation.

  9. Minority; do not pass.

  10. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  11. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

  12. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

  13. Referred to Appropriations.

  14. Minority; do not pass.

  15. SGOV - Majority; do pass.

  16. Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  17. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 9:00 AM.

  18. Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

  19. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (120)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1339?
HB 1339 is sponsored by Mary Fosse (Democrat), Gerry Pollet (Democrat), Natasha Hill (Democrat), Timm Ormsby (Democrat), Liz Berry (Democrat), Kristine Reeves (Democrat), Davina Duerr (Democrat), Osman Salahuddin (Democrat), Lisa Callan (Democrat), Strom Peterson (Democrat), Cindy Ryu (Democrat), Nicole Macri (Democrat), Larry Springer (Democrat), Julia Reed (Democrat), April Berg (Democrat), Emily Alvarado (Democrat), Tarra Simmons (Democrat), Alex Ramel (Democrat), Beth Doglio (Democrat), Chipalo Street (Democrat), Jake Fey (Democrat), Roger Goodman (Democrat), Shaun Scott (Democrat), My-Linh Thai (Democrat), Lisa Parshley (Democrat), Monica Jurado Stonier (Democrat), Greg Nance (Democrat), Sharlett Mena (Democrat), Darya Farivar (Democrat), Mia Gregerson (Democrat), and Julio Cortes (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1339?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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