Concerning extending governmental services from cities to tribal lands.
House Bill 1039 clarifies the authority for cities and tribal governments in Washington State to mutually agree to contract for urban governmental services. This allows cities to extend services to tribal lands that have urban development, even if those lands are located beyond the city's designated urban growth boundary. The bill ensures that such agreements comply with the state's Growth Management Act, facilitating coordinated planning between these governmental entities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Dec 11, 2024
Signed May 13, 2025
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The bill was finalized and certified for the 2025 Regular Session, removing the House-specific header to reflect its passage by both chambers. A significant policy change was made to the eligibility criteria for extending urban services to Indian tribes, removing a requirement that the city must have a population of more than 500,000, thereby allowing smaller cities to participate in this program.
Scope change
The bill's scope was broadened by removing a population threshold for cities, allowing any city to enter into agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes to extend urban services.
ELIGIBILITY
Removed the requirement that the city must have a population of more than 500,000 to agree to extend urban governmental services to an adjacent Indian tribe.
TECHNICAL
Added certification of enrollment details, including passage dates and vote counts for both the House and Senate, and updated the document title to reflect final legislative approval.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Apr 19, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
13
Committee
8
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
lower
Apr 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
LGV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
LG - Majority; do pass.
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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