Concerning the composition of the boards of directors of consumer cooperatives and cooperative associations.

HB 1635 requires large consumer cooperatives (with 2,500+ global employees) to reserve two board seats for nonsupervisory, nonmanagerial employees. These employees must be selected by majority vote among all such workers, and they cannot vote on wage, benefit, or employment condition decisions affecting their group. The bill amends Washington’s cooperative association laws to implement this board composition requirement, applying only to qualifying large cooperatives. It does not affect smaller cooperatives or change general board election rules.