Concerning the oath of office for members of the state legislature.
Senate Bill 5245 authorizes county legislative authorities, such as county commissioners, to administer oaths of office to state legislators. This bill amends an existing state law (RCW 36.32.120) that enumerates the powers of these county bodies. The change adds the specific ability for them to perform this duty for state elected officials, providing an additional option for legislators to fulfill this requirement.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed Apr 30, 2025
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The document has been updated from a draft version to the final certified version of Senate Bill 5245 after passing both chambers of the Washington State Legislature. The primary changes involve adding official certification text, recording the specific vote counts and dates of passage, and updating the title to reflect that the bill has been approved by the entire legislature.
TECHNICAL
Added a formal 'Certification of Enrollment' section including vote tallies (43-4 in Senate, 96-0 in House) and passage dates (March 12 and April 14, 2025).
Included a certificate signed by the Secretary of the Senate attesting to the bill's final passage.
Updated the bill header to indicate it is the 'Substitute Passed Legislature' version rather than the original 'Substitute Senate Bill' draft.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House Apr 14, 2025
How they voted
45–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic31
87% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 30, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
LG - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 11:00 AM.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-4-2)
senate
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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