SR 8619 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Remembering Bloody Sunday.

This is a commemorative resolution (not a policy bill) adopted by the Washington State Senate on March 7, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama (1965). It honors the bravery of civil rights activists like Amelia Boynton Robinson, John Lewis, and Jimmie Lee Jackson, who faced violent suppression while marching for voting rights. The resolution acknowledges the historical events that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and urges Washington citizens to remember this pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. It has no legislative effect, serving solely as a symbolic recognition of these historical events.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 7, 2025