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HCR 4405

Adjourning SINE DIE.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Chris Corry and 1 co-sponsor

Adjourns the 2025 Washington Regular Session sine die, ending regular business unless a special session is called.

Referred to Rules 3 Consideration.
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Bill Summary · HCR 4405

Summary of Washington House Joint Concurrent Resolution HCR 4405 (Adjourn SINE DIE)

Overview

HCR 4405 is a concurrent resolution in the Washington State 69th Legislature, Regular Session of 2025. Its sole stated purpose is to adjourn the 2025 Regular Session SINE DIE (without setting a reconvening date). The resolution is a formal agreement between the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Purpose and Intent

  • The bill explicitly states: “BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, the Senate concurring, That the 2025 Regular Session of the Sixty-ninth Legislature adjourn SINE DIE.”
  • As a concurrent resolution, it does not create new law or expenditures; rather, it records the intention to end the session.

Key Provisions

  • The operative provision is a single, declarative clause calling for adjournment SINE DIE. There are no substantive policy changes or programmatic authorizations within the text.
  • Being a concurrent resolution, both chambers must approve the language for it to take effect.

Timeline and Procedural Status

  • Introduced: April 18, 2025.
  • First Reading: April 18, 2025.
  • Rules suspended and placed on Third Reading: April 18, 2025.
  • Referred to Rules 3 Consideration: April 27, 2025.
  • Status: Referred to Rules 3 Consideration; effectively moving through the standard procedural path toward final passage.

Who/What is Affected

  • Legislative process and operations: The resolution affects the formal end date of the 2025 Regular Session, signaling that the Legislature will not reconvene for further business in this session.
  • Bills and actions pending at adjournment: Any measures not enacted or appropriately advanced by the end of the session would typically retain status for potential consideration in future sessions, or require reintroduction in a subsequent session.
  • State government timing: Public and stakeholders generally rely on sine die adjournment to mark the conclusion of the session, after which the Governor may call any needed special sessions if policy issues require urgent action.

Impacts and Considerations

  • Procedural impact: Ends the 2025 Regular Session; no new Regular Session business will occur unless a special session is called.
  • Policy impact: No new policy or funding directives are enacted by this resolution itself.
  • Practical implications: Legislators, staff, and agencies shift from regular session operations to post-session deadlines and, if necessary, prepare for potential special sessions or the next regular session.

Notes

  • This summary reflects the text and stated purpose of HCR 4405 as a concurrent resolution authorizing adjournment “SINE DIE.” Any practical effects beyond adjournment would depend on subsequent actions (e.g., special sessions) or future legislative developments.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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