Bill
SCR 8404
SCR 8404 adjourns the 2025 Regular Session sine die, ending legislative business unless a special session is called; no policy changes or funding enacted in this act.
SCR 8404 — Adjourning SINE DIE (Washington)
Overview
- Type: Concurrent resolution
- Likelihood: It resolves to adjourn the 2025 Regular Session of the 69th Legislature sine die (without setting a date to reconvene).
- Authoring body: Senate, with House concurrence
- Sponsor: Senator Riccelli
- Status: Filed with the Secretary of State (April 28, 2025)
Purpose and intent
- The resolution declares that the 2025 Regular Session will adjourn sine die, effectively ending the legislative session.
- As a concurrent resolution, it represents the action of both chambers and does not enact new law or appropriations; rather, it formalizes the session’s conclusion.
Key provisions
- Text: “That the 2025 Regular Session of the Sixty-ninth Legislature adjourn SINE DIE.”
- Nature: Procedural resolution; no policy changes or fiscal allocations are contained within the text itself.
- Effect: Concludes legislative business for the current regular session; sets no reconvening date within the same session.
Procedural/timeline details
- Introduced: April 25, 2025
- Read first time: April 25, 2025 (rules suspended, placed on second reading)
- Third reading and adoption: April 27, 2025 (with rules suspended)
- President’s action: Signed by the President on April 27, 2025
- Filed with Secretary of State: April 28, 2025
- Additional notes: The sequence shows rapid advancing of the resolution through standard readings and actions leading to formal adjournment, followed by official filing.
Who is affected
- Legislators and legislative staff: Ends formal legislative activities for the 2025 regular session.
- Government and agencies: Per the adjournment, ongoing business that depends on session activity is concluded unless a subsequent special session or interim actions are called.
- General public and stakeholders: Bills not enacted during the regular session would require a future session or special session to consider new or amended measures.
Implications and context
- End of regular-session business: No further floor action on bills unless a special session is convened.
- Next steps: If lawmakers or the governor call a special session, different rules and schedules would apply for any additional legislative work.
Status summary (as of filing)
- SCR 8404 is a concurrent resolution to adjourn sine die, adopted and signed in late April 2025, and filed with the Secretary of State.
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