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HR4689 • 2026

Seattle Seahawks

Honoring the Seattle Seahawks for excellence in professional football during the 2025 National Football League season.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Jinkins, Representative Stokesbary, Representative Abbarno, Representative Abell, Representative Barkis, Representative Barnard, Representative Berg, Representative Bergquist, Representative Bernbaum, Representative Berry, Representative Bronoske, Representative Burnett, Representative Callan, Representative Chase, Representative Connors, Representative Corry, Representative Cortes, Representative Couture, Representative Davis, Representative Dent, Representative Doglio, Representative Donaghy, Representative Duerr, Representative Dufault, Representative Dye, Representative Engell, Representative Entenman, Representative Eslick, Representative Farivar, Representative Fey, Representative Fitzgibbon, Representative Fosse, Representative Goodman, Representative Graham, Representative Gregerson, Representative Griffey, Representative Hackney, Representative Hall, Representative Hill, Representative Jacobsen, Representative Keaton, Representative Klicker, Representative Kloba, Representative Leavitt, Representative Lekanoff, Representative Ley, Representative Low, Representative Macri, Representative Manjarrez, Representative Marshall, Representative McClintock, Representative McEntire, Representative Mena, Representative Mendoza, Representative Morgan, Representative Nance, Representative Obras, Representative Orcutt, Representative Ormsby, Representative Ortiz-Self, Representative Parshley, Representative Paul, Representative Penner, Representative Peterson, Representative Pollet, Representative Ramel, Representative Reed, Representative Reeves, Representative Richards, Representative Rude, Representative Rule, Representative Ryu, Representative Salahuddin, Representative Santos, Representative Schmick, Representative Schmidt, Representative Scott, Representative Shavers, Representative Simmons, Representative Springer, Representative Stearns, Representative Steele, Representative Stonier, Representative Street, Representative Stuebe, Representative Taylor, Representative Thai, Representative Tharinger, Representative Thomas, Representative Timmons, Representative Valdez, Representative Volz, Representative Walen, Representative Walsh, Representative Waters, Representative Wylie, Representative Ybarra, Representative Zahn
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
H Adopted
Effective date
Not listed

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Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks

What This Bill Does

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 House

    Adopted.

Official Summary Text

Seattle Seahawks

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WHEREAS, The Seattle Seahawks, founded in 1976, have proudly 1
represented the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest in the 2
National Football League for 50 seasons, having won 12 division 3
titles, three conference championships, and Super Bowl 48, becoming a 4
fixture on the field and in the community; and 5
WHEREAS, During the 2025 regular season, the Seattle Seahawks 6
delivered one of the most successful campaigns in franchise history, 7
finishing with a 14–3 record, winning the National Football 8
Conference West Division, and securing the Number 1 seed in the 9
National Football Conference playoffs; and 10
WHEREAS, The Seahawks' National Football Conference West Division 11
championship marked the team's first division title since 2020 and 12
reflected improvement from the previous season, when the Seahawks 13
finished with a 10–7 record and narrowly missed qualifying for the 14
playoffs; and 15
WHEREAS, The Seahawks' 14 regular season victories represent the 16
most wins in team history, surpassing previous 13–3 seasons in 2005 17
and 2013, both of which culminated in Super Bowl appearances, 18
including a Super Bowl championship following the 2013 season; and19
WHEREAS, The Seahawks' offense ranked among the most productive 20
in the National Football League during the 2025 season, scoring 483 21
total points, the third-highest total in the league; and22
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2026-4689 , by Representatives Jinkins, Stokesbary,
Abbarno, Abell, Barkis, Barnard, Berg, Bergquist, Bernbaum, Berry, Bronoske,
Burnett, Callan, Chase, Connors, Corry, Cortes, Couture, Davis, Dent, Doglio,
Donaghy, Duerr, Dufault, Dye, Engell, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar, Fey, Fitzgibbon,
Fosse, Goodman, Graham, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Hall, Hill, Jacobsen, Keaton,
Klicker, Kloba, Leavitt, Lekanoff, Ley, Low, Macri, Manjarrez, Marshall,
McClintock, McEntire, Mena, Mendoza, Morgan, Nance, Obras, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-
Self, Parshley, Paul, Penner, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed, Reeves, Richards,
Rude, Rule, Ryu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons,
Springer, Stearns, Steele, Stonier, Street, Stuebe, Taylor, Thai, Tharinger,
Thomas, Timmons, Valdez, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, and Zahn
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WHEREAS, The Seahawks' defense delivered a dominant performance 1
throughout the season, allowing only 292 points, the fewest in the 2
National Football League, and permitting an average of just 3.7 yards 3
per rushing attempt, the lowest mark in the league; and4
WHEREAS, Quarterback Sam Darnold, in his first season with the 5
Seattle Seahawks, passed for more than 4,000 yards and threw 25 6
touchdown passes, providing leadership and consistent performance at 7
the game's most critical position; and 8
WHEREAS, Wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba recorded 119 receptions 9
for a league-leading 1,793 receiving yards, was second in the 10
National Football League with 79 catches resulting in first downs, 11
and added 10 touchdown receptions, establishing himself as one of the 12
league's premier playmakers; and 13
WHEREAS, The Seahawks' rushing attack was led by Kenneth Walker 14
III, who rushed for 1,027 yards and averaged 4.6 yards per carry, and 15
Zach Charbonnet, who added 730 rushing yards and led the team with 12 16
rushing touchdowns; and 17
WHEREAS, Six members of the Seattle Seahawks were selected to the 18
Pro Bowl in recognition of their outstanding individual achievements: 19
Quarterback Sam Darnold, wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, defensive 20
lineman Leonard Williams, linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence, defensive 21
back Devon Witherspoon, and kick returner Rashid Shaheed; and22
WHEREAS, During the 2025 National Football League postseason, the 23
Seattle Seahawks delivered a dominant performance in the National 24
Football Conference Divisional Round on January 17, 2026, defeating 25
the San Francisco 49ers 41–6 at Lumen Field, followed by a thrilling 26
31–27 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football 27
Conference Championship Game on January 25, 2026, also at Lumen 28
Field, to secure the National Football Conference championship and 29
advance to Super Bowl 60; and 30
WHEREAS, In Super Bowl 60, played on February 8, 2026, at Levi's 31
Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the 32
New England Patriots by a score of 29–13, capturing the National 33
Football League championship; and 34
WHEREAS, The Seahawks' Kenneth Walker III was named the Most 35
Valuable Player of Super Bowl 60 in recognition of an exceptional 36
performance that exemplified excellence, leadership, and competitive 37
spirit on the sport's biggest stage; and 38
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WHEREAS, Wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named the 2025 1
Associated Press National Football League Offensive Player of the 2
Year at the National Football League Honors ceremony, recognizing his 3
outstanding performance during the regular season and his 4
contributions to the Seahawks' historic campaign; and5
WHEREAS, The Seattle Seahawks' defense, known as the "Dark Side," 6
delivered a dominant and disciplined performance in Super Bowl 60 7
shutting out the New England Patriots for the first three quarters of 8
the game, applying relentless pressure, limiting offensive 9
production, and demonstrating exceptional coordination, preparation, 10
and execution under the leadership of Head Coach Mike MacDonald, 11
playing a decisive role in securing the National Football League 12
championship; and 13
WHEREAS, The success of the 2025 Seattle Seahawks reflects the 14
dedication, discipline, and leadership of the players, coaches, 15
ownership, and staff, as well as the unwavering support of the team's 16
passionate fan base, known as the "12s"; and 17
WHEREAS, Beyond their on-field accomplishments, the Seattle 18
Seahawks organization has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to 19
community service, charitable initiatives, and youth engagement 20
programs that strengthen communities throughout Washington state; and21
WHEREAS, The historic 2025 season exemplifies the values of hard 22
work, teamwork, resilience, and unity that reflect the spirit and 23
character of the people of the state of Washington;24
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington state House 25
of Representatives congratulate the Seattle Seahawks on their 26
historic 2025 regular season, National Football Conference West 27
Division championship, and National Football League championship, and 28
commend the organization for its excellence, leadership, and positive 29
impact on the state of Washington; and 30
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be 31
immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of 32
Representatives to the Seattle Seahawks organization as an expression 33
of the House's recognition, appreciation, and pride on behalf of the 34
people of the state of Washington. 35
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I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of37
Resolution 4689 adopted by the House of Representatives38
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Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk 7
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