SB5288 • 2026

County board vacancies

Concerning vacancies on boards of county commissioners.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Schoesler, Senator Boehnke, Senator Dozier, Senator Holy, Senator J. Wilson, Senator Salomon, Senator Warnick, Senator Wagoner
Last action: 2025-04-22
Official status: C 133 L 25
Effective date: Not listed

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County board vacancies

What This Bill Does

County board vacancies

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Bill History

2025-04-22 Senate
Effective date 7/27/2025.

Official Summary Text

County board vacancies

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to vacancies on boards of county commissioners; 1
and repealing RCW 36.32.070 and 36.32.0558. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The following acts or parts of acts are 4
each repealed:5
(1) RCW 36.32.070 (Vacancies on board) and 2015 c 53 s 65, 2003 c 6
238 s 3, 1990 c 252 s 7, & 1963 c 4 s 36.32.070; and7
(2) RCW 36.32.0558 (Five-member commissions— Vacancies) and 2015 c 8
53 s 64, 2003 c 238 s 2, & 1990 c 252 s 6. 9
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S-0540.1
SENATE BILL 5288
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Schoesler, Boehnke, Dozier, Holy, J. Wilson, Salomon,
Warnick, and Wagoner
p. 1 SB 5288