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SB5903 • 2026

Cemetery district elections

Concerning cemetery district elections.

Elections
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Cortes, Senator Riccelli, Senator Shewmake
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
S Loc Gov
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Cemetery district elections

Cemetery district elections

What This Bill Does

  • Cemetery district elections

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 Senate

    First reading, referred to Local Government.

Official Summary Text

Cemetery district elections

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to cemetery district elections; and amending RCW 1
68.52.155. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 68.52.155 and 1996 c 324 s 4 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) Cemetery district elections shall conform with general 6
election laws, except that there shall be no primary to nominate 7
candidates. 8
(2) All persons filing and qualifying shall appear on the general 9
election ballot and the person receiving the largest number of votes 10
for each position shall be elected , except that if only one person 11
files and qualifies as a candidate for a specific commissioner 12
position then that person shall be deemed elected and that 13
commissioner position shall not appear on the ballot.14
(3) A vacancy on a board of cemetery district commissioners shall 15
occur and shall be filled as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW.16
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S-3640.1
SENATE BILL 5903
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senators Cortes, Riccelli, and Shewmake
Prefiled 12/16/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Local Government.
p. 1 SB 5903