BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 1938: State flag redesign
Creating the Washington state flag redesign committee.
Summary
- Establishes the Washington State Flag Redesign Committee to oversee the process of designing a new state flag.
- Prohibits the state flag from being redesigned without conducting a referendum asking voters whether the state should adopt the proposed new design or keep the current design.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Strom Peterson (D-21)
- Introduced
- February 11, 2025 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to creating the Washington state flag redesign committee to oversee the process of designing a new state flag;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Strom Peterson (D-21)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
HB 1938 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1938 (2023–24) Academic reengagement
- HB 1938 (2021–22) Student financial education
- HB 1938 (2019–20) Local infra. investment prg
- HB 1938 (2017–18) Telecom. services/PUDs
- HB 1938 (2015–16) Tourism marketing
- HB 1938 (2013–14) In-state business preference
- HB 1938 (2011–12) Management of Capitol lake
- HB 1938 (2009–10) Postadoption sibling contact