BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 6181: City incorporation

Concerning city incorporation.

Summary

Establishes that the county legislative authority of a county located west of the Cascade mountains with a population of more than 900,000 but less than 2 million, by ordinance, may file a petition for incorporation without gathering resident signatures if the area is fully contained within the urban growth boundary and the population is over 25,000.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6181), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to city incorporation;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6181 (2023–24) Law enf. officer definition · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6181 (2019–20) Crime victims' compensation · Enacted · Chapter 308, Laws of 2020
SB 6181 (2017–18) Hunting & fishing/veterans · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6181 (2015–16) Massage therapists · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6181 (2013–14) Child care · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6181 (2011–12) Insurers & insurnce products · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6181 (2009–10) Intensive resource pilot · Vetoed by the Governor
SB 6181 (2007–08) Canvassing board membership · Enacted · Chapter 308, Laws of 2008