Summary#
House Concurrent Resolution 4409, titled “Adjourning SINE DIE,” is a resolution, not a bill that creates or amends an Act. Adopted by both chambers on March 12, 2026, it adjourns the 2026 regular session of Washington’s 69th Legislature sine die (without setting a date to resume that session). The text gives no separate policy goal.
- The resolution ends the 2026 regular session.
- It creates no new office, program, tax, fee, benefit, or enforcement power.
What it means for you#
- General public: The resolution does not directly change your rights, taxes, benefits, or services. It ends this regular legislative session.
- Legislators: The House and Senate have adjourned the 2026 regular session. The resolution does not set a date for that session to resume.
Money#
No cost information is in the available material.
- The resolution does not authorize spending or set fees, fines, or taxes.
What is unclear#
No major gaps are obvious about the resolution’s stated action: it adjourns the regular session. The text does not explain why the session ended on that date or address any unfinished matters.
Case for#
- A possible argument for the resolution is that it formally ends the regular session once the Legislature is ready to adjourn.
- Its text is limited to that procedural action and does not add a program or new public powers.
Case against#
- A possible trade-off is that ending the regular session closes that session’s opportunity for further legislative action.
- The resolution does not explain why the session ended then or what, if anything, remained unfinished.