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WA HB1635

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cindy Ryu

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Consumer cooperatives and cooperative associations with 2,500 or more employees worldwide must reserve two board of director positions for nonsupervisory or nonmanagerial employees

  • Employee directors must be selected by majority vote of the corporation's nonsupervisory and nonmanagerial employees acting as a body

  • Employee directors are prohibited from voting on resolutions pertaining to wages, employee benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment for nonsupervisory or nonmanagerial employees

  • Amends RCW 23.86.080 (cooperative associations) and RCW 24.06.130 (consumer cooperatives) to add these board composition requirements

Legislative Description

Concerning the composition of the boards of directors of consumer cooperatives and cooperative associations.

Last Action

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Civil Rights & Judiciary1/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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