SCR 8410 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution governing end-of-session legislative procedure in the Washington State Legislature. It directs that immediately before adjournment sine die of the regular session, each chamber must transmit to the other chamber any bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, or joint memorials still in its possession that have not yet passed that chamber. Upon receipt, those measures are to be assigned to the appropriate Rules Committee for third reading.
The resolution also provides that the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House must retain all legislative measures, including bills, resolutions, journals, dockets, and related documents, in the condition they are in at adjournment sine die. In addition, it states that measures introduced during any special session of the Sixty-ninth Legislature will be numbered as a continuation of the numbering used in the regular session. Overall, the measure is an administrative housekeeping resolution intended to preserve legislative continuity and manage unfinished business between chambers and sessions.
Impact
SCR 8410 does not amend substantive state law or create new rights or obligations for the public. Instead, it affects internal legislative procedure by establishing how unfinished measures are returned to their house of origin, routed to Rules Committees, preserved at adjournment, and numbered in special sessions. Its practical effect is on the processing of pending legislation and the maintenance of legislative records rather than on external statutory programs or regulated parties.
Sentiment
The available record suggests little to no controversy around the resolution. There are no committee transcripts or recorded votes indicating opposition, and the measure appears to have been adopted as a routine procedural resolution. The tone of the bill is administrative and consensus-oriented, reflecting a standard end-of-session practice rather than a policy dispute.
Contention
No notable points of contention are evident in the available materials. Because the resolution deals with chamber procedure, record retention, and bill numbering, any disagreement would likely have centered on legislative workflow rather than policy substance; however, no such objections are reflected in the provided history. The bill appears to have been treated as a technical resolution necessary to close out the session and manage pending measures.