Changing the state holiday called Presidents' Day to George Washington's Birthday (observed).

 H-0589.1

HOUSE BILL 1446

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Abell and Eslick

Read first time 01/21/25. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.

AN ACT Relating to changing the state holiday called Presidents' Day to George Washington's Birthday (observed); amending RCW 1.16.050 ; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that:

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Virginia. By the time he reached the age of 16, he had completed several practice surveys and accompanied the surveyor of Prince William county on a month-long trip across the Blue Ridge mountains. In July 1749 at the young age of 17, George Washington was appointed as the county surveyor for the newly created frontier county of Culpeper. There are 199 professional surveys attributed to George Washington.