Extending the naming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.

 S-0305.1

SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8000

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Kauffman, Lovelett, Valdez, Wellman, Liias, Orwall, Hasegawa, Frame, Riccelli, Nobles, Nguyen, Krishnadasan, Stanford, and C. Wilson

Prefiled 12/20/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Transportation.

TO THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AND TO THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND TO THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:

We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a pivotal figure in American history and the Civil Rights Movement, advocating for justice, equality, and nonviolent protest in the face of systemic racism and discrimination; and

WHEREAS, Dr. King's leadership and commitment to social justice helped to end segregation, secure voting rights, and promote civil liberties for all citizens, leaving a lasting legacy of equality and human rights; and