House Bill 2001 would add a new chapter to Title 43 RCW and create a statutory procedure that automatically dissolves every state agency, commission, board, task force, work group, and council in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches on July 1, 2027 and every ten years thereafter unless the entity is affirmatively reestablished by legislation. Entities that are mandated by the state Constitution are exempt. The bill includes legislative findings about periodic affirmative review and labels its provisions as new sections 1 through 3 of the act. This is a procedural statutory change that creates a recurring automatic-dissolution mechanism and requires legislative reestablishment to continue an entity; it does not create a new crime or change criminal penalties. The text supplied does not define the listed entity types, specify the legislative form or timing required to reestablish an entity, set out transition or winding-down procedures, address disposition of assets or liabilities, or identify the precise chapter number within Title 43 RCW. The bill is House Bill 2001 (H-1457.1), sponsored by Representative Dufault and referred to the Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.

If enacted, beginning July 1, 2027 and every ten years after, every state agency, commission, board, task force, work group, and council that is not required by the state Constitution would automatically cease to exist unless the Legislature passes a law to reestablish it. That will create recurring points where programs and their managers must secure legislative reauthorization or face loss of statutory authority, likely interrupting funding streams, contracts, staff positions, and ongoing responsibilities unless reestablished; affected entities will need to make periodic cases to the Legislature, and the Legislature will gain repeated opportunities to reduce or reshape government programs as the bill’s findings intend. The bill as provided leaves key practical details unclear: it does not say how or when reestablishment must occur, which specific bodies qualify, or what happens to assets, liabilities, employees, and service continuity when an entity dissolves, so agencies and stakeholders will face significant uncertainty about transition planning, costs, and legal risks unless those procedural gaps are later filled.