Snohomish County Council adopts resolution declaring June 2025 Pride month

Snohomish County Council on June 4 adopted Resolution 25-026 declaring June 2025 as Pride month and affirming that LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights. The resolution passed on a 3-2 vote.

The resolution was presented to the council during the general legislative session and a council member said they were “proud to bring this forward every year,” and noted a pride flag-raising scheduled for the afternoon on the county campus. No other formal amendments or legal conditions were discussed on the record.

Resolution 25-026 was moved and seconded during the meeting, put to a voice vote and recorded as passing 3 to 2. The meeting record does not attribute individual yes/no votes by name; the chair announced the tally and declared the motion passed.

The council took the vote during its regular session after closing public comment and before moving to the consent agenda. The meeting record includes no further policy language tied to the resolution and no requests for follow-up action tied to county ordinances or budgets.

Council members spoke briefly in support; remarks presented during the agenda item were limited to the annual nature of the proclamation and the related campus event. There were no public comments on the resolution during the in-person or remote public comment period preceding the agenda item.

The council moved on to other items on the agenda after the roll call and the passage of the resolution.