WACD WATCH LIST
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| BILL | TITLE | SPONSORS | COMPANION | COMMITTEE | UPCOMING | WACD POSITION | WACD COMMENTS | WACD RESOLUTION | BILL LINK | BILL DOCS |
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| HB 1019 | ★ Concerning tax incentives for farmers | Shavers | House Finance | Feb 6 - Scheduled for public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1019&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1019.pdf?q=20250108120240 | ||||
| HB 1047 | ★ Creating a sales tax exemption for equipment purchased by fire districts in rural counties. | Dent, Griffey, Low | House Finance | Jan 23 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1047&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1047.pdf?q=20250108120331 | ||||
| HB 1048 | ★ Concerning a rangeland fire protection association pilot project | Dent, Griffey | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 7 - Scheduled for executive session at 10:30 AM | PRO | 2023-19 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1048&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1048.pdf?q=20250108120420 | ||
| HB 1055 | ★ Enhancing access to public reocrds | Abbarno, Low, Levitt, Penner, Marshall | House State Government & Tribal Relations | Feb 7 - Scheduled for executive session at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1055&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1055.pdf?q=20250108120437 | ||||
| HB 1067 | ★ Transferring certain cannabis licensing activities to the department of agriculture | Reeves | House Consumber Protection & Business | Jan 17 - Public hearing at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1067&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1067.pdf?q=20250108120451 | ||||
| HB 1071 | ★ Implementing strategies to achieve higher recycling rates within Washington's existing solid waste management system | Fey, Leavitt, Walen, Bronoske, Reeves, Barkis, Waters, Callan, Thai, Berg, Low, Schmid | House Environment & Energy | Jan 16 - Scheduled for public hearing at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1071&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1071.pdf?q=20250108120508 | ||||
| HB 1134 | ★ Promoting resource conservation practices in public schools | Bergquist, McEntire, Doglio, Ryu, Ramel | House Education | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1134&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1134.pdf?q=20250108120524 | |||||
| HB 1135 | ★ Ensuring that local government planning complies with the growth management act | Duerr, Parshley, Berry | House Local Government | Feb 7 - Scheduled for executive session at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1135&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1135.pdf?q=20250108120539 | ||||
| HB 1145 | ★ Concerning county public works reporting requirements | Barkis | House Local Government | Jan 22 - Public hearing at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1145&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1145.pdf?q=20250108120552 | ||||
| HB 1150 | ★ Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes | Berry, Donaghy, Ryu, Ramel, Farivar, Mena, Alvarado | House Environment & Energy | Jan 21 - Public hearing at 4 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1150&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1150.pdf?q=20250108120608 | ||||
| HB 1153 | ★ Concerning urban forest management ordinances | Duerr, Ramel | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 4 - Scheduled for executive session at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1153&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1153.pdf?q=20250108120619 | ||||
| HB 1164 | ★ Expanding urban growth area boundaries for residential development | Connors, Leavitt, Low | House Local Government | Jan 28 - Public hearing at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1164&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1164.pdf?q=20250108120631 | ||||
| HB 1188 | ★ Requiring local government and tribal approval of wind and solar siting recommendations by the energy facility site evaluation council | Dye, Klicker | House Environment & Energy | Jan 20 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | PRO | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1188&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1188.pdf?q=20250108120649 | |||
| HB 1198 | ★ Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations | Ormsby, Gregerson | SB 5167 | House Appropriations | Jan 13 - Public hearing at 4 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?billnumber=1198&year=2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1198.pdf?q=20250109093844 | |||
| HB 1208 | ★ Extending a program to streamline the environmental permitting process for salmon recovery projects. | Tharinger, Ryu | SB 5155 | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 4 - Scheduled for executive session at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1208&Year=2025&Initiative=False | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1208.pdf?q=20250113092559 | |||
| HB 1216 | ★ Concerning the capital budget | Theringer | SB 5195 | House Capital Budget | Jan 16 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1216&Year=2025&Initiative=False | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1216.pdf?q=20250109162017 | |||
| HB 1237 | ★ Facilitating predictable and timely application decisions by the energy facility site evaluation council. | Fitzgibbon, Berry | SB 5246 | House Environment & Energy | Feb 4 - Scheduled for executive session at 4 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1237&Year=2025&Initiative=False | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1237.pdf?q=20250113092518 | |||
| HB 1254 | ★ Implementing the International Wildland Urban Interface Code | Duerr, Berg | House Local Government | Feb 7 - Scheduled for executive session at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1254&Year=2025&Initiative=False | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1254.pdf?q=20250113092500 | ||||
| HB 1261 | ★ Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land. | Low, Berg | House Finance | Jan 28 - Public hearing at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1261&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1261.pdf?q=20250122091556 | ||||
| HB 1270 | ★ Concerning automatic deferred compensation enrollment for county, municipal, and other political subdivision employees. | Bronoske, Ryu, Mena, Reed, Jacobsen, Paul, Duerr, Kloba, Macri, Simmons | House Rules | Jan 27 - Approved by the House Appropriations Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1270&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1270.pdf?q=20250122091639 | ||||
| HB 1271 | ★ Permitting early deployment of state fire service resources. | Nance, Dent, Marshall, Bronoske, Leavitt, Salahuddin, Ryu, Davis, Mena, Ramel, Dye, Barkis, Klicker, Reed, Ormsby, Scott, Eslick, Parshley, Taylor, Kloba, Timmons, Peterson, Richards, Simmons, Hunt, Hill | House Appropriations | Jan 31 - Approved by the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1271&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1271.pdf?q=20250122091813 | ||||
| HB 1288 | ★ Concerning environmental leadership through outdoor recreation and climate adaptation investments. | Dye, Klicker, Barkis | House Environment & Energy | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1288&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1288.pdf?q=20250122092256 | |||||
| HB 1290 | ★ Improving climate resiliency through the development of a water quality trading program for recipients of national pollutant discharge elimination system general permits. | Dye, Klicker | House Environment & Energy | Jan 21 - Public hearing at 4 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1290&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1290.pdf?q=20250122092335 | ||||
| HB 1294 | ★ Extending the pesticide application safety committee. | Dent, Reeves, Timmons, Hill | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 7 - Scheduled for executive session at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1294&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1294.pdf?q=20250122092534 | ||||
| HB 1303 | ★ Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions. | Mena, Berry, Reeves, Reed, Ormsby, Salahuddin, Ramel, Pollet, Nance, Doglio, Scott | SB 5380 | House Environment & Energy | Jan 23 - Public hearing at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1303&Year=2025&Initiative=False | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1303.pdf?q=20250127150550 | |||
| HB 1308 | ★ Concerning access to personnel records. | Reed, Fossee, Alvarado, Thai, Doglio, and others | SB 5345 | House Rules | Jan 31 - Approved by the House Commitee on Labor and Workplace Standards | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1308&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1308.pdf?q=20250127145824 | |||
| HB 1309 | ★ Addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming through integrated pest management research. | McEntire, Bernbaum, Griffey, Tharinger, Couture, Walsh, Simmons, Ormsby, Schmick, Nance | SB 5322 | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 7 - Scheduled for executive session at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1309&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1309.pdf?q=20250127150121 | |||
| HB 1311 | ★ Concerning the implementation of the recommendations of the department of fish and wildlife regarding the gray wolf. | Engell, Dye, Rude, Waters, Abell, Schmick, Springer | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 5 - Scheduled for public hearing at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1311&Year=2025&Initiative=False | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1311.pdf?q=20250127150530 | ||||
| HB 1339 | ★ Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation. | Gregerson, Farivar, Mena, Nance, Stonier, Parshley, and others | SB 5373 | House State Government & Tribal Relations | Feb 4 - Scheduled for executive session at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1339&Chamber=House&Year=2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1339.pdf?q=20250127095945 | |||
| HB 1442 | ★ Providing flexibility for the department of fish and wildlife to collaborate with local governments to manage gray wolves. | Abell, Springer, Dent, Schmidt, Eslick, Engell | SB 5354 | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 5 - Scheduled for public hearing at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1442&Year=2025&Initiative=False | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1442.pdf?q=20250127150526 | |||
| HB 1448 | ★ Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections. | Gregerson, Farivar, Parshley, Doglio, Obras, Fossee, Scott, and others | House State Government & Tribal Relations | Feb 4 - Scheduled for executive session at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1448&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1448.pdf?q=20250129082715 | ||||
| HB 1488 | ★ Concerning conservation district revenue limitations. | Berg, Duerr, Peterson | House Finance | Feb 6 - Scheduled for public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1488&Year=2025&Initiative=false#documentSection | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1488.pdf?q=20250122085406 | ||||
| HB 1563 | ★ Establishing a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program. | Bernbaum, Dent, Timmons, Orcutt, Nance, Reeves, Hackney, Tharinger, and others | SB 5491 | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1563&Year=2025&Initiative=False | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1563.pdf?q=20250127150513 | ||||
| HB 1588 | ★ Expanding opportunities for organic, regenerative, climate-smart, and sustainable producers. | Bernbaum, Gregerson, Berg, Parshley, Reeves, Doglio, Nance | SB 5474 | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1588&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1588.pdf?q=20250127150313 | ||||
| HB 1630 | ★ Concerning livestock methane emissions. | Parshely, Duerr, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Ramel, Ryu, Hill | House Environment & Energy | Feb 6 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1630&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1630.pdf?q=20250131075945 | ||||
| HB 1685 | ★ Restructuring fish and wildlife governance. | Springer, Fitzgibbon | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1685&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1685.pdf?q=20250129081937 | |||||
| HB 1691 | ★ Extending the water supply milestone for the Yakima river basin integrated plan to 2035. | Dent, Dye | SB 5303 | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1691&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1691.pdf?q=20250129081944 | ||||
| HB 1707 | ★ Establishing a review process before the state noxious weed control board may list certain agricultural crops as noxious weeds. | Dent, Dye | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1707&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1707.pdf?q=20250129082009 | |||||
| HB 1726 | ★ Prioritizing lumber procured from Washington state lumber mills for the purpose of public works projects. | Waters, Couture, Simmons, Springer, Kloba, Reed, Ormsby, Hill, Scott | House Capital Budget | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1726&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1726.pdf?q=20250131080114 | |||||
| HB 1734 | ★ Concerning outdoor learning grants to expand and improve the delivery of outdoor learning opportunities. | Rule, Nance, Simmons, Springer, Berry, Shavers, Zahn, Parshley, Hill, Scott, Bernbaum, Pollet | House Capital Budget | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1734&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1734.pdf?q=20250131080127 | |||||
| HB 1735 | ★ Prohibiting the force-feeding of birds. | Parshley, Leaveitt, Fitzgibbon, Berg, Rude, Fossee, Shavers, Reed, Ormsby, Thai, Farvivar, and others | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 7 - Scheduled for public hearing at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1735&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1735.pdf?q=20250131080131 | ||||
| HB 1749 | ★ Ensuring consideration of climate change, carbon sequestration, environmental health disparities, and treaty-protected and cultural resources in the state environmental policy act. | Pollet, Lekanoff, Parshley, Scott | House Environment & Energy | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1749&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1749.pdf?q=20250131080152 | |||||
| HB 1758 | ★ Calculating the inflation rate for aquatic land leases. | Parshley, Barkis | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1758&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1758.pdf?q=20250131080342 | |||||
| HB 1779 | ★ Authorizing agricultural employers to select 26 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50 hours a week before overtime applies. | Dufault, Mendoza | House Labor & Workplace Standards | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1779&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1779.pdf?q=20250203080522 | |||||
| HB 1825 | ★ Concerning grizzly bear management. | Springer, Fitzgibbon | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1825&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1825.pdf?q=20250204073458 | |||||
| HJM 4004 | ★ Requesting Congress to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act | Chase, Nance, Dent, McClintock, Bernbaum, Engell, Schmick, Orcutt | House Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=4004&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Joint%20Memorials/4004-Marine%20mammal%20protection%20act.pdf?q=20250203080632 | |||||
| SB 5018 | ★ Concerning the geographic composition of county weed boards | Wilson, J. | Senate Local Government | Jan 16 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5018&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5018.pdf?q=20250108120704 | ||||
| SB 5055 | ★ Promoting agritourism in Washington | Warnick, Wagoner | Senate Local Government | Feb 6 - Scheduled for executive session at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5055&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5055.pdf?q=20250108120717 | ||||
| SB 5074 | ★ Concerning the payment of turfgrass seed contracts | Boehnke | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Jan 20 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5074&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5074.pdf?q=20250108120728 | ||||
| SB 5076 | ★ Establishing a Puget Sound nonspot shrimp pot fishery license | Muzzall | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 30 - Approved by the Ag & Natural Resources Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5076&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5076.pdf?q=20250108120741 | ||||
| SB 5092 | ★ Provind a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying farm machinery and equipment | Boehnke | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Jan 16 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5092&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5092.pdf?q=20250108120752 | ||||
| SB 5107 | ★ Concerning underinsured motorist coverage for local government employees | Boehnke | Senate Local Government | Jan 20 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5107&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5107.pdf?q=20250108120807 | ||||
| SB 5117 | ★ Protecting agriculture | Muzzall | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Jan 16 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5117&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5117.pdf?q=20250108120818 | ||||
| SB 5146 | ★ Creating a portal to identify opportunites for increased government efficiency | Gildon | Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs, & Elections | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5146&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5146.pdf?q=20250108120833 | |||||
| SB 5155 | ★ Extending a program to streamline the environmental permitting process for salmon recovery projects | Salomon, Shewmake | HB 1208 | Senate Ways & Means | Jan 30 - Approved by the Local Government Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5155&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5155.pdf?q=20250108120846 | |||
| SB 5165 | ★ Concerning compensation in frontier one counties for deer and elk damage. | Short | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 30 - Approved by the Ag & Natural Resources Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?billnumber=5165&year=2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5165.pdf?q=20250109093903 | ||||
| SB 5167 | ★ Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations | Robinson | Senate Ways & Means | Jan 14 - Public hearing at 4 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?billnumber=5167&year=2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5167.pdf?q=20250109093907 | ||||
| SB 5170 | ★ Concerning boundary line surveys on public lands owned or managed by the department of natural resources. | Short | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 30 - Approved by the Local Government Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?billnumber=5170&year=2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5170.pdf?q=20250109093914 | ||||
| SB 5171 | ★ Concerning livestock damage due to wolf predations | Short | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Jan 20 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?billnumber=5171&year=2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5171.pdf?q=20250109093916 | ||||
| SB 5203 | ★ Ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife through safe passages. | Salomon, Shewmake, Cortes | Senate Transportation Committee | Jan 27 - Public hearing at 4 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5203&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5203.pdf?q=20250113092009 | ||||
| SB 5212 | ★ Concerning filing of adjudication claims for precode uses of groundwater and surface water in the water resource inventory area 1 water rights adjudication. | Shewmake, Short | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 30 - Approved by the Ag & Natural Resources Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5212&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5212.pdf?q=20250113091953 | ||||
| SB 5246 | ★ Facilitating predictable and timely application decisions by the energy facility site evaluation council. | Shewmake | HB 1237 | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | Jan 21 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5246&Chamber=Senate&Year=2025 | ||||
| SB 5261 | ★ Issuing water right permits for nonconsumptive hydropower use in water resource inventory areas in which minimum instream flows are not being met. | Shewmake, Chapman, Nobles | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5261&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5212.pdf?q=20250113091953 | |||||
| SB 5283 | ★ Prohibiting the energy facility site evaluation council from preempting local laws that forbid the siting of certain storage facilities in critical areas. | Wagoner, J Wilson, Dozier, Boehnke, Schoesler, Muzzal, Warnick, Fortunato | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5283&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5283.pdf?q=20250122094903 | |||||
| SB 5303 | ★ Extending the water supply milestone for the Yakima river basin integrated plan to 2035. | Warnick, Chapman, Dozier, Nobles, Torres | HB 1691 | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 30 - Approved by the Ag & Natural Resources Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5303&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5303.pdf?q=20250122094943 | |||
| SB 5305 | ★ Concerning the new environmental accelerator for salmon recovery and ecological resiliency projects. | Muzzall, Chapman, Dozier, Nobles, J Wilson | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Jan 23 - Public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5305&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5305.pdf?q=20250122094948 | ||||
| SB 5315 | ★ Standardizing notification provisions relating to local tax rate changes and shared taxes administered by the department. | Gildon, Salomon, Nobles | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 30 - Approved by the Local Government Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5315&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5315.pdf?q=20250122095003 | ||||
| SB 5317 | ★ Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals. | Goehner, Chapman, Christian, Dozier, Boehnke, Lovelett, J Wilson | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | Jan 31 - Public hearing at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5317&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5317.pdf?q=20250122095010 | ||||
| SB 5322 | ★ Addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming through integrated pest management research. | Chapman, J. Wilson, MacEwen, Hasegawa, Nobles | HB 1309 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Jan 27 - Public hearing at 1:30 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5322&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5322.pdf?q=20250127095534 | |||
| SB 5334 | ★ Adding the department of natural resources' civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 to appeals that may be heard by the pollution control hearings board. | Short, Chapman, Bateman, Nobles | HB 1646 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Jan 30 - Approved by the Ag & Natural Resources Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5334&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5334.pdf?q=20250127095405 | |||
| SB 5343 | ★ Concerning the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account. | Short, Chapman, Dozier, Krishnadasan | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 30 - Approved by the Ag & Natural Resources Committee | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5343&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5343.pdf?q=20250127095230 | ||||
| SB 5354 | ★ Providing flexibility for the department of fish and wildlife to collaborate with local governments to manage gray wolves. | Short, Dozier, Wagoner | HB 1442 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5354&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5354.pdf?q=20250127095702 | ||||
| SB 5359 | ★ Accelerating the development of clean energy and transmission. | Shewmake, Hasegawa, Nobles, Salomon, Stanford | HB 1328 | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | Jan 31 - Ppublic hearing at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5359&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5359.pdf?q=20250122095120 | |||
| SB 5360 | ★ Concerning environmental crimes | Trudeau, Lovelett, Frame, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Valdez | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | Feb 7 - Scheduled for executive session at 10:30 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5360&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5360.pdf?q=20250127100832 | ||||
| SB 5380 | ★ Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions. | Lovelett, Trudeau, Hasegawa, Nobles, Saldana, Stanford, Valdez | HB 1303 | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5380&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5380.pdf?q=20250127101617 | ||||
| SB 5383 | ★ Providing a sales and use tax exemption for inputs required for salmon recovery projects. | Dozier, Boehnke, J. Wilson | Senate Ways & Means | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5383&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5383.pdf?q=20250127101437 | |||||
| SB 5384 | ★ Conducting a review of Washington's riparian programs. | Dozier, Shoesler, J. Wilson | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 6 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5384&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5384.pdf?q=20250127101335 | ||||
| SB 5385 | ★ Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real property excise tax for a governmental entity. | Chapman, Nobles, Saldana | HB 1641 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 6 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5385&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5385.pdf?q=20250127101318 | |||
| SB 5391 | ★ Concerning the sustainable farms and fields grant program. | Shewmake, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Saldana, Valdez | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 3 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5391&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5391.pdf?q=20250127101136 | ||||
| SB 5419 | ★ Modifying reports of fire losses. | Lovick, Muzzall, Nobles, Shewmake | Senate Business, Financial Services, & Trade | Feb 5 - Scheduled for executive session at 8 AM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5419&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5419.pdf?q=20250127101853 | ||||
| SB 5430 | ★ Concerning approval of electric utility wildfire mitigation plans. | Chapman, Short, Boehnke, Liias | HB 1522 | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | Feb 4 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5430&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5430.pdf?q=20250127101731 | |||
| SB 5467 | ★ Concerning the sale of surplus property by water-sewer districts. | Goehner, Short, Cleveland, Orwal, Muzzall, Salomon, Wagoner | Senate Local Government | Feb 6 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5467&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5467.pdf?q=20250127102034 | ||||
| SB 5454 | ★ Extending the dairy inspection program until June 30, 2031. | Chapman, Shewmake, Short, Lovick, Dozier, Haswgawa, Liias, Nobles | HB 1553 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 6 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5454&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5454.pdf?q=20250127102003 | |||
| SB 5474 | ★ Expanding opportunities for organic, regenerative, climate-smart, and sustainable producers. | Liias, Muzzall, Chapman, Hasegawa, Nobles, Stanford | HB 1588 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 3 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5474.pdf?q=20250127102052 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5474.pdf?q=20250127102052 | |||
| SB 5475 | ★ Concerning maintenance for salmon recovery projects. | Dozier, McCune, Schoesler | Senate Local Government | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5475&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5475.pdf?q=20250127102054 | |||||
| SB 5479 | ★ Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land. | Liias, Chapman, Nobles | HB 1261 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 3 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5479.pdf?q=20250127102103 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5479.pdf?q=20250127102103 | |||
| SB 5482 | ★ Concerning the use of dogs to hunt black bear, cougar, or bobcat. | Liias, Chapman | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5482&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5482.pdf?q=20250127102108 | |||||
| SB 5485 | ★ Concerning livestock identification. | Warnick, Chapman, J. Wilson | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Feb 3 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 1:30 PM | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5485&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5485.pdf?q=20250127102112 | ||||
| SB 5487 | ★ Authorizing agricultural employers to select 12 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50 hours a week before overtime applies. | King, Chapman, Dozier, Holy, Schoesler, Short, Torres, Warnick, J. Wilson, | HB 1597 | Senate Labor & Commerce | PRO | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5487&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5487.pdf?q=20250127102116 | |||
| SB 5491 | ★ Establishing a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program. | Warnick, Shewmake, Short, Chapman, Lovelett, Muzzall, Holy, Krishnadasan, Nobles | HB 1563 | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5491&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5491.pdf?q=20250127102124 | ||||
| SB 5510 | ★ Concerning conservation district revenue limitations. | Shewmake, Goehner, Chapman, Lovelett | HB 1488 | Senate Ways & Means | Feb 4 - Scheduled for a public hearing at 4 PM | PRO | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5510&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5510.pdf?q=20250127102145 | ||
| SB 5515 | ★ Concerning fair access to community solar. | Shewmake | HB 1598 | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5515&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5515.pdf?q=20250127102159 | ||||
| SB 5567 | ★ Expanding secondary training for careers in natural resources and conservation. | Nobles, Slatter, Chapman, Warnick | Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5567&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5567.pdf?q=20250129081908 | |||||
| SB 5583 | ★ Concerning recreational fishing and hunting licenses. | Liias, Robinson, Nobles | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5583&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5583.pdf?q=20250131080207 | |||||
| SB 5590 | ★ Protecting livestock from wolf predation. | Wagoner | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5590&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5590.pdf?q=20250131080219 | |||||
| SB 5609 | ★ Regarding cultural resource protection for certain land use activities that are categorically exempt from the state environmental policy act. | Kauffman | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5609&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5609.pdf?q=20250131080259 | |||||
| SB 5630 | ★ Continuing to provide payments to support farm fuel users and transporters for exempt fuel under the Washington climate commitment act. | Dozier | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5630&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5630.pdf?q=20250203080431 | |||||
| SB 5640 | ★ Requiring proof of adequate water supply before permitting new energy facilities. | Boehnke | Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5640&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5640.pdf?q=20250203080446 |
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