WACD WATCH LIST
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| BILL | TITLE | SPONSORS | COMPANION | COMMITTEE | BILL HISTORY | WACD POSITION | WACD COMMENTS | WACD RESOLUTION | BILL LINK | BILL DOCS | |||||||||||
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| 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 Rules Committee | Jan 19 - Placed on the second reading calendar for a potential vote. | 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 1707 | ★ Establishing a review process before the state noxious weed control board may list certain agricultural crops as noxious weeds. | Dent, Dye | House Rules Committee | 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 1735 | ★ Prohibiting the force-feeding of birds. | Parshley, Leaveitt, Fitzgibbon, Berg, Rude, Fossee, Shavers, Reed, Ormsby, Thai, Farvivar, and others | House Rules Committee | Feb 4 - Passed by House Ag & Natural Resources Committee. | 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 2089 | ★ Supporting wildfire mitigation by modifying RCW 82.04.29005, concerning taxes on loan interest. | Scott, Springer, Parshley, Ryu | House Rules Committee | Feb 9 - Passed by House Finance Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2089&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2089.pdf?q=20260112102445 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2104 | ★ Concerning aviation assurance funding in response to wildland fires | Dent, Springer, Ryu, Engell | House Rules Committee | Feb 9 - Passed by House Appropriations Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2104&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2104.pdf?q=20260112102527 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2210 | ★ Protecting local representation by strengthening and securing fair elections in local governments. | Gregerson, Farivar, Ryu | House Rules Committee | Feb 7 - Passed by House Appropriations Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2210&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2210.pdf?q=20260113161941 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2215 | ★ Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington. | Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Ryu | House Rules Committee | Feb 7 - Passed by House Appropriations Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2215&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2215.pdf?q=20260113162021 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2223 | ★ Concerning irrigation district director beneficial interests in contracts. | Klicker, Zahn | SB 5930 | House Rules Committee | Feb 3 - Passed by House Local Government Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2223&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2223.pdf?q=20260113162318 | ||||||||||||||
| HB 2224 | ★ Concerning fire protection districts. | Stuebe, Cortes | SB 6037 | House Rules Committee | Feb 9 - Passed by House Finance Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2224&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2224.pdf?q=20260113162428 | ||||||||||||||
| HB 2238 | ★ Concerning statewide food security. | Reeves, Gregerson | House Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Passed House 83-12-3 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2238&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2238.pdf?q=20260113162519 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2251 | ★ Concerning climate commitment act accounts. | Fitzgibbon, Gregerson, Parshley, Thomas | House Rules Committee | Feb 9 - Passed House Transportation Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2251&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2251.pdf?q=20260116153417 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2281 | ★ Concerning the state and tribal government-to-government relationship. | Stearns, Mena, Salahuddin, and others | House Rules Committee | Feb 9 - Passed House Capital Budget Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2281&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2281.pdf?q=20260116153452 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2343 | ★ Protecting the public from water quality impacts of publicly owned or operated game farms. | Abbarno, Orcutt | SB 6088 | House Rules Committee | Feb 6 - Placed on second reading by House Rules Committee for potential House vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2343&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2343.pdf?q=20260109103802 | ||||||||||||||
| HB 2348 | ★ Updating timber sale process efficiencies and adopting consistent language for the department's land sales. | Dent, Reeves | House Rules Committee | Feb 3 - Passed by House Ag & Natural Resources Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2348&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2348.pdf?q=20260112084209 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2388 | ★ Concerning the siting of distributed energy generation resources on agricultural lands. | Hall, Doglio | House Rules Committee | Feb 3 - Passed by House Local Government Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2388&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2388.pdf?q=20260112084305 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2496 | ★ Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council. | Stearns, Ramel, Parshley, and others | SB 6010 | House Rules Committee | Feb 2 - Passed by House Environment & Energy Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2496&Year=2026&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2496.pdf?q=20260115174505 | ||||||||||||||
| HB 2525 | ★ Establishing the heritage orchard program. | Mendoza, Springer | SB 6090 | House Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Placed on second reading by House Rules Committee for possible House vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2525&Chamber=House&Year=2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2525.pdf?q=20260116104630 | ||||||||||||||
| HB 2544 | ★ Concerning a pilot process for the upper Columbia water rights adjudication. | Springer, Waters, Lekanoff | House Rules Committee | Feb 3 - Passed House Ag & Natural Resources Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2544&Year=2026&Initiative=false5 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2544.pdf?q=20260116090303 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2554 | ★ Recognizing judicially affirmed and treaty-reserved fishing rights and promoting state-tribal cooperative agreements in the management of salmon, trout, and steelhead resources. | Lekanoff | House Rules Committee | Feb 3 - Passed by House Ag & Natural Resources Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2554&Year=2026&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2554.pdf?q=20260119103236 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2598 | ★ Improving statewide coordination in support of anadromous fish recovery. | Lekanoff, Bernbaum | House Rules Committee | Feb 4 - Passed by House Ag & Natural Resources Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2598&Year=2026&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2598.pdf?q=20260120102813 | |||||||||||||||
| HB 2619 | ★ Reducing regulatory stress in agriculture. | Dent, Schmick, Barnard, Lekanoff | House Rules Committee | Feb 4 - Passed by House Ag & Natural Resources Committee. | PRO | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2619&Year=2026&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2619.pdf?q=20260123153713 | ||||||||||||||
| HB 2661 | ★ Establishing the legislative task force on public records act modernization consisting of eight voting members and four nonvoting legislators. | Rude | House Rules Committee | Feb 4 - Passed House State Government Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2661&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2661.pdf?q=20260204190807 | |||||||||||||||
| HJM 4004 | ★ Requesting Congress to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act | Chase, Nance, Dent, McClintock, Bernbaum, Engell, Schmick, Orcutt | Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources | Jan 29 - Passed House 80-16-2 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| HJM 4009 | ★ Requesting Congress to ensure that federal wildfire response entities have the capacity to protect communities and infrastructure, limit impacts to natural resources and watersheds, and protect wildland firefighter health and safety. | Springer, Abell, Reed, Reeves | SJM 8015 | House Rules Committee | Feb 3 - Passed by House Ag & Natural Resources Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=4009&Chamber=House&Year=2025 | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Joint%20Memorials/4009-Federal%20wildfire%20response.pdf?q=20260119104718 | ||||||||||||||
| SB 5170 | ★ Concerning boundary line surveys on public lands owned or managed by the department of natural resources. | Short | Senate Rules 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 5203 | ★ Ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife through safe passages. | Salomon, Shewmake, Cortes | House Transportation | Feb 4 - Passed Senate 31-18. | 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 5360 | ★ Concerning environmental crimes | Trudeau, Lovelett, Frame, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Valdez | Senate Rules Committee | 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 5467 | ★ Concerning the sale of surplus property by water-sewer districts. | Goehner, Short, Cleveland, Orwal, Muzzall, Salomon, Wagoner | House Local Government | Jan 21 - Passed Senate 48-1 | 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 5609 | ★ Regarding cultural resource protection for certain land use activities that are categorically exempt from the state environmental policy act. | Kauffman | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | 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 5838 | ★ Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources. | Kauffman, Saldana | HB 2117 | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5838&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5838.pdf?q=20260113145242 | ||||||||||||||
| SB 5928 | ★Concerning wildfire risk models and score disclosure. | Warnick, Short | HB 2277 | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 28 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for possible Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5928&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5928.pdf?q=20260113144224 | ||||||||||||||
| SB 5971 | ★Establishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington state. | Boehnke | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5971&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5971.pdf?q=20260113144004 | |||||||||||||||
| SB 5994 | ★ Preserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures. | Cortes | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5994&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5994.pdf?q=20260113143922 | |||||||||||||||
| SB 6010 | ★ Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council. | Shewmake | HB 2496 | Senate Rules Committee | Jan 30 - Passed by Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee, | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6010&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6010.pdf?q=20260108093514 | ||||||||||||||
| SB 6016 | ★ Considering critical aquifer recharge areas when revising an urban growth area. | HB 2358 | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 4 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for a potential Senate vote. | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6016.pdf?q=20260112090440 | ||||||||||||||||
| SB 6037 | ★ Concerning fire protection districts. | Cortes | HB 2224 | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 9 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6037&Year=2025&Initiative=false | SB 6045 | ★ Placing agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for the purpose of collective bargaining. | Saldana, Alvarado, Trudeau, and others | HB 2049 | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6045&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6045.pdf?q=20260109103832 | |||||||
| SB 6054 | ★ Concerning unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities. | Hunt, Orwall | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6054&Year=2025&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6054.pdf?q=20260112084624 | |||||||||||||||
| SB 6079 | ★ Creating a wildfire mitigation grant program. | Riccelli, Short, and others | HB 2407 | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 9 -Passed by Senate Ways & Means Committee. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6079&Year=2026&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6079.pdf?q=20260115090835 | ||||||||||||||
| SB 6097 | ★ Adding federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of entities that may participate in the conservation futures program. | Chapman, Conway, Dhingra, and others | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 10 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6097&Year=2026&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6097.pdf?q=20260115155314 | |||||||||||||||
| SB 6149 | ★ Concerning the definition of "rural county" for purposes of public facilities funding. | Wilson. J, Dozier, Short, Chapman | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 6 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6149&Year=2026&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6149.pdf?q=20260115091035 | |||||||||||||||
| SB 6216 | ★ Updating timber sale process efficiencies and adopting consistent language for the department's land sales. | Shewmake, Short | Senate Rules Committee | Feb 3 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee for potential Senate vote. | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6216&Year=2026&Initiative=false | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6216.pdf?q=20260119103206 |
Last modified on 2026-02-11 10:02:16 by Ryan Baye.