Status of 2022 legislation
The Watch List below summarizes the conservation district-related bills that WACD is monitoring and WACD’s position on each. Important hearings and votes are bolded. Bills that are still alive are marked with a black star ★.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact our WACD Olympia staff at . The Watch List was last modified April 4, 2022 8:25 am by Tom Salzer.
| Bill | Title | SPONSOR(S) | Notes | WACD Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
link | Concerning public meeting accessibility and participation | WICKS, Pollet, Taylor, Ruy, and 9 others | • 3/8/22 House Speaker signed. • 3/10/22 Senate President signed. • 3/10/22 Delivered to Governor. • 3/24/22 Governor signed. Chapter 115, 2022 Laws. Effective date 6/9/2022 | Watch |
| ★ 2SHB 1799 link | Concerning organic materials management House Committee on Environment & Energy | FITZGIBBON, Berry, Duerr, Riccelli, Harris-Talley | • 3/8/22 House concurred in Senate amendments. Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. • 3/9/22 House Speaker signed. • 3/20/22 Senate President signed. • 3/10/22 Delivered to Governor. • 3/25/22 Governor signed. Chapter 180, 2022 Laws. Effective date 6/9/2022 | Watch |
| ★ HB 1953 link | Exempting sensitive voter information on ballot return envelopes, ballot declarations, and signature correction forms from public disclosure House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations | VALDEZ, Volz, Sutherland, Ramel | • 3/2/22 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. • 3/3/22 House Speaker signed. • 3/7/22 Senate President signed. • 3/8/22 Delivered to Governor. • 3/24/22 Governor signed. Chapter 140, 2022 Laws. Effective date 3/24/2022. | Watch |
| ★ SHB 2051 link | Providing short-term disaster recovery financial assistance to agricultural producers House Committee on Appropriations | RULE, Shewmake, Ormsby, Ramel | • 3/4/22 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1 • 3/7/22 House Speaker signed. • 3/8/22 Senate President signed. • 3/10/22 Delivered to Governor. | FOR |
| ★ SSB 5860 link | Concerning water policy in regions with regulated reductions in aquifer levels Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks | WARNICK, Dozier, Schoesler | • 3/1/22 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1 • 3/2/22 Senate President signed. • 3/2/22 House Speaker signed. • 3/7/22 Delivered to Governor. • 3/11/22 Governor signed. Chapter 60, 2022 Laws. Effective date 6/9/2022. | Watch |
| E2SHB 1117 link | Promoting salmon recovery through revisions to the state's comprehensive planning framework House Committee on Environment & Energy | LEKANOFF, Fitzgibbon, Bateman, Simmons, Ramel, Peterson, Goodman, Ryu, Kloba, Chopp, Pollet, Macri, Davis | • 2/16/22 public hearing • 2/24/22 executive session in Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government, majority DO PASS with amendments • 2/24/22 referred to Ways & Means • 2/28/22 committee vote scheduled, but no action taken in Senate Committee on Ways & Means | Watch |
| HB 1544 link | Concerning agriculture, food, and natural resource education House Committee on Education | KLIPPERT, Steele, Dufault, Johnson, J., Dent | • 2/3/22 committee vote, no action taken | FOR |
| HB 1631 link | Supporting WA food production system by providing assistance in support of improved voluntary environmental stewardship House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources | SHEWMAKE, Ryu, Leavitt, Wicks, Bateman, Duerr, Boehnke, Walen | • 1/27/22 referred to Appropriations | FOR |
| SHB 1652 link | Concerning conservation district elections House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations | DOLAN, Lekanoff, Shewmake, Fitzgibbon | • 2/15/22 did not advance out of Rules | FOR, TESTIFY |
| SHB 1653 link | Improving statewide coordination in support of anadromous fish recovery State Government & Tribal Relations Committee | LEKANOFF, Chapman, Ryu, and Ramel | • 1/27/22 referred to Appropriations | Watch |
| HB 1750 link | Authorizing an agricultural employer to select any 12 weeks in a calendar year as special circumstance weeks for labor demand, during which in each of the selected 12 weeks, the agricultural employer may employ agricultural employees for up to 50 hours before the requirement to pay overtime applies under RCW 49.46.130. Labor & Workplace Standards | HOFF, Walen, Rude, Johnson, J., Ybarra, Klippert, Dent, Corry, Dufault, Goehner, Chambers, Chapman, Eslick, Kraft, Jacobsen, Graham | • 1/10/22 first reading | FOR |
| HB 1838 link | Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery (Governor request legislation, companion to SB 5727) House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources | LEKANOFF, Springer | • 1/21/22 public hearing | CONCERNS, TESTIFY |
| HB 1856 link | Adding counties to the voluntary stewardship program House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources | CHAMBERS, Springer | • 2/15/22 did not advance out of Rules | CONCERNS |
| HB 1869 link | Encouraging salmon recovery through voluntary stewardship House Environment & Energy Committee | KLICKER, Dent, Chase, Graham | • 1/28/22 public hearing | Watch |
| HB 1891 link | Concerning a rangeland fire protection association pilot project (DNR request legislation) House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources | DENT, Griffey, Graham, Corry, Hoff, Callan, Dufault | • 1/31/22 referred to Appropriations | FOR |
| HB 1895 link | Developing a plan for conservation, reforestation, and restoration of forests in Washington state (DNR request legislation) House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources | HARRIS-TALLEY et al. | • 1/28/22 committee vote, no action taken | Watch |
| HB 1910 link | Concerning conservation district elections State Government & Tribal Relations Committee | GREGERSON, Pollet | • 2/2/22 committee vote, no action taken | AGAINST, TESTIFY |
| HB 2106 link | Clarifying the existence of riparian stock watering rights (companion to SB 5882) Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources | KLICKER, Dent, Klippert, Sutherland | • 1/28/22 first reading | Watch |
| HJR 4209 link | Adding a new section to the Washington state Constitution regarding the conservation and protection of the state's natural resources (companion to SJR 8209) House Committee on Environment & Energy | LEKANOFF, Berry | • 2/1/22 public hearing | Watch |
| SB 5633 link | Planning for the prevention of permanent loss of forests in Washington state (DNR request legislation) Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks | ROLFES, Short | • 1/27/22 committee vote, no action taken | Watch |
| SB 5641 link | Promoting local agriculture through greenhouses Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks | SHORT, Wilson, L. | • 3/1/22 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | Watch |
| SB 5665 link | Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery (Office of Financial Management request legislation) Referred to Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks | ROLFES | Referred to Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks | CONCERNS |
| SB 5721 link | Consolidating natural resource management under the commissioner of public lands Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks | VAN DE WEGE, Salomon | • 1/25/22 public hearing scheduled, not heard | Watch |
| SB 5727 link | Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery (Governor request legislation) Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee | ROLFES | CONCERNS | |
| SB 5731 link | Concerning organic materials management Senate Environment, Energy & Technology | DAS, Lovelett, Nguyen, Saldaña, Stanford | Watch | |
| 2SSB 5746 link | Concerning drought preparedness, response, and funding Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks | WARNICK | • 2/23/22 executive session in House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, majority DO PASS • 2/24/22 referred to Appropriations | FOR |
| SB 5857 link | Concerning dedicating funding from the model toxics control accounts for pollution cleanup, water flow management, water supply, and aquatic resource protection Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology | BRAUN, Muzzall, Schoesler, Sefzik, Short | • 1/25/22 public hearing | AGAINST |
| SSB 5882 link | Clarifying the existence of riparian stock watering rights Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks | MUZZALL, Mullet | • 2/15/2022 did not advance out of Rules | FOR |
| SJR 8209 link | Adding a new section to the Washington state Constitution regarding the conservation and protection of the state's natural resources | WILSON | • 1/10/22 referred to Senate Law & Justice | Watch |
Legend
- FOR means WACD supports this legislation. We may sign in PRO for legislation we support.
- TESTIFY means WACD plans to, or did, testify.
- NEUTRAL means WACD does not have an opinion at this time or there are some concerns that don’t rise to the level of WACD expressing a statement AGAINST. WACD may sign in as OTHER for legislation we are NEUTRAL about.
- CONCERNS means WACD has specific concerns about aspects of the legislation. WACD may sign in as OTHER for legislation we have CONCERNS with.
- AGAINST means WACD opposes this legislation. WACD may sign in as CON for legislation we do not support.
- WATCH means WACD is monitoring the legislation.
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