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WA HB 1309

enacted

Addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming through integrated pest management research.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1309 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1309 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-21. Latest recorded action (2025-04-21): Effective date 7/27/2025.

What is WA HB 1309 about?

WA HB 1309 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming through integrated pest management research.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1309?

McEntire is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1309, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-21 — Effective date 7/27/2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • McEntireprimary
  • Schmickcosponsor
  • Ormsbycosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Walshcosponsor
  • Nancecosponsor
  • Tharingercosponsor
  • Griffeycosponsor
  • Bernbaumcosponsor
  • Couturecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-15

    First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

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  2. 2025-01-31

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.

  3. 2025-02-07

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.

  4. 2025-02-07

    AGNR - Majority; do pass.

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  5. 2025-02-11

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  6. 2025-02-19

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

  7. 2025-02-26

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  8. 2025-02-26

    APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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  9. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  10. 2025-03-04

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

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  11. 2025-03-10

    1st substitute bill substituted (APP 25).

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  12. 2025-03-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  13. 2025-03-10

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3.

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  14. 2025-03-12

    First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

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  15. 2025-03-17

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.

  16. 2025-03-24

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.

  17. 2025-03-24

    ANR - Majority; do pass.

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  18. 2025-03-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  19. 2025-03-25

    On motion, referred to Ways & Means.

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  20. 2025-04-03

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  21. 2025-04-03

    WM - Majority; do pass.

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  22. 2025-04-04

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  23. 2025-04-07

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  24. 2025-04-09

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  25. 2025-04-09

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  26. 2025-04-11

    Speaker signed.

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  27. 2025-04-14

    President signed.

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  28. 2025-04-15

    Delivered to Governor.

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  29. 2025-04-21

    Governor signed.

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  30. 2025-04-21

    Chapter 87, 2025 Laws.

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  31. 2025-04-21

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14)

    2025-03-10 · pass · 94-1

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: yes
    • Abell: yes
    • Barkis: yes
    • Barnard: yes
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: yes
    • Callan: yes
    • Chase: yes
    • Connors: yes
    • Corry: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: yes
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: yes
    • Dye: yes
    • Engell: yes
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: yes
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: yes
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: other
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: yes
    • Hackney: other
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: yes
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: yes
    • Klicker: yes
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: yes
    • Low: yes
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • McEntire: yes
    • Mena: no
    • Mendoza: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: yes
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: yes
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: yes
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Stokesbary: yes
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Volz: other
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Waters: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: yes
    • Zahn: yes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20)

    2025-04-09 · pass · 48-1

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: no
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1309&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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