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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

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Quick answers

Did WA HB 1309 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1309 has been enacted into law. 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

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-21

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

    became-law

  2. 2025-04-21

    Chapter 87, 2025 Laws.

    became-law

  3. 2025-04-21

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-15

    Delivered to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-14

    President signed.

    passage

  6. 2025-04-11

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  7. 2025-04-09

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

    reading-3

  8. 2025-04-09

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-04-07

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2

  10. 2025-04-04

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. 2025-04-03

    WM - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-03

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

  13. 2025-03-25

    On motion, referred to Ways & Means.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-03-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable

  15. 2025-03-24

    ANR - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-03-24

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

  17. 2025-03-17

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

  18. 2025-03-12

    First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2025-03-10

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

    reading-3

  20. 2025-03-10

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3

  21. 2025-03-10

    1st substitute bill substituted (APP 25).

    substitution

  22. 2025-03-04

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

    reading-2

  23. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-26

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

    substitution

  25. 2025-02-26

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

  26. 2025-02-19

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

  27. 2025-02-11

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-02-07

    AGNR - Majority; do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-07

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

  30. 2025-01-31

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

  31. 2025-01-15

    First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

    reading-1,referral-committee

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

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Official source

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

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