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HB 1631 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to establishing bull kelp forests as the official state marine forest;
Description Establishing the state marine forest.

Details

Date Introduced 01/27/2025
Original Chamber House
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $3,389,627.25

Bill Topics

STATE DESIGNATIONS, OFFICIAL

Sponsors

Representative Nance (Primary)
Representative Mena
Representative Griffey
Representative Salahuddin
Representative Low
Representative Parshley
Representative Hunt
Representative Walsh
Representative Ramel
Representative Paul
Representative Duerr
Representative Bernbaum
Representative Chase
Representative Peterson
Representative Shavers
Representative Ryu
Representative McEntire
Representative Richards
Representative Reed
Representative Kloba
Representative Simmons
Representative Tharinger
Representative Zahn
Representative Thomas
Representative Timmons

Committee Hearings

Hearing House State Government & Tribal Relations (Public)
Hearing House State Government & Tribal Relations (Executive)
Hearing Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (Public)
Hearing Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (Executive)

HB 1631 Bill Timeline

Go to HB 1631 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
04/16/2025
C 45 L 25
Governor signed.
04/16/2025
C 45 L 25
Chapter 45, 2025 Laws.
04/16/2025
C 45 L 25
Effective date 7/27/2025.
04/11/2025
C 45 L 25
Delivered to Governor.
04/10/2025
C 45 L 25
President signed.
04/09/2025
C 45 L 25
Speaker signed.
04/05/2025
C 45 L 25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.
04/02/2025
C 45 L 25
Placed on second reading consent calendar.
03/25/2025
C 45 L 25
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
03/21/2025
C 45 L 25
SGTE - Majority; do pass.
03/06/2025
C 45 L 25
First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
03/04/2025
C 45 L 25
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
03/04/2025
C 45 L 25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
02/28/2025
C 45 L 25
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
02/11/2025
C 45 L 25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/07/2025
C 45 L 25
SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
02/07/2025
C 45 L 25
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
01/27/2025
C 45 L 25
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

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