This bill adds a new statutory section containing legislative findings that chapter 77.110 RCW is inconsistent with judicially affirmed and treaty‑reserved fishing rights and conflicts with state‑tribal cooperative fishery management agreements, and it emphasizes recognition of those rights and promotion of state‑tribal cooperative management of salmon, trout, and steelhead. The bill repeals five specific sections of chapter 77.110 RCW: RCW 77.110.010, 77.110.020, 77.110.030, 77.110.040, and 77.110.900. Legally, the change is the repeal of existing statutory provisions in chapter 77.110 RCW together with the addition of a new legislative findings section; it does not create a new criminal offense or change penalties based on the extracted text. The measure references state and tribal roles in fishery management and was referred to the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources. It passed the House on February 13, 2026 (Yeas 64, Nays 28) and the Senate on March 3, 2026 (Yeas 47, Nays 2). Sponsors named include Representatives Lekanoff, Callan, Santos, Ryu, Parshley, Ramel, Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Cortes, Stearns, Obras, Pollet, Zahn, Nance, Reeves, Thomas, and Timmons. The extract does not show an effective date for the repeals, it does not include the full text of the repealed RCW sections, and it does not indicate whether there are additional operative provisions or implementation details elsewhere in the bill. The Secretary of State filing line appears without a date in the provided material.

If enacted, the law would remove the state chapter that the legislature found conflicts with treaty-reserved and court-affirmed fishing rights and would signal a clear shift toward managing salmon, trout, and steelhead through negotiated state-tribal cooperative agreements. In practice this is likely to strengthen tribes’ ability to assert their fishing rights in management discussions and push state fishery managers to rely more on joint agreements rather than the repealed statutory framework, which should reduce some legal friction but could require renegotiation of existing management arrangements. The people most affected are Pacific Northwest tribes and state fishery agencies and officials who oversee salmon, trout, and steelhead. Tribes will probably gain stronger policy footing for co-management; state agencies may see changes to their statutory authorities or responsibilities and will need to adjust how they set rules and coordinate with tribes. The bill does not include an effective date, funding changes, or the text of the repealed sections, so it is unclear whether any programs, enforcement powers, or administrative duties will lapse or require replacement immediately, creating short-term uncertainty until those implementation details are clarified.