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Committee advances six bills on open space, burrowing shrimp, prescribed fire, natural resources and water systems

2755785 · March 24, 2025
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The Washington State Senate Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee advanced six bills during an executive session, issuing due-pass recommendations by voice vote to the next committee or to rules.

The Washington State Senate Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee advanced six bills during an executive session, voting by voice to send the measures to either the Ways & Means Committee or the Rules Committee.

Jeff Olson, committee staff, presented each bill in turn and committee members moved due-pass recommendations without amendments. The bills advanced were: substitute House Bill 1261 (open space incidental uses), substitute House Bill 1309 (burrowing shrimp research program), engrossed second substitute House Bill 1563 (prescribed fire claims pilot), engrossed House Bill 1609 (Board of Natural Resources designee authorization), House Bill 1615 (water system classification defaults), and House Bill 1947 (Group B public water system ownership/operation exceptions).

Substitute House Bill 1261 would allow certain incidental uses of land…

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