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Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee advances multiple House bills, takes no action on others
Summary
The Washington State Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted to send several House bills with due-pass recommendations to Ways & Means or Rules committees, declined action on a few items, and concluded executive session with bills advanced 'subject to signatures.'
The Washington State Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee met in executive session and advanced multiple House bills to the next legislative steps while taking no action on some measures.
Madam Vice Chair moved that House Bill 2,104, which removes a July 1, 2027 expiration for a Department of Natural Resources aviation-assist program for local wildland fire response, receive a due-pass recommendation and be sent to the Ways and Means Committee; members approved the motion by voice vote and the bill was advanced subject to signatures. Jeff Olson, committee staff, had summarized the bill as authorizing DNR to use suppression funding to assist local fire departments in initial wildland-fire attack; Olson reported no FY 2027…
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