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Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee advances several House bills to other committees
Summary
The Washington Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee recommended that multiple House bills receive further consideration by Ways & Means or Rules after executive session; several bills had unanimous House passage records and the committee took no action on two bills.
The Washington State Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee, meeting for the final day of the 2026 legislative session, recommended further consideration for multiple House bills during an executive session and advanced them to the appropriate committees.
Committee staff briefed members on eight bills earlier in the meeting. Jeff Olson, committee staff, summarized House Bill 2104 as removing a July 1, 2027, expiration for a Department of Natural Resources program that allows the agency to use suppression funding and aviation assets to assist local fire departments in initial wildland-fire attack. Olson said the bill had no amendments, no FY2027 fiscal impact, and passed the House 94-0.
Madam Vice Chair moved that HB 2104 receive a "do pass" recommendation and be sent to the Ways & Means Committee; members approved…
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