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Chair opened the January 30, 2026 hearing, reviewed remote and in‑room testimony procedures, announced livestream on TVW, and said the committee would take public testimony 'from the bottom up.' She opened the public hearing on House Bill 22 21 (ungulate populations) with a staff briefing to follow. Chair asked speakers to state name and organization for the record.
The Washington House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee held public hearings on four items: HB 2619 (task force on regulatory stress in agriculture), HJM 4009 (requesting federal wildfire response capacity / restore 11-68 funding), HB 2221 (restoring and sustaining healthy ungulate populations tied to predator mitigation), and HB 2131 (voluntary vessel-registration donations for Pinniped Management). Multiple panels of stakeholders and agency staff testified; the committee announced it would hold HB 2221 for further action and continue amendment work on other bills.
