2025-2026 Regular Session • Washington Legislature
HB1608
Legislative Summary
Concerning the selling, possessing, transporting, and distributing of farmed octopus.
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Bill History
1/27/2025
First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Agriculture and Natural Resources(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Strom Peterson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
April Berg
Democrat
Joe Fitzgibbon
Democrat
Rob Chase
Republican
Amy Walen
Democrat
Darya Farivar
Democrat
Mari Leavitt
Democrat
Alex Ramel
Democrat
Mia Gregerson
Democrat
Lisa Parshley
Democrat
Julia Reed
Democrat
Adam Bernbaum
Democrat
Roger Goodman
Democrat
Lawrence Springer
Democrat
Shelley Kloba
Democrat
Natasha Hill
Democrat
Nicole Macri
Democrat
Mary Fosse
Democrat
Lauren Davis
Democrat