BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1551
HB 1551: Spartina control
Attempting to limit the growth and spread of the noxious weed spartina.
Summary
- Spartina and Purple Loosestrife. The Director of the Department of Ecology is directed to issue short-term water quality modification permits to public agencies and licensed pesticide applicators for the purpose of utilizing federally approved herbicides and surfactants for controlling non-native spartina and purple loosestrife.
From the House Bill Report (HB 1551), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 30, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Brian Hatfield (D-19)
- Introduced
- January 30, 1995 in the House
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
- Companion bill
- SB 5633
- Budget
- Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- HB 1551, SHB 1551
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Brian Hatfield (D-19)
16 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1551 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1551 (2025–26) Cannabis social equity prg.
- HB 1551 (2023–24) Lead in cookware
- HB 1551 (2021–22) Transportation fuel sourcing
- HB 1551 (2019–20) Communicable disease control
- HB 1551 (2017–18) Student nutrition/grants
- HB 1551 (2015–16) Unclaimed property laws
- HB 1551 (2013–14) Physical therapists
- HB 1551 (2011–12) Technology transfer funding