WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 6273: Public natural resources

Concerning the protection, management, and conservation of the state's natural resources.

Summary

  • Finds that the state of Washington has an affirmative duty to protect, manage, and conserve public natural resources such as the state's animal and plant life, and must take this public trust into account when making decisions with respect to natural resource-related policies and actions.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ken Jacobsen (D-46)
Introduced
January 10, 2006 in the Senate
Last action
January 10, 2006

AN ACT Relating to the duty of government regarding public natural resources;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ken Jacobsen (D-46)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Pat Thibaudeau D-43Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.

SB 6273 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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