BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2944: Commercial salmon fishery

Regarding the management of the Puget Sound commercial salmon fishery.

Summary

  • Instructs, consistent with RCW 77.50.120, 15.65.028, and this act, the fish and wildlife commission and department managers to facilitate the commercial harvest of Puget Sound salmon with the Puget Sound salmon commission and prioritize the management of fisheries in ways that, after meeting conservation objectives, prioritize the state's interest in promoting local value-added and processing activities, raising…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2008
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brendan Williams (D-22)
Introduced
January 18, 2008 in the House
Last action
January 18, 2008
Companion bill
SB 6337

AN ACT Relating to the state's management of the Puget Sound commercial salmon fishery;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brendan Williams (D-22)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 2944 in other sessions

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

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