WA People
BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1115: Animal trapping

Concerning animal trapping.

Summary

  • Repeals, reorganizes, and recodifies state law relating to wildlife trapping into one central chapter in the Fish and Wildlife Code.
  • Creates a mechanism for the use of body-gripping traps to manage animal problems.
  • Allows for the commerce of fur from animals that are trapped with allowable body-gripping traps.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1115), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 20, 2009
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Blake (D-19)
Introduced
January 14, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
SB 5389
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to trapping;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Blake (D-19)

10 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Ed Orcutt R-18Dean Takko D-19Roger Goodman D-45Judy Warnick R-13Kevin Van De Wege D-24Tami Green D-28Mark Ericks D-1Jim McCune R-2Jaime Herrera R-18Bill Hinkle R-13

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. AGNR - Majority; do pass.
  7. AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1115 in other sessions

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

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