WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1153: Native lumber grading

Concerning lumber grading.

Summary

  • Authorizes sawmill operators licensed by the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to inspect, grade, and certify native lumber .
  • Establishes that native lumber certified by a licensed sawmill operator is equivalent to lumber graded by a nationally accredited agency, and that it satisfies all grading and stamping requirements of the State Building Code.
  • Directs L&I and Washington State University to design and administer a Native Lumber Grading Program and to charge a reasonable fee, which must be deposited in a Native Lumber Grading Program Account created in the State Treasury.
  • Authorizes qualified building code enforcement officials to waive lumber grading and stamping requirements of the SBC for specific construction projects.
  • Requires the L&I to adopt rules by July 31, 2016, to implement the Native Lumber Act.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1153), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Blake (D-19)
Introduced
January 14, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to lumber grading;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Blake (D-19)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

J.T. Wilcox R-2

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1153 in other sessions

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