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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1225: Species status/F&W comm.

Increasing the social acceptance of endangered species recovery by providing the fish and wildlife commission with the tools necessary to enact changes to the status of a species.

Summary

  • Directs the Fish and Wildlife Commission to consider petitions for changing the classification of an endangered, threatened, or sensitive species on a regional basis based on the biological status of the species in the proposed region and not on the region's contribution to overall statewide recovery.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1225), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joel Kretz (R-7)
Introduced
January 15, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to increasing the social acceptance of endangered species recovery by providing the fish and wildlife commission with the tools necessary to enact changes to the status of a species;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joel Kretz (R-7)

5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19Shelly Short R-7J.T. Wilcox R-2Elizabeth Scott R-39Vincent Buys R-42

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 Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1225 in other sessions

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

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