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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 2928

HB 2928: Outdoor burning/forest fires

Ensuring that restrictions on outdoor burning for air quality reasons do not impede measures necessary to ensure forest resiliency to catastrophic fires.

Summary

  • Creates a "forest resiliency burning" pilot project administered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and requires the DNR to coordinate with certain regional entities to conduct forest resiliency burning and specifies conditions under which the DNR may refuse or postpone forest resiliency burning.
  • Specifies that forest resiliency burning may be conducted when other outdoor burning is restricted because of a called or forecasted air pollution episode, or because an area is not in attainment with state or federal air quality standards.
  • Allows the DNR to consider forest resiliency burning proposals which include forest thinning and grazing prior to burning.

From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 2928), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2016
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2016
  3. Passed HouseFeb 16, 2016
  4. Passed SenateMar 2, 2016
  5. GovernorMar 31, 2016
  6. LawMar 31, 2016
Prime sponsor
Joel Kretz (R-7)
Introduced
January 27, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 31, 2016
Session law
Chapter 110, Laws of 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2928, ESHB 2928

AN ACT Relating to ensuring that restrictions on outdoor burning for air quality reasons do not impede measures necessary to ensure forest resiliency to catastrophic fires;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joel Kretz (R-7)

7 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19Joe Schmick R-9Hans Dunshee D-44Shelly Short R-7Larry Haler R-8Derek Stanford D-1Bruce Chandler R-15

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 16, 2016
Version voted on: ESHB 2928
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican47001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 2, 2016
Version voted on: ESHB 2928
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23001
Republican25000
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 9, 2016
Version voted on: ESHB 2928
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24000
Republican25000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 10, 2016
Version voted on: ESHB 2928
96 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49001
Republican47100
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Nay (1)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 3/31/2016. (ESHB 2928)
  2. Chapter 110, 2016 Laws. (ESHB 2928)
  3. Governor signed. (ESHB 2928)
  4. Speaker signed. (ESHB 2928)
  5. Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESHB 2928)
  6. House concurred in Senate amendments. (ESHB 2928)
  7. Delivered to Governor. (ESHB 2928)
  8. President signed. (ESHB 2928)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (ESHB 2928)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 2928)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 2928)
  12. Returned to second reading for amendment. (ESHB 2928)
  13. Rules suspended. (ESHB 2928)
  14. Senate receded from amendments. (ESHB 2928)
  15. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments. (ESHB 2928)
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESHB 2928)
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 2928)
  18. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments. (ESHB 2928)
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESHB 2928)
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESHB 2928)
  21. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Natural Resources & Parks. (ESHB 2928)
  22. Referred to Ways & Means. (ESHB 2928)
  23. And refer to Ways & Means. (ESHB 2928)
  24. NRP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (ESHB 2928)
  25. First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. (ESHB 2928)
  26. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESHB 2928)
  27. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 2928)
  28. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 2928)
  29. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESHB 2928)
  30. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  31. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESHB 2928)
  32. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  33. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (ESHB 2928)
  34. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  35. AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESHB 2928)
  36. AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  37. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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