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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2555: Wanapum Indians/fish permits

Providing the director of the department of fish and wildlife the authority to issue permits to the Wanapum Indians for other freshwater food fish for ceremonial and subsistence purposes.

Summary

  • Allows the Department of Fish and Wildlife to issue freshwater food fish permits to the Wanapum for noncommercial ceremonial and substantive purposes.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2555), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2018
  2. Out of committeeJan 24, 2018
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tom Dent (R-13)
Introduced
January 10, 2018 in the House
Last action
February 19, 2018
Companion bill
SB 6384

AN ACT Relating to providing the director of the department of fish and wildlife the authority to issue permits to the Wanapum Indians for other freshwater food fish for ceremonial and subsistence purposes;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tom Dent (R-13)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Brian Blake D-19Vincent Buys R-42Tina Orwall D-33Jeff Morris D-40

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  4. CDHT - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2555 in other sessions

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