BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5297: Commercial salmon fisheries

Concerning nontribal commercial salmon fisheries in Washington waters of the Columbia river.

Summary

Removes the authority for a person to use a gill net for catching salmon in the lower mainstem of the Columbia River after January 1, 2025.
Establishes a nontribal commercial buyback account for reducing the number of nontribal commercial gill net licenses on the Columbia River through a voluntary buyback program.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to nontribal commercial salmon fisheries in Washington waters of the Columbia river;

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

Jan 8, 2024By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 11, 2023First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

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

SB 5297 (2025–26) Early learning facilities · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5297 (2021–22) Civil protection orders · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5297 (2019–20) Assistant AG bargaining · Enacted · Chapter 145, Laws of 2019
SB 5297 (2017–18) Educational employees' comp. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5297 (2015–16) Commercial vehicles/fuel tax · Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2015
SB 5297 (2013–14) Coal transition power · Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2013
SB 5297 (2011–12) Signature gathering · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5297 (2009–10) Probate completion · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House