BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1442: Gray wolf management

Providing flexibility for the department of fish and wildlife to collaborate with local governments to manage gray wolves.

Summary

Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to manage gray wolves in certain areas as if the species has been removed from state designation as endangered when certain population criteria have been met.
Requires the WDFW to convene a workgroup to develop, and complete within six months, a regional management plan in areas where the population criteria have been met.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1442), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing flexibility for the department of fish and wildlife to collaborate with local governments to manage gray wolves;

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

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

HB 1442 (2023–24) Synthetic media · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1442 (2021–22) Epidemic preparedness · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1442 (2019–20) Election candidate names · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1442 (2017–18) False academic credentials · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1442 (2015–16) Ammunition and firearm parts · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1442 (2013–14) Parimutuel locations · Enacted · Chapter 18, Laws of 2013
HB 1442 (2011–12) Abortion/parent notification · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1442 (2009–10) New small businesses · Did not pass · died in committee