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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 1982

HB 1982: Treaty rights/convictions

Vacating convictions involving the exercise of treaty rights by Indian tribal members.

Summary

  • Expands the circumstances where a person may apply to vacate certain convictions based on the person's exercise of treaty Indian rights, including by authorizing vacations based on the exercise of treaty Indian hunting, gathering, or pasturing rights, eliminating limitations based on the date of the underlying conviction, and including convictions based on violations of enjoined local ordinances.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2026
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Debra Lekanoff (D-40)
Introduced
February 14, 2025 in the House
Last action
February 19, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1982, SHB 1982, 2SHB 1982

AN ACT Relating to vacating convictions involving the exercise of treaty rights by Indian tribal members;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Debra Lekanoff (D-40)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Lisa Parshley D-22Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SHB 1982)
  2. House Rules "X" file. (2SHB 1982)
  3. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1982)
  4. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1982)
  5. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. House Rules "X" file.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (2SHB 1982)
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1982)
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (2SHB 1982)
  11. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1982)
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SHB 1982)
  14. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 1982)
  15. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1982)
  16. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  18. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1982)
  19. Referred to Appropriations.
  20. CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1982)
  21. CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  22. CS - Executive action taken by committee.
  23. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  24. First reading, referred to Community Safety.

HB 1982 in other sessions

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

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