BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2516: Rodenticides

Placing a moratorium on the use of certain rodenticides.

Summary

Directs the Department of Agriculture to identify all anticoagulant rodenticides and rodenticides containing bromethalin that are registered for use in Washington by December 31, 2026.
Establishes a two-year moratorium on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides and rodenticides containing bromethalin beginning January 1, 2027.
Directs the Washington State Academy of Sciences to complete a study that analyzes factors related to rodenticide use, safety, and alternatives by December 31, 2028.

From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 2516), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to rodenticides;

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.

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HB 2516 (2015–16) Commuter ride-sharing/CTSPs · Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2016
HB 2516 (2013–14) State agency land/assessmnts · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2516 (2011–12) Marriage & dom. partnerships · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2516 (2009–10) Alt energy facility siting · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2516 (2007–08) Scoliosis screening · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2516 (2005–06) Public records · Did not pass · died in committee