BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5960: Ungulate populations

Restoring and sustaining healthy ungulate populations.

Summary

Directs the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to designate ungulate populations at-risk in areas where wolves are delisted if certain thresholds are met.
Requires predator mitigation actions in areas with at-risk ungulate populations.
Directs WDFW to conduct annual white-tailed deer population counts and annually report trends and mitigation actions to the Legislature.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5960), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to restoring and sustaining healthy ungulate populations;

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.

SB 5960 (2023–24) Prescription labels/abortion · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5960 (2021–22) Property tax exemption · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5960 (2019–20) Higher education data · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5960 (2017–18) Intangible property tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5960 (2015–16) Wolf conservation and mgmt · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5960 (2013–14) Teacher and principal evals · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5960 (2011–12) Medicaid fraud · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5960 (2009–10) City & county tax levy · Did not pass · died in committee