HB 2525 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Establishing the heritage orchard program.

Washington State's HB 2525 establishes a heritage orchard program managed by Washington State University to conserve rare and historical apple varieties. The program requires WSU to maintain a registry of orchards meeting specific criteria (either containing at least five trees over 74 years old or one tree of a rare/lost variety) and to track documented rare apple types. This initiative directly affects Washington orchard owners with heritage trees or rare varieties, aiming to preserve agricultural history. The program becomes effective only if dedicated funding is secured by June 30, 2026, as specified in the bill.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Signed Mar 20, 2026

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Substitute Bill → Substitute Passed Legislature · 3 edits

MINOR

The document was updated from a draft 'Substitute Bill' to a final 'Substitute Passed Legislature' version, adding official certification of passage by the House and Senate on specific dates in 2026. This change confirms the bill has been enacted into law and is ready for filing, rather than being a proposed draft.

TECHNICAL

Added a formal certification block confirming the bill passed the House on February 12, 2026, and the Senate on March 5, 2026, with specific vote counts.

Included signatures and titles for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, Chief Clerk, and Secretary of State to validate the final enrolled bill.

Removed the draft bill number 'H-3413.1' and replaced it with the final enrolled bill title and legislative session details.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

49–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic31

29 Yea 1 Nay 1

93% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 20, 2026

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (49-1-1)

senate

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

HEWD - Majority; do pass.

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.

upper

Feb 12, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (96-0-4)

house

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 14 co-sponsors