Concerning the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account.
Senate Bill 5343 modifies the uses of the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account. It allows funds to be continuously used for nonlethal wolf deterrence, general wolf-livestock management, and grants to the sheriffs' offices in Stevens and Ferry counties for local wildlife specialists. This removes a previous limitation that restricted these uses to specific fiscal biennia. The bill itself, including these updated provisions, is set to expire on July 1, 2031.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Signed May 12, 2025
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The bill was finalized and certified for the 2025 legislative session. The core policy change adds a specific expiration date of July 1, 2031, to the wolf-livestock management account, ensuring the program ends at a defined time. Minor text edits were made to clarify the permitted uses of funds within the account.
Scope change
The bill's applicability is now time-limited, ending on July 1, 2031, whereas the previous version did not specify an expiration date.
TIMELINE
Added a new section establishing that the act expires on July 1, 2031.
TECHNICAL
Adjusted the title and text to clarify that the act amends the existing RCW and provides an expiration date.
Removed the word 'only' from the list of permitted expenditures to improve grammatical flow, though the list of allowed uses remains the same.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2025 · House Apr 14, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Apr 18, 2025
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
14
Committee
9
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
ANR - Majority; do pass.
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelly Short
RRepublican
Co
Deb Krishnadasan
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Chapman
DDemocratic
Co
Perry Dozier
RRepublican
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