WA HB2596 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-4)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-10 - By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

Reducing the occurrences of small wildland fires escalating into catastrophic fires through the creation of a mechanism to better equip local wildland fire suppression entities in their immediate, local suppression activities.

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Title

Reducing the occurrences of small wildland fires escalating into catastrophic fires through the creation of a mechanism to better equip local wildland fire suppression entities in their immediate, local suppression activities.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-10HouseBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2016-02-05HouseReferred to Appropriations.
2016-02-04HouseMinority; do not pass.
2016-02-04HouseAGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
2016-02-04HouseExecutive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
2016-01-26HousePublic hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
2016-01-15HouseFirst reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources

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Bill Comments

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