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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1149: Cruelty to animals

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1149 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on December 31, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Preventing cruelty to animals. Primary sponsor: David Hackney (D). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David HackneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse11
April BergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Darya FarivarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mari LeavittCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Sam LowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Strom PetersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Joe TimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Amy WalenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Sharon WylieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 220, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 85; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page