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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1563: Prescribed fire claims

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 1563 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishing a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program. Primary sponsor: Adam Bernbaum (D). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 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 a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam BernbaumPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Julio CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Travis CoutureCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Tom DentCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Joe FitzgibbonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Dan GriffeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
David HackneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Mari LeavittCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Debra LekanoffCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Stephanie McClintockCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Ed OrcuttCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Dave PaulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Kristine ReevesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Shaun ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Larry SpringerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Steve TharingerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Joe TimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Alex YbarraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Janice ZahnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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 93, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 4/21/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. WM - Majority; do pass.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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