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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1608: Farmed octopus

In committee 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 1608 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning the selling, possessing, transporting, and distributing of farmed octopus. Primary sponsor: Strom Peterson (D). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 15, 2026): Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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 selling, possessing, transporting, and distributing of farmed octopus;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Strom PetersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
April BergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Adam BernbaumCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Rob ChaseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Lauren DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Darya FarivarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Joe FitzgibbonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Roger GoodmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Mia GregersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Shelley KlobaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Mari LeavittCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Larry SpringerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Amy WalenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48

“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. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  2. AGNR - Majority; do pass.
  3. Minority; do not pass.
  4. Minority; without recommendation.
  5. AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Sources

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