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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2554: Tribal fishing rights

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 2554 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Recognizing judicially affirmed and treaty-reserved fishing rights and promoting state-tribal cooperative agreements in the management of salmon, trout, and steelhead resources. Primary sponsor: Debra Lekanoff (D). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2026): 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 recognizing judicially affirmed and treaty-reserved fishing rights and promoting state-tribal cooperative agreements in the management of salmon, trout, and steelhead resources;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Debra LekanoffPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Lisa CallanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Julio CortesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Joe FitzgibbonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Greg NanceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Edwin ObrasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Kristine ReevesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Sharon Tomiko SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Chris StearnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Brianna ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Joe TimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
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 16, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. ANR - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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