Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 18 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 1608 — Concerning the selling, possessing, transporting, and distributing of farmed octopus.

Last action — Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  2. Minority; without recommendation.

  3. Minority; do not pass.

  4. AGNR - Majority; do pass.

  5. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.

  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  7. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.

  8. Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM.

  9. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1608?
HB 1608 is sponsored by Lauren Davis (Democrat), Mary Fosse (Democrat), Nicole Macri (Democrat), Natasha Hill (Democrat), Shelley Kloba (Democrat), Larry Springer (Democrat), Roger Goodman (Democrat), Adam Bernbaum (Democrat), Julia Reed (Democrat), Lisa Parshley (Democrat), Mia Gregerson (Democrat), Alex Ramel (Democrat), Mari Leavitt (Democrat), Darya Farivar (Democrat), Amy Walen (Democrat), Rob Chase (Republican), Joe Fitzgibbon (Democrat), April Berg (Democrat), and Strom Peterson (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1608?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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