H-1213.4
HOUSE BILL 1930
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Dent and Orcutt
Read first time 02/10/25. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
AN ACT Relating to reforming the fish and wildlife commission; amending RCW 77.04.030 and 77.04.040 ; adding a new section to chapter 77.04 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 77.04.030 and 2001 c 155 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The fish and wildlife commission consists of nine registered voters of the state(( . In January of each odd-numbered year, the governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the senate three registered voters to the commission to serve for terms of six years from that January or until their successors are appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs on the commission prior to the expiration of a term, the governor shall appoint a registered voter within sixty days to complete the term. Three members shall be residents of that portion of the state lying east of the summit of the Cascade mountains, and three shall be residents of that portion of the state lying west of the summit of the Cascade mountains. Three additional members shall be appointed at large. No two members may be residents of the same county. )) , to be appointed to six-year terms as follows: