Restoring and sustaining healthy ungulate populations.

 H-2588.2

HOUSE BILL 2221

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Abell, Springer, Engell, Dent, and Salahuddin

Prefiled 12/31/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to restoring and sustaining healthy ungulate populations; and adding a new chapter to Title 77 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that:

(a) The wolf management plan, as previously implemented and directed by the fish and wildlife commission, must be annually adaptive within each of the three wolf management zones and standing upon their own respective characteristics and own individual wolf populations for delisting;