Modernizing conservation district election procedures and requiring financial disclosures from district supervisors and candidates for district supervisor.

 H-3417.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2499

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By House State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregerson, Pollet, Reeves, Hill, Stearns, Macri, Obras, and Reed)

READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26.

AN ACT Relating to modernizing conservation district election procedures and requiring financial disclosures from district supervisors and candidates for district supervisor; amending RCW 89.08.160 , 89.08.190 , 89.08.200 , 29A.04.330 , 29B.20.070 , 29B.55.010 , 29B.05.020 , and 29B.25.010 ; reenacting and amending RCW 29B.55.020 ; and providing an effective date.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 89.08.160 and 1973 1st ex.s. c 184 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) If the commission finds the project practicable, it shall appoint two supervisors(( , one of whom shall be a landowner or operator of a farm, )) who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the specialized skilled services required of them. They, with the three elected supervisors, (( two of whom shall be landowners or operators of a farm, )) shall constitute the governing board of the district.