H-2938.1
HOUSE BILL 2516
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Parshley, Scott, Ormsby, Hill, Ramel, and Reed
Read first time 01/15/26. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
AN ACT Relating to rodenticides; adding new sections to chapter 15.58 RCW; creating a new section; and providing expiration dates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that anticoagulant rodenticides, and rodenticides containing bromethalin as an active ingredient, may have negative impacts on human and wildlife health, and that alternatives exist that are both safer and effective in rodent control. Further, the legislature recognizes Washington's commitment to using integrated pest management principles to strategically address pest issues in an environmentally and economically sound manner to provide alternatives for the use of rodenticides. The legislature, therefore, intends to place a moratorium on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides and rodenticides containing bromethalin as an active ingredient and direct a study of known impacts related to their use in Washington, potential impacts that are not well understood, and areas where more research is needed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 15.58 RCW to read as follows: