Establishing the heritage orchard program.

 H-3413.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2525

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by Representatives Mendoza, Springer, Corry, Dufault, Leavitt, Ley, Ybarra, Bernbaum, Chase, Parshley, Manjarrez, Barnard, Macri, Eslick, and Nance)

READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26.

AN ACT Relating to establishing the heritage orchard program; adding a new section to chapter 28B.30 RCW; and creating new sections.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that the apple is intertwined with the history of Washington and the United States. American propagation of apples began as early as the 1600s and by 1900, there were approximately 20,000 known varieties of apples across North America.

(2) The legislature further finds that: