Concerning public participation requirements for department of fish and wildlife actions.

 S-3506.2

SENATE BILL 5908

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Short, Wagoner, and J. Wilson

Prefiled 12/17/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to public participation requirements for department of fish and wildlife actions; and amending RCW 34.05.514 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 34.05.514 and 2017 c 52 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) through (( (4) )) (5) of this section, proceedings for review under this chapter shall be instituted by paying the fee required under RCW 36.18.020 and filing a petition in the superior court, at the petitioner's option, for (a) Thurston county, (b) the county of the petitioner's residence or principal place of business, or (c) in any county where the property owned by the petitioner and affected by the contested decision is located.