SSB 5934: Concerning pollinator habitat.
Signed into law: Chapter 337, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Padden
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024
- Status
- C 337 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 28, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows cities and counties to encourage permit applicants to include pollinator friendly plants in landscaped areas. Prohibits cities, counties, homeowners' associations, and common interest communities from banning beehives and pollinator habitats.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 1, 202496 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 202449 yea · 0 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 202448 yea · 1 nay
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