House2025-26 sessionFiscal note
HB 1608: Concerning the selling, possessing, transporting, and distributing of farmed octopus.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Peterson
- Introduced
- January 27, 2025
- Status
- H Rules R
- Last action
- Referred to Rules 2 Review. (January 15, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Prohibits the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus.
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