House2025-26 session
HB 1631: Establishing the state marine forest.
Signed into law: Chapter 45, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Nance
- Introduced
- January 27, 2025
- Status
- C 45 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 16, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Establishes bull kelp forests as the state marine forest.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 202597 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 5, 202547 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting
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