Natural Resources, Department of: Washington bills, 2025 and 2026

Legislative staff filed 17 bills from the 2025-26 session under Natural Resources, Department of. Each one is listed below with the description staff wrote for it, and bills with a page of their own are linked.

• HB 1048 · Fire protection, requiring rangeland fire protection association pilot project
• HB 1153 · Tree banks, establishing optional model urban forestry ordinances
• HB 1473 · Fire suppression, appropriation from the budget stabilization account
• HB 1508 · Ecosystem service projects, authorizing contracts
• HB 1593 · Forestlands, acquiring to fund children's social equity land trust
• HB 1609 · Natural resources, board of, allowing OSPI designee
• HB 1647 · Surface mining permits, increasing fees
• HB 1861 · Burning permits, requiring public notification including silvicultural burns
• HB 2117 · Natural resources, board of, adding a tribal member
• HB 2620 · Standard for economic viability of the timber industry required and changing standards for riparian buffers
• HB 2682 · Covered agencies expanded and required to comply with environmental justice requirements
• SB 5157 · Sale of valuable materials, additional authorization for habitat restoration projects
• SB 5170 · Surveys, requiring notification of landowners
• SB 5319 · Surface mining permits, increasing fees
• SB 5537 · Natural resources, board of, allowing OSPI designee
• SB 5787 · Fire suppression, appropriation from the budget stabilization account
• SB 5838 · Natural resources, board of, adding a tribal member

All topics · All 2025-26 Washington State bills

Source: the Washington State Legislature’s Topical Index. OlympiaTrack is an independent bill-tracking service and is not affiliated with the Legislature.