---
type: "Bill"
title: "Including fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with the forest practices rules in the streamlined permit process provided in RCW 77.55.181."
description: "Including fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with the forest practices rules in the streamlined permit process provided in RCW 77.55.181."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1275"
citation: "Washington HB 1275 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RIVERS AND STREAMS", "FISH", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT", "FISH AND WILDLIFE", "DEPARTMENT", "FOREST PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blake"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51df5406-b34d-4453-a03b-4521878c714f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1275&year=2017"
source_hash: "496cd39b628fd4d61b0a2afba4608469dbfe6f3ffe82a05b6fd93876e80bbd23"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1275 (2017-2018) — Including fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with the forest practices rules in the streamlined permit process provided in RCW 77.55.181.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1275.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1275-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#18) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blake — primary (person)
- Buys — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Condotta — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Haler — cosponsor (person)
- MacEwen — cosponsor (person)
- Muri — cosponsor (person)
- Orcutt — cosponsor (person)
- Pettigrew — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Wilcox — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-16** First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-15** AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** NRP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Chapter 241, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-08** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51df5406-b34d-4453-a03b-4521878c714f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).