---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the use of certain animal traps by airport operators."
description: "Concerning the use of certain animal traps by airport operators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1917"
citation: "Washington HB 1917 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WILDLIFE", "AERONAUTICS", "ANIMALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a8c4e53-183e-4b83-968e-3f828ecac9fc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1917&year=2019"
source_hash: "af397273277cbc07b805ad7fc093e38599a13991400d7490fb0106f76a3c362a"
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 1917 (2019-2020) — Concerning the use of certain animal traps by airport operators.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1917.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1917-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#28) — **92–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peterson — primary (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-22** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-22** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** AWNP - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-04-03** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-11** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-04-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 382, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-19T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-22T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-28T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2019-04-02T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a8c4e53-183e-4b83-968e-3f828ecac9fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).