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HB117Introduced in the House

Elec Monitor Trawl Fishery/set Net Permit

Passed

Introduced by Fisheries

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act relating to electronic monitoring of fishing vessels using trawl gear in a finfish fishery; relating to administrative areas for regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits; and providing for an effective date.

Where it stands

EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

June 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Concur · May 17, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Jeremy Bynum1Yes
Rebecca Himschoot2Yes
Andrea Story3Yes
Sara Hannan4Yes
Louise Stutes5Yes
Sarah Vance6Yes
Justin Ruffridge7Yes
Bill Elam8Yes
Ky Holland9Yes
Charles Kopp10Yes

Bill history

  1. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  2. FSH, RES

  3. FSH RPT 6DP 1NR

  4. DP: VANCE, KOPP, HIMSCHOOT, ELAM, MCCABE, STUTES

  5. NR: EDGMON

  6. FN1: ZERO(DFG)

  7. FN2: ZERO(DPS)

  8. RES RPT CS(RES) 6DP

  9. DP: COULOMBE, HALL, SADDLER, MEARS, BURKE, DIBERT

  10. FN1: ZERO(DFG)

  11. FN2: ZERO(DPS)

  12. RULES TO CALENDAR 3/30/2026

  13. READ THE SECOND TIME

  14. FN3: ZERO(DFG)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)

  15. FN4: ZERO(DPS)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)

  16. RES CS ADOPTED UC

  17. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/1 CALENDAR

  18. READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 117(RES)

  19. PASSED Y39 E1

  20. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  21. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  22. VERSION: CSHB 117(RES)

  23. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  24. RES

  25. RES RPT SCS 4DP 2NR 1AM NEW TITLE

  26. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 29

  27. DP: GIESSEL, DUNBAR, CLAMAN, WIELECHOWSKI

  28. NR: RAUSCHER, MYERS

  29. AM: KAWASAKI

  30. FN5: ZERO(DFG)

  31. FN6: ZERO(DFG)

  32. FN7: ZERO(DPS)

  33. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/15/2026

  34. READ THE SECOND TIME

  35. RES SCS ADOPTED UC

  36. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/16 CAL

  37. READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 117(RES)

  38. PASSED Y19 N- E1

  39. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  40. TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  41. VERSION: SCS CSHB 117(RES)

  42. CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD

  43. CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  44. CONCUR AM OF (S) Y40

  45. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  46. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 29

  47. 10:44 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  48. MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  49. LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 7 SLA 26

  50. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

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