Prohibiting the use of certain animals in traveling animal acts.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Prohibiting the use of certain animals in traveling animal acts.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Law & Justice. · Jan 13, 2025
LAW - Majority; do pass. · Jan 16, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Jan 16, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Jan 16, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Jan 17, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Jan 29, 2025
Floor amendment(s) adopted. · Feb 7, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 7, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Feb 7, 2025
First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. · Feb 11, 2025
Committee relieved of further consideration. · Mar 6, 2025
Referred to Community Safety. · Mar 6, 2025
CS - Executive action taken by committee. · Mar 27, 2025
CS - Majority; do pass. · Mar 27, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Mar 27, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Mar 28, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Apr 8, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 9, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 1. · Apr 9, 2025
President signed. · Apr 14, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 15, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 17, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 22, 2025
Chapter 116, 2025 Laws. · Apr 22, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · Apr 22, 2025
The numbers
18
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Marko LiiasMarko LiiasJohn LovickJohn LovickDerek StanfordDerek StanfordJessica BatemanJessica BatemanNoel FrameNoel FrameDeborah KrishnadasanDeborah KrishnadasanT'wina NoblesT'wina NoblesMarcus RiccelliMarcus RiccelliRebecca SaldañaRebecca Saldaña
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-09 · Yea 65, Nay 32, Absent 0, Excused 1
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-02-07 · Yea 30, Nay 19, Absent 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 7/27/2025. (Apr 22, 2025).