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WashingtonSB 51572025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Concerning the direct sale of valuable materials for habitat restoration projects.

Sponsored By: Jesse Salomon (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Larger restoration material sales with strict limits

Beginning July 27, 2025, Washington allows direct sales of public-land materials for habitat restoration, without notice or advertising. Each restoration sale can have an appraised value up to $250,000. The ordinary direct-sale limit remains board-set and cannot exceed $25,000, with full appraised prices and safeguards for competition and accountability. For restoration sales, the department must find that the sale serves the state’s or affected trust’s best interest. Project organizers must have all required permits and approvals and submit a department-defined report explaining the materials’ planned use. They cannot resell the materials or remake them for other uses. Leftovers can go to later restoration projects that meet these same requirements. Reselling or remaking timber violates state law. The department values materials using the cost of similar aquatic restoration materials acquired during the previous 24 months. If that market value cannot be determined, it uses average minimum bids for similar-quality logs from the previous 12 months. Those bids must come from the department’s contract-harvest log-sort auctions. The department also collects all required fees.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jesse Salomon

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Mike Chapman

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 1

House vote • 4/9/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 97 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 2/26/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 46 • No: 1 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    4/22/2025Senate

  2. Chapter 121, 2025 Laws.

    4/22/2025Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    4/22/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/17/2025legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    4/15/2025legislature

  6. President signed.

    4/14/2025legislature

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    4/9/2025Senate

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/9/2025Senate

  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    4/8/2025Senate

  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    3/25/2025Senate

  11. AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.

    3/21/2025Senate

  12. Minority; without recommendation.

    3/21/2025Senate

  13. AGNR - Majority; do pass.

    3/21/2025Senate

  14. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

    2/28/2025Senate

  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    2/26/2025Senate

  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/26/2025Senate

  17. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/26/2025Senate

  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/19/2025Senate

  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/17/2025Senate

  20. ANR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    2/13/2025Senate

  21. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

    1/13/2025Senate

  22. Prefiled for introduction.

    1/7/2025Senate

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